Devlin Ray Kalmus

**** ****** **** ****, ********, TX 77407

CONTACT

Mobile : 832-***-****

e-mail : abmzed@r.postjobfree.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Reliant Energy

Houston, TX

Senior Developer - User Experience

02/10 - Present

Technologies Used:

Microsoft Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Dreamweaver CS3, Omniture

Java Script, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, XML

Internet Marketing: Google, Yahoo, YouTube

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

Managed two Junior Web Developers to ensure proper timelines, project goals and

internal customer satisfaction was achieved.

Coordinated & developed multiple in-house projects to increase efficient workflows

for Customer Call Center, New Consumer Acquisitions & Wholesale Acquisitions &

Retention team.

Provided technical reviews of vender based development of social media based

initiatives and ensured compliance with company's policies & regulatory guidelines.

Utilized Ominture Site Catalyst to evaluate companies various consumer usability

issues.

Worked closely with in-house analytics manager to ensure efficient development

reporting practices & workflows

Participated in multiple projects regarding design and layout of recent The Reliant

Advantage campaign which included television, radio & online marketing initiatives.

Experience managing & developing the creation of business wire frames, BRD, GAP

analysis, etc...

Provided in-depth analysis of company's technical initiative for both computing

based & mobile based browser compliance standards for 2010.

Coordinated on mobile phone based applications project. Including UX design, backend

compatibility, graphics & regulatory compliance.

Created an in-depth analysis of SEO related issues for both reliant.com as well as

eight micro-sites.

Worked with Micro-site Manager to ensure proper development of SEO provisions as

well as graphic design & layout.

BuyersHQ, L.L.C.

Houston, TX

IT / Marketing Manager

07/09 - 02/10

Technologies Used:

Microsoft Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Dreamweaver CS4 & Flash CS4

SQL 5.0, Commence, Microsoft Access 2007

IIS, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, XML, Java Script, PHP,

Internet Marketing: Google, Yahoo, Bing, Mail Chimp

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

Coordinated various external programmers for the development of ASP.NET C# based

website. Ensured quality of site design & structure, numerous SEO based

enhancements, optimized site usability, as well as developed & implemented keyword

specific micro-sites (24 total) with search engine optimized content.

Utilized Dreamweaver CS4, Photoshop CS4, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL as

well as multiple miscellaneous utilities for site & marketing

development/implementation.

Developed company presence on various social networking sites utilizing: Facebook,

MySpace, FriendFeed, Jaiku, Identi.ca & Twitter.

Developed an in-depth marketing strategy (B2C) including "nitch" based market

research, graphic design, date specific initiatives & phased implementation.

Created multiple Search Engine & Social Media web-based marketing campaigns

encompassing PPC & PPI for text & banner advertising.

Designed & implemented various promotions including multiple contests and corporate

affiliate program.

Coordinated the planning & development of company's internal website (intranet) to

ensure efficiency of labor & business workflows. Utilized Microsoft Office 2007, SQL

Database & Commence RM Database.

Developed & implemented various business workflows of internal process and

procedures. Handling issues including accounting related issues, inventory

management, automated shipping solutions & product content management.

Implemented real-time website analytics for all company websites including an

automated reporting solution as well as custom reports to give company owners

necessary information to determine ROI.

Ensured SEO based quality of all content submitted for public, including product,

blog & forum copy. Periodically wrote product, site & blog copy on an as needed

basis.

Provided various technical support to organization including hosting/IIS support as

well as support to owners & employees miscellaneous issues.

Iland Internet Solutions Corporation

Houston, TX

Web & Marketing Developer

01/09 - 07/09

Technologies Used:

Adobe Photoshop CS4, Illustrator CS4, Dreamweaver CS4 & Flash CS4

SQL 8.0, Microsoft CRM Dynamics 4.0, Commence, Microsoft Access 2007

IIS, ASP, ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, XML, Java Script, PHP, Linux, Windows Server 2003

Internet Marketing: Google, Yahoo, Bing, Mail Chimp, Constant Contact

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

SEO development including intense market research, log analysis, content and meta

tag modifications

Creation of innovative graphics for physical print material including brochure

layout & design.

Complete revamp of website graphics & layout tuned to give a more industry oriented

impression.

Created, documented & deployed a turn-key mass email marketing solution for

Marketing Department. Including seamless integration of in house CRM database to

mass email marketing solution's API utilizing ASP.NET.

Full analysis of corporate website for the purpose of resolving spelling/grammar &

broken link issues.

Managed various web-related marketing projects such as: Link Building, Keyword

Research, Search Engine Ranking Profiles

Created a multitude of new reporting & analytics processes utilizing Access 2007,

SQL 8.0 & Microsoft CRM 4.0 to assist Members of Organization with budgeting, sales

forecasting & misc. accounting relating issues.

Implement a multitude of upgrades into Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 to increase

connectivity between Accounting, Sales & Support departments

Implemented additional analytics within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 & Mass Email

Solution

Utilized Video Capture technology to develop Sales & Marketing material &

implemented to companies website. Also to create company staff to access on-demand

training

Assisted Owners of Corporation in development of marketing & branding strategies &

new pricing of service offerings for Enterprise level service offerings of various

VMware & Cloud based solutions.

J.A.K. Industries, L.L.C.

