Massimo Foti

http://www.massimocorner.com
massimo@massimocorner.com

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Summary

Working with web-related technologies since 1997. Developing web based, database-driven applications using ColdFusion since 2000. Advanced JavaScript skills, including DOM and AJAX. Solid database and application design experience. Fluent in both client and server side programming for the web. Developed popular, award-winning, extensions for Macromedia Dreamweaver, components, custom tags and UDF for ColdFusion (available from massimocorner.com, cflib.org and cfmentor.com)

Technologies

Advanced skills: CFML (ColdFusion Markup Language), JavaScript, AJAX, SQL, (X)HTML, XML, CSS
Intermediate skills: XPath, T-SQL, CommonSpot
Basic skills: XSLT, Java, PHP

Experience

Freelance webdeveloper and consultant. 2005-
Senior webdeveloper, Amila Productions, Grancia. 2000-2005
Webdeveloper, Fantastic Corporation, Manno. 1997-2000
Founder, Avalon Srl, Acireale (Italy). 1990-1997

Books as co-author

ColdFusion Web Development with Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004, APress (2004)
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 Magic, New Riders (2003)
Dreamweaver MX Magic, New Riders (2002)

Books as technical editor

Dreamweaver MX 2004 Web Application Recipes, New Riders (2003)
Dreamweaver MX: The Complete Reference, Osborne (2002)
Dreamweaver UltraDev 4: The Complete Reference, Osborne (2001)
Building Dreamweaver 4 and Dreamweaver UltraDev 4 Extensions, Osborne (2001)

Speaker engagements

From A to Web 2007 (Rome and Milan, Italy)
From A to Web 2006 (Rome and Milan, Italy)
MX North 2003 (Toronto, Canada)
TODCON 2003 (Las Vegas, USA)
TODCON 2002 (Chicago, USA)
TODCON 2001 (Orlando, USA)
From A to Web 2002 (Rome and Milan, Italy)
From A to Web 2001 (Rome and Milan, Italy)

Awards

Top New Extension for Dreamweaver MX, 2002 (San Francisco, USA)
Macromedia Best Extension Developer, 2000 (Monterey, USA)

Certifications

ColdFusion MX 7, 2007
Dreamweaver 8, 2005
ColdFusion MX, 2003
Dreamweaver MX, 2003
Dreamweaver 4, 2001

Education

CommonSpot Advanced Developers, Paperthin, Boston (USA), 2007
CommonSpot Fundamentals, Paperthin, Boston (USA), 2007
Diploma di Scuola Superiore, Liceo Scientifico Archimede, Acireale (Italy), 1988

Languages

Italian: mother tongue
English: fluent written and spoken

Personal info

Born in Reggio Calabria (Italy) 09 August 1969
Citizenship: Swiss/Italian
Status: married (one daughter)
Hobbies: swimming, waterpolo, tabletennis, modern history, scale modelling