
Racine, Wisconsin Web developer
Greater Milwaukee Area

Racine, Wisconsin Web developer
Greater Milwaukee Area
Racine, Wisconsin-based media professional skilled in organizing and presenting information. I enjoy using amazing tools to shape and deliver stories and messages.
Small business Web design and website optimization, information gathering and organization, outlining, writing, editing, graphic design and layout, HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, scripting.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
March 1996 — Present (13 years 10 months)
Design, create, maintain, upgrade, and redesign small business websites and landing pages for clients predominantly in Milwaukee-Racine-Kenosha-Chicago corridor. Present client products and services quickly, clearly, and credibly. Configure hosting, design layout, tune navigation, create graphics, research keywords for SEO (search engine optimization), optimize headlines and copy, design forms, write scripts, and create Flash and multimedia content to maximize user experience and customer conversion.
(Public Company; CBS; Broadcast Media industry)
September 2001 — December 2008 (7 years 4 months)
Design and manage real-time, Web-based system to monitor news, check facts, and share research among all staff of popular Chicago radio talk show. Monitor other broadcast media and Internet sources to cull breaking news and trending topics. Be conversant with a broad range of current events and general knowledge for frequent on-air contribution. Coordinate and route information between other staff off-air. Serve as occasional fill-in personality and newscaster. Travel with show for remote broadcasts from tourist destinations; meet and greet listeners and sponsors.
(Broadcast Media industry)
September 1993 — September 1994 (1 year 1 month)
Plan, produce, and host evening radio talk show and weekend morning music show for Kenosha, Wisconsin's AM station. Find and schedule guests, prepare interviews and newscasts, host the show and deliver newscasts, operate mixing board, screen phone calls, select music, play and log advertising, take transmitter readings, secure prize merchandise for on-air giveaways.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 1989 — September 1993 (4 years 9 months)
Serve as board operator and local newscaster during NPR network programming on Kenosha-Racine public station. Host classical music programming; produce and host weekend music show. Monitor and broadcast news, NPR advisories/forward promotion, and local weather. Produce and record programming for later airing, take transmitter readings, assist reading program volunteers and student broadcasters. Host on-air fund-raising; process contributor data and mailing lists.
(Broadcast Media industry)
April 1989 — September 1989 (6 months)
Manage AM music station broadcasting across Lake County from inside Six Flags theme park at Gurnee, Illinois. Hire and supervise all air staff, program the music rotation, schedule advertising, oversee all on-site operations, host a daily air shift. Integrate content from affiliated station WGN Radio, including traffic reports and guest segments by WGN personalities.
(Broadcast Media industry)
October 1982 — January 1986 (3 years 4 months)
Write, edit, produce, and host a daily sponsored feature segment recapping the popular ABC daytime drama for the #1 afternoon drive show in Chicago radio. Engage in entertaining conversation and humor daily before and after the segment. Appear at sponsored 'All My Children' parties and live concert events.
Racine, Kenosha, Milwaukee, Chicago, Web development, Web design, graphic design, media, small business, advertising, marketing, photography, website optimization, SEO, guitar, music, food, cooking, dining, gardening, cycling, history, mythology, maps