Kelly Bell

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Founder & CTO, Gotham City Drupal @ Gotham City Drupal
Kelly Bell's Location
New York City Metropolitan Area, United States, United States
About Kelly Bell

ObjectiveTo curate and retain a distributed talent base of passionate, quality-driven and experienced freelance Drupalistas via my company Gotham City Drupal, to build great Drupal-based applications of every scope for clients of all sizes. I'm also very interested in biotechnology and bio-computing, and yearn for the day when there are more DIY-accessible biotech tools. I'd like to build a handheld "swab-in, profile-out" device for the Ag market, to facilitate on-farm genetics testing for heritable diseases and features, to better enable selective breeding practices. Starting with a humane Ag market (animals) instead of only focusing on humans would allow faster progress with fewer regulatory and legal risks and delays. Anyone want to do a Kickstarter with me?Professional MembershipsMember, Drupal AssociationMember, Information Architecture Association (IAI) #6621Member, Usability Professionals' Association (UPA)Certifications and Qualifications:SBEC Standard Texas Educator’s Certificates:*Career and Technology Education (CATE) Trades and Industrial, with Endorsements in Media Technology, Advertising Design, Graphic Arts, DCP*Technology Applications*Career and Technology Education (CATE) Technology Education

Kelly Bell's Current Company Details
Gotham City Drupal

Gotham City Drupal

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Founder & CTO, Gotham City Drupal
Kelly Bell Work Experience Details
  • Gotham City Drupal
    Founder, Cto And Lead Architect
    Gotham City Drupal Dec 2009 - Present
    New York, Ny, Us
    Gotham City Drupal is a growing Drupal freelance developer co-operative based in New York City, but with partners all over North America. Our goal is to enable a small group of closely-knit, like-minded independent Drupal professionals to collaborate / cooperate to find and retain relationships with quality clients and their projects, bringing the highest degree of professionalism and standards to the work, while promoting and contributing to Drupal within the development and client communities. When it comes to actually doing the work, standards and interoperability are the highest priorities. We meet or exceed drupal.org's standards for quality coding practices, while also breaking new ground and contributing back to the community where the opportunities arise. We specialize in Social Networking sites and Non-Profit Organizations, CiviCRM integration and Social Communities organized around brand awareness and evangelism..Gotham City Drupal, above all, cares about making awesome Drupal sites, celebrating the community standards and practices, staying on the forefront of Drupal and FOSS advances, providing delightful user experiences, scalable infrastructures with fast, secure and reliable dev environments, and providing the very best in ongoing client support. As part of our ongoing commitment to Drupal, we all pledge a certain number of hours per month to community contribution, in any of the myriad ways this can happen. We support and organize local and national Drupal camps, cons and meetups; we contribute both individually and organizationally to the Drupal Association; we contribute to drupal.org. Gotham City Drupal is a Pantheon Partner and an Acquia Partner.
  • Cascadia Fibershed
    Non-Profit Organization Founder
    Cascadia Fibershed Sep 2014 - Present
    Cascadia Fibershed is a nonprofit organization dedicated to self-reliance and abundance within the Cascadia region, among the the fiber-producing and fiber-artisan community. We are members of the non-profit CascadiaNow! regional organizational collective. For more information, please see https://www.facebook.com/groups/cascadiafibershed/ and http://www.cascadiafibershed.org
  • Ovis Aries Farm
    Owner, Shepherd
    Ovis Aries Farm Nov 2013 - Present
    I raise ARBA-registered purebred Romney sheep for wool, meat and breeding stock. Focus is on health and recessive color with outstanding quality and beauty in rare blue-colored fleece for the handspinning and fiber arts markets.
  • Drupal Project
    Developer, Community Outreach, Event Organizer, Evangelist
    Drupal Project Dec 2006 - Present
