Hi! My name is Mike Pennisi, and this is my online portfolio. You can find info on some of my projects and updates on my latest hijinks. (Aditionally, my résumé is available on request.) I'm currently employed at Bocoup, a web development shop in South Boston.
This space also hosts my personal online presence. Taking a cue from Jaron Lanier, I'm looking to express myself beyond filling in form fields. It's a bit of an experimental idea for me, so we'll see how that goes...
I led a team of fellow HCI students in a year-long effort to develop a shared workspace web application. We stepped through an entire design cycle; we began with a vague concept, refined our focus through research, ideated, engineered a high-fidelity prototype, and validated our concepts with user studies. Most notably, I wrote all the prototype code (learning JavaScript and jQuery along the way).
read moreI came across this book when looking for a more practical follow-up to Applied Cryptography. (Being a web developer, my interests are focused around Internet security.) I believe Amazon recommended it to me, and I was convinced by the pedigree of the publisher (No Starch Press) and the credentials of the author (Daniel Zalewski).
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