Publisher at DrinksAreOnMe.net
Greater Boston Area
- Current
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- Publisher at Drinks Are On Me
- Freelance Internet Developer at DaleJCruse.com
- Past
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- Web Design Team Lead at Federal Reserve Bank, Boston
- Web Designer and Developer at Massachusetts Hospital Association
- Instructional Technology Project Manager at Houghton Mifflin
- Designer and Front-End Developer at Knowledge Strategies Group
- Producer at CBS News.com
- Public Affairs Specialist at U.S. Military Academy at West Point
- Public Affairs Specialist at U.S. Army
- Education
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- Ball State University
- Indiana University
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Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Summary
For more than a decade, I have been an extremely motivated and enthusiastic website developer focused on high-profile, accessible, web-standard compliant projects.
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Specialties:
Writing, editing, web development, wine tasting.
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Experience
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Publisher
Drinks Are On Me
(Wine and Spirits industry)
September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)
Write and publish weblog devoted to love of wine and food.
* DrinksAreOnMe.net - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Google Analytics, RSS, Google Friend Connect, Amazon API, some PHP -
Freelance Internet Developer
DaleJCruse.com
(Internet industry)
August 2000 — Present (9 years 4 months)
Used web standards to develop websites for clients including:
www.foxconnect.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery Tools, Magento, some PHP
www.virginmobileusa.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Google Analytics
www.athenahealth.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery
www.troquetboston.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, OpenTable API, Google Maps, Google Analytics
www.crowdfusion.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Analytics, Google API
www.supereco.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Google Analytics
www.correcte2.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, Google AdWords, Google Analytics
www.campharborviewfoundation.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS
www.libertymutual.com - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Mootools
www.law.msu.edu - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
www.mass.gov - Technologies used: Photoshop, HTML, CSS, Interwoven TeamSite -
Web Design Team Lead
Federal Reserve Bank, Boston
(Government Agency; Public Policy industry)
August 2007 — October 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Led corporate Intranet redesign utilizing web standards, best practices, usability, and accessibility. Managed nine person web production and design team to completely transform how The Fed communicates internally electronically. Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Dojo, Ajax, IBM WebSphere Portal, RSS, Interwoven TeamSite.
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Web Designer and Developer
Massachusetts Hospital Association
(Non-Profit; Hospital & Health Care industry)
December 2006 — August 2007 (9 months)
Led website redesign and recoding effort using web standard technologies. Developed and executed online communications strategies.
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Instructional Technology Project Manager
Houghton Mifflin
(Privately Held; Publishing industry)
October 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 3 months)
Organized all facets of the development and delivery of instructional technology for diverse students. Coordinated the development of content and media elements. First Houghton Mifflin site to utilize web standards. Work featured by Macromedia for outstanding web accessibility.
www.eduplace.com/rdg/sv - Technologies used: Photoshop, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript -
Designer and Front-End Developer
Knowledge Strategies Group
(Internet industry)
December 1999 — July 2000 (8 months)
Bloomingdale’s website featured in Jeffrey Zeldman’s book "Taking Your Talent To The Web.”
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Producer
CBS News.com
(Public Company; CBS; Broadcast Media industry)
April 1999 — November 1999 (8 months)
Lead editor of SciTech section of highly trafficked broadcast news website. Produced high profile, timely news stories and interactive web elements within aggressive one-hour deadlines.
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Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Military Academy at West Point
(Military industry)
November 1998 — March 1999 (5 months)
Wrote and edited news articles for campus military newspaper and website. Named Outstanding U.S. Army Writer.
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Public Affairs Specialist
U.S. Army
(Government Agency; Military industry)
May 1995 — October 1998 (3 years 6 months)
Wrote and edited news stories, press releases, and photos to the official U.S. Army website. Wrote, edited, published and distributed military newspaper to field troops. Photographer for then-President Bill Clinton during official visit to Bosnia and Croatia.
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Education
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Ball State University
symphonic instruments, jazz studies 1989 — 1993
student of Jared Rodin
- Activities and Societies:
- Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, Trombone Choir, Trombone Quartet, Symphony Orchestra, Marching Band
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Indiana University
music, trombone September 1988 — December 1988
student of Edwin Anderson
- Activities and Societies:
- Concert Band, Trombone Choir
Additional Information
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Websites:
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Interests:
The web, new technology, wine, darts, photography, music, New York Yankees
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Groups:
National Association of Photoshop Professionals, Graphic Artists Guild. Electronic Frontier Foundation, Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Ball State University Alumni Association (Official) -
Refresh - Promoting design, technology,and usability. -
An Event Apart -
Web Standards Design + Development -
WITS Wine Industry Technology Symposium -
Build Guild -
Academy of Wine Communications
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Honors:
Work featured by Macromedia as an example of outstanding web accessibility. Work featured in Taking Your Talent To The Web by Jeffrey Zeldman. Named Outstanding U.S. Army Writer.
Dale Cruse - dale.cruse@gmail.com’s Contact Settings
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