ANTONMICHAEL MILLS
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
CREATIVE TECHNICALDIRECTION
A passionate and resourceful individual who is driven by technology and engaging others through it. A developer; a writer; a public speaker; a teacher and most importantly a builder of development teams. Seasoned advocate of creative uses of technology across web, mobile and installation pieces. With skills in building a framework of innovation for the teams that has benefitted traditional day to day Responsive Website builds and also lead to proactive business pitches.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
PERSONAL INTERESTS
UNIVERSITY
BA Design for MediaMA Graphic Communication
OAKWOOD DC
Development of POS terminalsin C. Yes, this was boring.
CRUMBLE
Frontend DevelopmentFlash Development Senior Developer
PHP / MySQL
SEQUENCE
Flash Development
.NET / MSSQLObjective-C / iPhone
CUBE
iOS/Frontend/Flash
Taught - MSC Computer Science (P/T)Taught - BS Digital Media (P/T)
AUTHOR
Wrote first book on iOS developmentfor users with a background inFlash/JavaScript.
ISOBAR
Team Lead to Department LeadInnovation and Creative Technology
New Business / PitchTech Direction / Evangelisation
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LANGUAGESCJava
JavaScriptActionScript 3Objective-CC#
C++
TECHNOLOGIES NFC / RFIDBeacons
NodeWebGLSmart TVArduino CURRENT
ROLE Knowledge Sharing
PitchTechnical DirectionProactive / InnovationTeam Planning
Development
Gaming
FitnessGame DevGolfBoxing
Demoscene
MEMBERSHIPS & AWARDS
2013 - IAB Mix - Silver - Denim Seeks Soulmate(http://goo.gl/cZgMfI)
2013 - Power to the Pixel - Finalist - Soundtrack of the World(http://goo.gl/vIF3AL)
2013 - Guest Speaker - WebDirections/What Do You KnowTitle: Second Screen Technology
2013 - Appointed Packt Publishing Technical Editor
2013 - .net Magazine Judge
2012 - Computer Arts / .net Magazine3 articles contributed
HOLLER
ANTONMICHAEL MILLSCREATIVE TECHNICAL
DIRECTION
A passionate and resourceful individual who is driven by technology and engaging others through it. A developer; a writer; a public speaker; a teacher and most importantly a builder of development teams. Seasoned advocate of creative uses of technology across web, mobile and installation pieces. With skills in building a framework of innovation for the teams that has benefitted traditional day to day Responsive Website builds and also lead to proactive business pitches.
au.linkedin.com/in/antonmills/
www.youtube.com/user/devthingswww.twitter.com/antonmills
First name: Anton
S urname: Mills
Date of birth: 04/11/1981
Nationality: British
Address: 18/162 Kurraba Road, Kurraba Point, 2089
E - mail: hello@ antonmills.com
Phone number: 0 415 974 089
W eb: http://www.antonmills.com/cv
Personal data
Profile
Hi there, I'm Anton. I am the Technical Director at Holler, a digital agency in Sydney. My role is to lead a team of developers tocreate engaging digital experiences for our clients. I like to approach challenges in a platform agnostic manner, developingcreative solutions for a better end user experience.
E xperience
Technology DirectionTeam LeadershipInnovationThought Leadership (internally / clients)Pitch development and executionRapid prototypingTeam planning / recruitment / performance managementSkillsets in ActionScript 3, C#, Some iOS, HTML 5 and JS, WebGLFreelance Writing, Magazine Articles and AuthorLecturer
Achievements
Co- Author of Friends of Ed's 'The Essential Guide to iPhone Application Development for Flash Users' book.
.net magazine awards UK judge 2010
P/T Lecturer at Glamorgan University and Newport University (BA and MA)
Speaker - Sydney What Do You Know (The Limitations of Multi- Screen) 2013
Magazine articles written:
CocoonJS - .net magazine February 2015 (in progress)Phaser.js - .net magazine November 2014Working at P ixel Level - Active Tuts March 2011Titanium iPad Applications - Computer Arts Sept 2010Generative Art with HYPE - Computer Arts Feb 2010Flash and Flicker Integration - Computer Arts July 2009
ANTONMICHAEL MILLSCREATIVE TECHNICAL
DIRECTION
A passionate and resourceful individual who is driven by technology and engaging others through it. A developer; a writer; a public speaker; a teacher and most importantly a builder of development teams. Seasoned advocate of creative uses of technology across web, mobile and installation pieces. With skills in building a framework of innovation for the teams that has benefitted traditional day to day Responsive Website builds and also lead to proactive business pitches.
au.linkedin.com/in/antonmills/
www.youtube.com/user/devthingswww.twitter.com/antonmills
Education
Glamorgan University MA Graphic Communication 2006 - 2007
Glamorgan University BA Design for Media 2003 - 2006
W ork experience
Holler Technical Director May 2014 - Present
Providing technical direction and leadership to the Technical TeamTeam forecasting and planningProviding leadership and direction to the business to develop high quality solutions ontime and to budgetProviding support and valued input in pitch development and executionWorking closely with executive team and all internal stakeholders to further developHollers offeringsManaging technology budgets across whole of businessSolutions Architecture design for enterprise level builds and e- commerce solutionsCreative Technology concepts and prototype development of innovative and practicalsolutions to help the business meet client requirements and exceed their expectationsTechnology evangelisation within the business
Isobar Interactive Lead October 2010 - May 2014
Day to day duties of a Creative Technologist and Interactive DirectorManaging a team of 8 developers (5 frontend developers and other disciplines from Unityto Flash)Team planning and leadershipPitch development and executionInnovation through NowLabs (Isobars Innovation incubation hub)Rapid prototypingLiaising with Account Directors and Strategy to identify potential new opportunities forclientsThought Leadership internally and with clientsV endor and supplier management and ongoing partnership development (Sitecore,Rackspace etc)Development using iOS (Objective- C), C++ (OpenFrameworks), HTML5/JavaScript, WebGL,ActionScript3
Cube Interactive Developer August 2009 - July 2010Developing rich interactive experiences using the following languages/platforms:
Flash Development - Actionscript 2 and 3.iPhone development with Objective- C.HTML and Javascript developmentSocial API integration with API's such as Twitter, Flickr, V imeoCustom ActionScript 3 framework made for reusable codeTechnical specification documentationMaintaining legacy codebasesWire- framing applicationsGame developmentRESTful API integration