Tom Schinler

Tom Schinler

McHenry, IL.
Open to Work

I believe it is time to make a career out of the computers I love to toy with. I have a Pro Wrestling Blog/Vlog website. Focusing mainly on web based languages like Java, I am willing to expand to whatever the market needs.

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Skills & Experience

  • Spoken Languages

    • English
  • Publications

248 Achievements

  • Interacting with Google+ APIs
  • Connecting to Play Services
  • Interacting with Your API
  • Adding Play Services to Your App
  • But Wait There's More!
  • Bound Services
  • Introducing Services
  • Threads in Android
  • The Project
  • Introducing SharedPreferences
  • The Activity Lifecycle
  • Getting the REST You Need
  • Acting on List Item Taps
  • Lists with RecyclerViews
  • Custom ListViews
  • Using Parcelable Data
  • Standard ListViews
  • Updating the Data Model
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Basics
  • Migrating a SQLite Database
  • CRUD Operations with SQLite
  • Using SQLite for Structured Data
  • Key-Value Saving with SharedPreferences
  • File Storage
  • Introduction to Data Persistence
  • Adding Push Notifications from Parse.com
  • Updating Other GridViews
  • Customizing a GridView for Friends
  • Customizing a ListView for the Inbox
  • Customizing the Action Bar
  • Using Custom Styles and Themes
  • Customizing the Login Screen
  • Starting with Design Mockups
  • Self-Destruction
  • Retrieving and Viewing Messages
  • Sending Messages
  • Capturing Photos and Videos
  • Relating Users in Parse.com
  • Using Fragments for Tabs
  • Hooking up the Model to the View
  • Building the Weather UI
  • Working with JSON
  • Concurrency and Error Handling
  • Networking
  • Exploring an API
  • Delivering the MVP
  • Creating the MVP
  • Adding Users Using Parse.com
  • Starting the App
  • Using Intents to Display and Share Posts
  • Adapting Data for Display in a List
  • Getting Data from the Web
  • Rebuilding from Scratch
  • Harnessing the Power of Objects
  • Meet Objects
  • Exploring the Master-Detail Template
  • Using Git for Android
  • Getting Started with Genymotion
  • Getting Started with Android Studio
  • Finishing the User Interface
  • The Model-View-Controller Pattern
  • Intents and Multiple Activities
  • User Input
  • Publishing on Google Play
  • Testing and Debugging
  • Improving Our Code
  • Coding the Fun Facts
  • Basic Android Programming
  • Creating the Initial Screen Layout
  • Getting Started with Android
  • Perfecting the Prototype
  • Using your New Tools
  • Getting Started with Java
  • Video Marketing
  • Email Marketing
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Usability Testing
  • Usability Basics
  • Social Media
  • Next Steps
  • Financing Our Company
  • Selling Your Product
  • Marketing Your Product
  • Product Market Fit
  • Discovery
  • Spriting with Compass
  • Compass Helper Functions
  • Compass Layout and Typography
  • Getting Started with Compass
  • Better SEO Through Tools
  • Better SEO Through Code
  • Better SEO Through Content
  • Introduction to SEO
  • Moving Forward with UX
  • Tools UXers Use
  • How UXers Think
  • What Do User Experience Designers Do?
  • What is User Experience (UX)?
  • Finalizing the Project
  • Case Studies and Examples
  • The Brand Identity Design Process
  • Introduction to Brand Identity
  • The Logo Sprint
  • Logo Design 101
  • Creating Home Page Assets
  • Applying Effects
  • How to Draw in Illustrator
  •  Adding Color and Type
  • Creating an Icon
  • Introduction to Illustrator
  • Workflow Basics
  • Slices & Save for Web
  • Vector Shapes
  • Type Tools
  • Masks Basics
  • Layer Basics
  • Workspace Basics
  • Structuring Tables
  • Table Basics
  • Choosing Options
  • Organizing Forms
  • Form Basics
  • Design Foundations Final
  • Becoming a Problem Solver
  • Understanding Aesthetics
  • Introduction to Design
  • Color Theory
  • Principles
  • Elements
  • Grid Layout
  • Flexbox Layout
  • Positioning Schemes
  • Float Layout
  • Display Modes
  • AJAX and APIs
  • jQuery and AJAX
  • Programming AJAX
  • AJAX Concepts
  • Chrome DevTools Basics
  • Web Apps
  • Websites
  • Introduction
  • Creating a Simple Drawing Application
  • Creating a Password Confirmation Form
  • Creating a Mobile Drop Down Menu
  • Creating a Simple Lightbox
  • Creating a Spoiler Revealer
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • Limiting Results in Queries
  • Using Relationship Tables
  • Filtering Input for Queries
  • Querying the Database
  • Connecting to MySQL
  • Securing and Maintaining a MySQL Database
  • SQL Calculating, Aggregating and Other Functions
  • Joining Relational Data Between Tables in SQL
  • Manipulating Schema with SQL
  • Creating Tables and Manipulating Data with SQL
  • Reading Data from Databases with SQL
  • Installing MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench
  • Introduction to Data, Databases and SQL
  • Paginating a List: Model and View
  • Paginating a List: Controller
  • Adding Search: Model
  • Adding Search: Controller & View
  • Refactoring the Codebase
  • Cleaning URLs with Rewrite Rules
  • Cleaning URLs with Subfolders
  • Integrating Validation Errors
  • Simple PHP Application: Wrapping Up The Project
  • Working with PHP Functions
  • Integrating With Paypal
  • Listing Inventory Items
  • Debugging HTML and CSS Problems
  • Sharing a Website
  • Responsive Web Design and Testing
  • Adding Pages to a Website
  • Styling Web Pages and Navigation
  • Customizing Colors and Fonts
  • CSS: Cascading Style Sheets
  • Creating HTML Content
  • HTML First
  • Beginning HTML and CSS
  • Adding a Contact Form
  • Creating the Menu and Footer
  • Getting Started with PHP
  • Workflows
  • Working With Remote Repositories
  • Merging
  • Branches
  • Getting Started With Git
  • Why Version Control Matters
  • Installing Programs
  • Environment and Redirection
  • Console Processes
  • Console Users and Permission
  • Moving Around in the Console
  • Customizing Google Maps
  • Google Maps Integration
  • jQuery Plugins
  • Form Validation and Manipulation
  • Introduction to jQuery
  • JavaScript Objects
  • JavaScript Functions
  • JavaScript Arrays
  • JavaScript Numbers
  • JavaScript Strings
  • Introduction Variables
  • Functions
  • Objects and Arrays
  • Control Structures
  • Basics
  • Advanced Techniques
  • Responsive Design
  • Adaptive Design
  • Fluid Foundation
  • Introduction to Responsive Web Design
  • Advanced Sass Concepts
  • Speeding up Workflow With Sass
  • Variables, Mixins, and Extending Selectors
  • Getting Started with Sass
  • Media Queries
  • CSS Animations
  • Transitions and Transforms
  • Flexbox and Multi-Column Layout
  • Gradients
  • Web Typography
  • Backgrounds and Borders
  • CSS Box Model
  • Text, Fonts, and Lists
  • Values and Units
  • Advanced Selectors
  • Selectors
  • Getting Started with CSS
  • Forms
  • Tables
  • Objects
  • Links
  • Lists
  • Text
  • Introduction
  • Launching the Website
  • Styling Content
  • Creating a Website Structure
  • Text Editors and HTML
  • Website Basics
  • Newbie