Internet Consultant for Web Newbies (Small Businesses and Startups)
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Web Designer and Consultant at Real, Simple, Success.
- Past
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- Consultant at Autodesk, Inc.
- Online Help & Tools Developer (Consultant) at Autodesk
- Developer at StructureDocs (Sole Proprietorship)
- Web Developer at Web Site Pros
- Web Developer at Site Design Online
- Online Help Programmer (Consultant) at WRQ
- Administrative Assistant / Tech at Stone Marraccini Patterson
- Freelance Graphic Designer (Self-employed)
- Administrative Assistant / Graphic Designer at Petersen Consulting
- Education
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- University of California, Santa Cruz
- White Hat Workshops
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Christopher Burbridge’s Summary
I have worked as a freelance graphic designer, a copy editor, a writer, and—for fourteen years—as a computer programmer for the software industry, developing online help systems, websites, relational databases, and custom text processing tools.
In 2005, I started an independent web design and development company, geared toward helping small businesses and startups create a successful presence on the web.
In 2008, I decided to focus exclusively on serving the needs of "web newbies" -- the large body of people who (a) need a website; (b) don't exactly know how to go about getting what they need, and making a success out of it.
I've written The Web Newbie's Success Guide: A 4-Step Process for Achieving Your Internet Goal (free as a download at http://www.RealSimpleSuccess.com), to address the unmet needs of this population.
Christopher Burbridge’s Specialties:
E-commerce design and theory
Zen Cart
PHP
Web application interface (UI) design
WordPress theme design
Content management
Email list management and lead generation
Advanced SEO (search engine optimization) certification from Search Engine Academy
Web application design
Graphic design
Software project management
Software development methodologies
Web server administration and configuration, including Apache, IIS, etc.
Linux, Unix, Windows, and Mac OSX server management
Christopher Burbridge’s Experience
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Web Designer and Consultant
Real, Simple, Success.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
I provide internet consulting for very small businesses and startups. My free e-book, The Web Newbie's Survival Guide: A 4-Step Process for Achieving Your Internet Goal, provides the foundational concepts I espouse for internet success:
* Be REAL about what you need to create NOW,
* Keep it SIMPLE, so you can start getting results IMMEDIATELY,
* So that you can start to see SUCCESS quickly!
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Consultant
Autodesk, Inc.
(Public Company; Internet industry)
1994 — 2006 (12 years)
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Online Help & Tools Developer (Consultant)
Autodesk
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADSK; Information Technology and Services industry)
1994 — 2006 (12 years)
I had many positions at Autodesk, all of them as a consultant. I worked there during the following periods: 1994–95, 1997–99, 2003–2004 (http://www.autodesk.com).
WEB APPLICATIONS
Developed ColdFusion-based Web web applications for online style guide and customer notification program. Installed and configured open source web applications.
DOCUMENT CONVERSION
Developed process to convert FrameMaker documentation from unstructured to structured format, using Frame processes along with extensive custom Perl scripts.
ONLINE HELP DEVELOPMENT
Designed, coded, and tested online Help for 8 products, using RoboHelp and custom tools that I built. Developed custom conversion tools for online help using Visual Basic, Perl. Served as technical resource for company on all issues of Help development. -
Developer
StructureDocs (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 1994 — December 2006 (12 years 10 months)
Automation tools and data conversions for technical publications teams and others. Specialties include: XML data modeling, XSLT stylesheet development, fast data conversion using XSH, and rapid tools development in Perl (http://createwhoyouare.net/structuredocs/).
Developed processes to convert unstructured documents (HTML, FrameMaker, Word) to XML, compliant with a variety of data models, using XSH, XSLT, Perl. Cut conversion time and cost for legacy documentation by around 75%, saving over $80,000. -
Web Developer
Web Site Pros
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; WSPI; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2000 — August 2000 (6 months)
When I worked for Web Site Pros, it was one of several hundred startups in the South of Market area of San Francisco, during the dot-com boomb. They actually survived! By closing their San Francisco office, and relocating to Florida (http://www.websitepros.com/).
I was part of the development team, and worked on a defect tracking database, as well as being a technical "liason" between the development team and the marketing team during the release of various "product offerings". I got to code in vi, learn how to administer an Apache and a MySQL server, and lots of other things. -
Web Developer
Site Design Online
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
December 1999 — June 2000 (7 months)
A small web site design and development company, I developed site architecture, technologies, and processes, using Linux, MySQL, Perl, and Apache. I developed realty membership email notification system based on multiple user preferences.
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Online Help Programmer (Consultant)
WRQ
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
October 1996 — April 1997 (7 months)
I was hired to produce online help systems. In addition to producing online help, I coded, maintained, and documented automation tools for other help authors (http://wrq.com/).
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Administrative Assistant / Tech
Stone Marraccini Patterson
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
April 1993 — March 1994 (1 year)
In addition to performing administrative tasks, I created a company-wide style guide using Windows online help, provided support for all aspects of computer installation, application use, optimization, and programmed, designed, and implemented Access databases for company record tracking.
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Freelance Graphic Designer
Self-employed
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)
1990 — 1993 (3 years)
Produced print materials for a variety of clients, including books, instructional overheads, diagrams, forms, and brochures, using PageMaker, Illustrator, Freehand, and other applications.
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Administrative Assistant / Graphic Designer
Petersen Consulting
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Legal Services industry)
February 1991 — May 1991 (4 months)
Produced documents in a hgih-pressure environment, including display graphics, diagrams, charts, and installed and optimized company computer systems.
Christopher Burbridge’s Education
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University of California, Santa Cruz
Modern Society and Social Thought , Anthropology, History, Economics, Social Theory, German , 1988 — 1991
ModSoc was an interndisciplinary social science major that was based around a core curriculum of social theory and economics courses, and allowed you to take lots of courses in Anthropology, History, Economics, and so on, as part of the program. It was a great program. I loved it.
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White Hat Workshops
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Christopher Burbridge’s Interests:
self-development, enlightenment, growth, creating a wonderful world, small-business marketing, personal development, leisure cycling, architecture, sustainable building and design, lanuages, creative ideas
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