Résumé

Technical Proficiency

  • Semantic HTML and XHTML, CSS
  • Ruby on Rails
  • LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) and MAMP (on a Mac)
  • SQL, Oracle, MySQL and FileMaker Pro
  • JavaScript and DOM scripting
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks
  • MS Office, iWork, Aperture

Prior Experience

  • Web Application Developer, Reed College, 2007–present

    Web application development in Ruby on Rails for Reed College. Tasks include migrating old applications from Witango to RoR, as well as the development of new applications, in a complex data and hardware landscape.

  • Senior Web Author, CDI Corp. at Intel, 2006–2007

    Web coding and development for Intel.com, primarily for the Campaigns group that handles all major launches. All code is hand-rolled, mostly using pre-formed corporate templates, with occasional odd pages, JavaScript and CSS development. I also created and currently maintain a custom workflow tracking and management application in Rails.

  • Owner and operator, Foliosus Web Design, 2005–present

    Please see my portfolio for examples of recent work.

  • Junior Systems Administrator, Reed College Web Systems and Services, Portland, Oregon, 1999–2000

    Web page conception and development primarily using Tango in order to connect Oracle (Banner) and FileMaker Pro databases to the web with fully live interactive pages, including security design. Projects included a news release system, and a complete rework of the alumni portal.

Education

  • M.S. in evolutionary ecology, UC Santa Barbara, 2005
    Prof. Susan Mazer, advisor
    Topic: Sexual selection and genetic conflict plants
  • B.A. in biology, Reed College, 2000
    Prof. Keith Karoly, advisor
    Senior thesis: “Clonal foraging in plants: a review and simulation study”
    One year spent at the Université de Genève in the Faculté des Sciences

Language Proficiency

  • Native English fluency
  • Native French fluency
  • Japanese operational fluency

Other Interests

  • Aikido, cooking, eating, botanizing, travel and photography; I have even been known to enjoy some of these simultaneously.

Last updated on Monday, January 16th, 2006