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Technical Skills

Professional Skills

Web Development (especially in LAMP environments), Web Design, White Hat Search Engine Optimization, Usability, Accessibility, Information Architecture, Technical Writing, Business Analysis (beginner skill level), Graphic Design (beginner skill level), Marketing (beginner skill level), Project Management (beginner skill level)

Recent Work History

RAND Corporation
Pittsburgh, PA
SEO Specialist, Business Analyst
September 2007 — Current

Originally hired for the creation of HTML email and the continued development of PHPList for the Corporation. When development was cancelled, job duties morphed into general web maintenance and project management. Became the Search Engine Optimization (SEO) specialist in early 2008, and occasional business analysis and technology assessment requests became regular job duties around this time. Currently performing a number of duties across multiple disciplines.

University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics & Astronomy
Pittsburgh, PA
Webmaster
September 2005 — September 2007

Originally a position updating a preexisting page; later, in charge of a complete redesign. Utilized principles of information architecture, usability, and accessibility. Technology used was primarily DHTML generated by PHP and MySQL with minor Perl use. Duties involved interacting with everyone in the department, attending meetings and being a major contributor in decisions involving technology or the web. Additional topics include writing user documentation and help pages, as well as the development of a large, secure, user-friendly custom CMS to allow non-coders to alter the department site.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University
Andrew's Leap — Program for Exceptional CS Students
1999
University of Pittsburgh
Computer Science
2001 — now