web developer, hack-n-slasher, freelancer, information junkie, journalist, bibliophile, Flyers fan, sci-fi geek and kitteh servant.


Top Skills: HTML, CSS, WordPress, JavaScript
Top Traits: Teamwork, Self Development, Productivity, Communication
EXPERIENCE
- Jewish National Fund New York, NY
Web Developer November 2010 – Present - manage email campaigns
- build/extend internal tools on top of existing software
- update/maintain website and online fundraising campaigns
- Connect Infinity, Gramercy Consultants & Patuto Press New York, NY
Web Developer November 2009 – February 2010 - integrated Twitter into proprietary social networking software
- built e-commerce websites using Magento
- built custom websites using WordPress
- Quinn & Co. Public Relations New York, NY
Digital Media Intern October 2008 – February 2009 - re-engineered the website for boutique public relations firm to follow modern Web standards
- helped Digital Media Specialist create and made recommendations for the firm’s Digital Media Services
- set up internal Wiki to cut down on company e-mail and increase communication
- set up company blog using WordPress
- PBS MediaShift
Blogger December 2008 – December 2009 - responsible for regular columns on innovation in journalism and the programmer/journalist trend
- The Independent Florida Alligator Gainesville, FL
Online Managing Editor May 2006 – May 2008 - worked with a small team to redesign the website
- lead implementation and management of the paper’s first content management system
- collaborated with staff and managed stringers for multimedia and special reports
- inspired print staff to think about the Web, taught video and audio collection
- edited copy for spelling, grammar, AP Style and fact errors
- NY Daily News New York, NY
Online Producer February 2010 – May 2010 - packaged stories for Web with photos, video, polls and SEO
- VidSport.TV New York, NY
Web Developer July 2009 – February 2010 - managed email campaigns using open-source software
- developed internal tools
- Stream57 New York, NY
Intern December 2008 – May 2009 - created branding for Web pages and the S57 Flash application
- built standards-compliant Web pages for clients ranging from small production companies to Fortune 100 corporations
- The Miami Herald Miami, FL
Multimedia Intern June – October 2008 - produced and packaged multimedia in HTML, CSS and Flash
- built microsites for investigative stories and serial stories
- collected data and worked with MySQL and PHP for investigative stories
- collaborated on Flash AS3 XML-loading video player
- Marion Brechner Citizen Access Project Gainesville, FL
Webmaster May 2007 – May 2008 - updated and added content to the Citizen Access Project website
- worked with a database programmer on redesign of the CAP site
- UF Computing Help Desk Gainesville, FL
Consultant September 2005 – November 2007 - technical troubleshooting (Web, operating systems, software, account services) in person and on the phone
EDUCATION