Resume

Career Objective

To pursue a career in Information Technology that will utilize my experiences and educational background in eCommerce, internet marketing, blogging, graphic design, SEO, and web development.

Professional Experience

Blogging Systems, LLC
Princeton, New Jersey (Telecommute)
2006 to Present

Director of Community Development

Started as a Project Manager and was promoted to Supervisor after only two months. Manage a team of Project Managers. Oversee progress of all sites. Responsible for follow up with project manager's on progress of their client base. Responsible for updating and submitting weekly client status spreadsheet. Tackling any issues that extend beyond the project manager's responsibility. Addressing client concerns. Coordinate design of blog site with client. Assist client in developing and implementing strategic plan for gathering participating community bloggers. Coordinate training with client & community bloggers. Manage all affiliate advertising campaigns for client. Optimize all blogs for top placements in the search engines.

tf-Media
East Bethel, Minnesota
2005 to Present (Spare Time)

Owner/Web Developer/Blogger

Create numerous commercial websites and weblogs. Design graphics, logos and style sheets. Create, design and search engine optimize 14 weblogs and 4 static sites. Manage a team of 7 writers. Provide support and content management solutions for all sites. Work with numerous affiliate programs and hosting solutions.

Diversified Adjustment Service, Inc.
Coon Rapids, Minnesota
1992 to 2006

Network Administrator

Played a crucial role in the development, design and installation of a network of over 160 workstations and 5 servers. Responsible for all areas concerning servers, workstations, hardware and software. Including security and virus issues, connectivity, purchasing, licensing, configuring, installing, troubleshooting, end-user technical support, upgrading, and maintaining the network.

Other achievements were; design and produce numerous complicated financial spreadsheets which automated employee commission and vacation pay. Created client FTP sites and assisted in the design and development of a secure corporate website. Implemented, designed and maintained a corporate intranet as well as numerous other web-based applications. Created and maintained a database of over 2,300 marketing contacts. Designed training manuals and presentations, proposals and requests for information, advertising and promotional materials, legal documents, office forms, client performance reports, company policies and procedures and also created, designed, edited and maintained a company newsletter. Responsible for human resources duties including timeclocks, calculating hours, payroll, commission and vacation pay.

Growth Strategies
Arden Hills, Minnesota
1999 to 2004 (Part Time)

Quality Assurance/Web Developer

Monitored websites to ensure quality control and overall look and feel. Provided web based support for students. Created audio files for on-line classes. Created streaming video presentations. Provided web design and numerous hosting solutions for CEO/Owner. Worked closely with instructor’s on numerous on-line presentations and classroom scenarios. Maintained a database of thousands of students. Played a crucial role in the development and design of promotional HTML email solutions. Provided end-user technical support for users.

Northwest Airlines
Eagan, Minnesota
1991 to 1992

Technical Support

Provided technical support and administrative functions for Business Analyst team to ensure that configuration documents were correctly processed.

Operated and maintained in-house software store. Interacted with customers and vendors to provide correct information of Automation Express orders and requests. Prepared and placed orders to hardware and software vendors.

Northwest Aerospace Training Corporation
Eagan, Minnesota
1990 to 1991

Computer Assistant

Coordination of computer production of twenty-four technical manuals for flight simulators.

Responsibilities included; technical supervision of data entry, edit, layout, design, typograph¬ical styling, and supervising final proof reading and review with senior engineers.

Major accomplishments included the development of an innovative solution to the problem of producing technical drawings which significantly reduced reliance on costly outside artwork.

Realty Options
Bloomington, Minnesota
1988 to 1990

Technical Support

Served as overall management and design of all computer applications for individual franchised real estate offices. Served in the capacity of manager and designer of all computer applications for franchise headquarters.

Designed and produced training manuals, advertising and promotional materials, legal documents, franchise registration documents, financial statements, office forms, financial projection spreadsheets. Maintained a weekly mailing and database of over 700 potential real estate prospects and their housing desires.

Worked extensively with outside software development firm in the design and production of a proprietary software product. Purchased and maintained the operation of computer hardware for six work stations. Supervised training of new employees in software applica¬tions. Provided end-user technical support.

Education

• Programming Fundamentals (Visual Basic) – Anoka Technical College
• Multimedia Development (Macromedia Director) – Anoka Technical College
• Web Development Fundamentals (HTML) – Anoka Technical College
• Web Scripting Languages (CGI/Perl, Java) – Anoka Technical College
• Vector Graphics (Macromedia Flash & Adobe Illustrator) – Anoka Technical College
• Adobe Photoshop – Anoka Technical College
• Database Fundamentals (Microsoft Access) – Anoka Technical College
• SQL & ColdFusion – Anoka Technical College
• Networking Essentials – Benchmark
• Administering Windows NT 4.0 – Benchmark
• Beginning Access – ProSource
• Intermediate Access – ProSource
• Lotus 1-2-3 Advance – Executrain
• WordPerfect Advanced – Executrain
• Troubleshooting and Maintaining PC’s – National Seminars Group