MATTHEW E. BERNER
**** ******* ***** ********, **. 18062
610-***-**** ******@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:
Strong knowledge of numerous computer languages. Comprehensive understanding of the World Wide Web, specifically web programming. Significant organization skills. Able and willing to work long hours. Excel at managing projects simultaneously and meeting deadlines. Quick learner. Self-motivating. Reliable and punctual.
TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Comprehensive knowledge of the following tools:
PhotoShop
Skype
Neon CRM and API
WordPress
Dreamweaver
Open Office Products
Visual Studio 17 and 19
Umbraco CMS
Illustrator
Google Analytics
Eclipse
BlogEngine CMS
FrontPage
Google Adwords
Visual Studio Code
Windows 2012 Server
Microsoft Excel
Google Tag Manager
NetBeans
Internet Information Services 8 (IIS8)
Microsoft Access
Google Webmaster Tools
PsPad
Plesk
Microsoft PowerPoint
Google Sheets
Notepad++
Microsoft Word
AdGlare (Ad Software)
Altova XMLSpy
Teams - Microsoft
Filexilla FTP Client
SQL Management Studio
SharePoint
Git Hub
SQL Server Data Tools
C
XML
SQL
ASP.net
JavaScript
PCL
CyberQuery
HTML
PHP
Scheme
JSP (Training)
CSS
MYSQL
CQCS(Cyber Science
C#
JSON
EDUCATION:
Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa 2002 – Jan. 2006
Major: Computer Science
GPA: 3.43
B.S. - January 2006 Graduated – May 2006
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America Web Developer September 2015 to February 26, 2021
Arlington, VA
Projects
Migrated both websites https://www.aafa.org and https://www.kidswithfoodallergies,org to new CMS (umbraco)
Manage both websites
Worked with building out Campaigns and Skins in the CRM
Helped maintain Domains with domain companies, such Network Solutions and NameCheap
Windows server and IIS managemen
Helped maintain SSL certificates for both sites, including installing them to both sites
Working on a PHP API Project that would move information from one platform to another platform
Server administrator for 2 years (Windows 2012 Server and Sql Server, Plesk Front End)
Tools:
SQL Server include Sql Management Studio
Umbraco CMS
BlogEngine CMS
Windows Severe 2012 and 2016
Neon CRM
Core Color Graphics Web developer May 2013 to September 2015
Trevose, Pa
Project:
Development of the website and their web prodicts including a storefront
ohttp://www.corecolorgraphics.com
Helped with everyday printing of products, including packaging, shipping, checking the printed product
General It concerns, including helping with Microsoft Outlook Issues.
Worked with InDesign, Illustrator and PhotoShop to produce client pieces
Discovery Semiconductors - Web Design January 2012 – January 2013
Ewing, NJ
Projects:
Added a news banner to the homepage. The banner is primarily jquery.
URL: http://www.discoverysemi.com/index.php
Created two new online ads banner and Page Peel for Lightwave Online.
http://www.lightwaveonline.com/equipment-design.html (banner ad at top of webpage)
Replaced accordions on a product page with new jquery sliders.
URL: http://www.discoverysemi.com/Product%20Pages/DSC30S40S50S.php
Finding ways to improve site visibility on Google and search engines. Using Google Analytics to look at daily results, see if there is improvement. Looking at competitors website for ideas for site improvements
Optimization website for better performance, analyzing data from pages from various locations, analyzing waterfall diagrams. Using excel and an access database to store information. Building reports showing the different document load times, start rendering times and fully loaded times
Google Page Speed tool to determine course of action.
PHP was used in the form of includes and virtual includes on the website to pull in content and made it easier to pull out and put in content, such as in the case of a slider.
Brought up ideas on a mobile site, and using a PHP API to redirect mobile users to a mobile site.
Pana Columbus – Web Design September 2011 – 2012
URL: http://www.panacolumbus.com/
Created a book site for her new book
Involved in design using PhotoShop to design front page of website.
Created Html and CSS structure of website including navigation.
Created forms and testimonial page using PHP and MYSQL.
Freelance opportunity
Ongoing support of website and client
Added Google analytics to site to track people downloading book coaching page email clicks.
PHP Book Form
oForm that people would sign up to be notified when the book was released
oPHP was used to capture the data and insert it into the MySQL database
oAnother form was set up that would show a list of the people signed up, the records could be shown by state. Form would use PHP to select the data from the MySQL database.
