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Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience in web site design and web programming, 7+ years experience in various aspects of IT
  • Highly motivated, organized, responsible and high work ethic
  • Independent quick learner with great written and oral communication skills

Education

Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois
Master of Science in Journalism - Dec. 2008

Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science - May 2004
G.P.A 3.45 / 4.00

Skills

Design: Photoshop ~ Illustrator ~ Frontpage ~ Dreamweaver ~ Print: Flyer, Brochure, Ads ~ design for email
Development: XHTML/CSS/DHTML/Javascript/AJAX ~ SQL ~ Perl ~ PHP ~ Java ~ XML ~ Ruby on Rails ~ ColdFusion ~ ASP.NET ~ Project Management

Experience

Technology Director, ZapTel Corp. | September 2005-Present

  • Research and propose plans on future direction of infrastructure, products and marketing strategies
  • Managed and customized Enterprise Level E-Business Web Application Suite Built in ColdFusion
  • Reported directly to the president and assisted in the day to day of running an e-business
  • Designed and developed rich interactive user interface for much of the e-commerce website: www.zaptel.com
  • Managed, designed, and developed PHP-MySQL contact management system based on MVC model
  • Built and managed company’s VoIP office phone system on open source software
  • Worked with REST, SOAP and XML based web services through a number of partner companies
  • Developed expertise in object oriented PHP and Web Application Design
  • In the midst of planning for a customer facing blog to increase dialog with customers

Web Specialist, Net On-Line, Inc. | March 2005-August 2005

  • Build Web Pages using HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and ASP.NET
  • Support primary graphic designer: maintain graphics, formatted graphics and photos, create design elements to match existing designs
  • Manage client communication and assign work to other members of the production team
  • Collaborate with Clients, Developers, and Account Representatives to fulfill the needs of the clients
  • Contribute HTML, CSS, PHP and Javascript expertise to team environment

Webmaster, Save A Life Foundation, Inc. | August 2004-March 2005

  • Designed Graphics and layout for print ads, newsletters, flyers, e-newsletters and email solicitations.
  • Wrote and edited content for website and newsletter; delegated writing assignments to team members
  • Redesigned the look, layout, and architecture of www.salf.org using server side includes and Dreamweaver templates
  • Research and Implemented Search Engine Optimization techniques which improved ratings dramatically on Google, Yahoo, and MSN
  • Composed and managed mass emailings
  • Managed Web Site and ASP/MSSQL Web Application on Windows/IIS Shared Host
  • Built in-house test server with Windows Server 2003, IIS 6, ASP.NET, and MSSQL to experiment with solutions to shortcomings of existing ASP/MSSQL Web Application

Freelance Web Designer/Developer | June 2004-Present

  • Followed leads to find new clients, meet and collaborated with potential clients to ascertain content and target audience of web sites
  • Coded accessible, W3C compliant web sites using XHTML, CSS2, Javascript, and PHP
  • Designed graphics, layout and navigation
  • Developed custom web based applications using open source PHP Content Mangement Systems, Ruby on Rails and AJAX