Jason Luttrell
Project Coordinator / Sr. ColdFusion Developer / Information Architect
Education Summary
M.A., International Project Coordinator and Lead Web developer, with
Management extensive experience guiding projects through the
University of Maryland Software Development Life Cycle and leading a team of
University College, developers. Objective is to provide project management
College Park, MD, expected for Web development initiatives, while using technical
graduation 2011. Also skills.
pursuing Project Only one year remaining to qualify for PMP
Management Certification. certification.
B.A., Communications, Has over 6.5 years of experience, since 2000, building
International Emphasis dozens of Web sites and online applications, and over
Andrews University, MD 2 years in project management-related roles.
(GPA: 3.71) Develops large-scale, enterprise-level applications
Total Years Experience for the military, federal government, city police, and
6.5 years in Web national corporations.
Development (since 2000) Extensive experience developing both
Professional Experience front-end/client-side (i.e., XHTML, CSS,
Web Project Coordinator object-oriented Javascript) and back-end/server-side
Project Lead (i.e., ColdFusion, SQL, etc.).
Lead Developer Technical Skills
Employment History Web Development/Programming
IQ Solutions, Inc. ColdFusion, PHP, ASP, XHTML, CSS, SQL, Dreamweaver,
B L Seamon Corp. / Robert Eclipse, Visual Web Developer, Photoshop, Flash, SVN,
Half Technology Inc. VSS, ISS, and Apache.
Baltimore Police Web 2.0
Department / Digicon Corp. Content Management Systems, such as WordPress, Drupal,
and Joomla; MS SharePoint; web services; content
Air National Guard syndication; social media; blogging and podcasting.
Headquarters, Andrews Air Rich Internet Applications (RIAs)
Force Base / DRC, Inc. Flash, AJAX, object-oriented JavaScript, DOM
Rubicon Technologies, LLC manipulation, and libraries including JQuery, Spry,
Total SumParts, Inc. Scriptaculous, and MooTools.
Employment Status Relational Database Systems
Current Employee SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle. Experienced with
Enterprise Manager, TOAD, and phpMyAdmin. Advanced
fluency in the SQL language (including stored
procedures, importing data, writing DDL scripts,
etc.), normalization, and conceptualizing with ER
diagrams.
Best Practices and Standards
SEO, cross-browser compatibility, preventing XSS
attacks, etc. WCAG / Section 508 compliance (through
manual testing using JAWS, as well as automated
scanning tools) and remediation (e.g., closed
captioning or tagging PDFs). Federal guidelines (OMB,
HHS, NIST, and HIPAA) for PII and security.
Technical Design Specifications
Wireframes, ER Diagrams, ERWin, UML diagrams,
flowcharts, and Visio.
Project Management
Project Coordination
Delegating tasks for small teams of developers,
interfacing with stakeholders, reporting progress to
management, guiding projects through the Systems
Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and issue tracking
systems (e.g., RedMine, BaseCamp, Mantis, Bugzilla,
and TrackIt).
Project Scheduling
MS Project, Gantt charts, PERT/Critical Path Analysis,
and task tracking.
Requirements Gathering
Use cases, requirements documentation, wireframes,
prototypes, and Rational RequisitePro.
Work History
Web Project Coordinator
IQ Solutions, Inc., Rockville, MD (09/2009-04/2009)
Develops sites using PHP, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX (JQuery).
Coordinates and delegates tasks to team of four developers, performs quality
assurance checks, tests for handicap accessibility and Section 508 compliance,
documents requirements, and interfaces with clients.
Part of an initiative to select a company-wide project management information
system, proposing various solutions.
Major Accomplishments:
Within first month on the job, alleviated developer complaints of "too many
e-mails" by implementing a RedMine ticket tracking system that is now used by the
entire Web department.
Also within first month on the job, filled in for a project manager who was out
for an extended absence, and successfully launched two Web sites.
National Institute of Drug Abuse (HHS/NIH): For the redesign of the NIDA Web
site, performed content analysis; coordinated the development of wireframes,
design comps, and a clickable prototype; drafted usability test cases; and wrote
final design specifications.
New York Organ Donor Network: Wrote a competitive analysis and documented Web
traffic baseline metrics for a Web site audit.
Sister to Sister: Liaised with client to manage Web site updates.
Skills Used:
PHP, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript - AJAX (JQuery), Photoshop, project scheduling, MS
Project, task tracking software, bug tracking software, usability analysis, card
sorting, wireframes, clickable prototypes, Section 508 compliance and
remediation, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, and requirements analysis.
Project Consultant
LMD Agency, Laurel, MD (08/2009-09/2009)
Used PHP, ColdFusion, Oracle, CSS, JavaScript, and AJAX (JQuery) to develop and
maintain Web sites.
Projects included Web sites for the UMD Office of Extended Studies,
MDElections.org, The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, and the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA).
Major Accomplishments:
EPA WaterSense:
Designed a product and partner search (http://www.epa.gov/watersense).
Prepared project requirements, wireframes, and a clickable prototype.
Skills Used:
PHP, ColdFusion, XHTML, AJAX - JQuery, object-oriented JavaScript, Oracle, work
breakdown structure (WBS), requirements analysis, wireframes, prototype, and ER
diagrams.
Chief Architect / Web Developer (Consultant)
B L Seamon Corporation / Robert Half Technology, Greenbelt, MD (02/2009-08/2009)
Developed Web sites using ColdFusion, CSS, XHTML, MS SQL Server, and SQL (using
stored procedures).
