About me

I am a Flash Platform hybrid: software developer (10 years) and graphic designer (20 years). Since 2000 my focus has been on development and to this day I continue to aggressively learn about and apply best practice principles to my work. I am also the President of Spin Technologies Inc. and founder/chief architect of RunningMap.com.

In 1989 I graduated from the University of Alberta with a BFA (visual communication design). I worked as a graphic designer for the next 6 years at the U of A.

In 1995 I joined COMPRU (world renowned medical unit specializing in head and neck reconstruction) where my primary duty was that of Anaplastologist. I also spearheaded clinical research into computerized colouration techniques for facial prosthetics and wrote a published scientific paper, co-wrote a book chapter, and lectured internationally on the subject.

In 2000 I went back to school to study web programming (WebBuilder diploma, University of Alberta) and since 2001 have been working as a Flash developer for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology. During the first half of 2005 I took an “industry leave” from NAIT to work for preeminent Flash developer Grant Skinner. There I worked on exciting projects which included games for a major motion picture website and a video showcase for a high profile video streaming service.

Since 2001 I have also been freelancing for local and international clients. One of my current preoccupations is RUNNINGMAP.COM, a website that I conceived of several years ago and have been developing since.

In 2007 I was featured by Yahoo! in their Developer Spotlight. This year saw other media attention associated with RUNNINGMAP.COM culminating in a guest appearance on The Lab with Leo Laporte.

More recently I have worked on a freelance basis for high profile Internet companies such as daylife.com, castfire.com and ChannelFlip.com.

Currently mobile is an important focus. In October 2009 my iPhone app RunningMap Trackometer for the iPhone was accepted into Apple’s App Store as a paid app. I created and submitted 12 Go-Guide iPhone apps for Snowseekers Inc. My AIR for ANDROID prototype of Trackometer was featured by Adobe in their booth at the 2010 Google IO Conference and on the Adobe AIR Team’s blog. I am planning on developing an app for the iPad in the near future.

Awards

Publications

  • Troppmann RJ, Wolfaardt JF, Grace M, James AS. “Spectrophotometry and Formulation for Coloring Facial Prosthetic Silicone Elastomer: A Pilot Clinical Trial.” American Journal of Facial and Somato Prosthetics, 1996;2:85
  • Seelaus R, Troppmann RJ. Facial Prosthesis Fabrication: Coloration Techniques. In Clinical Maxillofacial Prosthetics, Taylor TD, Ed., 2000: Chapter 17, pg 245-263

Presentations

  • 360Flex San Jose, CA: Talking Satellite – Throwing GPS data at Flex. March 9, 2010
  • FITC Edmonton: Local GURU Showcase – ChannelFlip.com and RunningMap.com. October 18, 2009
  • DemoCamp Edmonton: RunningMap.com demo. January 7, 2009
  • Edmonton Social Web Meetup: RunningMap.com. December 04, 2008
  • FITC Unconference – Adobe Max 2008, San Francisco: Yahoo! Maps in Flex. November 17, 2008
  • Edmonton User Experience Group: RunningMap.com. March 7, 2008
  • EFUG (Edmonton Flash User Group): Custom CellRenderer in CS3 (AS3). November 18, 2007
  • Ear Reconstruction ’98, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada: Spectrophotometryand Computerized Color Formulation for Matching Facial Prosthetic Silicone Elastomer to Skin Color: poster presentation. 1998
  • American Anaplastologist Association annual conference, Portland Oregon, USA: Spectrophotometry and Formulation for Coloring Facial Prosthetic Silicone Elastomer. 1996.
  • Craniofacial Osseointegration Conference, NRET, University of Surrey, Guildford, England: Computerizing the Coloring of Facial Prostheses. 1996.
  • Coloring of Facial Prosthesis ’97 – Work Group I (International, by invitation), COMPRU, Edmonton: Spectrophotometry and Formulation for Coloring Facial Prosthetic Silicone Elastomer. 1997.
  • “Making 35mm Slides Using Computer Technology”, University of Alberta, March 1992