"When life gives you lemons, make orange juice, and then sit back as people wonder how the hell you did it."

About me / short description

Hey, I'm Neil Hanlon. I'm a Web Developer based in Rowley, Massachusetts, just a little north of Boston. I've been designing and developing web-based applications for a number of years, and I love what I do.

Besides web development, some of my hobbies and activities include

Music. How do trumpet players greet each other? "Hi, I'm better than you."
Cooking. I am a line cook for The Ipswich Clambake Co.
Audio/Video. I'm a techie for my school's plays and events
Gaming. Yep, that's right. I'm a stereotypical geek.

Work experience / real time experience

Brick Computers / Web & Software Developer / February 2012 - Present

I work as a software and web developer for Brick Computers, where I've redesigned their website, given them an in-house ticketing system, and have also worked on software projects for clients.
Ipswich Clambake Co. / Line Cook / May 2010 - Present

I work as a line cook in my spare time for the Ipswich Clambake Company. This was my first "real" job, and it's fun to get off of the computer once in a while.
influencers@ / Lead Programming Consultant / August 2011 - December 2011

As the lead developer for a social media marketing firm, I do a lot of work with Facebook and Twitter, and all sorts of miscelaneous stuff.

Current Projects
- ChatterMob
Mr Youth/CollegeFest / Programming Consultant / September 2011 - October 2011

I worked for Mr Youth as a developer handling a lot of work with CollegeFest 2011 (Facebook tabs, etc.), and also developed a Rock Paper Scissors game for the event (web based).
Michelle Binkley / Freelance Web Developer / July 2011

I worked for Michelle taking her PSD mockup and turning it into a fully valid HTML/CSS website, with a lightweight PHP templating system making for easy alteration of the site.

Personal details / my personal information

Name - Neil Hanlon
Hometown - Rowley, MA
Education - Triton Regional High School
Interests - Developing, PHP, music, community service

Web abilities / my web abilities

Adobe Photoshop: 80
HTML / CSS: 95
PHP / MySQL: 82
jQuery/Javascript: 60
Facebook API: 20
Git: 70

Featured / recent works

CollegeFest 2011 / Sponors Tab

I was responsible for coding and maintaining the Sponsors tab for CollegeFest 2011. This included multiple changes, and a little bit of Photoshop prowess. It was great to work for Mr Youth, as it dipped my feet into what a future career in this might look like.
https://www.facebook.com/collegefest/
Michelle Binkely / Olivia Neill Pilates

This was a slice-and-code for a client I did some freelance work for. It was quite a simple process, but took a long time getting all the background images in their place, and working correctly in all browsers.
http://www.olivianeillpilates.com/