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Russ Helfand</h1>
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<h2>
Summary</h2>
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Developer of web sites, software tools and frameworks using Silverlight, ASP.NET, LINQ, AJAX, Silverlight, HTML, CSS, C#, VB.NET, SQL
and related web and database-related technologies.
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<h2>
Professional experience</h2>
<p>
<strong>Groovy bits</strong><br />
Dec 2005 - present<br />
<em>Partner</em><br />
Provide consulting services to web teams and technology leaders alike.
</p>
<p>Webmaster for some of Microsoft's premier web sites:<br />
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/web" title="Microsoft/Web" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/web</a> (currently lead developer)
<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight" title="Microsoft/Silverlight" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight</a> (formerly lead developer)
<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/expression" title="Microsoft/Expression" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/expression</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.microsoft.com/design" title="Microsoft/Design" target="_blank">http://www.microsoft.com/design</a>
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Developed high traffic web sites using cutting edge technologies like ASP.NET, LINQ, AJAX, and Silverlight.
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<li>
Architected and implemented the localization of
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight" target="_blank">Microsoft/Silverlight</a> and
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/web" target="_blank">Microsoft/Web</a> into multiple languages.
</li>
</ul>
<p>Created the <a href="http://www.asp.net/cssadapters" target="_blank">CSS Friendly ASP.NET Control Adapters</a> kit for Microsoft.</p>
<p>See the rest of the Groovy bits <a href="Portfolio.aspx">portfolio</a> for other examples of our work.</p>
<p>
<strong>Microsoft Corp.</strong><br />
June 2004 - Dec 2005<br />
<em>Program Manager</em><br />
Research and prototype futuristic web sites using emerging technologies like
<a href="http://ajax.asp.net" target="_blank">ASP.NET AJAX</a> and
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/" target="_blank">Silverlight</a>.
</p>
<ul>
<li>
Helped create <a href="http://ajax.asp.net" target="_blank">ASP.NET AJAX</a>. Built the first large-scale
web app (a wiki) with it to help expose weaknesses in the <a href="http://ajax.asp.net" target="_blank">ASP.NET AJAX</a> framework.
</li>
<li>
Developed a prototype framework that blended
<a href="http://www.asp.net" target="_blank">ASP.NET</a> (web technology) and
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/" target="_blank">Vista</a> (desktop technnology).
</li>
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<p>
<strong>Macromedia, Inc.</strong><br />
Oct 1999 - June 2004<br />
<em>Principal Engineer</em><br />
Develop <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/" target="_blank">Dreamweaver</a>
and define key aspects of its architecture. Provide guidance throughout the company
on opportunities to improve integration with web technologies being developed by
Microsoft.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Research where Dreamweaver can facilitate development of sites using ASP.NET "Whidbey."
</li>
<li>Act as technical liaison between the Dreamweaver team and Microsoft (primarily working
with Scott Guthrie, Nikhil Kothari and Mark Anders). </li>
<li>Evangelize ASP.NET by <a href="http://www.asp.net/Forums/Search/default.aspx?tabindex=1&SearchFor=1&SearchText=DW Engineer"
target="_blank">contributing</a> to forums, <a href="http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/building/aspnet_tags/"
target="_blank">writing</a> tech notes and occasionally speaking at conferences.</li>
<li>Led the CSS team (Dreamweaver MX 2004). Identified authoring patterns to be optimized.
Designed and implemented the heuristics that allow Dreamweaver to generate and use
CSS rather than font tags. Supervised design and development of all features pertaining
to CSS management.</li>
<li>Led the ASP.NET team (Dreamweaver MX). Defined the overall solution. Invented the
tags to encapsulate database access, page binding, etc. Supervised development of
tag and web service introspection, rendering (using designer interfaces), WSDL proxy
generation, etc.</li>
<li>Led the ASP team, UI czar (Dreamweaver 4.0 "UltraDev").</li>
</ul>
<p>
<strong>Elemental Software, Inc.</strong><br />
Dec 1997 - Oct 1999<br />
<em>Senior Software Engineer</em><br />
Developed code and architecture for <a href="http://www.webdeveloper.com/html/html_reviews_drumbeat.html"
target="_blank">Drumbeat</a>, a tool for creating web sites using ASP and HTML.
</p>
<ul>
<li>Enabled Drumbeat to host and introspect ActiveX/COM components.</li>
<li>Created rulers and guides for CSS positioning, in <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/1999/May99/ElementMSpr.asp"
target="_blank">collaboration</a> with Microsoft.</li>
<li>Prototyped Boomerang: a next generation ASP authoring tool based on the Trident
design surface.</li>
</ul>
<p>
<strong>Animated Images, Inc.</strong><br />
Nov 1994 - Mar 1997<br />
<em>Programmer</em><br />
Developed a MFC-based <a href="http://www.freeborders.com/products/fb_stylemgr.html"
target="_blank">CAD program</a> for apparel design: C++, SQL, ActiveX.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Biosym Technologies, Inc.</strong><br />
Mar 1989 - Sep 1993<br />
<em>Manager</em><br />
Developed a <a href="http://www.accelrys.com/insight/Insight2.html" target="_blank">
CAD program</a> for chemical design (biotech): SGI graphics, compute-intensive
<a href="http://www.accelrys.com/insight/ludi.html" target="_blank">calculations</a>
of molecular surfaces and binding fields in 3D.
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<p>
<strong>VideoCipher Corp.</strong><br />
Feb 1987 - Mar 1989<br />
<em>Group Leader</em><br />
Simulated the logic to be used on Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) chips for encoding
and decoding audio/video transmission.
</p>
<p>
<strong>Calma Co.</strong><br />
May 1984 - Feb 1987<br />
<em>Programmer</em><br />
Developed <a href="http://www.joelorr.com/id55.htm" target="_blank">CAD programs</a>
to be used in a broad range of industries: specialized in 2D and 3D rendering transformations.
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Personal Development</h2>
<p>
<a href="http://www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet/ecology/binvest.htm" target="_blank">Researcher</a>
ethno-botany (Nepal).<br />
<em>Sep - Oct 1993</em>
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.cra.ed.cr/index.html" target="_blank">High school teacher</a> physics (Costa Rica).<br />
<em>Mar - Jun 1994</em>
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.lapalomalodge.com/" target="_blank">Manager</a> eco-tourism (Costa Rica).<br />
<em>Jun - Aug 1994 and Mar - Aug 1997</em>
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.dvsolutions.org/" target="_blank">Webmaster</a> non-profit (Santa Barbara, CA) <br />
<em>2007 - present</em>
</p>
<p>
<a href="http://www.natureandculture.org/" target="_blank">Webmaster</a> conservation (Ecuador).<br />
<em>1999 - 2007</em>
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Education</h2>
<p>
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI), 1984</p>
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4700 Sandyland Rd., #40<br />
Carpinteria, CA 93013<br />
805-684-3046
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<a href="mailto:rhelfand@groovybits.com">rhelfand@groovybits.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.groovybits.com">http://www.groovybits.com</a>
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