Loic Vernon Thommeret
45 Wyllys Ave. #91413
Middletown, CT 06459
lthommeret@wesleyan.edu
(440) 935-5328
http://thommeret.com/
Computer programmer and graphic designer with a specialty in web applications and human-computer interaction
Education
- Rising junior at Wesleyan University
- Art courses: Drawing I, Typography, Graphic Design
- Computer science courses, taught in Java: Computer Science I, Data Structures
Interests
- Accessibility, web standards, information design, database design
- Graphic design, typography, photography
- Deploying and maintaining computer labs and covering special events (AV systems)
Proficiencies
- Operating systems: Mac OS 9 and earlier, Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, UNIX
- Languages: Standards-based, hand-crafted XHTML + CSS web pages with JavaScript/DOM interactivity that work in all major browsers; server-side PHP + MySQL and RegEx coding; XML and XSLT
- Studied: Java, JUnit, HTTP, Python, Scheme
Programs
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress
- Microsoft Office, iWork
- Terminal, iLife, Aperture, Motion
Experience
- Mike Matas (2000-2003): Hand-coded designs for Mike's personal blog and software company into interactive web pages
- Oberlin College (2002-2006): Designed and launched web sites; designed posters and advertisements; took photographs
- Wesleyan Argus (2006-2007): Laid out the feature, editorial, and sport sections
- Instructional Media Services (2006-present): Consult for Wesleyan’s media lab, assisting users with AV equipment and design applications; prevent and respond to classroom AV issues; design and develop websites; work as a classroom and lab tech, building cables and AV racks, securing systems, riveting and soldering
- Paper.com (2007): Completely redesigned top-ranked Paper.com and produced tens of product banners
- Information Technology Services (Summer 2007): Completed an internship developing an audiovisual, interactive langue learning tool, Kalliope
- Yahoo! (Summer 2008): Will begin a technical internship, designing and developing web applications for Yahoo!'s data group
Awards
- Apple (Summer 2008): Worldwide Developers Conference Student Scholarship
References