Michael W. Reeps

*** ******* ******

Staunton, VA 24401

540-***-****

abqjob@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.redtailonline.com

Summary:

Ten years of experience in all facets of web design and production with extensive

experience in hand-coding dynamically driven XHTML/CSS, accessible web sites,

Internet marketing, advanced graphic production capabilities, SEO and project

management experience.

Education:

BA with honors, Rutgers University, 1997

Major: Visual Art (Graphic Design concentration)

AA, Ocean County College, 1988

Liberal Arts

Experience:

RedWeek.com 10/2004 to Present

I specialize in front-end web design and development using hand-coded CSS/XHTML and

advanced JavaScript(jQuery). I also offer expert level Adobe graphic design and

production skills, and strong SEO know how. Combined with years of experience in sales

and marketing and project management, I compliment any team or individual Internet

effort. Currently I am the director of web design and development for RedWeek.com,

from the founders of ClassMates.com. I bring years of web production know how,

especially CSS/XHMTL, graphic design, SEO, project management, and Internet

marketing to this dynamic team, assembled from around the country.

CitiGroup (Contractor) 05/2004 to 10/2004

Senior Web Designer for global financial institution. In this position, I created graphic

designs for use on SmithBarney.com. My expertise in web graphics was used to create

individual page components, page look and feel, user interfaces and animations.

Technical skills included hand-coded XHTML, JavaScript and CSS. Graphic production

skills included expert level Photoshop, Image Ready, Fireworks and Flash.

Conexant (GlobespanVirata) 10/2003 to 04/2004

Graphic/Web Designer for leading supplier of broadband communications. In this position,

I created graphic designs for print production, tradeshows, and corporate Internet and

Intranet web sites. Primary responsibilities were to conceive, design, produce and

implement original designs for all marketing materials, while supervising an assistant.

Technical skills included hand-coded HTML, DHTML, and JavaScript. Graphic

production skills include expert level Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator, Quark Xpress

and Flash. Additional software skills include Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat.

Tellium 07/01 to 10/2003

Manager Web Marketing & Communications for optical switching solutions provider. In

this position, I created and maintained content for Corporate Intranet, Internet and

Extranet sites, as well as content for interactive CD-ROM presentations and print

projects. As a member of the marketing department, this position required heavy

interaction with various business units within the organization, in order to deliver content

to our users in a technically sound and financially feasible manner, while maintaining

brand integrity. This required project oversight with corporate IT, programmers and

outside vendors. Further, it required hands-on, in-depth understanding of database

driven sites, including integration, beta testing, and final rollout. Likewise, I have

performed the role of project manager from start to finish for such projects as Verity

search engine implementation. This powerful tool allows users to search and retrieve

hundreds of thousands of documents on an intranet, through an ASP/JAVA application.

Additionally, my position required extensive knowledge of site usability, cross-browser

issues, site performance, coding standards, reporting and interpreting site statistics,

search optimization and more. These skills combined with my excellent written an oral

communication led me from my initial web master position to Web Marketing &

Communications Manager.

Technical skills required include hand-coded HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, ASP and Flash

ActionScripting. Graphic production skills include expert level Photoshop, Image Ready,

Illustrator and Flash. Additional software skills include Quark Xpress, Microsoft Office

Suite, Adobe Acrobat, WebTrends and Linkbot Exchange.

Monmouth Internet 5/00 to 7/01

Project Coordinator for busy Internet service provider. Responsibilities included the

creation and implementation of original web site designs for major corporations (Casio

Technical Service), business and personal user communities, and various internal

projects in support of our sales and marketing efforts. In this capacity I had heavy

contact with customers, as well as the internal business units within the organization, in

order to establish requirements and costs for each project. Production teams consisted

of a designer, HTML coder, integrator, backend programmer and Q/A tester. As

coordinator, I not only performed each task (when necessary), but also tracked

production times and costs, and served as the point of contact between the various

business groups and the end user. Prior to being named coordinator, I served primarily

as web designer, HTML coder and backend integrator.

Technical requirements included creating static and dynamically generated web pages

with hand-coded HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, PHP, PERL, MySQL, and UNIX shell

scripting. Graphics skills required included expert Photoshop, Illustrator, Image Ready

and Flash animations. Additional software skills include Quark Xpress, Microsoft Office

Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and Linkbot Exchange.

Keefe Printing 2/97 to 5/00

Graphic Designer and Pre-Press Manager for a busy commercial printing operation.

Responsibilities included graphic design for print production, tradeshows, and for the

web. Primary responsibilities were to conceive, design, produce and implement original

designs for national companies, as well as all in-house marketing materials. As manager I

oversaw all phases of pre-press production, including design, proofing, color correction,

film output and scheduling. Additionally, I designed and maintained corporate Internet site,

as well as web graphics for many customers, in the form of banners, buttons and product

images for e-commerce sites.

Graphic skills required included expert level Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Quark

Xpress. Technical skills required included HTML, JavaScript and Macintosh network

management. Additional responsibilities included heavy customer contact, sales support,

and direct mail campaigns.

Personal:

US Citizen

References:

Excellent references, portfolio and URLs upon request.

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