Jonathan West

Current

• Senior Front End Developer at Shopzilla

Past

• Web Developer at Shopit.com
• HTML Integrator at Shopzilla
• Systems Engineer at Boeing

• System Administrator (Intern) at Sun Microsystems

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Education

• Stanford University

Recommended

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Connections

113 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• Shopzilla
• Bizrate
• Shopzilla Publisher Program

Jonathan West’s Summary

To lead the development of web-based products that allow users to leverage technology for constructive or entertainment purposes. I'm especially interested in data portability, shopping and mobile applications.

Jonathan West’s Specialties:

• XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, TAL, JSON, PHP, MySQL, XML, Perl
• Photoshop, Fireworks, SVN, CVS, git, Windows, Linux, OS X
• Usability, front/back-end integration, agile development, mobile interface design

Jonathan West’s Experience

• Senior Front End Developer

  Shopzilla

  (Public Company; SNI; Internet industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  • Manage team of front end developers in support of both consumer facing and internal web applications.
  • Lead efforts to improve front end performance and positively effect revenue.
  • Work with product owners to push the boundaries of interface features we provide our users.

• Web Developer

  Shopit.com

  (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

  July 2007 — February 2008 (8 months)

  • Responsible for front and back-end development of public-facing, e-commerce/social-network web application
  • Utilized Fusebox PHP framework to efficiently separate data and presentation layers
  • Created a system to enable users to customize the content and style of their social networking profile
  • Worked with design and business teams to produce specifications and implement features
  • Made use of AJAX techniques throughout the site to provide a smoother user experience

• HTML Integrator

  Shopzilla

  (Public Company; SNI; Internet industry)

  December 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 8 months)

  • Developed UI for Pubslisher Program from scratch using Petal (Perl), AJAX and strict XHTML 1.0 making the site viewable on mobile devices
  • Integrated back-end (Perl, SQL) with UI (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to add and improve features on merchant services web application
  • Efficiently addressed maintenance issues to maximize site usability and customer satisfaction

• Systems Engineer

  Boeing

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BA; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

  May 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 8 months)

  • Increased efficiency of gas-bearing simulation by running the model in parallel on a custom-built RedHat Linux cluster
  • Translated 100 FORTRAN files to C to meet department standards for test station software
  • Developed tools in Matlab to automate processing of data and speed trend analysis
  • Used test equipment to analyze and maintain ICBM inertial guidance instruments and provide reports to management

• System Administrator (Intern)

  Sun Microsystems

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Information Technology and Services industry)

  June 2000 — January 2001 (8 months)

  • Minimized downtime of 40 Windows NT and Sun Solaris systems
  • Wrote and maintained shell scripts to automate installation and configuration of classroom computers over the network
  • Improved system administration and networking skills

Jonathan West’s Education

• Stanford University

  BS , Mechanical Engineering, Product Design , 1998 — 2003

  • Studies in 20th Century Design (Oxford University, England)

  Activities and Societies:

  Sigma Phi Epsilon, Track & Field

Additional Information

Jonathan West’s Websites:

• Shopzilla
• Bizrate
• Shopzilla Publisher Program

Jonathan West’s Interests:

Usability, web development, web standards, product design, entrepreneurship, audio, video, technology, sports, cooking, gardening, home improvement, research & development, photography, music, Disney, entertainment, outdoor activities.

Jonathan West’s Groups:

•    Stanford University Alumni
•    Bright Green Talent
•    O'Reilly Velocity Conference

Jonathan West’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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