Will Vautrain

Current

• Senior Content Specialist at Rewards Network
• Independent Professional (Self-employed)

Past

• Web Specialist at University of Illinois at Springfield
• Web Services Developer at Hanson Information Systems
• Solutions Integration Engineer at Epicentric, Inc. (now Vignette Corporation)

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Education

• University of Illinois at Springfield
• Illinois College

Recommended

4 people have recommended Will

Connections

100 connections

Industry

Marketing and Advertising

Websites

• Gamma Nu Foundation

Will Vautrain’s Summary

Experienced professional with broad experience of all aspects of web sites and web applications. Particularly interested in web strategy, information architecture, content management, standards and accessibility.

Will Vautrain’s Specialties:

Content Management Systems, web standards and accessibility, web application architecture, project management

Will Vautrain’s Experience

• Senior Content Specialist

  Rewards Network

  (Public Company; 201-500 employees; IRN; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  June 2008 — Present (7 months)

  Manage content developers and proactively maintain project schedules, editorial calendar and ad services.
  
  Update Web templates within existing framework and maintain content inventory.
  
  Adhere to existing branding guidelines and work to develop additional Web content standards.
  
  Interact with Business Development, Creative, Marketing and IT to determine overall content strategy.
  
  Work with designers to export optimized image assets for appropriate navigation elements, images, Flash
  animations and rollovers using various imaging tools & styles.
  
  Collaborate with IT, Marketing and Business Development to successfully update and code pages based on IA
  documentation or design specifications.

• Independent Professional

  Self-employed

  (Self-Employed; Information Technology and Services industry)

  1999 — Present (9 years)

• Web Specialist

  University of Illinois at Springfield

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)

  January 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 6 months)

  Brand development and marketing strategy.
  
  Application development and support. PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JS, Photoshop, AJAX, XML, RSS.
  
  Business-technical bridge for Adobe Contribute Publishing Services content management system and web authors.
  
  Training and end-user support for Adobe Contribute system.
  
  Multimedia and website production.
  
  Creative photography to support branding and marketing efforts.
  
  Website traffic statistics reporting and support.
  
  Mass email list management and delivery.

• Web Services Developer

  Hanson Information Systems

  (Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 2002 — January 2006 (3 years 9 months)

  Plan and manage web projects for varied client base, outsourced and in-house.
  
  Interact with business users for managing requirements.
  
  Design and develop websites and applications, including content management and e-commerce, in-house, commercial and open-source-based solutions.
  
  Manage shared, dedicated, and co-located web and application servers for Hanson clients.
  
  Supervise technical and application support staff.

• Solutions Integration Engineer

  Epicentric, Inc. (now Vignette Corporation)

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; VIGN; Computer Software industry)

  September 2000 — January 2002 (1 year 5 months)

  Travel to client sites, consult with clients to determine needs, gather business requirements, technical requirements, coordinate testing and configuration.
  
  Consult and train partners, clients, and employees on software development, system architecture, administration and deployment strategies.
  
  Develop and deploy custom applications and user interfaces integrated with Epicentric's enterprise-level portal software product for high-profile domestic and international clients.

Will Vautrain’s Education

• University of Illinois at Springfield

  1995 — 1998

• Illinois College

Additional Information

Will Vautrain’s Websites:

• Gamma Nu Foundation

Will Vautrain’s Interests:

photography, music, military horology, art, running, kettlebell, history, politics, philosophy

Will Vautrain’s Contact Settings

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