Previous Web Design and Development Projects

15+ years experience combining qualitative and quantitative research utilizing complex analog and digital sources
7+ years project management experience with variously sized, multidisciplinary collaborative research projects
Exemplary written and oral communication skills, with vast public presentation experience (see presentations below)
10+ years experience of classroom teaching (both lecture and discussion format) in higher education
Peer-reviewed author of one book (forthcoming) and a dozen scholarly articles for broad and specialized audiences
Successful grant-writer with National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Google, and Mellon Foundation

Standard and emerging desktop and web mapping technologies, including ArcGIS, QGIS, Carto, Mapbox, Leaflet, Open Street Map
Web development with Javascript, HTML5, CSS, PHP, AJAX, REST APIs, XML, XSLT, Bootstrap, Django
Programming and scripting languages, esp. Javascript, Python, R, Java, C++
Database design and administration, esp. MySQL and SQLite
Implementing web standards, accessibility guidelines, and semantic mark-up
Creating harmony between user interfaces and information/database architecture
Spearheading initiatives to create technical documentation, guidelines and implement long-term sustainability practices
All common MS Office apps; all Adobe products, esp. Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign

Critiqued and evaluated emerging technologies for collaborative bibliography management
Focused on abstracting and standardizing non-standardized data for algorithmic formatting
Committed source code for citation creation and style editing

Managed and executed complete website redesign centered around a custom developed tag-based resource management system (PHP, Javascript, MySQL) to connect Nelson Institute faculty, students, and staff with each other through mutual research interests
Integrated full news and event management system with custom tagging (and taxonomy manager) to unite all Institute resources

Revitalized a static website to deliver rich and dynamic content through a standards compliant and typographically sound website
Designed and developed open-source web-based (PHP, MySQL) event calendar system to automate website maintenance and to feature audio and video resources
Helped shaped Center workflows for creating, publishing, and archiving all Center website content with multiple access points, including RSS/XML feeds

Lead programmer for USDA funded project to build web tools for farmers to teach and promote energy conservation
Focus on readable display of complex data and intuitive user interfaces for data input, and extending analytical capabilities of tools
Assisted with project management by coordinating project timelines, milestones, and deliverables

Coordinated with various academic departments, programs, and scholars to entirely redesign and develop customized web sites
Clients included the Medical History Department, Center for Culture, History, Environment, Journal of Undergraduate International Studies, and Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies (all at UW-Madison)

Architect, designer, developer for suite of 20+ websites; supervised undergraduate programmer. Juggled multiple projects with various timelines, deadlines; created full documentation for site code and best practices
Developed and implemented site-wide redesign built upon a custom CMS (PHP, MySQL) for all sites to manage a centralized event calendar, message board, and various student application forms
Created all layouts, design schemes, logos, and site graphics to preserve individual program personalities online; enforced University accessibility and style guidelines
Formulated and presented long-term web initiatives and project plans to UW Assistant Deans to create and increase web presence for specific undergraduate audiences

Co-lead developer for first generation of target.com; responsible for back-end coding of e-commerce functionality with Java and Oracle, including product search engine to meet strict usability and performance requirements
Spearheaded standardization efforts and implementation of best practices among different programming, data modeling, testing, and deployment teams
Served as an Information Technology Specialist for Global Services Division; diagnosed and solved debugging and testing challenges quickly and efficiently, adjusted to varied work environments, and established productive personal relationships with clients