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<img src="/images/me/1.jpg" alt="Me!" style="float: right;" />
I'm a web developer in Lansing, MI.  By day I program for Auto-Owners Insurance, where I build insurancey web applications.  By night, I play with front end stuff and have been getting involved in the open source community.

I have a wonderful girlfriend (who's also a programmer), twin boys (who might be doomed to become programmers), and a pair of standard poodles (who despite my best efforts can't grasp the basics of programming).

On an unrelated note, I'm the "2006 World Machine Dance Champion".  You can check out some of my old videos [here](http://www.youtube.com/user/tj3inc).

If you're looking to contact me, email me at [<EMAIL>](mailto:<EMAIL>).

### Expertise

* HTML / JavaScript / CSS
	- Proficient with many of the latest HTML 5 / CSS 3 technologies and knowing when and how to use them in real projects.
	- Developed applications using [jQuery](http://jquery.com), [jQuery UI](http://jqueryui.com), [jQuery mobile](http://jquerymobile.com), and [Dojo](http://dojotoolkit.com).
	- Made some contributions to the [jQuery UI](http://jqueryui.com) project.
	- Expert level knowledge of front end efficiency practices and how to apply them in the real world.
	- Experience using responsive web design.
	- Experience using [QUnit](http://docs.jquery.com/QUnit) for JavaScript unit testing.
* Java
	- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (86%)
	- Sun Certified Web Component Developer, JEE5 (95%)
	- 5 years experience developing enterprise Java applications at Auto-Owners Insurance.
	- Experience with [Struts 2](http://struts.apache.org/2.x/index.html), [Hibernate](http://www.hibernate.org/), [Spring](http://www.springsource.org/), and JUnit, as well as TDD experience.
* Mobile
	- Experience developing [jQuery mobile](http://jquerymobile.com) applications.
	- Mobile debugging experience using [weinre](http://phonegap.github.com/weinre/).
* PHP / MySQL
	- Proficient at relational databases and SQL.
	- Self taught PHP coder, never used professionally.
	- Developed and maintain <http://pamperedpoodles4u.com>, which receives ~100 unique visitors a day, hosts ~50,000 images, and has a full mobile site.

### My Work

* [quote.auto-owners.com](http://www.auto-owners.com)
	- Personal auto insurance quoting application for Auto-Owners Insurance.
	- Currently available in Wisconsin.
	- Technologies: Java, JEE, Struts 2, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit Dojo, jQuery UI
* [pamperedpoodles4u.com](http://www.pamperedpoodles4u.com)
	- Hosts 50,000 pictures of standard poodles.  Yes… we have 50,000 pictures of standard poodles.
	- ~100 unique visitors / day with peaks of 500+
	- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, jQuery, jQuery UI
	- Full mobile site built on [jQuery Mobile](http://jquerymobile.com)<commit_msg>Adding that I have WordPress experience to the about page.<commit_after>---
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title: "About Me"
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<img src="/images/me/1.jpg" alt="Me!" style="float: right;" />
I'm a web developer in Lansing, MI.  By day I program for Auto-Owners Insurance, where I build insurancey web applications.  By night, I play with front end stuff and have been getting involved in the open source community.

I have a wonderful girlfriend (who's also a programmer), twin boys (who might be doomed to become programmers), and a pair of standard poodles (who despite my best efforts can't grasp the basics of programming).

On an unrelated note, I'm the "2006 World Machine Dance Champion".  You can check out some of my old videos [here](http://www.youtube.com/user/tj3inc).

If you're looking to contact me, email me at [<EMAIL>](mailto:<EMAIL>).

### Expertise

* HTML / JavaScript / CSS
	- Proficient with many of the latest HTML 5 / CSS 3 technologies and knowing when and how to use them in real projects.
	- Developed applications using [jQuery](http://jquery.com), [jQuery UI](http://jqueryui.com), [jQuery mobile](http://jquerymobile.com), and [Dojo](http://dojotoolkit.com).
	- Made some contributions to the [jQuery UI](http://jqueryui.com) project.
	- Expert level knowledge of front end efficiency practices and how to apply them in the real world.
	- Experience using responsive web design.
	- Experience using [QUnit](http://docs.jquery.com/QUnit) for JavaScript unit testing.
* Java
	- Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform, Standard Edition 6 (86%)
	- Sun Certified Web Component Developer, JEE5 (95%)
	- 5 years experience developing enterprise Java applications at Auto-Owners Insurance.
	- Experience with [Struts 2](http://struts.apache.org/2.x/index.html), [Hibernate](http://www.hibernate.org/), [Spring](http://www.springsource.org/), and JUnit, as well as TDD experience.
* Mobile
	- Experience developing [jQuery mobile](http://jquerymobile.com) applications.
	- Mobile debugging experience using [weinre](http://phonegap.github.com/weinre/).
* PHP / MySQL
	- Proficient at relational databases and SQL.
	- Self taught PHP coder, never used professionally.
	- Developed and maintain <http://pamperedpoodles4u.com>, which receives ~100 unique visitors a day, hosts ~50,000 images, and has a full mobile site.
	- [WordPress](http://wordpress.org) experience.

### My Work

* [quote.auto-owners.com](http://www.auto-owners.com)
	- Personal auto insurance quoting application for Auto-Owners Insurance.
	- Currently available in Wisconsin.
	- Technologies: Java, JEE, Struts 2, Spring, Hibernate, JUnit Dojo, jQuery UI
* [pamperedpoodles4u.com](http://www.pamperedpoodles4u.com)
	- Hosts 50,000 pictures of standard poodles.  Yes… we have 50,000 pictures of standard poodles.
	- ~100 unique visitors / day with peaks of 500+
	- Technologies: PHP, MySQL, jQuery, jQuery UI
	- Full mobile site built on [jQuery Mobile](http://jquerymobile.com)
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