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Walt Disney Studios web developer alumnus and author of 6 novels, offering 26+ years experience in wide ranging skills for web design/development, video/graphics/photo integration, programming, coding and proactive technical leadership. Track record of exceeding expectations through the conceptualization, design, development, and implementation of multi-sized projects. Skillfully synthesized an artistic background, business acumen, emerging and established technologies to achieve high-level functionality as specified by corporate or client requirements. Numerous technical proficiencies, recognized subject matter expertise and quick learner. Results-achieving team leader and collaborator routinely delivering high-quality projects within deadlines.

Summary

Eric Muss-Barnes

Innovative and deadline-driven Creative Director with decades of experience designing and developing user-centered digital/print marketing material from initial concept to final, polished deliverable.

  • Los Angeles/San Bernardino, CA

Education

High School

1985 - 1989

Holy Name High School • Parma Heights, OH

College preparatory curriculum founded 110 years ago in 1914. Focus on graphics arts, drama and computer programming.

College

1989 - 1991

Cuyahoga Community College • Parma Heights, OH

Founded 61 years ago in 1963, it is Ohio's first, oldest and largest public community college. Focus on photography and aviation.

Personal Interests & Background

  • 5th Generation American Citizen - Born & Raised in Cleveland, Ohio
  • Native English Speaker
  • Current Resident of Southern California (21 Years)
  • Licensed Hang Glider Pilot (USHGA Hang 2 Rating Aerotow)
  • Commercially Licensed Driver (Class A)
  • Licensed Motorcyclist (M1)
  • Art-Gallery-Showcased Photographer
  • Award-Nominated Filmmaker
  • Skateboarder (37+ Years)
  • Snowboarder
  • Equestrian (English & Western)
  • Target Shooter (12ga & Revolver)
  • Freestyle BMX Rider
  • BMX Racer (2020 California State #5)
  • Society for Creative Anachronism Member
  • YouTube Personality (over 7 million viewers)
  • Published Novelist & Author

Professional Experience

The Walt Disney Studios

Web Content Developer ($76K)

April 2006 – September 2012 in Burbank, CA

  • Manager: Kathy Bailey
  • As the largest entertainment company in the history of the world, The Walt Disney Company needs no introduction.
  • Engineering frontend development in hand-coded PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Flash and XML for websites ranging from The Disney Channel to Hollywood Records to Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment to El Capitan Theatre, and more.
  • Utilized a proprietary Disney CMS (GoPublish) for template updates, fluent in Agile and Waterfall methodologies, Sharepoint, Teamsite, Beyond Compare, and Perforce.
  • Volunteer with Disney VoluntEARS.
  • Taught classes on HTML for the Disney Interactive Media Group Insight Series.

American Idol Underground

Deployment Engineer ($50K)

July 2005 - February 2006 in Culver City, CA

  • Manager: James Williams
  • American Idol Underground was the “online version” of the American Idol television show.
  • I was exclusively in charge of deploying C# builds of the site to our live web servers and general web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript in a Visual Studio .NET environment.
  • Developed SEO implementation for entire domain.
  • Wrote JavaScript validation code for membership forms and maintained data integrity and file transfers for customer-uploaded media.

American Greetings

Freelance Author/Graphic Designer

January 1994 - January 1997 in Cleveland, OH

  • Manager: George Chanter
  • American Greetings is the world’s largest greeting card company
  • Contributed to the team at Those Characters From Cleveland designing and inventing concepts for new characters.
  • Artist for the Create-A-Card division, using Photoshop to redesign and create new greeting cards for digital kiosks.
  • Creative consultant on Body Wars line of toys where I invented character personalities and costumes which eventually became a line of action figures.

PRWebcast

Creative Director/General Manager ($50K)

March 2000 - October 2001 in Cleveland, OH

  • Manager: Ray Harris
  • Founded to provide business-to-business webcasting services, I was the second employee and promoted from Creative Director to General Manager in 9 months.
  • Programmed complex three-tier ASP website allowing users to access, post, and retrieve data while tied into a database through any web browser.
  • Built the entire UI from the ground up.
  • Managed, hired, and coordinated efforts of the entire creative design team including programmers, graphic artists, and webcasting videography personnel.
  • Specialized in live streaming media over the Internet and configured our systems to do live broadcasts over ISDN lines.
  • Also did video editing, encoding, and purchased all studio equipment.

Professional Skillset

HTML, CSS, CSS3, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, HTML5, DHTML, MySQL, XHTML, ASP, VBScript, Firebug, SQLServer, EPUB, MOBI, KindleGen, Dreamweaver, Visual InterDev, Flash, Microsoft Access, Perforce, CVS, Subversion, Beyond Compare, GoPublish (proprietary Disney CMS), SugarCRM, Photoshop, DVD Studio Pro, Media Cleaner Pro, Compressor, A.Pack, Final Cut Pro, MPEG Streamclip, DaVinci Resolve, HandBrake, Freehand, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Open Office, Adobe Acrobat Professional, WordPress, EmEditor, Windows Media Encoder, Adobe Flash Video Encoder, Amazon Web Services (AWS), FileZilla, Macintosh OS9, Macintosh OSX, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 10, Windows 11

HTML 99%
CSS 90%
JavaScript 75%
PHP 80%
WordPress/CMS 90%
Photoshop 95%

Statistics

Highlights of some relevant trivia, regarding my credentials and experiences, in creative fields and web development skills. I feel sharing my skills and interests outside the focus of my employment paints a clearer picture of myself as a rounded individual.

2,190

Days At Walt Disney Studios
Accomplishing my lifelong dream of working for Walt Disney, I had the honor of being employed at the Studio for nearly 7 years.

