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Oakland, California, Us

Provide engineering support for 1000 KP Digital employees. Develop and deployed live, pre-recorded, and written materials in support of high-quality code delivery. Improvement of Developer Experience of engineers thru multiple channels including workshops, dojos, brown bags, 1:1 coaching, and 1:squad coaching. Audiences include on-shore, off-shore, and hybrid teams. Assist DevOps teams in generating and publishing KP-specific support tool implementations. Advocate and champion pillars of engineering excellence including pair/team programming, clean code, and secure code.

Medford, Or, Us

Direct management of two teams of 9 engineers and coordinating their associated teammates. The teams built React frontends connecting with Kotlin backends on Azure services. I conducted/oversaw all sprint ceremonies and sprint planning. I hired team members, and managed their continuous career growth in order to retain them. Special projects included a peer-to-peer recognition program with planning, copywriting, graphics package, and execution. All aspects was conducted entirely remotely using Azure DevOps, MS Teams, and Office365 apps.

Beaverton, Or, Us

(Contract via Mainz Brady Group) As part of Nike's Product Data Management team I worked with an Agile team of 8 to build an internal tool for managing metadata of products destined for Nike.com and Nike's mobile apps. The role centered on front-end development using React + Redux and Jest with an AWS backend and data access via GraphQL. Reliably delivered end-user value on a 2 week cadence. Focused on UX / UI aspects, while providing mentorship to other team members. Founded and joined initiatives to improve accessibility of internal tools and to promote shared code libraries to improve project delivery speed, code quality and security.

North Bethesda, Maryland, Us

Front-end web development delivering a cloud management appliance with Web and API interfaces, using a Python/Django backend and React/vanilla JS frontend. Reliably delivered end-user value on a 2-week cadence. Directed UX/ UI efforts along with other leadership staff, co-ordinating with Sales and Marketing departments. Began UX Center of Excellence team.

Beaverton, Or, Us

Front-end web development for multiple teams and contexts. As a senior developer I supported a variety of legacy and greenfield projects, all of which are the premiere tools in the trucking industry. The projects were delivered with Angular 2.0+ or pure JavaScript libraries in responsive layouts and configurations. Back-end data culled from a variety of legacy and Node-backed APIs. Consistently praise for the clarity of code and documentation produced. * TruckersEdge — State of the art on-demand loadboard service * OnTime — realtime truck load tracking software * Single sign-on via Auth0 services

Beaverton, Or, Us

Front-end web development for multiple successful projects. Working in a true Agile environment, my team delivered advanced web applications, on time and under-budget. The projects were delivered with React and Redux JavaScript libraries in highly responsive layouts and configurations. Data was pulled from Node-based microservice APIs hosted through AWS. Special recognition was received for efforts in helping employees document their activities and learning in a sharable library of knowledge.

Satellite Beach, Florida, Us

Successful contracts to support Turtledove Clemens, Blue Earth and other agencies. Full-stack e-commerce site development: PHP, MySQL, Git via BitBucket. Front-end design with Photoshop, HTML CSS and JavaScript. Web site evaluation and special projects. Implementation of continuous integration environment. Documented systems, upgraded security, and supported administrative processes. Additionally I revised PHP, CSS, and JavaScript on a variety of client sites as well as provided video editing services with After Effects and DVD mastering.

Beaverton, Oregon, Us

Production and team management for dozens of micro-sites to support corporate events worldwide. Using an in-house platform (based on a Microsoft stack) we spec, design, code, QA, and support web sites with custom components for attendee registration, payment, scheduling and reporting. Projects range from $20,000 to $1,000,000 and above, and involve coordinating teams of designers, developers and clients, often in real-time support of events. Client companies include large tech industry corporations in chip fabrication, databases and networking throughout the world.

Portland, Or, Us

Providing Account Management and Project Management services for a variety of non-profit and educational clients throughout the country. Primary contact with clients' staff to gather project feedback. Provide fully-engaged project lifecycle support to 5 or more clients at one time, using a variety of agile and waterfall techniques. Track and report on schedules, budgets and other resources for each project; gather updates from team members, facilitate internal status meetings and regularly meet with individuals. I lead all meetings and publish all notes and action items. Tools used include Ubuntu, Sugar CMS, LiquidPlanner, ProcessMaker, LaTeX, and Google Docs, along with the Libre office suite. I provide incidental support to projects using skills with The Gimp, shell scripting, CDN configuration, web-stack configuration, Git and GitHub, as well as Drush, in service of Drupal CMS sites. Projects range from $30,000 to $500,000, using teams of 2 to 10 designers, developers and client resources. Clients include colleges, humanitarian agencies, environmental foundations, and medical device manufacturers throughout the country.

