Independent Information Technology and Services Professional
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
Independent Information Technology and Services Professional
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
I am a self-taught, self-designing freelance contractor in the IT and web business. I have been involved in computing since 1997 and have experience in computer hardware networking, operating systems, design, and web development. All software and programming expertise was self-taught and I have contracted services to Launch 3 Telecommunication since approximately 2003.
I am currently attending the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota majoring in Management Information Systems and in addition to pursuing personal goals, also work at the Student Unions & Activities department as a student web designer. In my time there I took on the new project to create and implement a brand new template. I have also developed knowledge in standards-based and accessibility web design.
Hardware Proficiencies:
* Demonstrated expertise using Microsoft Windows: 98, 2000, XP, 2003, and Vista.
* Experience in networking between multiple types of systems.
* Building and troubleshooting of hardware systems.
Extensive knowledge of:
* ASP.NET, VB.NET, AJAX, XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, SQL Server
* Office suite
* Adobe Suite: Photoshop, Premier, AfterEffects, Encore, Audition, ImageReady, InDesign.
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2006 — Present (2 years)
* Increase visibility and accessibility by developing, implementing, and maintaining new department-wide template system
* Develop more efficient and improved accessibility features for department and Student Union websites
* Update and maintain dozens of Student Union client web pages in retail, business, and marketing capacities
* Communicate with clients and supervisors to maintain department efficiency
Technologies Used: PHP, MySQL, AJAX, Photoshop, Illustrator, Unix-based systems, XHTML, CSS, and Standards-Based Web Design Practices
Website: http://www.sua.umn.edu/
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2003 — Present (5 years 7 months)
* Develop and design original websites and website templates for clients using latest technology available
* Provide specialized support in developing forum templates, improving search engine optimization, strengthening online marketing, and creating databases
* Create custom original computer art design of logos and advertising media
* Program and develop web applications and web services using a multitude of web programming languages such as ASP.NET, JavaScript, and XML.
Torrent Typhoon
(http://www.torrenttyphoon.com)
* AJAX and ASP.NET 2 technology to provide real-time, threaded search of external directory websites.
[Ext.] Hardware Proficiencies:
* Familiarity with Linux, Unix, and Mac OSX/Leopard.
[Ext.] Extensive knowledge of:
* Familarity with C#, PHP, Python, Perl, CGI, and Java.
* Microsoft Office 2007/2003/XP/2000/97 suites
* Adobe Suite: Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, and Flash CS3.
* Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 and 2008
* TextMate
2006 — 2010 (expected)
Management of Information Systems, Entrepreneurial Management, 2006 — 2010 (expected)
Created website for Undergraduate Women in Business, in the process of creating website for BAM and UMN Waterski and Wakeboarding Team
Project management, information systems, new technology, video games, computing, web design, web development, literature
Club MIS, BAM
Honors Emerging Leadership Program (2008)
Carlson Upper Division Honors (2008)
Dean’s List (2007)
Lighthouse Program: Teaching and mentoring gifted kids (Intermittently, Fall 2006)
National Honor Society (Sept 2004 – May 2006)
Gold Ribbon, Team Decision Making, MAAP STARS Conference (Spring 2005)
Award-Winning Documentary, Placed Top in the State, National History Day (2006)
Award-Winning Documentary, Minnesota Historical Society's Greatest Generation Prize, National History Day (2006)
Golden Web Award, 1st Place, News by Teens International website (2003)