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Tested websites for accessibility based on WCAG and Section 508 government conformance.Certified as a Section 508 Trusted Tester by the Department of Homeland Security.

Gathered property data and geometry for all US states Created data scraping platform in python that retrieved, cleaned, and uploaded national property information to a databaseTook company data from <15% of country to over 95% national coverage

Efficiency consulting for process manufacturers specializing in building materials and medical devices.

Branchburg, NJ, US

• Managed production staff of five employees -- oversaw production scheduling, employee scheduling, training and hiring
• Purchased all raw materials and capital expenditures -- reduced the most expensive raw material cost by 45%
• Designed machine layout and plumbing configuration in CAD for new facility -- new design cut manufacturing time by 66%
• Oversaw the movement of operations from Washington State to new facility in New Jersey
• Collaborated with Quality Assurance department to successfully pass multiple FDA and vendor audits
• Configured ERP system, produced documentation and implemented workflows in live production environment

• Constructed financial pro forma of new proposed business model for executive management
• Performed accounting audit on company financial statements
• Evaluated and selected the retail locations for the initial product launch
• Proposed, designed and managed the construction of the software for the first supermarket advertising kiosk launched by the company

• Built and designed NBA news site -- averaged 20,000 users and 43,000 pageviews per day in final month (offseason) of operation
• Maintained daily email newsletter of 5,000 recipients including NBA beat writers for major sports websites
• Used Twitter marketing to drive website audience growth -- amassed 19,700 Twitter followers

• Built user base via email marketing campaigns, Facebook advertising campaigns, content creation and social media
• Conducted user testing prior to and during launch phase of product
• Wrote HTML, CSS and JavaScript for frontend design of website
• Company of five people was acquired by HotelTonight after nine months

Toronto, ON, CA

• Created intranet sites for internal departments that were consolidating after a company merger
• Implemented internal social media tools to promote company initiatives
• Used JavaScript programming to condense and better display information on intranet pages
• Continued to build intranet sites remotely on a part-time/freelance basis

Durham, NC, US

During this two month consulting position, I prepared the new AICPA.org site for launch, produced documentation and trained staff on the Sharepoint CMS, and helped organize the massive document collection into searchable tabular displays.

New York, NY, US

• Managed French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Indian and North American Hispanic web properties which included recruiting content creators and promotion of sites across various platforms and social media
• Worked on small team and wrote the entry for the 2009 IAB MIXX Awards -- First Place for Interactive Video
• Proposed, implemented and served as project manager for overhaul and improvement of company-wide content management system
• Built online ad campaign pages for major domestic sponsors -- Gatorade, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Nike, Autotrader.com
• Served as the main point-of-contact for NBA League Pass customer support

King Of Prussia, PA, US

Supervised and planned activities for kindergarten classAssisted with childcare in other classrooms ranging from 18 months to 5 years