Work Experience Summary
These are some of the positions I currently hold, those I have held in the past, and descriptions of my tasks and accomplishments at each. In summary:
- Webtrends (formerly Widemile) - Webtrends is a web analytics and customer intelligence company. I am a Senior Web Developer for the Optimization Services group, where I focus on producing new web pages and elements with X/HTML, CSS and JavaScript and implementing conversion optimization tests using Webtrends Optimize™. I started at Widemile, Inc, which developed the Optimize™ conversion testing platform and was acquired by Webtrends in July 2009. As Widemile's first web developer, I developed best practices, implementation techniques and advanced optimization strategies for the Optimize platform. More...
- Hollywood Entertainment - Also known as Hollywood Video and Game Crazy. For this nationwide retail chain, I was a developer focusing on creating performance reports for field personnel from data marts. In this position, I used PHP, HTML, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL and JavaScript daily. More...
- ReFIT - ReFIT (previously known as The Remodeler's Foundation) is a non-profit organization in the Portland, Oregon area that seeks to give needed home remodeling services to disabled and low-income homeowners. I provided pro-bono web design and maintenance for the web site, including the site design and from-scratch coding. More...
Webtrends
- Seattle, WA
- October 2006 - Present
- Senior Web Developer, Optimization Services
- Develop, implement and troubleshoot full and fractional factorial (multivariate) and split tests using Webtrends Optimize™ on client sites such as landing pages, microsites, registration funnels and secure e-commerce sites.
- Utilize X/HTML, JavaScript/DHTML and CSS to build new web elements (ranging from images and CTA buttons to entire page content) for client optimization projects.
- Implement solutions in a wide variety of client environments; table and CSS based page layouts, PHP and ASPX driven sites and CMSs such as Drupal and Wordpress.
- Use image editing software (Photoshop, Fireworks) to extract appropriate images from design comps and create new graphics as needed.
- Identify and reccomend solutions for advanced implementation such as analytics integration, custom data capture, and optimizing dynamic content.
- Clarify and identify scope and specifications of client projects. Develop and evolve internal procedures and documentation to streamline client engagements.
- Develop and assist with pre-sales demonstrations of Optimize.
- Develop custom web projects, including Facebook Apps, Silverlight 1.0 applications, electronic post card system and survey systems as needed.
- Interview candidates and make hiring reccomendations.
- Webmaster for Widemile.com.
- Designed and developed fully marked up and tagged pages from marketing copy for maximum SEO value.
- Oversaw site architecture and migrated code base through 2 complete re-launches and several minor re-designs.
- Wrote new jQuery scripts necessary to replace MooTools JavaScript library.
ReFIT
- Portland, OR
- February 2005 - July 2011
- Webmaster
- http://www.refitportland.org
- Redesigned entire web site and created all graphics and code from scratch for non-profit home rebuilding organization.
- Developed completely CSS-based design for new site to make it accessible to the very users it tries to reach.
- Assisted and supported Google Apps implementation.
- Created donation landing page with Google Checkout.
- Developed secure mailing form; utilizing input character stripping, confirmation message, and non-intrusive form-spam prevention methods.
- Researched, selected, contracted and migrated site to more reliable and economic registration and hosting solutions for client.
- Completed on-going updates as needed.
Hollywood Entertainment
- Wilsonville, OR
- March 2005 - October 2006
- Multiple Positions
- Wilsonville, OR
- December 2005 - October 2006
- Analyst / Programmer
- Designed and developed intuitive and feature rich web-based reports using HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, Oracle PL/SQL and PHP as part of Inventory Control / Loss Prevention support team.
- Inventory return procedure report identified over $1.2 million in opportunity for revenue protection. Features included drill-down ranking of zone, regions, districts, and individual stores on procedural adherence, and financial consequences of non-adherence.
- Developed automatic monthly team ranking report with yearly roll ups. This web based report (hosted with a PHP and Oracle back-end) replaced a legacy Excel report that required one work week each month to create.
- Developed web-based application enabling users to make changes to the organizational tree, indirectly editing a database.
- Created databases underlying reports and wrote supporting procedures in Oracle PL/SQL.
- Wrote ad-hoc queries and delivered reporting to support field personnel.
- Beta tested internal finance application for bugs, security and usability.
- Wrote user documentation for internal finance application from scratch.
- Wrote complete user and programmer documentation (explaining procedures, variables, and function interaction for other developers) for own projects.
- Received exposure to retail theft detection and prevention measures.
- Wilsonville, OR
- March 2005 - December 2005
- Partner Support Technician
- Provided technical and operational support for stores and field partners.
- Utilized excellent follow-through to resolve persistent issues and push fixes for new issues.
- Supported team members by reviewing and correcting existing documentation, and creating new knowledge base documentation.
- Provided one-on-one training for new technicians.
- Acted as an approachable resource for team for support and programming issues.