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Ryan Parman

CA United States

Summary 
Technologist and Entrepreneur. Founder and visionary behind SimplePie and Tarzan, co-founder of WarpShare, and member of the RSS Advisory Board. Recognized leader in syndication and cloud computing software, open source evangelist, and passionate usability advocate.

Technical Skills 

Highly Proficient

  • HTML, XHTML, XML and CSS
  • JavaScript: DOM, Events, JSON, AJAX, classes; YUI 2.x, jQuery, Prototype, MooTools
  • PHP 5.x (notably, object-oriented programming)
  • REST-based services with XML/JSON responses
  • Model-View-Controller design pattern
  • Front-end performance tuning
  • RSS and Atom content syndication
  • Mac and Windows environments
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Writing good code documentation

Proficient
  • Linux command line
  • MySQL
  • Ruby on Rails
  • CodeIgniter (MVC framework)
  • Subversion and Git
  • Photoshop and Fireworks
  • Organic search engine optimization (SEO)
  • WCAG and Section 508 web accessibility

Limited Experience
  • Apache configuration

Strengths 

  • I work well on my own, or alongside other people.
  • I speak clearly, write clearly, and try to ensure that everybody is on the same page whenever possible.
  • I'm curious; I like to do research, figure out how things work then provide my opinion or results to the team.
  • I'm friendly and I like to help people whenever I'm able.
  • I'm a fast learner, my technical skills are near-entirely self-taught, and I'm passionate about the latest web standards, innovations, techniques, and technology trends.
  • I'm good at managing my time and responsibilities, and communicating potential issues ahead of time.
  • I balance my natural tendency toward perfectionism against deadlines and priorities.

Education 

Bachelor of Arts

2001 - 2003

Western Career College (nee Silicon Valley College), San Jose, CA
Design and Visualization
3.84 Grade Point Average

 

Work Experience 

Creator and Co-Developer

http://simplepie.org

SimplePie (Open Source Project)

July 2004 - Present

  • SimplePie is an API library written in PHP that enables web developers to simply and easily integrate RSS and Atom syndication feeds (from blogs, news sites, etc.) into their websites and web applications.
  • Spent much time looking for pain points involved in working with feeds, and removed those impediments from the developer's workflow, enabling a more efficient experience.
  • Engineered the entire user experience: design, code, usability, copywriting, support, evangelism, managing customer feedback, maintaining the ongoing vision for the project, etc.

Clubs and Organizations 
* Member, RSS Advisory Board (December 2008 - Present)
* Participant, RSS Advisory Board discussion group (September 2007 - Present)
* Participant, Media RSS discussion group (September 2007 - Present)
* Former Invited Expert, W3C HTML5 working group (December 2007 - August 2008)
* Former Participant, Data Portability discussion group (February 2008 - August 2008)
* Former Participant, Microformats discussion group (February 2008 - July 2008)


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