Robert Bak
Flex Developer / Consultant
- e: flex@robertbak.com
- w: robertbak.com
- p: (48) 794-755-859
Professional Profile
Freelance software engineer, consultant and trainer interested mainly in Flex and AIR. Since the discovery of Flex in 2007 I've been fascinated with the emergence of new possibilities and perspectives which can be applied to problems both in the B2B and social media solutions. As an Adobe Certified Flex Developer I have been responsible for using RIA-s to enhance the flow of business processes, and since 2009 teaching Flex classes.
Work Experience
Jun 2010 - Present
Founder
Imaginary Dot
- Designing and building Flex and AIR applications
- Flex Consulting
Apr 2009 - Present
Flex Instructor
IT Media
- Creating the programs and providing training for following courses:
- Adobe Flex for Beginners
- Advanced Adobe Flex
- Actionscript 3.0
Oct 2008 - Mar 2011
Lead Flex/Android Developer
E-man.co.uk
- Analysis and refactoring of the preexisting Flex code base
- Engineering of the PHP/Flex communication
- Custom component development. Skinning
- Security analysis
- Testing and profiling of both back and front end
Jun 2008 - Oct 2008
Flex developer
Voipswitch
- Creation of custom components
- Testing and integration
Feb 2007 - Jun 2008
Flex / Java developer
Rob-Com
- Design and implementation of multiple RIA solutions
- Graphic design
- Database design and optimization
Technical Skills
Expert, 5 years
Adobe Flex & AIR
This is the main field of my interests. I've been using Flex since 2007, when Flex 2 was released. Currently I'm building projects on both Flex 3 and the upcoming Flex 4. I've used a fair share of frameworks (Cairngorm, Mate, Swiz) and libraries during my career. This includes integrating Google Maps with Flex applications, creating an open source geolocation library and teaching multiple Flex related classes.
Advanced, 2 years
Degrafa
This library deserves a separate entry. I've been using it since 2008 which led to many stunning Flex interfaces. Luckily, the new Flex 4 skinning system borrows heavily on it's core ideas, enabling the creation of even richer solutions.
Different
Server side
While building RIA-s I have also created the server side solutions for some of my projects.
Technologies used include: Java, PHP, .NET, BlazeDS, Zend_amf, FluorineFX, Hibernate, MySQL, MSSQL.
Advanced, 2-5 years
Other
While not concentrating on being a designer I've a good deal of experience with graphic design for both digital and printed media. I've a fine grasp of Photoshop and Illustrator, which comes handy when working on RIA-s. I've also prepared some printed materials using InDesign.
Education
2009 - Present
University of Wrocław
Philosophy, Faculty of Social sciences
Specializing in philosophy of science and analytic philosophy
2001 - 2006
University of Wrocław
Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Specializing in IT