Resume

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Objective

  • Furthering my knowledge of website design and development in a creative team environment.

Employment

  • Independent Contractor (present)
  • Web Development & Design
    • Ensure websites are search engine friendly by using best programming practices.
    • Write custom .htaccess rules for human-readable URLs.
    • Design and implement custom content management system (CMS) from scratch using object-oriented PHP, CSS, XHTML, and MySQL.
    • Use JavaScript and AJAX solutions to increase interactivity on websites.
    • Implement complete website solutions from initial design to final deployment.
    • Convert given designs to dynamic XHTML/PHP websites using table-less CSS.
    • Maintain browser compatibility in IE 6/7/8, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera.
    • Validate and debug W3C-compliant XHTML and CSS code.
    • Create and optimize web-ready graphics using Photoshop and Flash.
  • Skytemple Web Design, Northampton MA (October 2009 – present)
  • Web Developer
    • Review website code and meta tags to ensure proper search engine optimization (SEO).
    • Locate and debug CSS issues in WordPress templates.
    • Integrate social networking such as Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter into client websites.
    • Modify existing Drupal installation to allow users to post resumes via Scribd.
    • Install and configure WordPress plugins for e-commerce and other applications.
  • North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA (February 2008 – October 2009)
  • Technical Assistant
    • Assisted in conversion of entire College network to Active Directory.
    • Maintained, updated, and deployed Windows XP images for multiple lab PC models.
    • Assisted with creation and deployment of Macintosh OSX images.
    • Performed post-configuration on newly imaged computers.
    • Resolved hardware and software issues with the College’s computers.
    • Installed and configured LAMP web server to support training workshop.
    • Encrypted faculty and staff computers to help enhance information security.
  • North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA (September 2005 – February 2008)
  • Academic Computer Lab Assistant
    • Assisted students with PC and Mac issues.
    • Offered support for Adobe, Microsoft Office, and other software suites.
    • Installed and updated hardware and software.
    • Resolved printer, scanner, and other hardware issues.

Education

  • North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA (2005-2008)
  • Associate of Arts, Computer Science
    • Graduated with Highest Honors (3.95 GPA).
    • Member of Phi Theta Kappa (National Honors Society).
    • Relevant Courses: Database Theory & Application, Data Structures, Flash 1& 2, Java 1 & 2, Object-oriented C++, Tech Writing, UNIX.

Programming Languages & Frameworks

  • Experienced: CSS, XHTML, PHP, SQL.
  • Familiar: ActionScript, AJAX, C++, Java, JavaScript, JQuery, XML.

Software & OS Experience

  • OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7, Linux, OSX, VMware.
  • Development: FTP, IDEs (Eclipse, Komodo, NetBeans), *NIX editors (Nano, vi), SSH (PuTTY), Web servers (Apache, IIS, LAMP, WAMP, XAMPP, XOOPserver).
  • Design & Productivity: Adobe Creative Suite (Flash, Photoshop), Microsoft Office Suite.

Hardware Experience

  • Hardware color calibrator (Spyder2).
  • Digital drawing tablet (Wacom Intuos2).
  • PC building, configuring, & troubleshooting.