DailyStrength.org, Santa Cruz, Calif. (working remotely from Durham, N.C.)
February 2008 – July 2008
Front-end lead at health-oriented social networking site. Assisted in developing modular architecture to separate business logic from content and presentation. Worked closely with with senior back-end developer on rapid rollout of new features. Participated in rapid overhaul of existing features to utilize new framework and standardize presentation. Refreshed and standardized design of disparate existing features to truly leverage cascading style sheets and semantic markup. Created guidelines and implemented rollup tools to reduce per-page HTTP requests. Audited site elements to help standardize UI across the site and decrease CSS overhead. Authored reusable Javascript widgets to increase opportunities for in-page interactions. Rewrote existing Javascript (YUI and non-library) to standardize on jQuery library. Created jQuery plugins to encapsulate and abstract common Javascript needs.
webslingerz, Carrboro, N.C.
August 2006 – February 2008
Educated clients and coworkers on the benefits of embracing web standards and progressive enhancement. Introduced new technologies that enhanced company’s revenue stream through increased efficiency and new service offerings. Researched, deployed, and maintained customized open-source project management tool to manage client work. Designed svn-based system to centralize and standardize storage and versioning of client files. Developed templates and frameworks to facilitate standards-based designs. Implemented user interfaces and XHR (AJAX) data transport using jQuery library. Transitioned new client work to standards-based layouts while maintaining support for legacy content and markup. Developed and customized PHP/MySQL applications related to client blogging efforts.
Koroberi, Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.
June 2003 – July 2006
Developed and implemented systems to facilitate web and print production. Consulted on estimation, planning and production of web, print and multimedia projects. Analyzed new and ongoing projects for opportunities to improve processes through new technology and automation. Established design guidelines and enforced brand compliance. Created web pages and templates based on supplied designs. Optimized print documents for consistency, repeatability and automation. Educated web team on CSS and HTML standards.
TIPS Technical Publishing, Carrboro, N.C.
October 2002 – June 2003
Produced technical books and manuals based on client-provided content and style guide. Created stylesheets to ensure proper formatting and pagination across multiple chapters and titles. Incorporated requested changes and reviewed completed documents to ensure consistency.
Star-Gazette, Elmira, N.Y.
January 2001 – July 2001
Helped lead nine-member news desk, drafting and enforcing design and style standards, handling scheduling and monitoring efficiency. Managed news desk during breaking news events, including the 2000 election and a local bomb scare. Instituted and monitored copy editing standards and developed new page flow guidelines to enforce deadlines. Authored and implemented Perl program to automate publication of stories to online edition.
Star-Gazette, Elmira, N.Y.
September 1996 – December 2000
Transitioned from intern to vital member of a nine-member design and copy desk. Responsible for meeting nightly and weekly deadlines and adapting quickly to breaking news.
Strong knowledge of XHTML, CSS and the jQuery library; fundamental knowledge of core Javascript.
Fundamental knowledge of PHP and MySQL; basic knowledge of ActionScript 2.0; limited knowledge of Perl.
Strong knowledge of Windows XP and Mac OS X; fundamental knowledge of Unix command line, Apache and svn.
ViM and TextMate editors for coding; Firefox and Firebug for Javascript development; Flash, InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop for design.
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pa.
August 1993 – May 1995
Studied industrial engineering and journalism. Completed five semesters before pursing an internship that led to full employment.