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Gabriel Harris | 703-***-**** | **********@*****.*** | GreenFlipFlops.com

Objective

Seeking a position that will allow me to apply my web design and development skills and experience to produce aesthetically pleasing and superbly functioning web sites and applications.

Qualification Summary

• Diverse experience in developing every facet of static and data driven web sites and applications from conceptual design to deliverable project (URLS available upon request.)

• Passionate about keeping up to date with current design and development technology with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge regarding trends and best practices.

• Developed highly reliable cross-browser compatible sites with strict adherence to the keep it simple principle.

• Experienced in every facet of development including design, front-end development, and back-end development.

Technical Summary

Design: 7 years of experience with Adobe Photoshop, 5 years of experience with Adobe Illustrator, 1 year of experience with Visio

Front-End Development: 6 years of experience with Dreamweaver, 6 years of experience with (X)HTML/CSS, 3 years of experience with Ajax/Javascript (including jQuery, Prototype, and Scriptaculous), 1 year of experience with Adobe Flash

Server-Side Development: 4 years experience with PHP (including Wordpress, Joomla!, Drupal, and CodeIgniter), 3 years of experience with ASP.NET (including v1.1, v2.0, v3.5, VB.NET, DotNetNuke, Ektron, and Visual Studio), 2 years experience with classic ASP, exposure to Java (including JSP/JSF)

Databases: 3 years of experience with MS SQL Server (including stored procedures and SQL Server Management Studio), 3 years of experience with MySQL

Work Experience

Quest Software (Reston, VA)

Web Developer May 2008 to Present

• Responsible for vworkspace.com an ASP.NET, customer-facing, data-driven web site (MS SQL Server database) promoting the Quest Software virtual desktop solution. Facets of the web site include lead generating pages with registration for downloads and webcasts, a user portal for license management, a partner portal for managing sales opportunities, landing pages for specific marketing promotions, and product description pages.

• Responsible for all graphical and Flash elements of the vworkspace.com web site.

• Developed and maintained a customer management tool for sales staff and licensing department to track customer leads, sales, licenses, and maintenance plans.

• Created graphics for marketing collateral including trade show booth graphics, trade show banners, white papers, briefs, fliers, and brochures.

Tiber Creek Consulting (on-site at AT&T, Vienna, VA) February 2008 – May 2008

Web Developer

• Prototyped complex application for the World Health Organization (WHO) used to track disease outbreaks worldwide. Created Photoshop mock ups of dozens of screens and developed the XHTML and Ajax user interface with sample data.

• Prototyped a job placement application for the United States Marine Corps. Created Photoshop mock ups and developed XHTML and Ajax user interfaces for dozens of screens. Connected front-end pages to Java back-end data access classes with JSF.

Veris Consulting (Reston, VA) December 2006 – February 2008

Web Developer

• Responsible for design and development of the Veris Consulting corporate website (www.verisconsulting.com) as well as various client websites used in the associations industry. Completely redesigned sites from the ground up including color scheme, user interface, initial design, prototype, and data-driven finished products using Photoshop, Illustrator, XHTML/CSS, Ajax/Javascript, ASP.NET, and MS SQL Server.

• Created and manipulated surveys to gather data from thousands of inputs. Created useful reports of the gathered via MS SQL Server, ASP.NET, and classic ASP.

• Maintained client portals for submission of data and creation of cumulative reports (ASP, ASP.NET, VB6, VB.NET, and MS SQL Server)

Blooms Today (Haymarket, VA) February 2006 – December 2006

eCommerce Manager

• Responsible for design and development of new web pages to enhance customer experience (PHP/MySQL, XHTML/CSS, Ajax/Javascript, Dreamweaver)

• Redesigned checkout process improving conversion rates by 33%.

• Executed email marketing campaigns (Bronto) including design, schedule, and copy.

• Reviewed site analytics (Clicktracks) to monitor customer activity and the effectiveness of new designs, marketing campaigns, and web pages.

Brooks R. Electric July 2004 – February 2008

Electrician

I took time to help my father-in-law start his own electric company. I learned valuable lessons about perseverance, creative problem solving, self-confidence, and working with extremely diverse team members and clients.

CustomInk (Tyson’s Corner, VA) November 2003 – July 2004

Web Site Manager

• Enhanced user interfaces, site navigation, product offerings, and search engine optimization through the use of Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, CoreMetrics, and a home grown product management solution

Additional Experience

I have been working on my own with clients since 2006. Sites have included PHP (Wordpress, Drupal, and CodeIgniter) and ASP.NET. I am responsible for every aspect of the site development and client interaction. See GreenFlipFlops.com. I also have sales and customer service experience which has honed my interpersonal and communication skills.

Education

• AAS Web Design, ECPI College of Technology, Manassas, VA, October 2007 (4.0 GPA)

• BA Interdisciplinary Studies, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, May 2000 (3.4 GPA)

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