
Web Developer and Photographer
Greater Denver Area

Web Developer and Photographer
Greater Denver Area
I hold a B.A in Journalism and have over 14 years experience in the journalism field in both print and online areas. My background outside of journalism has helped me become well versed in many programming languages, including Coldfusion and PHP, and numerous software applications related to web development and design.
Coldfusion, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Photoshop, Photography (portrait, event, architecture, landscape)
(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; ARC; Real Estate industry)
September 2008 — Present (5 months)
(Photography industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)
Freelance photographer specializing in children and family portraits, but also do event and sports coverage. A photographer that fits YOUR lifestyle.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)
Created and maintained back-end admin applications for numerous client web sites. All code was written in Coldfusion, JavaScript, SQL and MySQL. We utilized a modified Fusebox methodology. Also maintained sites built in PHP and ASP (3.0) and was active in helping our clients with WordPress blogs.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year)
Created and maintained in-house applications for the BestContractors.com family of sites. All code was written in Coldfusion, JavaScript, SQL and MySQL. Utilized CFCs and AJAX throughout the site.
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2003 — June 2006 (2 years 8 months)
Prepared marketing campaigns and e-mail marketing tools for non-profit organizations, libraries and medical facilities and agencies. Maintained and supported opt-in e-mail tracking and reporting for targeted audiences, ensuring that users only get the information they request. Maintained database collections for clients and generate monthly reports on the data to help clients communicate better with their customers. Maintained multiple co-located servers.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
November 2003 — August 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Enhanced and maintained the DenverPost.com website. Worked with the newsroom on breaking news stories and did the nightly updating of the Web Site for news, features, business and editorial sections.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACS; Information Technology and Services industry)
June 2000 — March 2003 (2 years 10 months)
Was a contractor working on the TRICARE Health Care Web Site. I developed sites for both Internet and Intranet utilizing Coldfusion, FuseBox3 methodology, JavaScript and PHP. Created requirements documents with clients and assisted in the development of a design methodology aimed at streamlining workflow, increasing quality, and reducing development time.
(Consumer Services industry)
August 1999 — January 2000 (6 months)
Editor for the community area of this home improvement sector start-up company.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
April 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 5 months)
Worked as a member of the Free Press Web team to enhance and maintain the Detroit Free Press newspaper's suite of Web sites. Primarily focused on sports, features and special projects, but also created original content for portal sites.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
February 1997 — April 1998 (1 year 3 months)
Was lead sports producer for the online news portal. Created RockyPreps, which is now a print feature for the paper.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 1996 — February 1997 (9 months)
Copy Editor on 14-person universal desk. Designed and paginated all A-section pages and the Local section cover and pages.
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Newspapers industry)
June 1990 — June 1996 (6 years 1 month)
Reported and wrote sports stories for this Denver Metro daily newspaper. Supervised 10 junior clerks and 2 intermediate clerks.
1989 — 1995
Photography, writing, graphic design
EPpy Award finalist (1998 - Rocky Mountain News) - In the best design of an online newspaper category
Colorado Press Association (Rocky Mountain News) - Consistently voted a top Colorado online newspaper