Webworker
Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Current
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- Web developer at head in sky
- Developer at mitKBH.dk
- Past
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- User interface consultant at Netcompany A/S
- Consultant at Netcompany A/S
- Developer at LGSoftware
- Visiting Academic at Interaction Design Group, University of Melbourne
- Developer at pinakotek.dk
- Developer at StudenterNet
- Education
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- Sun Certifications
- Aalborg Universitet
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Kasper Garnæs’s Summary
Software developer with experience in human-computer interaction, Java and web development. Strong interest in designing and implementing innovative user-centered systems.
Kasper Garnæs’s Specialties:
Web design, systems development, user-centered design, usability, PHP, Java
Kasper Garnæs’s Experience
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Web developer
head in sky
(Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Design and development of soaring web solutions where usability and new technology go hand in hand.
Projects:
- Spejder.dk: Website for the Danish Scout Association (Drupal, jQuery, custom fonts, CSS - http://spejder.dk)
- Cocoa Stuff: Website for iPhone and OSX developer (Wordpress, PHP, jQuery, CSS, iPhone design - http://cocoastuff.com)
- ibikecph: Community for cyclists in Copenhagen (symfony, jQuery, CSS - http://ibikecph.dk)
- kbh.dk: Social network for the Municipality of Copenhagen (symfony, XHTML, CSS, - http://kbh.dk)
- PIIcph: Website for two young talented jewelers (Drupal, jQuery, i18n, CSS - http://piicph.com)
- telegraph: RSS subscription for Basecamp (Ruby on Rails, jQuery, CSS - https://telegraphapp.com) -
Developer
mitKBH.dk
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Online Media industry)
May 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
mitKBH is a guide to Copenhagen where user review cafés, restaurants, bars and clubs around town.
- Development of lightweight user interface for cellphones and PDAs
- Implemented using HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL -
User interface consultant
Netcompany A/S
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2007 — February 2008 (9 months)
Front-end specialist. Development based on XHTML, CSS, Javascript and web standards. Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS) 2007 user interface customization.
- Guidance on graphical design for MOSS 2007 sites
- Implementation of custom master pages and page layouts
- Styling of standard and custom components.
IDA (Jan 2008 - Feb 2008)
User interface development of public website and forum sites for IDA, the Danish professional association for engineers.
Per Aarsleff (Oct 2007 - Dec 2007)
Customization of project websites for Per Aarsleff A/S, a Danish contractor.
COWI (Jul 2007 - Feb 2008)
User interface development of intranet portal and collaboration sites for COWI, a leading international consulting group within engineering, environmental science and economics.
Internal tasks:
- Responsible for mandatory course in usability
- Production of online and offline material for marketing and HR department -
Consultant
Netcompany A/S
(Partnership; 51-200 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2005 — June 2007 (1 year 9 months)
PFA Pension (Dec 2006 -)
Development of pension portal solution for PFA Pension, Denmarks largest pension provider.
- Test management
- Implemented using J2EE, BEA Weblogic Portal 8
PFA Pension (Oct 2005 - Nov 2006)
Development of service-oriented architecture for PFA Pension, Denmarks largest pension provider.
- Development of core components
- Application integration
- Security analysis
- Implemented using J2EE, BEA Weblogic Server 8, JMS and Spring -
Developer
LGSoftware
(Public Company; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)
February 2004 — September 2005 (1 year 8 months)
Responsible for development and maintenance of e-commerce website for KontorPartner, a major office supplies retailer in Copenhagen.
- Implemented using HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL -
Visiting Academic
Interaction Design Group, University of Melbourne
(Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Research industry)
August 2004 — December 2004 (5 months)
Collaborated with researchers of the Mediating Intimacy research project.
- Ethnographic data analysis
- Paper prototype design
- Heuristic evaluation -
Developer
pinakotek.dk
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
December 2001 — December 2003 (2 years 1 month)
Developed web based image database system for high schools in Northern Jutland in collaborated with group of teachers.
- Implemented using HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL
- Prepared course materials and held course in use of system
- End user support
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Developer
StudenterNet
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2002 — August 2002 (2 months)
Participated in the development of a portal for students at Aalborg University.
- Collaboration with user representatives for user interface design
- Implemented using HTML, CSS and PHP.
Kasper Garnæs’s Education
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Sun Certifications
SCJP, SCWCD 2006 — 2007
Sun Certified Java Programmer, 2006
Sun Certified Web Component Developer, 2007 -
Aalborg Universitet
MSc , Informatics , 2000 — 2005
Studied a combined BSc and MSc programme combining Computer Science and Communication with focus on Human-Computer Interaction.
Contributor to international HCI community: CHI conference 2006 (author, presenter), Personal and Ubiquitous Computing journal 2006 (author), OzCHI conference 2004 (author).
Thesis treats design, implementation and evaluation of an innovative social system involving formal usability tests and long-term field evaluations. Graded 11 (equivalent to US system "A+").
GPA: 10,2 (equivalent to US system "A").
Courses include:
- Object-oriented analysis, design and programming
- Algorithms and data structures
- Database Systems
- Decision Support Systems and Machine Learning
- Network Technology and Computability
- Technology, Media and Culture
- Communication in Organizations
- Game development and interactive narratives
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Kasper Garnæs’s Interests:
User-centered design, web 2.0, personal technology, board games, digital imaging
Kasper Garnæs’s Groups:
SIGCHI.dk, Copenhagen PHP Meetup
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Aalborg University (AAU) Alumni Association - Kandidatnet
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