Crystal Nolen

Current

Web Developer at Richmond Public Schools
President/Web Design & Online Marketing Specialist at Acclaimed Web Development & Online Marketing

Past

Senior Business Analyst at Wachovia Securities
Web Designer/Programmer/Analyst (Contractor) at ManTech IS&T
InfoMAX Content Coordinator/Web Developer (Contractor) at Wachovia Securities

Project Manager/Web Developer (Freelance) at Mahloy Web Development
Pay-per-click Manager/Web Developer at NetSearch Direct
Webmaster at The Toy Shoppe
Website Interface Systems Specialist at Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center
Director, Web Development at Advanced Networks, Inc.
Online Consultant/Webmaster at CNU Online, Christopher Newport University

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Education

Christopher Newport University
nansemond river high school

Recommended

11 people have recommended Crystal

Connections

135 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Crystal Nolen’s Summary

Results-oriented, fast-paced e-marketing and web development professional with eleven years of HTML experience, nine years of professional website design and development experience and more than eight years in internet marketing. Experienced in email marketing, project management, IT hardware and software trouble shooting, quality assurance (QA) testing, setting up shopping carts, and interacting with clients in an agency environment. Excels at creating websites using table-less layouts and standards-complaint, semantically correct XHTML and CSS code.

Managed large, retail, classic ASP website with approximately 3,500 products, IT vendors, hosting, DNS, junior web designers, projects developed by myself and other developers, and maintained as many as 120 websites at one time. Major strengths include strong leadership and communication skills, great team player, capable of working independently without much supervision, and excellent organizational skills. Continued to learn and grow in the last year and gain further experience by working on a large corporate, financial services intranet and a federal, 508 accessibilities-compliant website and intranet.

Crystal Nolen’s Specialties:

website design, website development, email design, email marketing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, pay-per-click, IT management, website management, project management, 508 accessibility standards, usability standards

Crystal Nolen’s Experience

Web Developer

Richmond Public Schools

(Government Administration industry)

October 2009 — Present (3 months)

Redesign Richmond Public Schools website using semantically correct xhtml, css and javascript.

Use new technologies such as jquery to create a dynamic website for the district.

Tools used: xhtml, css, javascript, jquery, suckerfish menus, jquery image slider, google calendar, dreamweaver cs4 and photoshop cs4.
President/Web Design & Online Marketing Specialist

Acclaimed Web Development & Online Marketing

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2009 — Present (11 months)

- Design marketing materials for the business, including websites, brochures, business cards, and more.
- Develop websites for small businesses throughout the US.
- Provide search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM)/pay-per-click (PPC) campaigns, social media marketing, and email marketing services to my clients.
- Produce print marketing materials for small businesses.
- Setup blogs for my business and my customers.
Senior Business Analyst

Wachovia Securities

(Public Company; WFC; Financial Services industry)

September 2008 — February 2009 (6 months)

Migrate content from legacy servers to the new Documentum Web Publishing System. Document errors and issues found within Documentum. Work with programmers and Analysts to resolve program errors.
Web Designer/Programmer/Analyst (Contractor)

ManTech IS&T

(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MANT; Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2008 — August 2008 (5 months)

As the web designer for the Defense Commissary Agency, I updated content on a weekly basis, designed banners and other graphics to enhance the website, and adviced my manager on website usability standards and email marketing techniques.
InfoMAX Content Coordinator/Web Developer (Contractor)

Wachovia Securities

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WB; Financial Services industry)

September 2007 — April 2008 (8 months)

Posted emerging news items and announcements to the intranet homepages for all business channels on a daily basis. Performed daily maintenance of Intranet sites across all business channels. Provided technical support to content creators and internal clients throughout the firm. Monitored adherence to the Intranet styles and standards. Offered hands-on help around the legacy intranet and new content management web publishing system. Manually recreated Intranet sites within the new content management system and updated flash banners. Performed Quality Assurance (QA) testing of Documentum content management system.
Project Manager/Web Developer (Freelance)

Mahloy Web Development

(Internet industry)

December 2002 — November 2007 (5 years )

Managed sites designed by overseas developers and maintained over 120 websites. Developed template-based websites. Managed server reseller accounts, hosting, and DNS for all websites. Advised company owner on all aspects of website development and hosting. Customized Miva Merchant for our e-commerce customers. Utilized HTML, CSS, Javascript, Adobe Photoshop CS, Adobe Imageready CS, Adobe Illustrator 10, Homesite +, Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, Microsoft Office 2000, CGI, WinSCP, Putty, and Miva Merchant 4.1, 4.22, and 5.
Pay-per-click Manager/Web Developer

NetSearch Direct

(Information Technology and Services industry)

April 2007 — August 2007 (5 months)

Managed and optimized pay-per-click campaigns in Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Ad Center. Passed the tests to become a Google Certified Professional and a Yahoo! Search Marketing Ambassador. Redesigned websites and landing pages to resolve usability issues and maximize user conversions. Assisted in planning the structure, processes and pricing for a web development department within the company. Made web design recommendations to interns creating sites using Joomla. Used Google Analytics to measure conversions and ROI and trained co-workers using and setting up Google Analytics.
Webmaster

The Toy Shoppe

(Retail industry)

October 2005 — April 2007 (1 year 7 months)

Managed large, retail, classic ASP website with approximately 3,500 products and all IT vendors, issues and projects. Re-designed e-commerce website as it appeared in April 2007. Merchandised the website for maximum sales throughout the year and coordinated the addition of hundreds of new products to the website each year. Designed and developed email newsletters and managed the email marketing program. Learned to use legacy, DOS mail order management program and Pitney Bowes SmartMailer to create mailing lists for direct mail catalogs and fliers. Managed the development of a new, customized Mail Order Management software program. Used search engine optimization (seo) and pay-per-click (ppc) optimization to increase traffic to the site.
Website Interface Systems Specialist

Virginia Electronic Commerce Technology Center

(Information Technology and Services industry)

February 2001 — June 2005 (4 years 5 months)

Consulted with large Virginia corporations on how to improve their sites and designed sites for Whitley's Peanut, Hampton Roads Small Business Development Center, Northampton County, VA, Retail Merchants Association of Tidewater and many others. Redesigned and maintained the VECTEC website as it appeared in June 2005. Taught HTML, CSS and Internet Design classes. Mentored a high school student for the New Horizons Regional Education Center Governor's School For Science and Technology in 2001-2002.
Director, Web Development

Advanced Networks, Inc.

(Information Technology and Services industry)

May 2000 — February 2001 (10 months)

- Created layouts and graphics for websites & maintained over 100 business websites.
- Supervised and trained part-time entry-level web and graphic designers.
- Utilized Internet Marketing techniques to promote clients' websites.
Online Consultant/Webmaster

CNU Online, Christopher Newport University

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

March 1999 — September 2000 (1 year 7 months)

Assisted CNU Online students through technical help line and taught training classes for distance education software, WebCT. Built and updated websites for CNU departments including: CNU Online, English Department, The Office of Career and Counseling Services, and The Office of Sponsored Programs.

Crystal Nolen’s Education

Christopher Newport University

1996 — 2001
nansemond river high school

1992 — 1996

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Crystal Nolen’s Interests:

web design, website templates, web hosting, website maintenance, web standards, e-commerce, search engine marketing, search engine optimization, email marketing, online marketing, dog shows, dog training, dog rescue, boxers, welsh springer spaniels, golden retrievers, doberman pinschers, tae kwon do