Web Development::My Resume

I am available for contract work doing everything from graphic design to building your site from the ground up. Email me at petget@petget.com for more information.

Experience:
National Spectrum Managers Association, Ashburn, VA
Web Developer (contract), Jan 2001 - present
-Redesign and complete overhaul of association web site.
-Designed new logo and graphics.
-Presented new design to Board of Directors at the NSMA annual conference.
Skills/software used: HTML (Dreamweaver), Graphic design (Photoshop), FTP and Telnet

BreederWeb.com, Herndon, VA
Writer (contract), Jan 2001 - Feb 2001
-Wrote 160 breed descriptions for online dog breeder database. Skills/software used: MS Word, MS Access

PETsMART.com, Pasadena, CA
Web Master, Community, Dec 1999 - Dec 2000
-Managed the online community that generated an average of 7.5 million page views per month.
-Coordinated transition and integration of the AcmePet.com site to the PETsMART.com community.
-Managed a team of Community Leaders who monitored over 60 online bulletin boards.
-Responsible for generating and rotating weekly pet care related content.
-Wrote and maintained perl scripts for chat, bulletin boards, and online surveys.
-Designed online postcards
Skills/software used: HTML (Dreamweaver, Edit Plus), Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator), FTP and Telnet, CGI scripting (perl, javascript)

Digital Communities Inc., Reston, VA
Web Developer, Oct 1998 - Dec 1999
-Expanded the AcmePet.com online community from 30 to over 60 bulletin boards.
-Responsible for writing and publishing original content and answering user questions.
-Produced a weekly listserv newsletter with over 60,000 subscribers.
-Created cron jobs for daily maintenance tasks, eliminating the need for them to be done manually.
-Created and updated scripts for web surveys, polls, newsletter registration, bulletin boards and chat.
Skills/software used: HTML (Dreamweaver, Edit Plus), Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator), FTP and Telnet, CGI scripting (perl, javascript), Web Server configuration and maintenance (Apache), Mail Server configuration and maintenance (SendMail)

Edelman Communications Inc., Fairfax, VA
Internet Programmer, Nov 1996 - Oct 1998
-Managed the company's AOL Partner site using AOL software and tools.
-Reformatted the text and charts from two full-length books and published both books on AOL.
-Created and updated company web site and handled all internal requests for web programming.
-Worked with Edelman Insurance Services to develop an instant online insurance quote tool.
Skills/software used: HTML (Front Page, Notepad), Graphic design (Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker), FTP and Telnet, CGI scripting (perl, javascript), AOL Proprietary software (Art Press, VPD, Rainman)

Education:
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
B.S., Biology with Chemistry minor, 1991 - 1996