I have been building and maintaining web sites since 1997.
Objective
To work with talented, driven, self-motivated individuals on high quality web sites and web applications.
Experience
Web / App Developer United Directories 2003 - Present
- Only Web Developer on staff.
- Learned Ruby on Rails, HAML, and SASS to help develop and manage a new venture: CityCliq
- Wrote a C# Web Service to interact with a Ruby on Rails application to keep data current between both systems (C# and RoR) via XML
- Converted existing ASP web sites/applications to ASP.NET (C#)
- Maintain and develop all things web for United Directories.
- Helped build, implement, and maintain a Data Management System on the web. The system is built in .NET using C#.
- Wrote the entire User Manual for the Data Management System. Interviewed and trained end-users to create the most useful document possible.
Lead Web Developer Idea Integration 2000 - 2003
- Worked with Web Engineers to connect static web sites to SQL and Oracle Databases to create dynamic, content rich web sites.
- Acted as Lead Web Developer in estimating, pricing, and building of web sites and web applications.
- Worked with Graphic Designers to ensure that the layout and features of web sites adhered to standards and accessibility guidelines set forth by the web development industry.
Skills
- Communication (excellent written and verbal skills)
- HAML
- SASS
- Ruby on Rails
- HTML
- XHTML
- DHTML
- HTML5
- AJAX
- CSS
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Active Server Pages
- VBScript
- SQL Server
- C# .NET
- XML
- .NET Web Services
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobde Dreamweaver
- Microsoft Visual Studio .NET
- Microsoft Visual Source Safe
- Macromedia Homesite
- Crystal Reports
In addition to my programming skills, I enjoy tackling issues like these (in no particular order):
- Information Architecture
- Site Usability
- Site Accessibility
- Standards Compliance
- the DOM
I received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (BSBA) - Marketing from the University of West Florida
in 1999, with a minor in Computer Technology, and a certificate for Internet Marketing.
Some recent web apps and sites that I have built:
- www.surflabhq.com (HTML 5, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, PHP)
- www.citycliq.com (Ruby on Rails, HAML, SASS, JQuery)
- www.bizyellow.com (Ruby on Rails, HAML, SASS, JQuery)
- www.yellowpagesunited.com (C# and SQL Backend, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery)
- www.charlottearnoldfineart.com (HTML, CSS, Javascript)
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