SKILLS
Languages
PHP, SQL, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, JSON, XML, XHTML, CSS, RSS, ActionScript, Perl, C, UNIX and knowledge of OO Java, LDAP and PL/SQL
Programs
Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Fireworks, MySQL, SQLite, Media100, Media Cleaner Pro, QuickTime Pro and knowledge of
BBEdit, Oracle and QuarkXpress
Operating Systems
Mac OS, Windows OS and UNIX
EXPERIENCE
Columbia
University’s School of International and Public Affairs, New York, NY 9/05-11/09
Web Specialist
Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Rockland, NY 11/04-9/05
Web Specialist
- Designed, built and
programmed Web sites and interactive Flash animations utilizing
Dreamweaver, CSS, JavaScript and ActionScript.
www.my40acres.com/globaldimming/
- Developed and
programmed with PHP, MySQL and LDAP a secure Web application with a
backend database for scientists to submit and update annual
activity reports in real-time; secured with three levels of access for individual users, group managers and complete, but read-only access for
the review board.
- Assisted in design,
management, maintenance, support and development of the main campus
Web site.
- Managed, administered,
maintained, documented and trained Contribute content management system users.
- Integrated, managed and supported users of new online, SUNDIAL, event calendar system.
CWit_Now, Rockland, NY 4/02-present
Freelance Web Developer
- Design and produce newsletters for print and Web purposes for Columbia University.
- Design, build and program
Web 2.0 applications with PHP, MySQL, SQLite, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, JSON, XHTML and RSS 2.0.
www.my40acres.com/sNs/blog/
(in progress)
- Designed, built and
programmed sites and CDs for world’s largest publishing company, Pearson Education.
- Developed interactive educational animations with Flash and ActionScript.
www.my40acres.com/buscomm/
- Utilized DHTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX and XML to simulate a real-time interactive e-commerce business application with database, search engine and interactive employee calendar functionality based on user input and the current date.
www.my40acres.com/coolmo/pub/
www.my40acres.com/coolmo/int/
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- Programmed with a Perl CGI and
JavaScript a polling Web site form, which is client-side, as well as
server-side validated before users’ responses are calculated and
stored after which designated administrators
are notified via email.
www.my40acres.com/keown/
- Programmed an interactive JavaScript
math game, which utilizes XHTML and Cookies.
www.my40acres.com/math/
Prentice-Hall Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ 5/99-4/02
Multimedia Artist
- Programmed and built in
Perl, HTML and JavaScript an Online Cover Design Review Web site, which
streamlined our department's cover design process.
www.my40acres.com/covers2/
- Programmed CGI scripts
and JavaScripts to enhance our online users' experiences.
- Programmed Perl
scripts, which reformatted and transformed XHTML files and other text files into
strict WC3 4.01 compatibility for conversion to XML.
- Developed and
programmed a system composed of C programs and a Bourne shell script logic
driver, which processed the contents of a template file to produce a complete four-module
Companion Web site in a fraction of the time.
www.my40acres.com/sal/
www.my40acres.com/whetten/
www.my40acres.com/politica/
MacTemps/Aquent
Partners, Parsippany, NJ 1/98-5/99
Freelance Web Developer
- Worked for several
large corporations to meet their Web technology and database needs.
- Redesigned and restructured
several large Web sites.
- Designed and created colorful and animated banner advertisements.
Columbia House Company, New York, NY 1995-12/97
Creative Services Webmaster/Senior Manager of Database Operations
- Managed
and maintained multiple WWW sites, which hosted 65,000 members daily and
generated $30 million dollars annually for world’s largest direct marketing
company.
- Responsibilities
included quality assurance regarding the migration of content to the live
site.
- Worked with systems and
developed a real-time multi-user database for maintaining all textual
content and sales information for three clubs and magazines.
- Interfaced with
Marketing, Art, and Editorial staffs to coordinate the scheduled
completion of Web projects.
Senior Manager of Database Operation 1987-1995
- Developed,
documented and integrated a 4th Dimension proprietary database program that centralized
quality control for the Editorial process.
- Managed and coordinated
staff of three to implement database procedures.
- Integrated, installed
and maintained pre-press desktop technology and the company's first
Ethernet network.
Mechanical Artist & Studio Manager 1984-1987
- Managed and coordinated
a bullpen of ten mechanical artists, who prepared camera-ready art.
- Illustrated marker
comprehensives for original designs and finished designs for Art Directors.
- Created mechanicals for four-color camera-ready art.
EDUCATION
Pace University, Pleasantville, NY 1983
BS in Art
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New York University, New York, NY 2005
Dreamweaver, ActionScript, Oracle, Perl programming, C programming and UNIX Operating System courses
Columbia University, New York, NY 2008
Object Oriented Java Programming, Basic Math, Pre-Calculus and Feature Writing
TRAINING
Sun Microsystems Education Center, New York 1998
Training in Solaris System Administration and Solaris Network Administration
Chubb Computer Services' Corporate Training Division, New York, NY 1997
Introduction to UNIX Operating System and UNIX Shell Programming certification
ProSoft, New York, NY 1997
Advanced HTML, Introduction to JavaScript, Advanced JavaScript Programming and Netscape Webmaster Boot Camp
References furnished upon request