Portland, Us

Overflow project support: I was given a series of incomplete projects and brought them to completion. As a contracted resource, I was given a series of a dozen projects that were in progress and required oversight, project management, scheduling and budgeting. I collected overviews of each project and developed status dashboards in GoogleDocs, and then kept track of staff and contractor hours using Workamajig. For each project I assigned tasks in Pivotal, AppTrajectory, BugHerd, or email as appropriate and I organized files and reviewed assets using Box.com file services. Additionally I provided fill-in design support in Photoshop and Illustrator as well as light front-end development support for HTML5 and CSS3 via GitHub. Clients I supported included TeamCFA, Goodwill Industries of the Columbia Willamette, Unitus Credit Union, Silverton Health, Oregon Education Association, and the DoGooder Awards from CreativeCares.

Hillsboro, Oregon, Us

Responsible for all public web and internet communications for an international corporation with $300 million/year revenue. Management of primary planar.com web site along with a dozen satellite sites. Initiated and managed a complete overhaul and transition of out-of-date tools and architecture to a new standards-compliant modern code base with localization, advanced server technology and infrastructure with Akamai CDN. Responsible for project schedules, budgets, and employee evaluation and management. Tools included Windows/IIS/MS SQL production environment; HTML/CSS/JavaScript with ASP, PHP and Python; project management and documentation with MS Office suite; Photoshop and Illustrator for design projects, Final Cut Pro and Motion for video projects. Provided direct support to brand overhaul in 2007.As Web Team Manager I managed employees and contractors in a variety of projects including the redevelopment of web sites; the design and development of 14 sub-brand specific sites (in 5 languages); implementation of marketing automation tools (Marketo, Eloqua, custom); deployment of SEO and PPC efforts using Google AdWords, Google Analytics and WebTrends; and creation of a Salesforce-backed partner portal with Python. I built an e-commerce site to support our customer service group and provided guidance and training on use of SharePoint.As Senior Web Architect I scoped and directed the technical systems that supported our internally hosted sites, including the use of proxy servers and Akamai content acceleration services. I maintained a legacy CMS and fortified it against potential breakage while exploring new platforms. I reviewed security reports and implemented intrusion prevention procedures.

Provided direction, scripting and support for the WebVisions event, since 2001. Worked in multiple venues: Community Hall, University Multimedia Presentation Hall, and Oregon Convention Center Exhibit Hall. Events held in Portland, Oregon and Barcelona, Spain. http://www.webvisionsevent.org

Portland, Or, Us

Instruction and curriculum creation of internet design and development courses. Primary class was Producing Digital Media, the capstone course for both the Design and Producer tracks. The class involved creating web sites for live clients in Wordpress, Drupal, ExpressionEngine and custom CMS tools. Other classes included Introduction to Web Graphics, focusing on Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and other Adobe products. Trained students in use of project management tools such as Basecamp and other hosted services.

I have written articles and essays regarding internet, design, development, marketing and production in addition to giving presentations and speaking on similar topics. My presentation style has been refined through the classes that I've taught on a regular basis.

Producing web sites and training materials for educationally-oriented clients like Oregon Public Broadcasting and Portland State University. Worked with lots of great contractors and clients.

Management of a wide variety of digital media projects for Web, print and film. Creation and development of web sites for company clients and internal resources. Produced voice-over tracks, Director-based CD-ROM presentations, and Web sites for Portland General Electric, PBS, Intuit, Reser's, PacifiCorp, Reebok, Mentor Graphics, among others. Responsible for schedules, budgets, and client communication. Tools used included LAMP/MAMP stack environments; HTML/CSS/JavaScript with PHP; project management and documentation with MS Office suite.

Managed projects and developed web sites for a startup interactive communications firm. Created and implemented entire process of project management and development for all portions of the company's projects. Created and developed web sites for company clients and for internal resources. Clients included Nikon, NorPac, Portland Advertising Federation, and many dot-com ventures. Tools used included LAMP/MAMP stack environments; HTML/CSS/JavaScript with PHP and Perl; project management and documentation with MS Office suite.

Portland, Oregon, Us

Developed web versions of all new floor exhibits. These sites supported the exhibits as they traveled nationally. Worked with inter-museum team of educational web developers via the Science Learning Network. Re-designed and developed primary web site www.omsi.edu. Developed, designed, tested and presented educational resources for teachers and students. Tools used included LAMP stack environment; HTML/CSS/JavaScript with Perl; project management and documentation with MS Office suite.

Responsible for conception, design, development and management of corporate web site. Additional responsibilities included technical support for hardware, software, and network. Responsible for all network servers; recommended, purchased, and installed software and hardware upgrades. Coordinated, scheduled, and supervised consultants. Implemented staff training.

Planned, designed, developed and managed corporate web site. Implemented all artwork, text, and multimedia pieces to showcase Creative Multimedia’s consumer CD-ROM products. Charged with a technical support role for all other web developers. Assisted lead graphic designers and art directors in all stages of multimedia development including media acquisition, organization, and production. Scanned, corrected, and prepared images for CD-ROM titles including Dr. Ruth’s Encyclopedia of Sex, and Blockbuster’s Guide to Film and Video.

Designed, edited, and proofed display ads for telephone directory. Directed and designed Community Information section, a.k.a, The Blue Pages. Additionally responsible for technical support of computers and office equipment.