Kaya Casper

Current

Web Developer at Ascentive Software
Web Developer at KCMI

Past

Web Developer at Palace Travel
Web Developer at Screendreamer

Education

Lincoln Technical Institute
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark

Recommended

2 people have recommended Kaya

Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Kaya Casper’s Summary

Web Developer with more than 8 years of professional experience planning, specifying, developing and maintaining a wide spectrum of database driven websites and web based software. Extensive experience with XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Classic ASP, PHP 4/5, my/SQL (LAMP), Dreamweaver, and Photoshop.

Strong proficiency in PPC campaigns including keyword research, setup, and management via Google Adwords. Custom HTML email design and deployment via Constant Contact. Microsite development, content writing, press release distribution, and other online marketing techniques.

Familiarity with WordPress and Joomla installation, customization, and administration.

Kaya Casper’s Specialties:

PHP, mySQL, Project Management

Kaya Casper’s Experience

Web Developer

Ascentive Software

(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Developing new modules and modifications for internal Enterprise Management System in PHP/mySQL. Working in a LAMP environment using Zend Framework, PEAR, and Smarty. Version control using Subversion (SVN) via command line and/or GUI. Project and resource management in a distributed development team. Interfacing with marketing and customer service teams throughout the development process. Full project life cycle from requirements gathering and specification through development and deployment.
Web Developer

KCMI

(Information Technology and Services industry)

1999 — Present (10 years )
Web Developer

Palace Travel

(Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

September 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 4 months)

Designed and developed primary corporate sites and topical microsites in PHP. Built PHP/mySQL infrastructure to deliver website content dynamically across all web properties. Redesigned website interfaces using Photoshop, HTML, and CSS. Improved load time, usability, and browser compatibility. Restructured and managed Google Adwords advertising. Scheduled, created and delivered promotional HTML emails.
Web Developer

Screendreamer

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

December 2001 — October 2005 (3 years 11 months)

Developed specifications, designed, developed and rolled out custom-built projects for high level clients using PHP/ASP and SQL integration. Customized proprietary web based software for a range of clients using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, ASP, and SQL. Worked with graphic designers to convert artwork to web-ready format. Created and monitored Google Adwords campaigns. Wrote search engine optimized content for client websites.

Kaya Casper’s Education

Lincoln Technical Institute

Certificate , Computer Programming , 2000 — 2001
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-Newark

Dual BA , Biology / Women's Studies , 1995 — 1999