aboutme My name is Brian Martinson and I am a twenty-two year old web designer and software developer from Madison, Wisconsin. I have been doing personal and paid web design work since 2003 and in 2012 graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelors of Science degree in computer science. For in-depth information on my previous work, classwork, and qualifications, please see my résumé.

quickfacts dev apps: Eclipse, Visual Studio, Dreamweaver, Photoshop dev langs: Java SE, C/C++, VB .NET & VB6, ASP .NET, HTML/CSS, PHP, Assembly os': OS X (favorite), Windows 7, Ubuntu interests: Spending time with my girlfriend, Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, Software development, Sports, Gaming, Global news spoken langs: English, German, Spanish fav music: Trance, Club, Rock, Jazz, Big Band/Swing fav sports: Baseball, Soccer, Volleyball fav teams: Milwaukee Brewers, FC Bayern München, USMNT fav quotes: "My biggest chance might be that no-one thinks I’ll make it.” -Alexander Baumjohann "To reach people no one else is reaching we must do things no one else is doing." -Craig Groeschel fav blog: Dirty Tackle » friends' sites: Martin Pace » - One of my best web-mates. Graduate student of international business at Texas A&M Corpus Christi. Ilia Karasin » - DJ (mrhorror), web design/dev enthusiast, friend from HS, & former podcasting partner. (noob stopped paying his domain)

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getsocial     personal email: brian (at) brianmartinson.com uw-madison email: bmartinson (at) wisc.edu uw-cs email: martinso (at) cs.wisc.edu

softwaredevelopment Since 2005/2006 I have been deeply interested in object oriented programming and know a great deal about many different languages. Of them all, my favorite (and the one I'm most proficient with) is Java. In late 2006, I launched an organization/site called Helisoftworks.com to be a label for freelance software development and publication for both free and paid projects. Recently, I have merged Helisoftworks with my portfolio website. For information about a few select projects that I have worked on, see below, or head to the App Zone to see live web-integrated applications that I have developed. Helipack » (Development Library) McArdle Inventory Manager » (Proprietary Database/Shopping System) TRON Lightcycles » (Two-Player Networked Video Game) Ford Parts Manager » (Database/Inventory Management .NET Web/Desk Apps)

helipack Helipack is a development library that provides Java developers with a host of useful classes ranging from network transfer protocols, data structures, string manipulations, encryption tools, to graphical user interface construction methods and UI extensions. Originally known as Gooey.lib, it was first launched as a JavaX/Swing JFC API assistant library to simplify the creation of graphical user interfaces, but has expanded over time.

mcardleinventory manager During 2008 and 2009, I developed an inventory management program for McArdle Laboratories at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to help manage their stockroom inventory and laboratory check outs. Developed 100% in Java and deployed via Java Web Start technology, the program is intended to be a simple way for lab members to login from their workstations and check out their supplies in a manner which cuts work loads carried by the business employees. As of late 2009 and 2010, I have rewritten the entire project, once again in Java using Web Start technology, to work far more efficiently. The new project now consists of both a serverside application for running a dedicated server in-house and a clientside application deployed from the internet with Java Web Start. For more information, visit the project page here.

tronlightcycles As a part of a two man development team, my partner and I developed a two-player, networked, TRON lightcycle video game for our computer graphics course. Much of my focus in the project was with collision detection, data structuring, and end game effects and program flow.

partsmanager While taking a course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, I was the lead developer of my group in a business software development simulation. In the simulation, all students in the class were put into three-person groups who competed for the job of developing a parts management system for a ficticious Ford Motor Co by developing EPM business plans and pilot desktop and web applications. I did 100% of the coding for my team, and we successfully landed the job by beating out every other team in the class.

webdevelopment I have been designing websites since 2003 and have a strong mastery in developing web user interfaces, working from the design stage, using photoshop, to implementing designs in HTML and CSS. In more recent years, as I have progressed my object oriented programming skills, I have developed strong skills in PHP and have worked with ASP .NET for writing back-end code for websites. From 2011 - 2012 I was employed as a web developer for Matt Lea Consulting where I worked primarily with PHP and QCodo. While working there, I exercised my HTML/CSS and PHP skills by working on contracted website jobs and helping develop Schematical.com, a platform for easily developing and deploying Facebook applications.

livesites Websites designed and developed by me that are currently live: UW Small Molecule Screening Facility » (UW-Madison SMSF lab) Tau Kappa Epsilon - Lambda Chapter » (My fraternity's website)

mockups Here's a collection of designs that I've done over the past couple of years...

developmentinterests UI design and development (web and desktop) Business productivity technology Personal computing solutions for mobile, desktop, and web platforms

cs/mathcoursework The following is a list of courses I took at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for my Computer Sciences degree. MAT221 - Calc & Analytic Geometry Pt. 1 MAT222 - Calc & Analytic Geometry Pt. 2 MAT331 - Probability & Markov Models MAT340 - Elem Matrix & Linear Algebra CS240 - Discrete Mathematics CS252 - Intro to Computer Engineering CS352 - Digital System Fundamentals CS354 - Machine Organization & Programming CS367 - Data Structures CS371 - Computer-Based Business Systems CS407 - Foundations of Mobile Systems & Applications CS536 - Programming Languages & Compilers CS537 - Intro to Operating Systems CS540 - Intro to Artificial Intelligence CS559 - Computer Graphics CS564 - Database Management Systems CS577 - Intro to Algorithms

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