    A complete and updated list of my Drupal-related contributions and activities can be found here: https://drupal.org/user/293443. I have helped organize NYC Drupal camps and meetups for several years, I evangelize and educate both formally and informally for the Community and have worked to grow the Core Contributors group all over the country. I attend local and national events, and I offer a free consultation to anyone interested in learning more about Drupal CMS.
  • Drupal Connect
    Freelance Drupal Developer
    Drupal Connect Apr 2011 - Dec 2011
    End-to-end Drupal development.
  • Chariot Communications, The Shivers, Mythical Beast Studios
    Principal
    Chariot Communications, The Shivers, Mythical Beast Studios Apr 1983 - Jan 2011
    Singer, Songwriter, Bassist/multi-instrumentalist, voice talent, arranger and producer for original music recordings and web-based commercial projects. NYC, San Francisco, Austin, Mpls and Portland (The Shivers, Spilltoy, Zeitgeist (The Reivers), Wild Seeds, Go Dog Go!, Dharma Bums (guest cellist), Setting Sons). award-winning songwriter, arranger, vocalist and performer. http://myspace.com/TheShiversUSA.The Shivers released 2 records ("The Shivers", 1994 and "The Buried Life", 1996) on Restless (USA) and Glitterhouse (Europe) plus a single (1993) and an EP (1997) DIY. International accolades include Rolling Stone (USA/Germany), Alternative Press, New Country, Mojo (UK), etc. Performed at national and international festivals, including SXSW (5 years), CMJ (1994), NMS (1985) and the Northwest Independent Music Festival (now NXNW, 1994, 1997). Voted Top 10 Alternative Country acts for 1994 by New Country magazine. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shivers.
  • Count Me In
    Consultant, Director Of Digital Strategy
    Count Me In Mar 2010 - Sep 2010
    Though a Consultant and not an employee of Count Me In, for several months I was given the title of Director of Digital Strategy to help the company transition to a new web presence. After a permanent resource was employed, I returned to my "normal" role as a contractor/webmistress working through my company, Gotham City Drupal, building a new iteration of their web presence, http://makemineamillion.org.
  • Melity Consulting
    Director, Digital Strategy
    Melity Consulting Jun 2009 - Mar 2010
    Somerset, New Jersey, Us
    Digital Strategy (client-facing), Drupal development and Project Management for Drupal projects
  • Bulldog Solutions
    User Experience Manager
    Bulldog Solutions Apr 2008 - Jun 2009
    Austin, Texas, Us
    My principle activities at Bulldog Solutions were creating, managing and webmastering Drupal Web sites for various clients, including Intel and the Bulldog Solutions corporate site.In addition, the following duties were performed as part of my job description* Create and implement best practices and standard operating procedures for the Enterprise around User Experience, Information Architecture and Usability* Redesign current enterprise applications and design new enterprise, client-facing and client-owned applications, design Enterprise Bus, consult on visual designs and usability for all applications* Code (HTML, DHTML, CSS, javascript, PHP, xslt, Ajax) and Configuration of Content Management Systems (CMS) (Drupal, Sharepoint, asp.NET proprietary enterprise applications), optimize code, database queries and performance* Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Analytics / Metrics analysis and reporting* Implement Usability Testing, development frameworks and other best-practices around discovery and development * Advise Senior Management regarding ongoing advances in best practices and emerging technologies, and provide strong scaffolding and support for IT development efforts* Foster teamwork and cooperative interaction extending from Client-facing initiatives forward, throughout the UX, creative, development, QA and pre-and post-development usability testing phases of work* Team, resource and Project Management for all “Professional Services”-level client engagements* Design and implement QA and Testing initiatives
  • Ercot
    Nodal Market Redesign Web Developer
    Ercot May 2006 - May 2008
    Taylor, Tx, Us
