Beth Riggle Ruths

Current

Sole Owner/ Senior Web Developer/Consultant at Alpha and Omega By Design

Past

Administrative Assistant at MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, Inc.
Programming/Quality Control at Coin Phone Management Company
Application Developer at SHPS

Technical Consultant at SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)
Database Support Technician at SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)
Data Entry Clerk at SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)
Production Assistant at The Cobb Group
Intern at The Tribune (New Albany, IN)
News Director (WTUC) /Assistant Media Coordinator at Taylor University (work/study program)
Announcer/Music Director at Lawrenceville Broadcasting Company
Announcer/News Reporter at Vincennes University

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Education

Taylor University
Vincennes University

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Beth Riggle Ruths’s Summary

Independent web developer with experience in corporate application development. Particularly interested in assisting individuals, small businesses and churches develop their online presence to further their ministry opportunities.

Beth Riggle Ruths’s Specialties:

XML, HTML, JavaScript, usability, CSS, WYSIWYG layout tools

Beth Riggle Ruths’s Experience

Sole Owner/ Senior Web Developer/Consultant

Alpha and Omega By Design

(Internet industry)

2002 — Present (7 years)

Sole Owner/Senior Web Developer/Consultant

Alpha And Omega By Design is a Chicago-based independent web design and development firm dedicated to working with individuals and small businesses. With a strong commitment to ethical, professional and timely service, we strive to complete all work within the contractual timetable and to our customers' satisfaction.

Quite simply, our mission is to exceed your expectations!

Our Web Designs and Computer Solutions services allow you the freedom to focus on other aspects of building your business, organization or hobby.

Alpha And Omega By Design accepts projects from individuals as well as contractors.
Administrative Assistant

MEDIQUS Asset Advisors, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Financial Services industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year)

• Responsible for client correspondence, auditing of trade tickets and general office tasks.
Programming/Quality Control

Coin Phone Management Company

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

2004 — 2005 (1 year)

• Built and maintained rate/programming files that were downloaded to pay phones at client locations
• Created and maintained Microsoft Access databases that included user defined queries and Visual Basic code
• Assisted service department with calls from field technicians by troubleshooting pay phone software and hardware issues
• Developed and implemented procedural documentation for programming/quality control position
Application Developer

SHPS

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

1999 — 2003 (4 years)

• Developed and supported Visual Basic applications for COBRA clients
• Supported SQL Server/web for COBRA client accounts
• Supported Clip 3270 (TTP) code for COBRA Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system
Technical Consultant

SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

1994 — 1998 (4 years)

• Authored technical specifications used by several client service teams to upload annual open enrollment re-rates via Clip 3270 (TTP) to Tesseract mainframe platform
• Created and maintained client documentation for BPA and COBRA plan designs
• Created documentation and trained four technical consultants in case set up on Tesseract mainframe as well as creating documentation and conducting general database training classes for customer service representatives using Tesseract mainframe for three annual open enrollment periods
• Developed and implemented Visual Basic macros in MS Word and Excel which automated Tesseract table entry processing
Database Support Technician

SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

1992 — 1994 (2 years)
Data Entry Clerk

SHPS (formerly Prudential Service Bureau)

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

1990 — 1992 (2 years)
Production Assistant

The Cobb Group

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Publishing industry)

1988 — 1990 (2 years)
Intern

The Tribune (New Albany, IN)

(Newspapers industry)

June 1987 — August 1987 (3 months)
News Director (WTUC) /Assistant Media Coordinator

Taylor University (work/study program)

(Higher Education industry)

1984 — 1987 (3 years)
Announcer/Music Director

Lawrenceville Broadcasting Company

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1981 — 1984 (3 years)
Announcer/News Reporter

Vincennes University

(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

1980 — 1981 (1 year)

Beth Riggle Ruths’s Education

Taylor University

Bachelor of Arts , Mass Communications , 1984 — 1987

Activities and Societies:

Taylor University Chorale, WTUC (radio), Puck in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
Vincennes University

Associate of Science , Broadcast Production Technology , 1980 — 1981

Activities and Societies:

WVUB (radio), WVUT (television), WROK (radio)

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Beth Riggle Ruths’s Interests:

Music, singing, writing, reading about politics, Russian or European history, working out and running, new tech toys and all things social media, travel (cruises), pro football (Da' Bears, The Pack, Colts, Eagles), college football (Buckeyes) and college basketball (University of Louisville Cardinals, University of Kentucky Wildcats).