Rob Gerlach

Current

• Web Information Architect (Enterprise eBusiness CCG Division) at Thermo Fisher Scientific

Past

• Web Consultant at American Eagle - Armstrong Group of Companies - Pennsylvania Equipment
• Web Developer/Business Analyst at Time Warner Cable
• Lead Programmer/Analyst at Adelphia Communications

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Education

• Adelphia University
• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Recommended

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Connections

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• FREE WEB HOSTING

Rob Gerlach’s Summary

Email: rob_gerlach@yahoo.com

WEB DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT – CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTS
Custom Web Development – Complex Project Management – In House Design / Development – Information Architecture

Senior-level Information Architect, Web Designer and Programmer Analyst with a record of success managing, developing, and designing corporate websites and Intranets utilizing the latest web technologies and standards to impact five million users. Highly organized, smart, and a natural leader skilled working with cross-functional business units to identify issues and design and develop solutions. Adept managing web-related projects/tasks, prioritizing and delegating workload, analyzing web statistics, and advising internal business units.

VALUE OFFERED

- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Information Architecture/User Experience (IA/UX)
- Agile Management Methodology (Scrum)
- Spec documentation development (wire framing/DFDs) and review
- Interaction design/Interface design
- Web Management
- Intranet Development
- Change Management
- Mergers / Acquisitions
- Project Management / Implementation
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Website Analytics Reporting
- Software / Hardware Testing
- Continuous Improvement
- Site Maintenance
- Project Strategy Design
- SOX Compliance

Rob Gerlach’s Specialties:

Programming Languages: HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Javascript, CFML

Development Tools: CMS, Dreamweaver

IA Tools: Axure, Visio, Snagit

Protocol Clients: FTP, SSH

Multimedia: Adobe CS3 (Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver for web design and development, and Acrobat 8 Professional for Adobe PDF workflows); SnagIt screencasting, GIF Animator, SWISH/Flash, WinZip

Rob Gerlach’s Education

• Adelphia University

  Certificate , Management Training Program , 2003 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Management Training Program

• Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

  Bachelor , Communications , 1991 — 1995

  Best Editorial Cartoonist 1994/1995 (Editorial Cartoons) National Competition (Society for Collegiate Journalists); Issued Copyright for "The Life of Bobbin" comic strip (Library of Congress, 1994/1995).

  Activities and Societies:

  PRSSA (Past President, 1994); Society for Collegiate Journalists; Pittsburgh Magazine contributor; Cystic Fibrosis Pittsburgh Chapter.

Additional Information

Rob Gerlach’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Portfolio
• FREE WEB HOSTING

Rob Gerlach’s Interests:

Fishing, biking, traveling, cooking, freelance web design/development, etc.

Rob Gerlach’s Honors:

• Received Time Warner's Total Quality Service Award (TQS/Q3 , 2007);

• Received Time Warner Merit Bonus for outstanding work performance (2007 / 2008);

• Received Adelphia Merit Bonus for outstanding work performance (2003 / 2004 / 2005 / 2006);

• Received RINGDALE Merit Bonus for outstanding work performance (Ringdale, Inc., 1999);

• Received 1st place for Editorial Cartoons in National Competition (Society for Collegiate Journalists, 1995);

• Awarded 3rd place for Editorial Cartoons in National Competition (Society for Collegiate Journalists, 1994);

• Issued Copyright for "The Life of Bobbin" comic strip (Library of Congress, 1994/1995).

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