Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson

Current

• Custom Development Analyst at Democrat and Chronicle
• Owner at Seeker, LLC (Self-employed)

Past

• Administrator at Relicnews
• Web Developer (Intern) at Democrat and Chronicle
• Developer at TarskiTheme.com

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Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Summary

Experienced developer specialising in rapid prototyping and deployment of powerful, user-friendly web applications. Extensive experience in information technology aspects of the medical and newspaper industries.

Available for freelance web development and consulting.

Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Specialties:

PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, social media, Linux server administration, open source content management systems including WordPress and Drupal, Subversion version control

Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Experience

• Custom Development Analyst

  Democrat and Chronicle

  (Public Company; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)

  Responsible for planning and rapid development of revenue and audience growing web sites and applications, as well as internal development projects. Other duties include server administration and helpdesk. Received "Essence Award Champion of the Year" and other awards.

• Owner

  Seeker, LLC (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  August 1998 — Present (11 years 4 months)

  Developed content management systems and other web applications for several medical professional organisations and the Radiology department of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

• Administrator

  Relicnews

  (Computer Games industry)

  1999 — 2008 (9 years )

  One of several administrators overseeing a 40-50 member forum moderation staff. Modifications and maintenance to a large vBulletin forum installation, as well as custom web application coding.

• Web Developer (Intern)

  Democrat and Chronicle

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry)

  May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

  Web developer responsible for selection, development, and deployment of a Drupal-based website targeted at Rochester-area college students. Collaborated with a web designer and a large content team.

• Developer

  TarskiTheme.com

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  February 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 5 months)

  Backend development for the open-source Tarski theme for the WordPress blogging engine and WordPress.com.

Additional Information

Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Interests:

rock climbing, open source, cooking

Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Honors:

Society for Pediatric Radiology
- President's Award

Democrat and Chronicle
- Advertising Partner Outside the Department
- Unsung Hero Essence Award
- Inspire Essence Award
- Rochester Information Center Special Recognition Award
- 2008 Essence Awards Champion of the Year
- Rochester Information Center Leadership / Innovation Award

Chris (ceejayoz) Sternal-Johnson’s Contact Settings

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