HTML Résumé

• Advanced knowledge of creating professional corporate web sites using CSS, (X)HTML and web standards.
• Overall skills in creating web sites that are user friendly, optimized for search engines, and accessible by section 508 guidelines.
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to be extremely creative, yet have the knowledge to combine that creativity with corporate realism.
• Strong written, and oral communications skills including overall team communications skills.

Contract at Red Hat Inc. (through Manpower)   Web Developer/Designer July 2007 -March 2008

• created smaller (4-5 pages) websites to support marketing efforts.
• edited and developed sections of the RedHat.com corporate website.
• used CVS for source control.
• Excellent experience with open source software and Linux operating system.

Inspired-Evolution.com   Independent Web Development and Consulting Contractor August 2005 - Present

• Motricity - (1 month) - Brought in to do edits, and updates to corporate website using XHTML, CSS, Flash and PHP.
• Ulanguzi Creative Strategies (3 months) - Designed and coded standard compliant websites based on Photoshop comps. Created and edited Flash components.
• BuildLinks Inc. (4 months) - Developed and Designed websites for clients using HTML, PHP, CSS, Flash and DreamWeaver.
• George Enterprises (3 months) - Developed and Designed corporate website using web standards, (x) HTML, PHP, CSS and DreamWeaver.
• Ettain Group (2 weeks) - Developed and designed website for a client of Blue Moon Design using web standards, CSS, (x) HTML, PHP, and Photoshop.
• ArtCenter (current, since January 2006) - Taught students web development using Dreamweaver, HTML, and CSS.

Durham Public Schools    Webmaster    February 2004 - June 2005

• Redesigned main school system website using Lotus Domino, CSS and Photoshop.
• Designed and developed individual websites for new schools using Macromedia Dreamweaver, CSS and Adobe Photoshop.
• Designed and maintained, EDLink e-mail newsletters informing the public and parents of DPS news and events.

eGeneralMedical. Inc.    Raleigh, NC    Internet Development Manager    November 2001-February 2004

• Designed and formatted e-commerce websites making them more user friendly and pleasing to the eye utilizing RTML, HTML,CSS, DHTML and Adobe Photoshop.
• Edited and upgraded sites on a daily basis making sure content was up to date, readable and attractive to a potential consumer.
• Initiated and monitored pay per click (PPC) programs such as Google Ad Words and Overture.
• opulated websites with key words to provide effective search engine optimization (SEO) and generate traffic.
• Created logos and slogans for www.allmedstar.com and www.egeneralmedical.com.
• Designed banner ads in Macromedia Fireworks and Flash to attract visitors to sales and promotions.
• Created monthly marketing newsletter in HTML sent out to customers notifying them of new products, specials and health related information.
• Developed a link exchange program, creating hundreds of cross-linking opportunities to increase our Google PageRank.
• Sales, Traffic and Revenue have doubled every year, since I have been the Internet Development Manager.

Vital Source Technologies, Inc.    Raleigh, NC Electronic Documentation Specialist     February 2000 - October 2001

• Edited /formatted and proofread e-publishing documents marked-up via XML using Framemaker and XMetaL.
• Developed courseware materials for Universities to be delivered in CD-ROM format.
• Provided Quality Assurance checks for the VitalBook CD-ROM's.
• Tested new software developed specifically for VitalSource Technologies, Inc.
• Suggested improvements to our end product based on this testing.
• Scanned /color corrected/cropped and edited images for the textbooks/course manuals using Adobe Photoshop.
• Documented all new processes in Microsoft Word for training purposes.
• Trained incoming employees on electronic documentation processes including courseware development and XML editing.

The Mangum Group.    Raleigh, NC    Communications Specialist     March 1997-December 1998

• Writer, designer, photographer and one of the editors of the The Mangum Groups' monthly corporate newsletter, the DreamCatcher.
• Designed and developed corporate website based upon the needs of the department managers.
• Created inter-office flyers and brochures promoting company functions and policies.
• Interviewed Mangum employees for corporate communications content.
• Made suggestions on how to improve corporate communications within the company.

• Certificate in Graphic Design, 1994 the School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC
• BA. Corporate Communications, 1990 Elon University, Elon, NC