Bronwen Aker

Current

• Web Development Manager at Final Draft, Inc.
• PSR / Community Services Web Admin at Orange County Sheriff's Department
• Instructor at Glendale Community College

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Past

• Instructor at Soft-Train, Inc.
• Owner at Br0nw3n
• SEO Analyst/Strategist at Aquent

• Web Design & eCommerce Instructor at Learning Tree University
• Planetarium Lecturer at Griffith Observatory
• Webmaster at Cyberg8t Internet Services

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Bronwen Aker’s Summary

Over 15 years experience in web design and development, first as a hobbyist then as a professional. Cross-platform compatible, Mac, PC, whatever... Have worked front and back end of the Internet. Skilled with Adobe Creative Suite through CS3, and Microsoft Office Suite through 2007. Can work with little supervision but enjoy collaborative environments.

Over 20 years public speaking experience. Gave over 500 public presentations while at Griffith Observatory, not including informal talks or press interviews. Ten years experience as a computer applications technical trainer serving companies and educational facilities in Southern California.

Bronwen Aker’s Specialties:

Web: Search engine optimization (SEO), content management (CMS), developing cross-browser/platform stable sites.

Training: Translating techno-babble for non-geeks.

Bronwen Aker’s Experience

• Web Development Manager

  Final Draft, Inc.

  (Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

  October 2009 — Present (2 months)

• PSR / Community Services Web Admin

  Orange County Sheriff's Department

  (Government Agency; Law Enforcement industry)

  May 2002 — Present (7 years 7 months)

  Part of High Tech Services Reserve Unit (HTSRU). Provide technical assistance to OCSD departments and/or divisions for a wide variety of computer related tasks. Past projects have included desktop publishing, web content management, and support of other units through creating or modification of public relations materials.
  
  Current tasking: Community Services Division Blog. The site uses PHP/mySQL for the dynamic content, and CSS for styles and formatting. Official Title: Site Administrator. Ongoing tasks include content management services, supervision of content contributors, hosting and related server administration.
  
  http://www.ocsdcsd.org/

• Instructor

  Glendale Community College

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 1999 — Present (10 years 6 months)

  Contract technical trainer for Community Services Education (CSE) specializing in beginning to intermediate applications technologies. Current class offerings include Microsoft Office Suite, basic Windows skills, Adobe InDesign, and digital photography. Classes taught on weekends at the Garfield Campus.

• Instructor

  Soft-Train, Inc.

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  April 2009 — September 2009 (6 months)

  Conduct computer-related classes for Soft-Train clients. Provide training and support to clients with varying levels of technical skills, ranging from novice to intermediate to advanced. Subject matter includes Microsoft Office Suite and individual applications, Adobe Creative Suite, and web related technologies.

• Owner

  Br0nw3n

  (Internet industry)

  June 1999 — April 2009 (9 years 11 months)

  Internet consultation. Provide wide range of Internet services, from web hosting to web design, content management (CMS), analytics, search engine optimization (SEO), software installation and customization for dynamic websites, search engine submission and position tracking, plus other development and/or maintenance functions.
  
  Additional activities include technical training for everything from basic computer skills to Microsoft Office programs to the Adobe Creative Suite to HTML and web-related technologies and marketing strategies. Client list includes individuals, small businesses, corporations and government agencies.

• SEO Analyst/Strategist

  Aquent

  (Privately Held; Staffing and Recruiting industry)

  August 2008 — February 2009 (7 months)

  Assignment: Irwin Naturals
  
  * Engage in comprehensive SEO/online marketing assessment and corrective strategies.
  * Determine search engine placement for commercial and direct response domains.
  * Track trends, identify weaknesses in current sites.
  * Reevaluate key words and phrases for company products, industry conventions and customer profiles.
  * Modify existing code to enhance search engine compatibility.
  * Coordinate with in-house and 3rd party personnel for maintenance and improvement of existing web presence(s).
  * Create viral marketing channels: YouTube, Blogs.
  * Create new copy, capture or edit existing resources for new online channels.
  * Supervise development of new online shopping cart. Determine needs for: Analytics, Branding, CMS, Credit card pre-auth and processing, Database, EDI, Fulfillment, Hosting, Page Templates.
  * Coordinate with in-house and 3rd party personnel for selection of service providers and/or vendors for new web properties.

• Web Design & eCommerce Instructor

  Learning Tree University

  (Higher Education industry)

  August 1999 — May 2002 (2 years 10 months)

  Taught web design, development, scripting, e-commerce, and related classes for certification programs. Classes on specific applications taught in both Mac and PC labs. Applications included Dreamweaver & Photoshop. Web technologies included HTML, JavaScript, Optimizing Images for Web Use.

• Planetarium Lecturer

  Griffith Observatory

  (Museums and Institutions industry)

  May 1992 — May 1998 (6 years 1 month)

  Conduct live multimedia lectures and demonstrations using Zeiss planetarium projector, video and slide projection systems, and audio tracks. Over 500 public presentations given, not including informal talks or press interviews. Subject matter included astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, geology, geophysics, gravitational theory, and pretty much anything that people asked relating to science and/or space.

• Webmaster

  Cyberg8t Internet Services

  (Internet industry)

  September 1995 — November 1997 (2 years 3 months)

  Created original web sites, individual pages, and graphics for advertising and commercial clients for use on the Internet.
  Oversaw all aspects of web development and maintenance of “in-house” web site and sites for commercial clients. Provided technical support via e-mail, telephone, and one-on-one conferences regarding TCP/IP issues, e-mail use, web browsing, FTP protocols and introductory web page development. Developed and presented original course materials instructing clients in the use of assorted Internet functions and software applications.

Additional Information

Bronwen Aker’s Interests:

astronomy, science fiction, new technologies, travel, archeology, ancient history, dogs, hiking, wilderness preservation

Bronwen Aker’s Groups:

Fifty-Fifty Leadership, National Family Caregivers Association

•    TechRepublic
•    Search Engine Land
•    SearchEngineWatch.com Forums
•    CMS User Group
•    Adobe Dreamweaver Group

Bronwen Aker’s Honors:

Presidential Volunteer Service Award, Silver
Awarded October 23, 2008 in recognition of services performed as a member of the Orange County Sheriff’s Department High Tech Services Reserve Unit.

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