LinkedIn hResume for WordPress Backup

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LinkedIn hResume for WordPress is a WordPress plugin that grabs the hResume Microformat block from your LinkedIn public profile page allowing you to add it to any page and apply your own styles to it. It currently works with WordPress 2.0+.

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Installation

  1. Set your LinkedIn public profile to “Full View”
    (default is “Basic View”)
  2. Download the plugin
  3. Unzip the package and open the extracted PHP file
  4. In the PHP file, update the URL to your LinkedIn profile URL
  5. Upload this file to your WordPress plugins directory
  6. Activate the plugin in the WordPress Admin
  7. In the WordPress Admin, create a new page containing:

    Brad Touesnard

    Brad Touesnard

    Freelance Web Developer, Web Designer, and UX Consultant

    Halifax, Canada Area

    Current
    • Freelance at bradt.ca
    Past

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    8 more...

    Education
    • University of New Brunswick
    Connections
    107 connections
    Industry
    Information Technology and Services
    Websites

    Summary

    I started out as a self-taught freelancer in 1999, earned a degree in Computer Science, and gained five years of industry experience before going back to freelancing. I have grown to be a strong web developer with a keen eye for user experience design. I'm a firm believer in open source software and contribute to the Wordpress project. I blog my thoughts and experiences related to web development at http://bradt.ca/.

    Specialties:

    Expertise and passion for:

    • HTML 5, CSS 2/3
    • Javascript (Ajax, jQuery, Prototype)
    • User Experience Design, Wireframing
    • Wordpress CMS
    • LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl)
    • Kohana, Code Igniter PHP frameworks
    • Web Service APIs (XML-RPC, REST, JSON)
    • Adobe Photoshop

    Strong knowledge and experience:

    • Web Standards, Semantic Web, Microformats
    • Git, Subversion, CVS, P4
    • MS SQL Server
    • ASP (.NET/C#/VB6)
    • Adobe Illustrator

    Limited experience:

    • Java, C, Python

    Experience

    • Freelance

      bradt.ca

      (Information Technology and Services industry)

      January 2009 — Present (1 year 9 months)

      I am currently self-employed as a freelance web developer, taking on contract work. My recent work includes:

      SAP Crystal Solutions
      http://www.sap.com/ (not live yet)
      A microsite for SAP to promote their Crystal Solutions product. A PSD was handed off to me and I created the images, HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

      Skate3 Community
      http://skate.ea.com/team
      An extension to the existing Skate3 web site allowing gamers to create/join teams, manage their profile, etc. I worked as a frontend developer, helping the Skate3 team with the HTML, CSS, and Javascript.

      A Place of Mind
      http://www.aplaceofmind.ubc.ca/
      A site for the University of British Columbia. I was handed a PSD and wireframes and was responsible for all of the coding including Wordpress integration.

      SmokinApps
      http://smokinapps.com/
      A web site featuring mobile app articles with a user community of ratings and reviews. I was given a PSD and handled all of the coding including some heavy Wordpress customization.

      For a full listing of my work, visit http://bradt.ca/portfolio/.

    • Frontend Web Developer

      Fjord Interactive

      (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

      January 2008 — December 2008 (1 year )

      Vancouver, Canada

      • Specialized in frontend web development and Wordpress customization
      • Implemented the creative team's new design for Ronald McDonald House Charities global web site (XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, Silverstripe CMS) - http://www.rmhc.org/
      • Developed a custom Wordpress theme and plugins from Photoshop comps under a tight deadline for the BC Government's "Best Place on Earth" web site - http://www.bestplaceonearth.ca/
      • Implemented the creative team's new design for Allstream Small Business' web site (XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP) - http://www.allstream.com/smallbusiness/
      • Developed a custom Wordpress theme and plugins using the creative team's new design for the BC Cancer Society's awareness web site - http://gohave1.com/
      • Helped maintain McDonald's employee community site - http://www.stationm.com/
      • Developed Typo3 templates for a BC Careers in Education web site - http://www.makeafuture.ca/

    • Consultant

      Zenutech

      (Internet industry)

      August 2007 — December 2007 (5 months)

      Remotely from Vancouver, Canada
      http://www.zenutech.ca/

      • Redesigned web site (Photoshop & Illustrator), wrote all new copy, and recoded using XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and Smarty templates.
      • Designed and developed a custom Wordpress theme for the knowledge base: http://www.zenutech.ca/kb/
      • Designed and developed an E-mail Setup Wizard, decreasing email support calls from new customers by 75% (XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, MySQL).
      • Rebranded, designed, and developed a new web site for Zenutech client Wheels Driver Training Inc.: http://www.learntodrive.com/

    • Senior Web Developer

      ActiveState

      (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

      October 2005 — July 2007 (1 year 10 months)

      Vancouver, Canada
      http://www.activestate.com/

      • Senior member of the small Web Operations team (5) responsible for maintaining and developing activestate.com (CMS/e-commerce/licensing), sales processing systems, and reports. Other responsibilities include management of the public FTP, ASPN community web site, bug tracking system, blog, and web server software.
      • Responsible for interviewing, choosing, training, and leading a team of web developers to maintain the online properties, add functionality, and setup new ones
      • Develop and maintain new e-commerce/product licensing system in ASP .NET (C#) and MS SQL Server
      • Develop and maintain corporate web site using Perl with HTML-Template, XHTML, CSS, and DOM scripting enforcing standards compliance and semantic markup
      • Increased visitor-to-trial ratio by over 50% through statistical analysis, user experience design principles, and critical thinking

    • Web Designer

      Future Shop / Best Buy Canada

      (Public Company; BBY; Retail industry)

