Front-end Developer and UI Architect
Geneva Area, Switzerland
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- Trainer & Speaker at Skills Matter
- Consultant at Xilinus
- Consultant & Developer at Google
- Maintainer at The Prototype JavaScript Framework
- Past
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- Consultant at Drimki
- Technical reviewer at Peepcode
- Consultant at iHomefinder, Inc.
- UI architect, JavaScript guru & consultant at Mad Mimi Limited
- Consultant & Developer at QuattroMultiMedia
- Front-end Developer & Consultant at Gnolia Systems
- Front-end Developer & UI Architect at Praized
- Front-end Developer at Goldmund S.A.
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Tobie Langel’s Summary
Tobie Langel is a web consultant specialized in front-end programming and user interface architecture. His clients include corporate giants, one-man startups and about everything in between.
Tobie co-maintains Prototype, one of the most successful JavaScript framework, which notably powers Apple's MobileMe, 37Signals' web apps or the Palm's Pre phone. He is also working on a number of other open-source projects such as Google's Caja, PDoc or the soon to be released Bridal and Evidence libraries.
When he's not busy helping make the web a better place, Tobie's usually found on the road or in the studio drumming for some of Switzerland's finest jazz bands.
Tobie Langel’s Specialties:
User Interface architecture, client-side development (JavaScript/Ajax expert, Prototype Core Committer), usability, accessibility.
Tobie Langel’s Experience
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Trainer & Speaker
Skills Matter
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2009 — Present (1 year )
Teaching Ajax & RIA courses and workshops in Europe and North America. Lecturing at Skills Matter's events and conference. Elaborating private courses.
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Consultant
Xilinus
(Internet industry)
June 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
UI and client-side software architecture for drimki.com.
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Consultant & Developer
Google
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GOOG; Internet industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Insure the compatibility of the Prototype JavaScript framework with Caja, a source-to-source translator for securing Javascript-based web content.
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Maintainer
The Prototype JavaScript Framework
(Internet industry)
January 2007 — Present (3 years )
Development, bug-tracking and documenting for one of the leading JavaScript/Ajax frameworks.
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Consultant
Drimki
(Internet industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
UI design consulting for drimki.com, an online real-estate marketplace.
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Technical reviewer
Peepcode
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2008 — May 2008 (2 months)
Technical review for an upcoming screencast.
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Consultant
iHomefinder, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2008 — April 2008 (4 months)
HTML, CSS and JavaScript prototyping for the complete ajaxified revamp of iHomeFinder's flagship product. Team training.
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UI architect, JavaScript guru & consultant
Mad Mimi Limited
(Internet industry)
June 2007 — April 2008 (11 months)
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Consultant & Developer
QuattroMultiMedia
(Internet industry)
September 2007 — November 2007 (3 months)
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Front-end Developer & Consultant
Gnolia Systems
(Internet industry)
February 2007 — September 2007 (8 months)
Front-end development and consulting for the social bookmarking website Ma.gnolia (http://ma.gnolia.com).
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Front-end Developer & UI Architect
Praized
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
April 2007 — July 2007 (4 months)
Client-side development & UI architecture for the upcoming Praized website.
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Front-end Developer
Goldmund S.A.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Music industry)
August 2006 — March 2007 (8 months)
Developing a web-interface for the touch-screen remote controls of the Goldmund Chiasma, a high-end audio/video wireless home networking system.
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Tobie Langel’s Groups:
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Javascript