PHP Testimonial Form
oForm that people would input a testimonial about the book.
oPHP was used to capture data and input into the MySQL database.
oA page would show the testimonials for the book, using PHP to pull the data from the MySQL database
Rodale Inc. (Onward Search) – Web Designer February 22, 2011 - May 20, 2011
Emmaus, PA
HTML Emails and Website
Creating new HTML Emails from PhotoShop documents (psd).
Rebuilding old emails from existing PhotoShop documents (psd).
Slicing PSD (PhotoShop Document) into pieces to use in HTML Emails.
Updating PhotoShop documents, whether adding new text or graphics.
Creating header and sidebars for Online Order forms from PhotoShop documents (psd).
Example of Rodale Work.
Photography Slideshow Email project
oPhotographers at Rodale send out emails with a link that takes a person to a slideshow
oSlideshow was updated with jquery, specifically jQuery.cycle, the old version was Flash. (Step One)
oThey wanted the slideshow to be loaded up with somebody having no html skills, just loading to file folder.
oBuild a PHP piece that would pull from the folder using PHP and put in the slideshow. First, I would get the folder suing a PHP (file) and dump into an array, then I exploded the array into its pieces or file locations.
Circle of Stones, Emmaus, Pa. Feb. 2005 – June 2011
Web Site Development and Design/ Webmaster
Build web site using HTML, JavaScript and CSS that utilizes an innovative design to present information.
Developed with JavaScript to bring new design ideas to website, rollover, drop-down navigation, font implementation.
Create and alter UI Prototypes on different pages of the web site based off recommendations from users.
For examples: building new navigation for site to find newer pages on site, such as storefront or event page.
Manage and maintain the content of the web site using Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Fireworks
Train end users in the tools used to build websites, such as Dreamweaver and PhotoShop.
Build current site’s storefront to enable theatre company to sell products, such as CD’s, tickets, etc.
Develop backend of storefront that is PHP based and installed and maintained in a MYSQ
database
Implement Pay Pal in the store front to allow acceptance of credit cards for donations and products.
Create a automated email template to deliver email blasts and newsletters
Installed and maintains a WordPress blog for website and research Content Management options such as Joomla and Drupal
Utilized Jquery to implement fonts.
PHP Storefront database piece:
oCustomer - PHP to collect customer data and place into a MySQL Database
oThis would trace purchases and donations from our store and donation pages.
oIt would track ticket purchase for the Theatre events at the time.
oSecond PHP piece was used to show a report of customers who bought tickets and other items. Pulled the information from the database. We used sessions to grab data from our shopping cart.
PHP Login piece:
oTheatre ability to login to view purchases and launch emails
oPHP Login page- if you weren’t logged you were redirected.
oAfter logged, check for current/ past donations and send out an email blast
PHP Email piece:
oMy client was using a Yahoo account to send out emails to the members
oPut members into MySQL database by hand, and later built a PHP piece that would put them in automatically.
oThe PHP would select a mailing list to send and push out a newsletter to those on that list, we had 3 separate mailing lists.
oText emails were easier send first; we adapted the version slightly to use HTML where the newsletter image was embedded in PHP.
Volunteer Work:
ST JOHNS LUTHERAN Church Nov 2012 – Present
Emmaus, Pa.
Website Development and Consulting (Volunteer)
Site URL: http://www.stjohnsemmaus.org/index.php (Temporary location)
Working on a team to redesign current site in WordPress that was a static HTML site.
Installing WordPress for website
Creating site in WordPress through PSD files handed to me
Responsive Design by making the site work on different devices such as iPad, iPhone, etc. and different browsers.
Adding code to WordPress Templates to function for our site design. For example: Having WordPress pull in different banners for each page. Having WordPress remove banners and uses different slideshows when the pages are viewed on a mobile phone.
Maintaining old site, by adding new documents and banners announcing events.
Software: Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, WordPress
Used PHP when updated the templates to pull different header into some of the pages
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN OF THE LEHIGH VALLEY May 2007 – Present
Lehigh Valley, Pa.
Web Site Development and Consulting
Site URL: http://www.bpwlehighvalley.org
Develop and update current web site using content management system.
Moved out a content management system and redesign in HTML.
Migrated current website to a new web host.
Redesigned in WordPress
Online Portfolio and Websites:
http://bernerdesign.com
http://www.panacolumbus.com/
http://www.bpwlehighvalley.org/index.php
https://www.aafa.org
https://www.kidswithfoodallergies.org
http://www.stjohnsemmaus.org/index.php