Freelance work on websites that use my web development skills as well as my communications skills, and to work with non-profit organizations whenever possible.
Work Experience
Technical Director & Partner
Digital Loom, Cambridge, MA
September 2007 - present
Manage team of staff and freelance developers in producing websites, adding functionality and
upgrades, and converting websites to the Drupal content management system.
Develop database-driven websites primarily using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Specialize in creating and customizing Drupal-based sites.
Manage all aspects of technical support for web clients, including hosting, email migration, documentation, training, and support.
Freelance Web Developer
Clients: Alder Consulting, Beaconfire Consulting, BayRail Alliance, YMCA of Key West, et al.
Mostly New York, NY
July 2004 - September 2007
Create full database-driven websites, primarily using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, DHTML, JavaScript and CSS
Specialize in creating and customizing Drupal-based sites
Work with teams of designers and other programmers to create larger-scale websites
Help companies straighten out CSS and (X)HTML problems with their websites
Assistant Language Teacher
Interac, Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan
September 2002 - April 2004
Created and presented lessons, with Japanese teachers, to junior-high and elementary school classes of about 40 students
Developed classroom materials: exercises, pictures, audio, video, etc.
Improved Japanese skills
Foreign English Teacher
Aeon East Japan
Tokyo, Japan
July 2001 - July 2002
Developed good relationships with students and staff
Taught students of all abilities
Created new teaching materials daily
Senior Web Developer
Concrete Incorporated (web-building consultant)
New York, NY
December 1999 - April 2001
Wrote primarily front-end code for the sites of Concrete's clients
Acquired skill and did client work in JSP and PHP
Managed the web development team on three projects
Developed a reusable JavaScript library to be used on current and future projects
Web Administrator
JL Kellogg Graduate School of Business, Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
September 1995 - August 1997
Served as primary contact to school administration for all website issues
Created web applications using Perl, ASP, MS Access, SQL
Ran web-building classes and tutoring sessions for faculty, staff and student groups