Vocational Experience

I have five years' experience working both as a web designer and developer as well as a client manager. Recently, I have been working as a freelance web designer. Previously, I have worked at a web design firm as well as "in house" for a single company. I am seeking to be employed full-time in either of those work environments.

Web Designer/Programmer
Freelance & Bloom Technologies, Addison, TX
June, 2001 - Present

I have developed web sites for Bloom Technologies and as a freelance web designer, including:

• database driven recruiting site for a missions organization
• redesigned corporate informational sites
• streaming media in Real Player and QuickTime
• e-commerce gaming store

Bloom Achievements:

• www.bloomtechnologies.com: Within schedule, redesigned their corporate site to be positive representation of the company by clearly describing the various services that Bloom Technologies offers. The result was an attractive, usable site. Advanced features include: a Flash animation, DHTML navigational menus, and a design that incorporates their logo and a play on words of their name — Bloom.
   
• www.theseniormomentsgame.com: Designed an e-commerce site for a memory enhancing board game for senior adults and their caregivers. Incorporated a custom design, using bigstep.com shopping cart.
   
• www.thevolunteerworkforce.com: Developed an informational site to promote this exciting concept for businesses and nonprofit organizations. Advanced features: streaming video in Real and QuickTime, Flash animation, and very usable graphical links that "remember" where you have been on the site. (No longer online.)
   

Freelance Achievements:

• www.caminternational.org - Redesigned their web site to be an effective tool for recruitment for missionary work. The site was programmed in PHP, using a mySQL database.
  It features:
  • database driven missions opportunities listing, administrated by a custom web-based, backend admin tool for CAM International staff
  • highly usable backend admin tool was used by non-technical office staff without instruction to add over 100 opportunities to the database during spare office time
  • web visitors can instantly and anonymously access complete info about any opportunity instead of waiting up to a week to get info via postal mail
  • web visitors can login and save opportunities for later and complete an online application during multiple sessions
  • online application is partially completed for the user automatically as he/she uses the website, increasing usability for applicants
  • office staff's duties were streamlined by storing applicants' info in one online location
  • web site was featured at a recent missions conference on how to effectively recruit for missions work on the web
    
    
• www.libroscpc.com: Developed and designed a Spanish e-commerce bookstore for Christian Publications Center, a division of CAM International. Advanced features: Built on Intershop software, this store required me to build a custom user interface using the Intershop templating language (based on Perl). Consulted and trained retired personnel, who are running the store, to effectively use their e-commerce bookstore. Future plans include making the store front bi-lingual (Spanish & English).
   
• www.hyperemesis.org: Redesigned an informational site about hyperemesis gravidarum (or very intense morning sickness in pregnant women). Expanded the site out to four main sections based on the four intended audiences of the site. Some sections are built in PHP & mySQL.
   
• www.nhbc.net: Designed and developed a ministry website for North Highlands Bible Church, using PHP script language and mySQL database. Advanced features: Extensive backoffice area for lay people to administrate and maintain current about their ministry area and events calendar. (Back office tours are available upon request.)
   
• www.obrerofiel.com: Designed and developed a database driven site and extensive backoffice to allow volunteer personnel administrate the site structure and content. Advanced features: front end is optimzed for older machines and slower connection speeds in Latin America. The site runs entirely in PHP and mySQL.
   

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