Independent Contractor Resume
SUMMARY
- To work for an awesome cutting edge passionate technology forward company that breathes, eats, drinks and sleeps current trends and out of the box thinking.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Mark up languages: XHTML, HTML 4/5, XML, CSS2/3 Javascript, JQuery, AJAX, DOM PHP, ASP Classic, CakePHP, Smarty, OsCommerce, Zencart, OpenCart, XCart, Wordpress, SugarCRM MySQL, PostgresSQL, MSSQL 2008 RC2, Views, Stored Procedures, ETL Transactions, TSQL, SQL Server Integration Services
Debian and Ubuntu Linux: Apache Web Administration
Jasper Reports: iReport, OpenReports, Business IntelligenceApplications/Operating Systems/Platforms/Frameworks
Adobe CS4: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign, SoundBooth
Apple: Logic Pro/Mainstage, Final Cut Studio, Automator, OSX 10.6
Microsoft: Office, Windows XP/Vista/7
Platforms: Wordpress(plugin dev, theme construction), SugarCRM Client Relationship Management Software, Various e - commerce open source/commercial source platforms
Frameworks: JQuery(Javascript), CSS Grid Systems, Some CakePHP, Willingness to learn more
Online: Google Analytics, Bubbl.us(mindmaps), Prosper202, Tracking202, Aweber, Google Adwords, Yahoo Search Marketing, Microsoft AdCenter
Hosting Platforms/Services: CPanel, Plesk, Cloud, VPS, WHM, PHPMyAdmin, Fantastico, Tomcat, Jasper Reports, IReport, Open Reports Crystal Reports
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Confidential
Independent Contractor
Responsibilities:
- Worked with a group of radio stations in the Lewistown-Auburn radio market.
- Developed websites, updated content on media sites.
- Worked in a team environment to develop the front end User Interface of JM Search’s new website.
- Utilized Wordpress, jQuery, Javascript, Facebox, HTML, PHP and CSS2-3 to develop the client’s website.
Confidential
Data Analyst/Business Intelligence - Consultant
Responsibilities:
- Supported a SQL Server 2005 database, serving web and internal .NET applications.
- Business Intelligence: Generate/Modify/Tune BI reports from SQL reporting services and recently, Open Reports and Jasper Reports iReport Client.
- Created, Performance Tuned and Modified Existing Stored Procedures, ETL Transactions, SQL Jobs and SQL Server Integration Packages.
- Interacted with the business on solving service issues and discussion of implementation of new ideas and long-range solutions.
- Planning and Development of an international shipping system on a multi-million dollar producing website.
- Evaluated the current website and made suggestions and ideas on how to enhance the user experience with the newly developed shipping system.
- Partnered with Bongo International and utilized their API to create a seamless payment and shipping solution for K’Nex.
- Developed the international shipping system on X-Cart, commercial source software that is programmed in procedural PHP and utilizes the Smarty template engine.
Confidential, PA
Systems Programmer
Responsibilities:
- Administration of Sugar CRM (Resolving support tickets, adding new sales users)
- Planning and Development of a Centralized Billing system to handle Call Data Records from over 40 different call centers using 8 different types of phone switches.
- Development of various business intelligence and metrics reporting through Jasper Reports and iReport.
- Planning of a multi-rule/filter based lead routing system that works with Sugar CRM to Determine sales leads assignments.
Confidential
Independent Contractor
Responsibilities:
- Developed their new website in php/mysql, using an OsCommerce shopping cart framework and Wordpress blog CMS.
- Evaluating the current flow of processes on the retail, corporate and e-commerce departments to improve overall efficiency.
- Developing modifications to a pre-existing Intranet system for handling several logistical aspects of their retail business.
- Held meetings with the owner of George’s Music and various staff to cultivate ideas, suggestions and improvement strategies to grow the brand to both online and offline presence.
- Creating graphics for sales event email campaigns and various ad resources. Working directly with the director of Marketing /IT and retail support to wordsmith for sales content.
Confidential, PA Owner
Internet Marketing Specialist/User Experience Development
Responsibilities:
- Development of functional websites using valid HTML 4/XHTML 1.0 and Table-less layouts using Cascading style sheets Versions 2 and 3
- Website Design planning using Wireframes and sitemaps to explain the scope of website development projects.
- Affiliate Marketing and Localized Marketing Campaigns
- Performance Based Marketing using a pay per lead (CPL), action (CPA) and Sale (CPS) method.
- Designed landing pages, squeeze pages, using static website and wordpress based solutions. Emphasis was placed on content authority and usage of the highest and best Search Engine Optimization techniques.
- Implemented Google Adwords and other Search Engine Marketing campaigns, focusing on performing keywords and increasing overall ROI.
- Managed a team of 3-5 outsourced professionals, performing tasks such as content writing, keyword research, graphic design and various redundant tasks.
Confidential, Philadelphia, PA
User Experience Developer/Programmer/Design Coordinator
Responsibilities:
- Development of functional websites using valid HTML 4/XHTML 1.0 and Table-less layouts using Cascading style sheets Versions 2 and 3
- Website Design planning using Wireframes and sitemaps to explain the scope of website development projects.
- Created custom web-based applications and data driven content management/manipulation using PHP/MySQL/Ajax/Javascript/XML.
- Designed websites with a high emphasis in usability and intuitiveness.
- Assisted in the sales process, client retention and client end user support.
- Managed website services.
