Web Editor at AAOMS and Internet Consultant
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Web Editor at AAOMS
- Freelance Web Developer at Web Ninja (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Customer Service Representative at Old Republic Credit Services
- CIM Team Member at Nuveen Investments
- Webmaster at Ensim Corporation
- Education
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- Oakton Community College
- Columbia College Chicago
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Mike Aparicio’s Summary
I have been making websites since 1994. I am self-taught and continue to stay on top of trends, standards and techniques. My first website, Mikey's Chicago Bulls Page, appeared in several magazines and newspapers and was named one of PC Computing's Top 1001 Websites of 1996. I went on to develop several other basketball-related sites before landing my first professional job as webmaster at Ensim. Since then I have expanded my skill set tremendously and continue to put my expertise to work at AAOMS and as a freelance developer. Ideally, I would like to work within a team of web workers with diverse skills that I could collaborate with and learn from instead of being "the web guy".
Mike Aparicio’s Specialties:
Web design and development using HTML, CSS, PHP and MySQL. Creation of custom content management solutions to enable end users with no experience to edit and maintain web content. Committed to developing sites using web standards to improve accessibility and scalability. Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Mike Aparicio’s Experience
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Web Editor
AAOMS
(Non-Profit; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
December 2005 — Present (3 years 8 months)
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the company website. Re-designed the entire website from scratch. Developed and implemented a custom content management system for organizing news and events enabling automatic expiration of content and enhanced navigation. Re-wrote Find an OMS system from scratch, combining member database with a zip code database and embedded Google maps. Developed numerous web applications for collaboration between staff and members. Developed an online membership application with numerous web-based administrative capabilities. Edited and produced e-mail communications to membership. Eliminated dependence on third-party applications by developing custom solutions in-house. Analyzed web statistics (Google Analytics) and made recommendations for improving content and SEO. Provided same-day turnaround for most content update requests.
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Freelance Web Developer
Web Ninja (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2001 — Present (8 years 1 month)
Providing web design and development services to small businesses and individual entrepreneurs. Specializing in developing custom content management systems for clients to maintain their own web content. Developing custom scripts for storing and displaying data, including calendars, statistics, forums, surveys and more. Development of custom e-commerce solutions using PayPal. Providing SEO analysis and web stats implementation and analysis. Assisting clients with domain registration and hosting setup. Committed to developing sites using web standards.
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Customer Service Representative
Old Republic Credit Services
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)
April 2004 — December 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Provided phone support to customers in the mortgage industry. Advised customers and end consumers on the effects of various account information on credit reports. Worked with processing team to verify credit report information. Consistently handled 60-100 calls per day in a timely and courteous manner. Developed a high level of understanding about credit and credit reporting.
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CIM Team Member
Nuveen Investments
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Financial Services industry)
2002 — 2003 (1 year)
Assisted in maintenance and upkeep of large CRM database. Contacted customers to verify information and eliminate duplicate records from database. Transitioned data from an old, proprietary database to an Onyx CRM database.
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Webmaster
Ensim Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
July 2000 — June 2001 (1 year)
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the company website and intranet. Produced HTML pages from conceptual mock ups provided by marketing department. Worked with several departments to develop content consistent with company marketing strategy. Produced and edited company e-mail newsletter. Developed custom Perl scripts to automate parts of the website.
Mike Aparicio’s Education
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Oakton Community College
AA , Liberal Arts , 2005 — 2006
Completed Associate's for transfer to four-year school to complete Bachelor's degree.
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Columbia College Chicago
Sports Journalism 1997 — 1999
Studied print and broadcast journalism with a focus on sports. Classes included copy writing, news reporting, on-camera reporting, studio production, video editing, radio play-by-play. Interned at Fox 32 Chicago in the sports department.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Computer Science 1993 — 1994
Additional Information
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Mike Aparicio’s Interests:
basketball
Mike Aparicio’s Groups:
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Web Standards Design + Development
Mike Aparicio’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
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- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
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