Professional profile
Experienced web developer/web designer seeking
design/development/marketing opportunities in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Offers excellent programming, writing, and communication skills,
as well as proven usability and search engine optimization (SE0) abilities.
Skills
Programming
Proficient in HTML, JavaScript, SQL, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Active Server Pages (ASP), ColdFusion, PHP
Software & servers
Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, PowerPoint, Dreamweaver, FrontPage, Access, Microsoft SQL Server, FoxPro
Web marketing and usability
Web writing, web design, search engine marketing, information architecture
Experience
Web Producer
Minnesota Society of CPAs (Bloomington, MN)
Sept. 2003 - present
Responsible for all programming, design, and copy editing of the
Society web site (www.mncpa.org).
Highlights include:
- Optmized online classified ads (www.mncpa.org/ads) for search,
resulting in a 120% increase in traffic. Ad revenue has increased
significantly.
- Categorized the Society's collection of money management articles
(www.mncpa.org/money) and added features to encourage browsing
(related articles, most popular articles). Traffic increased 244%. Average money management visitor views 9.4 pages.
- Redesigned volunteering section and recategorized volunteer
opportunities (www.mncpa.org/get-involved, login required),
resulting in a 400% increase in applications received.
- Enhanced site design to recognize Society's 100th
anniversary (www.mncpa.org/centennial).
- Redesigned the Accounting and Auditing Student
Conference site (www.studentconf.org) and logo to improve
the conference's branding and better target its audience.
Freelance Web Consultant
Catwired.com (Minneapolis, MN)
Jan. 2004 - present
- Completed freelance web development and database design projects for small businesses and non-profits.
Web Designer/Developer
Checkerboard Internet Services (Burnsville, MN)
June 2002 - Sept. 2003
- Programmed and designed database-driven, interactive web sites and applications using ColdFusion, Access, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash.
- Researched and learned new technologies including DHTML and WDDX to be incorporated into web projects.
- Created elegant logos, flyers, advertisements, and other print publicity materials.
Education
Macalester College (St. Paul, MN)
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics and Computer Science (May 2002)
Cumulative GPA: 3.75/4.00 (Magna Cum Laude)
