My name is Adrian Pomilio, I have been developing web-pages since 1995 and web applications since 1997.
Current Position: Senior Front-end Engineer
Current Employer: Railinc Corp, Cary NC
Railinc is the railroad industry’s most innovative and reliable resource for IT and information services. We support business processes and provide business intelligence that help railroads and rail equipment owners increase productivity, achieve operational efficiencies and keep their assets moving. Railinc is the industry’s largest and most accurate source for real-time interline rail data.
Location: Raleigh, NC USA
Summary of Technical Skills
Expertise: JavaScript, HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, Flex, ActionScript 3, User Interface Design, Usability Testing, Agile.
Certifications: Certified Scrum Master
Database Experience: Oracle, DB2, MySQL, ArcSDE, PLSQL, CouchDB, MongoDB
Business Intelligence Experience: Business Objects Administration, Business Objects Universe Design, Business Objects Report Creation, Data Warehouse and Data Modeling principles
GIS Experience: ESRI ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcCatalog, ArcMap,
Misc Software, Server and OS Experience: Subversion, Git, Maven, Ant, Eclipse, Apache, Tomcat, Adobe Creative Suite, OS X, Solaris, Windows, Linux
Publications:
- JSMag for JavaScript Professionals - http://www.jsmag.com/ numerous articles, including the “CSS Corner” column, “Not in Stores – Creating your own Android app store”, “Worlds Collide – JavaScript and Flash Unite”
- GroovyMag for Groovy and Grails Developers - http://www.groovymag.com – Leverage the Flex Framework with Grails
Interviews:
- HTML5 vs Flash - http://css.dzone.com/videos/html5-flash?mz=8019-adobe
- UI Planning - http://css.dzone.com/videos/video-ui-planning?mz=8019-adobe
I’ll gear this review to 2 types of people: current Zune owners who are considering an upgrade, and people trying to decide between a Zune and an iPod. (There are other players worth considering out there, like the Sony Walkman X, but I hope this gives you enough info to make an informed decision of the Zune vs players other than the iPod line as well.)
This is getting a bit more subjective, but I much prefer the Zune Marketplace. The interface is colorful, has more flair, and some cool features like ‘Mixview’ that let you quickly see related albums, songs, or other users related to what you’re listening to. Clicking on one of those will center on that item, and another set of “neighbors” will come into view, allowing you to navigate around exploring by similar artists, songs, or users. Speaking of users, the Zune “Social” is also great fun, letting you find others with shared tastes and becoming friends with them. You then can listen to a playlist created based on an amalgamation of what all your friends are listening to, which is also enjoyable. Those concerned with privacy will be relieved to know you can prevent the public from seeing your personal listening habits if you so choose.
Between me and my husband we’ve owned more MP3 players over the years than I can count, including Sansas, iRivers, iPods (classic & touch), the Ibiza Rhapsody, etc. But, the last few years I’ve settled down to one line of players. Why? Because I was happy to discover how well-designed and fun to use the underappreciated (and widely mocked) Zunes are.