REBECCA TAYLORWeb Development, Design & SEO

abqoo7@r.postjobfree.com(520) 271 6387

Education

Harvard University - Cambridge, MassachusettsAB cum laude, Applied Mathematics, 1996

Skills

Development

Expert ExpressionEngine web development with extensive and creative use of third-party add-ons. eCommerce and custom app integration.

Design

User-driven information design focused on evolving platforms and optimized for the ExpressionEngine CMS.

SEO

Usable design + thoughtful ExpressionEngine integration = Visible, findable and successful websites

Technical

Adobe CS5HTML5/CSS3/SASSJQuery/Javascript/JSON/AJAXMySQL/PHP/Perl CGI

Experience

Sole Proprietor2006-present

ExpressionEngine and eCommerce focused web design, development, SEO and maintenance for good people doing good things. Member of ExpressionEngine Professionals Network.

Vice President, Development2000-2006

Lead programmer, web developer, and graphic designer for one of Forbes "Best of the Web" sites and the 84th largest site on the web (pageviews, HitWise). With over 8,000

member organizations maintaining the web's largest searchable database of homeless pets, Petfinder.com facilitated

over 1.5 million pet adoptions last year. Responsible for all aspects of web's presence, including designing,

programming and producing sponsor promotions, ads, and marketing tools and managing programming and

development staff. Responsible for international development.

Alpine Cycling AdventuresFounder and Director2002-2005

Founder of premier luxury holiday for avid cyclists desiring to ride the great cycling routes of the French Alps and view

live stages of the Tour de France. Based in a chalet with gourmet food, local wines, sports massage and other

amenities. As founder with my husband, my duties have included design of all aspects of the company's presence, from internet site to cycling jerseys, guiding guests on rides through the mountains, and acting as chef in 2003.

University of Arizona Extension SchoolAdjunct Instructor2001-2002

Instructor for "Advanced Javascript" for University of Arizona's extension school certificate degree programs. Developed and presented curriculum using examples from my own work.

Sterling Software, Rome, NYResearch Scientist1998-1999

UNIX/C software engineering for the terrain mapping capabilities of the Joint Mapping Tool Kit (JMTK), a collection of

application modules that enables mission applications to interface with the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)

Common Operating Environment (COE) Mapping, Charting, Geodesy and Imagery (MCG&I) functionality., Cambridge, MA Programmer-Analyst1996-1998

Programming and research for EPA analyses, including the, a major pilot EPA project

to provide public web access to a wide variety of facility-level environmental data in five industrial sectors.

Interests & Passions

Cycling & Long-Distance Triathlon Winner of numerous triathlons and bike races in Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.Four-time Ironman triathlete (2002 Ironman Utah, Provo, Utah; 2001 Ironman Lanzarote, Lanzarote, Spain; 1999 Ironman U.S.A., Lake Placid, N.Y; 1998 Ironman Canada, Penticton, B.C.) 2003 member U.S. National Long Distance World Championship Triathlon Team, Ibiza, Spain (top American finisher in age group.) 1996 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Champion, representing Harvard University More...

(built website on EE in 2009)Gourmet cooking and baking (French in the tradition, New American cuisine, desserts by Pierre Hermé)Rock climbing (First Woman President of Harvard University Mountaineering Club, 1995-96). Many climbs and technical ascents in the Tetons, Wind River, Joshua Tree, Gunks, Red Rocks, Cathedral Ledge. Mother to Isabelle, Bastien and Lucien

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