JAMES CRUMP
Web Manager / Site Builder / Developer
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https://musicphotos.com
Experience
Tulane University, June 2012 – Present
Web Manager – Tulane University – www.tulane.edu
Maintain Tulane University external web presence. Evaluate and execute changes to enhance the web presence of a top tier American university with considerations for Accessibility, HIPPA and FERPA compliance.
Oversee day to day operations and functionality for the Drupal environment, which includes master code base and hosting platform.
Develop and maintain custom modules and PYTHON scripting.
Directly supervise two programmers and collaborate with departmental team members.
Architect migration of 65k + pages of contents, assets and users from Commonspot 8 to Drupal 7 CMS.
Drupal migration for 130+ Drupal 7 sites to Drupal 9.
Provide leadership for campus site developers, administrators, outside consultants.
Manage common code base for 130 plus university sites.
Drupal 7 through 10, as well as Tailwindcss, Bootstrap 3, CSS, SASS Compiling, svgstore, Git Repository, Angular, Lyris Listserve, MSsql/Mysql.
Tulane University, April 2008 – June 2012
WWW Instructional Technologist – Tulane Law School
Maintain, develop and deploy computer systems throughout the Law School.
Develop and maintain VMWare virtualization environment with vSphere/ESX 4.1. Configuration and deployment of VMWare View thin client server and clients. Deploy iSCSI data stores for VMWare environment.
Maintain and manage MS SQL 2005/2008 servers. Create and manage databases for a number of applications.
Develop and manage Sharepoint intranet portal.
Evaluate and deploy open source applications for a variety of uses that include video conferencing, shopping cart store front with Paypal business integration and email campaigns.
Your Preferred Printer, March 2005 – April 2008
Software Development Manager
Design, develop, and acquire and implement software solutions for a Sales, Marketing and Print House specializing in national automotive industry sales events.
Design, develop, and implement web based applications. Internal applications designed to improve workflow and simplify company work processes.
Design, develop and implement shopping cart web site.
Develop methodology and implement custom built tools for scrubbing and utilizing raw data from various sources.
PHP, MySQL, HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop CS2, Adobe In-Design, MS PowerPoint, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, ASP, XMPIE, MS Access, e-commerce/PayPal integration
Freelance Consultant, Content Producer, December 2002 – March, 2005
Hardware/Software/Content
Producing Hardware and Software solutions for a variety of businesses in the Greater New Orleans Area.
Clients include The New Orleans Times Picayune, Regis Realty, Hampson & Adams, and more.
New Orleans Times Picayune, December 2002 – March, 2005
Special Sections Photographer
Covering a broad range of lifestyle and advertising photography for New Orleans’ daily newspaper.
Images are digitally captured, edited and Photoshop enhanced for publication.
RollingStone.com, June 2000 – January 2002
Content Producer/Photo Editor
Manager of a local office staff and an international stable of freelance photographers for a high profile web site generating more than 50 million page views per month.
Procurement of images, negotiation of rates and usage agreements for assignments selected on a daily basis, all while maintaining a strict budget.
Involvement in a site wide redesign, identifying database requirements, site navigation, database entry tool development and management of over 100,000 images.
Research and purchase equipment for special projects.
Scan, edit and organize 5000 image files along with extensive data attributes for launch of RollingStone.com movie section.
Research and purchase special use software.
Design and build software/hardware configuration for traveling promotional campaigns. Document entire system for easy training for non-technical operators in short tutorial sessions.
Risetime, Inc. April 1999 – May 2000
Software Developer
Software Developer on an Internet based educational tool for teachers, students and parents.
Research, purchase, design, build and configure computers for office use, as well as servers for installation in the field.
Responsibilities include UX, graphics, logic code, and browser compatibility. Email system integration, look, feel and logic. Network administration. Administration of company domains and corporate email. Locate and evaluate software packages.
Applications for company use. Eg. load/stress test tools, proxy server tools, content management apps.
Rolled Steel Photography, Inc. September 1990 – Present
Owner Operator Photo Services/Stock Sales - www.musicphotos.com
Accumulation of a library totaling over 1000 performers on file.
Design, development and implementation of a website (https://musicphotos.com) for stock sales of entertainment photographs.
Design, configure, build and maintain internal network consisting of Ethernet and Wireless Windows based systems. Maintain firewall and WAN connection.
Shoot entertainment images for national and international clients.
EDUCATION
University of Windsor - Ontario, Canada
Bachelor of Arts, May 1987
Graduated with a BA in Communication Studies.
AWARDS
2022 Spirit of Tulane award recipient from the university President
REFERANCES
Available upon request