My name is Jake Rutter and I’ve been a Front-end UI Designer/Developer since 2003 with experience building websites and applications, specializing in HTML, CSS, JavaScript with a keen mastery of the DOM. I enjoy building a website from all aspects (SEO, SEM, design, development, etc.). Im a strong advocate for Open Source technologies and an active member of the open source community. I currently work as the Lead Front-End Designer/Developer for an eCommerce direct to consumer wine business.

Publications

• Smashing jQuery published by John Wiley and Sons Feb. 2011
• Cover Story for Web Designer Magazine titled “jQuery for Designers” – Oct. 2011 – Issue 189
• Hot 100 Tips – jQuery Feature Collaboration – Jan. 2012 – Web Designer Magazine

Skills

• HTML 4/5, XHTML
• XML, XSLT
• CSS 2/3
• JavaScript, jQuery, Scriptaculous
• Dust JS, Kaffeine
• PHP and CodeIgniter Framework
• Ruby on Rails
• Apache Mod_rewrite
• mySQL
• JSP
• Flash, ActionScript 3.0
• WordPress
• ExpressionEngine
• Magento
• Drupal
• ATG
• SEO, SEM
• Google Analytics, Google Website Optimizer
• Git, Subversion, VSS