    Duties include creating enterprise- and market-wide web applications and sites using traditional HTML, Javascript, CSS, Cold Fusion, Dreamweaver and Fireworks, as well as the Serena Collage CMS; gathering data for and creating Business Requirements, Technical Requirements, Metrics and Heuristics reports, creating wireframes and prototypes using Fireworks, HTML, Visio, Project and Word, and creating and solving User Interface challenges
  • Biohazard New Media
    Freelance Graphic Designer, Production Artist And Developer
    Biohazard New Media 1990 - 2007
    Business Owner, graphic design, graphics production and typography for print and Web: Advertising, Marketing Communications and Creative/Design Studios, using Photoshop, Illustrator, Electronic Prepress, Quark XPress, FreeHand, custom typefaces, Flash, Director
  • Sxsw Music, Film And Media Conference
    Artist (Music) And Volunteer
    Sxsw Music, Film And Media Conference 1986 - 2007
    Austin, Tx, Us
    Music Performer (Go Dog Go! 1986-1987, 1988) The Shivers 1995, 1996, 1997)Volunteer: Stage Manager, Video Editor (2003-2007)
  • Austin Isd - Gonzalo Garza Independence High School
    Cte Technology And Media Instructor And Skillsusa Sponsor
    Austin Isd - Gonzalo Garza Independence High School Jun 2004 - May 2006
    As the 10-12 grade Technology, Computer and Journalism instructor, my teaching load encompassed a much wider variety of curriculum than a traditional high school. I wrote all the curriculum from scratch. Topics included: Animation (Flash, 3D Studio Max, Maya 3D), Webmastering (Dreamweaver), Nonlinear Video Editing (Final Cut Pro HD, After Effects), Audio Production (Reason, Audition, ProTools, Ableton Live, Garageband, Fruity Loops, etc), BCIS (Microsoft Office Pro, including Access, Visio, Project + Powerpoint, Excel, Word), Newspaper (writing, prepress, design principles, InDesign, Word), Yearbook (Dreamweaver, Weblogging, HTML), Computer Maintenance Technology (build a PC from the ground up, using a multimeter, etc) — there were over 20 classes total. I have both broad and deep mastery of many fields, applications, and business processes, and am constantly learning. I acquired 500+ CEUs since becoming an educator in 2003, over 300 of them since coming to Garza.I will always consider my experience as an educator at Garza to be one of (perhaps THE) most fulfilling, interesting, exhausting and rewarding experiences of my life. This incredibly innovative high school, under the guidance of founding Principal Vicky Baldwin, is the ONLY public (or private) school that gets it right. It was a singular honor to be a part of the faculty, and I have the greatest respect for everyone involved with this amazing community of talented educators and students. Garza rocks.
  • Manor Isd
    High School Cate Graphic Arts Teacher And Skillsusa Sponsor
    Manor Isd 2003 - 2004
    Basel, Bs, Ch
    Taught 9-12 grade CATE TIE Graphic Arts Computer Arts lab classes, including Graphic Arts I, Graphic Arts II, Technical Introduction to Desktop Design and Diversified Career Preparation. I was also the campus Webmaster (see http://www.manorisd.net/~mhs ).
  • Hb Media Group
    Web Developer
    Hb Media Group 2002 - 2003
    Auckland, Nz
    I was a Visual Designer and Developer responsible for a wide variety of graphics- and design-related tasks, including: design and asset production for web, print, .pdf, meetings/presentations and CD-ROM. In addition to design activities I was technically engaged in testing, programming and scripting (Actionscript html, xml, xsl, xhtml, UML and Javascript), animation (Flash, Director) and requirements-gathering (design briefs, client interaction). I am working on several projects using advanced project management/development techniques and cutting-edge development models. I was the Project Manager and designer, as well as narrator and Flash programmer for an education-specific software product that covers the entire curriculum / TEKS for Technology requirements for the State of Texas, and is completely 508-compliant in accessibility standards. The product was the first of its kind adopted by the TEA and was expected to be released to the market Fall 2004.
  • Kpmg Consulting
    User Interface Designer
    Kpmg Consulting 2000 - 2001
    Amsterdam, Nl
