SUMMARY:

• I am a "jack of all trades" in the web development arena with over 25 years experience in marketing writing, graphic arts, content management, and web design.
• I have conceptualized, designed and managed brochure - , portal-, blog-, and storefront-type web sites for both non-profit and for profit organizations.
• I have also performed Internet research and implementation of new hosting for my clients.
• I am most interested in Open Source software solutions and have become an expert in Joomla content management system because it offers the users and not just the "techies" access to the web. I have managed large content management projects often serving as the liaison between the content providers, artists, and the IT department.
• I feel most comfortable in small companies or non-profits where my proactive approach is most accepted.
• Open Source content management system design, installation and configuration including Joomla and WordPress
• Joomla template customization and creation using tableless CSS, HTML, and PHP
• Adobe Creative Web Suite: Dreamweaver and Fireworks web design and management software, Photoshop and Acrobat
• Creation of interactive banner advertisements, mastheads, buttons, and badges
• Blogging and writing articles on Internet topics for e-zines and blogs. Writing and publishing 10 books on Macintosh computing and the Internet.
• Content Strategy including using Google Analytics to track content usability as well as research, organization, and collection of appropriate content for websites.
• Web hosting setup and management using CPanel, VDeck, or other control panels
• Content management using a Document repository: including creation and management with Confidential .
• Social networking and social media implementation including using the Facebook API in building Facebook apps for websites as well as add-ons for Facebook pages using ShortStack templates.
• Twitter API use in building login apps and Twitter integration with websites.
• Email newsletter creation and management using MailChimp, AWeber, Constant Contact, and iContact services
• Donation management and fundraising using ClickandPledge.com
• MediaWiki, DocuWiki, and TikiWiki installation and customization.
• Avactis and OSCommerce (CRELoaded, OSMax, and Standard) Open Source store front installation, configuration, and maintenance
• Simple Machines Forum (SMF) installation and maintenance
• B2Evolution, WordPress, and Live Journal blog design, installation, configuration, and maintenance
• Shopping carts from E-Mal, Cube Cart, Paypal (gateway and account setup)
• Gallery 2 and Coppermine photo gallery software

EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, MD

Web Designer/Content Manager

Responsibilities:

• Web design for a wide range of clients, including small businesses, creative individuals, and non-profits for many purposes, including brochure, portal, video streaming, photo-gallery, and blog sites.
• Setting up domains with registrars
• Hosting services
• Implementing Joomla content management system and other Open Source CMS solutions
• Installing and customizing templates and modular add-ons such as photo galleries, streaming video, Flash slideshows, email newsletters, storefronts, donation and subscription systems, and security systems; modifying PHP, HTML, and CSS files
• Content strategizing, including editing or writing new materials. Content includes video, text, images, Flash multimedia, and other objects
• Implementing web 2.0 social networking functions such as those in Ning, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, blogger, WordPress, and Live Journal
• Installing and configuring interactive features such as chat rooms, forums, social groups with personal profiles, and commenting
• Database (MySQL) maintenance, backups and restore management
• Creating interactive graphics including banner ads
• Ensuring that the site is Search Engine Optimized.
• I also offer full turnkey services from domain registration, web hosting; the designing, wire framing, installing, editing, and creating of "classic" websites and their supporting multimedia products using Adobe Dreamweaver and Fireworks along with Adobe Photoshop. Every site entailed hand-coding HTML and CSS to enhance the efficiency of the site and its compliance with W3C standards.

Confidential, Bethesda, MD

Web Content Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating the collection, editing, and tagging of medical information in support of a new interactive online wellness application for a small startup healthcare informatics company.
• Coordinated and maintained the liaison between professionals who created the information and the IT department who were creating this Flash-based program.
• Designed, created, and maintained the corporate website.
• Created, implemented, and maintained content in Confidential .

Confidential, Rockville, MD

Lead Web Developer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing corporate and Federal websites in support of clinical informatics systems developed and maintained by Confidential
• Responsible for analysis of current sites, re-design or proposal development for new sites, prototyping, coding and design of layouts, customizing and configuring Open Source content management systems, content writing, and testing.