About The Author

Jason FincanonJason Fincanon is a senior multimedia developer with Click Here, Inc., one of the nation’s largest interactive advertising agencies.

*Update November 26th, 2007*
Jason Fincanon is now a Game Developer for advergaming company Blockdot.

A computer animation graduate from The Art Institute of Dallas, Jason has earned his Macromedia Certified Flash Developer status after working with Flash and ActionScript for the past 10 years. Outside of work, Jason enjoys creating experiments with Flash, playing his guitars and video games and most of all, spending time with his family. Jason maintains two Flash-related blogs: The FlashCanon addresses an array of Flash topics, and The FlashCanon Lab offers a collection of his Flash experiments.

“From working within the constraints of antiquated site specs, to navigating the stringent quality control process while keeping your wits about you. From optimizing your code for re-usability to taking full advantage of version control, Jason has covered it all.” — Randy Bradshaw, principal, Click Here, Inc.

“Jason is always pushing to find out more about what can be accomplished technically, taking the time to investigate the latest and greatest capabilities of Flash and integrating those capabilities into processes … a must-read for anyone wanting to get the most out of their own interactive ads.” — Harley Jebens, senior information architect, Tribal DDB Dallas

“Jason has proven his depth of knowledge in the arena of rich media and online marketing … beyond that, his passionate enthusiasm for the work inspires us to look for new and useful ways to create online advertising.” — Chris Long, senior multimedia developer, Click Here, Inc.