Resume
Relevant Skills
- Programming
- C#, JavaScript, PHP, Ruby
- Web Development
- ASP, ASP.NET / MVC, CSS, CakePHP, Ruby on Rails, XHTML
- Information Architecture
- Card sorting, Taxonomy, Usability testing
Work experience
- Adjunct Faculty
- Columbia College
- 2009–current
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In the Spring of 2009, I taught Emergent Web Technologies to undergraduate students. The course covered JavaScript, jQuery, Ajax, Ruby on Rails, and other topics.
Currently, I am teaching Introduction to JavaScript.
- Web Developer
- Metromix
- 2009–current
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I am currently a Ruby on Rails developer at Metromix
- Webitects Inc
- 2005–2009
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At Webitects I developed web applications, mainly using ASP.NET and C#. Many of the sites I worked on were developed using a custom built content management system, written in ASP.NET and C#, which I helped to build and maintain. I also built sites that utilized JavaScript to improve the user experience and to tie into APIs like the ones provided by Google and Flickr. Additionally, I used Ruby to write scripts for performing various maintenance tasks.
- Obama for America
- November 2007–November 2008
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From November 2007 until the election on November 4th 2008, I worked with the New Media department at the Obama for America campaign headquarters in Chicago. During my time there, I developed PHP code for the back end of the campaign website and XHTML, CSS and JavaScript for the front end of the site.
- Visicswire LLC
- June 2007–September 2007
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At Visicswire I assisted in the development of a student portfolio management system for Columbia College. The system was built using the CakePHP framework and utilized a custom built template language that allowed the designers at Columbia to design custom templates that could be used to display student portfolio content in a variety of ways.
- Data Manager
- CompleWare Corporation
- 2004–2005
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While working at CompleWare Corporation I monitored the quality of incoming data from clinical test sites. I also developed web based quality monitoring tools using ASP.NET and SQL Server. Additionally, I developed several web based intranet applications for internal users at CompleWare.
Education
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- 2005–present
- Master of Science in Information Architecture
- University of Iowa
- 2002–2004
- Bachelors of Arts in Management Information Systems
- Iowa State University
- 2000–2002
- Major in Computer Science