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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 10 years of experience developing applications and websites for multiple departments in a large land grant University, with an emphasis on improving performance, enhancing usability, and increasing site usage.

• Earned "Macromedia Web Site Developer Certified Professional" title, working toward Zend PHP5 Certification, with established skill in using a variety of languages and database platforms to build applications.

• Strong knowledge of web standards and browser compatibility issues, with experience in modifying sites to be compliant with Section 508 accessibility standards.

• Demonstrated aptitude for efficiently organizing time and setting priorities to handle multiple simultaneous projects.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively and communicate with other programmers, managers, faculty, staff, and students to identify and solve problems.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

Languages: Fluent in: PHP, ColdFusion, Javascript (AJAX), HTML, CSS. Experience with: C, Unix shell scripts, XML, CGI
Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Sybase, Oracle, MS Access
Systems: Windows (NT, 2000, XP), Red Hat Linux (7.x, RHEL 3), OS/2, and MS DOS
Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Pagemaker; Microsoft Word, Excel, Access; Corel WordPerfect; Omnipage Pro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Illinois, National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), Urbana, IL
Research Programmer — June 2005 to present
Develop web-based applications to improve efficiency in Human Resources and Financial processes. In addition, act as liaison to other departments on campus who express interest in using applications developed by NCSA.

Accomplishments include:

• Developed improved, more portable version of Vacation Sick Leave application, including administrative and manager interfaces. New design has proven highly successful and has been adopted by several other units on campus with minimal re-coding needed to accommodate other hardware and database platforms.
• Implemented online system for tracking NCSA project-related personnel, goals, milestones, documentation, and financial resources.
• Created monthly phone bill data application to allow staff to review phone data for personal calls.

University of Illinois, Department of Crop Sciences, Urbana, IL
Network Analyst — August 2001 to June 2005
Visiting Network Analyst — July 1999 to August 2001
Design, create and maintain multiple websites for various groups and professors within the department. Research, coordinate and implement departmental moves between software packages. Manage Linux/Apache web server and multiple domains and hosts, and supervise department web team.

Accomplishments include:

• Redesigned and improved Integrated Pest Management website (ipm.uiuc.edu.) Improvements led to site traffic increasing from a total of 3,000 hits for the entire year to over 26,000 unique visitors per month in less than 3 years.
• Researched and developed plan for efficient maintenance of departmental website, successfully presented plan to management, and implemented system using ColdFusion and PostgreSQL. System included web interface with interactive applications to allow staff to manage their own data, freeing web development staff to concentrate on programmatic issues.
• Increased departmental web presence from 3 sites to over 20 sites, and created new user interfaces that resulted in rapid increases in site traffic across all sites, varying from 20% - 400% in a single year.
• Successfully migrated web server from a single, Windows desktop machine to a Red Hat Enterprise Linux server system with multiple web front-ends, a separate database server, and a system for handling backups.

University of Illinois, Office of Student Financial Aid, Champaign, IL
Management Methods Analyst —January 1996 to June 1999

Frasca International, Urbana, IL
Software Coordinator/Programmer —June 1994 to December 1995

EDUCATION

B.A. in English/Rhetoric, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, May 1990.

Post-degree Training:

• php | tek, May 15-18, 2007: (Forthcoming) attend conference and take Zend PHP 5 Certification Exam
• php | architect, March 5-23, 2007: Professional PHP 5 advanced online training course
• Macromedia MAX, November 1-4, 2004: Advanced ColdFusion and database tools
• Banner/EDW Training, January & February 2004: Various ODBC sessions
• XML/XSL for Beginners, June 8 & 15, 2004: Customizing campus data
• CITES Linux Academy, January – May 2003: Red Hat Linux Administration
• Macromedia DevCon,  October 21-24, 2001: Dreamweaver and ColdFusion
• Macromedia Seminars, June 2001: Dreamweaver and UltraDev
• COMDEX, November 2000: XML, Web Design Tools
• COMDEX, November 1999: Introduction to the Apache Web Server
• The Training Channel, 1999: Windows NT 4.0 Core Technologies and Administration
• SAS Institute, 1997: SAS Fundamental Programming

Post-degree coursework: (Parkland College)

• Intro to Networking, Fall 1996, Grade Received: A
• Data Structures in C, Fall 1995, Grade Received: A
• C Programming Language, Spring 1995, Grade Received: A

PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS

• Nomination: Cool Website Award – Programming, NCSA Vacation/Sick Leave application, University of Illinois Webmasters Forum, April 2006.
• Guest Lecturer, ColdFusion & PostgreSQL on Red Hat Linux
  University of Illinois Webmasters Brownbag Series. March 23, 2005
• Macromedia Web Site Developer Certified Professional. October 24, 2001
• Guest Lecturer, Usability in Online Course Design
  Illinois Online Network's Guest Lecture Series.  June 25-27, 2001
  (Invited to return for Fall term, but guest lecture cancelled due to low class enrollment.)
• Guest Lecturer, Macromedia Dreamweaver
  College of Commerce and Administration Office for Information Management
  Brown Bag Seminar, October 16, 2002
• Leader, Special Interest Group, WYSIWYG Editors – Macromedia Dreamweaver
  University of Illinois Webmasters Forum, 2001 - 2002

REFERENCES

Available upon request.