    As Visual Designer for the Internet Business Solutions Group, a sub-group of the Financial Services practice of KPMG Consulting, I was responsible for a wide variety of software development- and design-related tasks. In addition to design activities (prototyping, wireframing, visual/UI design, usability testing and design) I was technically engaged in testing, programming and scripting (html, xml, xsl, xhtml, UML and Javascript), animation (Flash), graphics standards creation and requirements-gathering (design briefs, client interaction). I worked successfully on several projects using XP and UML project management/development techniques.Clients included the following corporations: eBondTrade, LSQ, Morgan Stanley, Visa, Deutsche Bank, Clariden, KPMG LLP, JP Morgan, and more. I maintained 97% chargeability or better consistently.
  • Cks|Partners
    Production Artist
    Cks|Partners 1997 - 1997
    Design/production for advertising and marketing communications for print and web. Accounts included Widmer Brewing Company, Nicholas|Applegate, GardenBurger, Apple, Microsoft, Disney, Mitsubishi, Epitope and Intersolv. My primary focus was as a high-end Photoshop expert, with additional duties in new media, primarily graphics preparation (banners, animated GIFs, browser safe artwork etc.), HTML programming and generating .pdf files for client approvals via ftp. Left when company was bought by US Web.
  • Color Technology
    Electronic Prepress Specialist
    Color Technology Dec 1993 - Apr 1994
    High-end color retouching; film/proof output using Mac, Agfa Selectset 5000, 7000, Scitex StarPS workstation, Dolev and IRIS; quality control; film compositing; IRIS output and customer education/service. My supervisor was the justifiably famous Mr. Darrel Plant, of Shockwave fame.
  • Dark Horse Comics
    Marketing Design Manager
    Dark Horse Comics 1993 - 1994
    Milwaukie, Oregon, Us
    Responsibilities included assisting VP of Sales and Marketing and Marketing Director in planning and execution of advertising and promotional materials; creating and maintaining weekly, monthly and yearly production schedules of all marketing design projects; distributing work orders, assigning projects, designating completion dates, compiling reports relating to workflow; supervision, scheduling and coordination marketing designer's daily workflow and tracking individual productivity; preparing written evaluations and reviewing marketing designers' performance; reviewing and approving work; performing overflow design duties; establishing design guidelines; conducting hardware and software training workshops on a regular basis and assisting other technical personnel (including service bureau) with troubleshooting hardware and software-related issues. Also conducted R& D and feasibility reports on multimedia expansion.
  • Winslow Printing Co.
    Prepress Department Manager - Consultant
    Winslow Printing Co. Apr 1992 - Oct 1992
    I was head of the Prepress department at Winslow, a commercial printer (approx. 115 employees), with 30 employees under my direct supervision. I trained highly skilled traditional lithographers in all aspects of computer-based prepress. I was responsible for state-of-the-art equipment purchasing and training, as well as implementing appropriate job-tracking and standard operating procedures for the department.
  • U.S. Communications (Apple Computer Account)
    Production Artist
    U.S. Communications (Apple Computer Account) Jul 1990 - Apr 1992
    I worked exclusively on the Apple Computer account as a freelance graphic artist. Major projects included the Small Business Sales System (SBSS), wherein a complete system (including multimedia and printed materials) was created to aid VARs in selling Macintosh products to vertical markets. Every application then available was leveraged to produce the guides, and extensive expertise was required in order to produce the materials for this project.

Kelly Bell Skills

Drupal User Experience Web Development Cms Php Css Seo Web Applications Xhtml Web Design Html Dreamweaver Project Management Javascript Information Architecture User Interface Agile Methodologies Jquery Flash E Commerce Content Management Lamp Training Open Source Ajax Git Mysql Html5 Front End Social Media Html 5 Mobile Applications Web 2.0 User Interface Design Graphic Design Photoshop Databases Consulting Digital Strategy Website Development Coworking Usability Testing Google Analytics Css3 Wireframes Branding Civicrm Electronic Prepress Foss Drupal Commerce

Kelly Bell Education Details

  • The University Of Texas At Austin
    The University Of Texas At Austin
    Plan Ii

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