Documented functional and technical requirements, developed design
specifications, and created project schedules for the Project Manager.
Major Accomplishments:
National Health Services Corp (Dept. of HHS)
Architected an online system to track Six Month Verification Forms, to be used by
all physicians in the National Health Services Corp.
Using the SDLC, led the design, development, testing, and phased launch of
project, to ensure quality and on-time delivery.
Used wireframes and prototypes to gather requirements, and documented use cases
and requirements.
Designed system architecture using flow charts and entity-relationship diagrams.
Skills Used:
Web application development, CSS, JavaScript, XHTML, SQL (including stored
procedures, views, importing data, Data Definition Language scripts, etc.),
Dreamweaver, Eclipse, work breakdown structures (WBS), functional requirements,
use cases, using wireframes and prototypes to gather requirements, flow charts,
UML, ER diagrams / database schemas, ColdFusion, developing code to import CSV
and Excel data files, PERT / Critical Path analysis, managing project schedules,
delegating tasks, and Section 508 compliance and remediation.
Project Lead / Webmaster (Consultant)
Baltimore Police Department / Digicon Corp., Baltimore, MD (08/2007-10/2008)
Single-handedly developed the Web site using PHP, MySQL, Apache, and FreeBSD.
Met with project stakeholders to determine organizational needs.
Implemented federal Section 508 requirements for handicap accessibility; tested
using JAWS and blind end-users.
Used Google Analytics to track recruitment conversion goals.
Reported to six levels of management, up to the Deputy Commissioner.
Major Accomplishments:
Presented Web Site prototype to monthly COMSTAT meeting, with Deputy Commissioner
and district majors.
Increased page views 438%, pages per visit by 329%, and average time on site
371%, while decreasing the bounce rate by 99.8%.
The site received an A from WebsiteGrader.com for SEO, a better grade than the
top five competing Web sites, including the NYPD.
Skills Used:
PHP, Apache, MySQL, FreeBSD, SEO/SEM, Photoshop, Google Analytics/Web activity
tracking, Section 508 compliance and remediation, unobtrusive/accessible
JavaScript, Spry, MooTools, Document Object Model (DOM) manipulation.
Student
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI (11/2004-05/2007)
Full-time, pursuing B.A. Communications.
Volunteered as the Webmaster for the student government association (used Joomla,
PHP, XHTML, and MySQL).
Developed a university blogging policy, in coordination with ITS department.
Skills Used:
PHP, MySQL, Photoshop, Joomla content management system (CMS), XHTML.
Lead Applications Developer (Consultant)
Air Force, Air National Guard / Dynamics Research Corp., Andrews Air Force Base,
MD (12/2003-08/2004)
Provided project managers with analysis, estimates, requirements, and design
specifications.
Liaised with ANG personnel for project requirements.
Delegated work for three developers, held progress meetings, performed
peer-reviews, set development standards, and communicated progress with
management on a weekly basis.
Developed applications using ColdFusion and MS SQL Server.
Major Accomplishments:
Rescued several projects that were behind schedule by rallying and organizing
development team.
Deployed applications under budget and within deadlines, while managing various
stakeholders.
By advocating project management principles, was able to decrease turn-around
time, while controlling changes requests and scope creep.
Skills Used:
ColdFusion, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, SQL Server, project scheduling, project
estimation, ER diagrams, requirements gathering, wireframes, prototypes, Fusebox
methodology and other application frameworks.
Student
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI (07/2002-11/2003)
Full-time, pursuing degree.
Developed a university event calendar system using ASP .Net (C#) and MS SQL
Server.
Worked autonomously and reported progress to director on a periodic basis.
Skills Used:
ASP .Net (C#), MS SQL Server, Photoshop, XHTML.
Lead Software Developer
Rubicon Technologies, LLC, Buchanan, MI (06/2001-02/2002)
Built online calendars, online shopping carts, photo galleries, news archives, a
Request for Quote (RFQ) system, and a peer review system for online journals.
Developed applications for local and national organizations (e.g. IPC and
Honeywell) using ColdFusion (with Fusebox and MVC methodologies), classic ASP
with VB, SQL Server, and Flash.
Created graphical interfaces using Photoshop, ImageReady, Flash, and Dreamweaver.
Conceptualized databases with ER diagrams, using Visio.
Skills Used:
ASP, VB, ColdFusion, MS SQL, Flash, Abobe Photoshop, MS Visual SourceSafe, and
Fusebox methodology and other application frameworks.
Internet Applications Architect
Total SumParts, Inc., Reston, VA (06/2000-04/2001)
Created an online customer satisfaction survey website for Century 21, a
world-wide real estate organization, that surveys 1 million customers per year,
allows for faster responses and collection, and reduces costs by over $1 million
per year.
Developed portals/intranet/extranet/e-commerce applications for national
companies (e.g. IBM and Century 21), using ColdFusion (with Fusebox Methodology),
ASP with VB, Flash, and SQL Server.
Rigorously tested software applications on both PC and Macintosh systems.
Researched online marketing strategies and search engine optimization for client.
Skills Used:
ColdFusion, Fusebox methodology, ASP, VB, Flash, SQL Server, SEO/SEM.
Certification
ColdFusion MX
May 1, 2007
Score: 3.88/5. "Demonstrates a clear understanding of many advanced concepts
within this topic. Appears capable of mentoring others on most projects in this
area." Brainbench.com.