26

Years of Experience
My career as a Web Developer began back in 1998. I have developed website applications in numerous industries; from entertainment, to real estate, to the financial sector.

0

College
I'm proud to say, all of my feats of artistry (and knowledge of computer development) is self-taught. I once worked with a professor who boasted I knew more than his colleagues, and should teach college classes, not take them.

1.2

Million Words
Ray Bradbury once said, "You're not a real writer until you've published a million words." I have exceeded that with 12 books to my name and counting!

Testimonials

Over the years, I have had the honor to achieve numerous career goals, thanks to the assistance of a diverse fellowship of brilliant and talented individuals. These bright and gifted people have been kind enough to share a few words, regarding their opinions of my prowess and work ethic.

Eric's love and enthusiasm for the Disney brand is inspirational and contagious! I was fortunate enough to work with him at Disney Interactive Media, as my role changed, one thing was consistent: Eric was always there ready and willing to answer my long list of questions as I tried to understand the tech side of the projects I was producing. As a developer, he went out of his way to make sure that everyone understood the technical processes (and there were quite a few in the Mouse House). Eric was also the go-to for files and background on projects that most people had long ago forgotten. There were numerous occasions where we were searching for archived projects and when we lost hope, Eric came to the rescue. I am confident that Eric will exceed anywhere he may end up, and I’m sure Walt would have been honored to have someone like him with such enthusiasm on the team!

Katie Turnbull

Producer
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric is weird. I mean that only in the best ways. He is enthusiastic and engaged in all of his projects. He looks to over-deliver, often providing supplemental materials and details in a profession that often fights requests for documentation. He volunteers for more to do even, and perhaps most often, in areas that aren't what he's being paid to do. He is passionate about creating and supporting a positive environment for his colleagues. I imagine, however, he would use the term friends. Eric is a professional who seeks out ways to make it easier for others to do their jobs. Y'know... weird.

Jason Toney

Director of Editorial and Programming
at Walt Disney Studios

I consider myself extremely fortunate to have a developer like Eric on my team. He shows great enthusiasm to get the job done and done right. He's a very quick learner and takes initiative on his tasks but also on other work that needs to be done without having to ask. He's able to articulate a problem, idea or any information for that matter to both his peers and to clients to help them make informed decisions and get the project to completion. Eric is also an incredibly positive person who always has a smile on his face. He always has a positive word for anyone that needs it. I would gladly have Eric on my team again.

Kathy Bailey

Staff Web Developer
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric was a joy to have in the office. He always has a smile on his face, is enthusiastic and full of team spirit. Since he is so passionate about the Disney brand, I always enjoyed bouncing my crazy ideas off of him to see if they would stick. When his eyes lit up, I knew I had a winner. Eric is a multifaceted and talented individual: photographer, videographer, editor, author, developer (and those are just the skills I know about, he could have 10 more). It would be a joy to work with him again. I hope our paths cross in the near future.

Jody Belliveau

Senior Manager Product Development
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric embodies the ideals of the Disney Company. Hard working and full of a desire to represent the company's brand with the respect it deserves, Eric was known to always be standing up for 'What would Walt do?'. In addition, his technical skills put him on a long list of projects on a recurring and growing basis. In any company, this is a thought process of taking a step back to look at the larger vision of the corporation, and execute on that, is a trait that any company should be seeking in their staff.

Sean Higby

Flash Developer
at Walt Disney Studios

The Force is strong with this one.

Darth Vader

Sith Lord
at Walt Disney Studios

I didn't realize until our last day at Disney.com that Eric and I had never worked directly together on a project. I know Eric because he is outgoing and friendly. He became one of the people that I regularly hung out with because he was always positive and knew the technologies we were working with well so if I got stumped he could point me or his cohorts in engineering in a new direction. He was a staple of my days at Disney.com - organizing bike rides for his coworkers, showing up every Friday in his Mickey ears, and generally being one of those people who connected others together. If you want someone who works hard and gets things done, I would highly recommend Eric.

Malinda Lloyd

Senior Producer
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric was the very first person that I got to know at Disney Interactive. He is easily approachable, laid back and yet the consummate professional that never takes his eye off the details. He is a problem solver, a tactician and one who never settles for second best. I have run into several situations where issues arise and he is up for the challenge; on time and on budget. Eric is the must-have person for any team. It has been an honor to serve with him.

Adam Brown

Product Manager
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric Muss-Barnes is a quadruple threat—Computer expert/content developer, film maker, skateboarder and writer! I first met Eric at Disney.com and he is great fun to work with, always takes time to listen and gets excited about every project. He is innovative and experienced and no job is beneath him. His enthusiasm about life makes him a joy to be around.

Kevin Reem

Producer/Director
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric was a great guy to work with. A very good web developer who works through challenges or difficulties. Great guy to work with and great team player. He will figure out the right solution to reach the project/product goals. I highly recommend Eric Muss-Barnes.

Adam Schricker

Web Developer
at Walt Disney Studios

Eric is a true professional and a master of his craft. During the two and a half years that I worked with him, I never saw a task/assignment too large for Eric. His attention to detail is second to none, which is one of the most valuable skills one can have in the web design/programming field. Eric is also an amazing team player, as he always volunteered to help out others in our IT department with assignments that weren't even in his job description. Eric designed and maintained multiple domains and websites for our company, a job that would typically require an entire web development team to do, by himself and did so with the highest quality. Any company would be lucky to have Eric as a member of their team, and would immediately see an upgrade in their web development, graphics, and design.

Martin Hernandez

Network Administrator
at Woodbridge Group of Companies

Contact

Residing in Southern California, I can be reached for any number of creative projects and collaborations using the address provided below.

Location:

Los Angeles, California