Houston, TX

Business & Web Developer

04/05 - 12/08

Technologies Used:

Adobe Photoshop CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3, Fireworks

SQL 8.0, Commence, Microsoft Access 2002

IIS, ASP, HTML, CSS, Visual Basic, Java Script, PHP, Linux, Windows Server 2000

Internet Marketing: Google, Yahoo, Constant Contact, YouTube, FaceBook, eBay

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

Built multiple websites (5) utilizing Macromedia DreamWeaver, FireWorks & Flash, as

well as various CSS deveslopmental tools. Developed marketing content & coordinated

many web-based marketing/advertising campaigns to websites & clients.

Created & implemented various SEO techniques to reduce advertising cost & increase

online visibility.

Developed multiple forums, social networking including RSS integration with

ecommerce site.

Managed multiple advertising campaigns, including layout & implementation on

company's websites, mass email marketing, Pay Per Click Campaings (PPC),

Micro-Sites, EBay Store Management/Development. Tasks included setting up &

updating YouTube, MySpace & Facebook profiles for multiple online retail businesses.

Utilized my working knowledge of Google, MSN, and Yahoo PPC to create in-depth

analytical reporting to support on going research objectives.

Created a custom bi-directional connectivity of data from local databases (Commence,

Microsoft Access & SQL) & websites. Major business improvements implemented/managed

included but not limited to:

A Customer Management solution that bridged all the company's divisions &

departments' customer information into one location. Created a multitude of

automated workflows to dramatically reduce labor cost within major components of the

business's divisions such as the Sales, Service & Accounting departments.

A highly efficient shopping cart solution that gave Sales Associates a virtually

real time solution to add/modify/delete significant product related information on

an eCommerce based site. This solution also provided web users an innovative product

search tool that reduced search times by over half compared to competing websites.

An intuitive custom CRM solution that empowered the Sales Dept. with valuable

traffic analysis creating a significant increase in up-sales.

A mass email marking solution that utilized internal mail servers/relays in

combination with CRM databases that gave the Sales Dept. extreme content & timing

control as well as analytical reporting.

Utilized Microsoft Access, Commence RM, Intuit CRM in conjunction with Visual Basic

& OBDC code/driver to seam processes/workflows across different databases.

ProSource Corporation

Houston, TX

Business & Web Developer

08/01 - 03/05

Technologies Used:

Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver & Flash

Commence RM, Microsoft Access 2002

IIS, ASP, HTML, CSS, XML, VB Script, Windows Server NT4 & 2000

Internet Marketing: Google PPC & Yahoo PPC

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

SEO analysis & tuning applied monthly to all corporate sites.

Cross browser issues and compliance to web trends and standards

Managed multiple marketing/branding campaigns with the concept & design on multiple

advertising campaigns, including keyword research, layout & implementation.

Developed, implemented & maintained all technical aspects of multiple (4) websites

spanning all of the corporations current divisions. Utilized Macromedia Dreamweaver

& Flash as well as Adobe Photoshop. Provided support, software & hardware upgrades

to in-house Windows 2000 server utilizing Internet Information Services 5.0.

Including Hosting, DNS, Proxies, etc...

Created a multitude marketing related content for print & online advertising for the

staffing (IT, Financial, Executive & Medical) industries.

Developed existing in-house Commence Customer Manager Database solution. Created &

implemented multiple design upgrades within that database to streamline & increase

employee productivity as well as increasing website usability. Provided support to

end-users as well as training.

Developed, implemented & maintained all technical aspects of streaming video resumes

to clients. Providing an "on-demand" web-based solution, utilizing cutting edge

video technology, in-house storage & distribution capabilities.

Created weekly reporting on all campaigns included physical as well as online media

with weekly ROI findings as well.

Cross Country Land Services

Stafford, TX

Web Development & Network Admin

04/96 - 08/01

Technologies Used:

Adobe Photo Deluxe, Dreamweaver

Microsoft Access 97

ASP, HTML, IIS

Server OS: Microsoft Windows NT4, Desktop NT4 Workstation

Responsibilities & Accomplishments:

Build corporate website & developed content using Microsoft FrontPage and Adobe

Photo Deluxe

Ensured compliance & maintained content updates.

Developed & supported a database in Microsoft Access 97 that includes CRM

capabilities and tracking.

Network, support and IT consulting for internal clients.

Managed TCP/IP LAN of over 100 nodes utilizing Cisco routers & switches.

Developed & supported a database in Microsoft Access 97 that includes all of the

employee's personal, business, & accounts information.

Developed & supported a database in Microsoft Access 97 that includes managed the

company's inventory & assets

EDUCATION

2009 VMware Sales Professional - VSP

VMware Partner University

2004 Microsoft Certified Professional - MCP

Sam Houston University

2009 VMware Technical Sales Professional - VTSP

VMware Partner University

2004 Microsoft Certified System Engineer - MCSE

Sam Houston University

2006 Bachelors in Business Management

University of Phoenix (in progress)

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SOFTWARE:

LANGUAGES & SKILLS

Microsoft Server OS thru version: 2003

HTML, ASP, ASP.NET, PHP, ICC, SPRY, CSS

Microsoft Client OS thru version: Vista

JavaScript, Visual Basic, C+

Microsoft Office thru version: 2007

SEO Techniques: 10+ Years

Microsoft Dynamics version: 4.0

Managed\Designed 12+ Websites to-date

Adobe Dreamweaver thru version: CS4

TCIP, VOIP, VPN, DNS

Adobe Photoshop thru version: CS4

Cisco Routers/Firewalls

Adobe Fireworks thru version: CS4

Microsoft SQL 8.0, Commence RM databases

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