- Objectives
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- Fulfillment in accomplishing my daily tasks fulfills me while the recognition of my labors is my motivation. My most fervent desire to is to create something useful and lasting. Whether this is through my skills in XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript or my tried and tested abilities as a writer, editor, researcher, and communicator, I seek to make my mark and be worthy of the accolades and respect of others.
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- Education
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Graduated 1991
Bachelor's Degree - University of Minnesota-
Major: History (ancient civilizations)
Minor Coursework: Computer Science
- Work History
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08.2005 - present
Digital River-
Website Designer
Duties: Utilize XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSP Struts, proprietary dynamic server-side code, and other Web coding tools to maintain, upgrade, and create Web presences for clients' e-commerce needs.
05.2004 - 08.2005
3 Dollar Bill (LivingOUT Media Group)-
Staff Writer / Journalist
Duties: Research, interview, write, and edit articles for a local, bi-weekly GLBT newspaper. Wrote approximately 6-7 articles per week with full fact-checking, editing, and coordination with photographers and interview subjects.
09.2003 - 04.2004
Capella University (Capella Education Company)-
Contract Course Producer
Duties: Edited, prepared, and maintained online courses for web delivery to Masters and PhD students of Capella University. Worked with a Lotus Notes-based database delivery system and the Dreamweaver/WebCT web delivery system.
11.2002 - 01.2003
West Legal Publishing (Thomson-West)-
Contract Webmaster
Duties: Developed and maintained web sites (both Internal and External) for world's largest legal publisher. Developed templates, site architectures, production artwork and site re-designs.
06.2002 - 08.2003
CL&SS Partners-
Contract Teacher
Duties: Instruct students in the development of Web Pages as well as programming using HTML, XHTML, CSS, ASP, PHP and JavaScript.
06.2001 - 04.2004
Freelance Web Designer and Webmaster-
Self-Employed / Contractor
Duties: Develop and maintain web sites and web presences for a variety of clients utilizing my skills in HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, ASP, SQL and other, associated web programming languages.
05.2000 - 06.2001
SixtyFootSpider (Bozell-Kamstra)-
Webmaster
Duties: Develop and maintain HTML standards, support Programming staff with HTML, PHP and ASP coding, use up-to-date software such as Microsoft's ACCESS, the Office97 Suite, BBEdit, HTML.edit, Photoshop, DeBabelizer, etc... Updating, maintaining and developing the corporate web presence in both design and programming capacities.
07.1998 - 05.2000
Juntunen Media Group (later: SixtyFootSpider)-
Webmaster and HTML Lead Programmer
Duties: Develop and maintain HTML standards, quality testing procedures and software testing procedures using up-to-date software such as Microsoft's ACCESS, the Office97 Suite, BBEdit, HTML.edit, Photoshop, DeBabelizer, etc... Updating, maintaining and developing the corporate web presence in both design and programming capacities. Oversee Quality Assurance team and perform quality checks on a case-by-case basis.
10.1995 - 07.1998
Risdall Linnihan Advertising (RLA Interactive)-
Contract Webmaster
Duties: In charge of HTML mark-up, layout, graphics/text processing, updating WWWeb sites, technical writing, search-engine submission, PERL cut-and-paste scripting, Retrospect Remote operations, CD-ROM pressing (Macintosh, ISO, Hybrid). PowerMacintosh environment. Conversant with DeBabelizer 1.6.5, GifBuilder 0.4, Microsoft Word, MacWrite Pro, Netscape (and all extensions), Internet Explorer (and all extensions), some knowledge of Adobe Photoshop 3.5 and Quark.
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- Achievements
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1999 - present
Department Head, CONvergence (Head of Gaming/Head of Dorian Grey Memorial Literary Lounge)2000 - 2004
Regional Coordiantor (Pagan Pride Day International - Upper Midwestern Region)1998 - 1999
Local Coordinator (Pagan Pride Day International - Minnesota/Twin Cities)-
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