      June 2005 — October 2005 (5 months)

      Burnaby, Canada
      http://www.futureshop.ca/
      http://www.bestbuy.ca/

      • Valued member of the GUI team and the small team assigned to the futureshop.ca redesign project
      • Successfully interpreted and adhered to new branding guidelines for futureshop.ca
      • Attended cross-department redesign meetings on behalf of the GUI team
      • Consolidated duplicated code with ASP functions improving manageability and the site update processes
      • Helped fellow GUI team members with ASP and Javascript programing challenges
      • Chief designer charged with weekly updates to bestbuy.ca web site
      • Development Tools: ASP Classic, XHTML, CSS, Javascript

    • Founder

      Zenutech

      (Internet industry)

      June 2002 — May 2005 (3 years )

      Fredericton, Canada
      http://www.zenutech.com

      • Established this web hosting company while attending University in the summer of 2002 with fellow entrepreneur and BCS Major, Pierre Grandmaison.
      • Design and develop the public web site, e-commerce system, web hosting control panel, sales processing system, billing/invoicing systems, etc.
      • Handle customer support requests 24x7 via e-mail and telephone.
      • Development Tools: PHP, Perl, Python, MySQL, XML-RPC, Javascript (w/ Ajax)

    • Software Developer

      Canadian Forestry Service, NRCan

      (Environmental Services industry)

      January 2004 — August 2004 (8 months)

      Fredericton, Canada

      • Developed VB6 applications using COM and ArcGIS (ESRI)
      • Enhanced project management by setting up source code control (CVS), issue tracking software (Flyspray), and training developers.

    • Web Developer

      Institute for Research in Construction, NRC

      (Construction industry)

      May 2003 — August 2003 (4 months)

      Ottawa, Canada
      http://www.nationalcodes.ca/

      • Developed and maintained web sites for the Codes and Evaluations group and its partner organizations.
      • Adhered to the Government of Canada’s strict "Common Look and Feel" requirements.
      • Improved web site manageability by replacing duplicated markup with includes. Complex regular expressions were written to execute the find and replace across hundreds of pages.
      • Development Tools: Perl, PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, Javascript, Regular Expressions

    • Research Assistant

      Institute for Information Technology, NRC

      (Information Technology and Services industry)

      September 2002 — December 2002 (4 months)

      Fredericton, Canada
      http://iit-iti.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/

      • Responsible for researching VoiceXML and related voice technologies.
      • Conducted a usability study with 20 student subjects.
      • Development Tools: Java Servlets, MS Access, HostVoice

    • Web Developer

      SmartForce (now SkillSoft)

      (Public Company; SMTF; E-Learning industry)

      January 2002 — April 2002 (4 months)

      Fredericton, Canada
      http://www.skillsoft.com/

      • Valued member of the Customizations team responsible for developing learning management system (LMS) customizations for large contract customers (Discover, Lloyd's of London, etc)
      • Development Tools: ASP Classic, Oracle, SQL Server

    • Consultant

      Independant Consultant

      (Information Technology and Services industry)

      1997 — 2002 (5 years )

      • Built a PHP TreeView product based on ASP TreeView, conducted online marketing, and sold over two dozen commercial licenses
      • Designed and developed an online community system for the student residence Neville House - volunteer project - still live at www.nevillehouse.com
      • Designed and developed a web site for St. Peter's District High - paid customer
      • Designed and developed a web site for Marlene Boyd's NSTU presidential campaign
      • Designed and developed an online publication system (a basic version of a modern blogging system) for a friend's web site Uncultured.com - volunteer project
      • Conceived, designed, and developed an e-greeting card web site called AlternativeGreetings.net
      • Conceived, designed, and developed a trivia web site for the television show The Simpsons - still live at www.thesimpsonstrivia.com
      • Conceived, designed, and developed a social networking system called MrMatchmaker.com - beta only
      • Development Tools: HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Perl, PHP, MySQL

    • Web Developer

      SmartForce (now SkillSoft)

      (Public Company; SMTF; E-Learning industry)

      May 2001 — August 2001 (4 months)

      Fredericton, Canada
      http://www.skillsoft.com/

      • Developed and debugged a large-scale learning management system (LMS) web application.
      • Development Tools: ASP Classic, Oracle, SQL Server

    Education

    • University of New Brunswick

      Bachelor , Computer Science , 2000 — 2005

      2001 – 2004 Co-op Work Experience Program
      2003 – 2004 Dean’s List Student

      Activities and Societies:
      Member of Ultimate Frisbee Club
      Intramural Hockey
      Faculty of Computer Science Peer Mentor
      Treasurer Elect of Neville House Student Residence
      Student Member of Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)

    Additional Information

    Websites:

    Interests:

    technology, software, web development, web design, usability, hockey, ultimate frisbee, cycling, volleyball, tennis

    Groups:

    * Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS)
    * Blackfish Competitive Ultimate Frisbee Club
    * Ultimate Players Association (UPA) Member
    * Adult Safe Hockey League (ASHL), 8 Rinks, Burnaby, BC

    •    WSG
    •    Web Developer & Graphic Designer
    •    WordPress

Live Demos

My resume is a live demonstration of LinkedIn hResume for WordPress in action. Send me your resume and I will post it here as a demo.

Customization

In order to get your resume to look like mine, you will need to apply some custom CSS. I’ve also used a WordPress page template to get rid of the sidebar, header, etc. You can download my CSS and page template here.

TODO

  • Apply a Microformat Parser to the LinkedIn page and extract only the hResume data
  • Ability to enable caching even when WordPress caching is disabled

Release Notes

0.1 – 2007-02-27
First release.