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about me - How I can help you
Hello, and welcome to my spot!
For the last ten years I've been building websites professionally. Mainly for small businesses, but there have been a few stints when I worked for large corporations and even the state government (man, was THAT boring!). They all served a purpose and the purpose was to lead me here to visit with you today! My goal here is to show you the kind of work I've done, and then the kind of work I want to do going forward. Please enjoy!
programs i've used a lot
And now, A few things I've done over the years...
FREELANCE
As anyone reading this will likely know, working for yourself means you wear ALL the hats, and you work for many different clients in many different industries, which is why I only do it part-time. I love doing this work as it grants me the freedom to choose my clients AND make the products I like to make, and it fulfills that sense of contribution to the greater good that I so require.
The following items are the main focus of my work right now:
Elementor
Templates/Websites
- Build Elementor templates for individuals who want to put together their own websites, but don't want to have to start from scratch (or can't design).
- Build websites for small businesses using Elementor, Divi, or other methods as they require. Expert in WordPress, but have used many different website development vehicles.
- Follow SEO best practices and methods for optimal ROI.
- Update and maintain all websites built, manage security, troubleshoot and solve any problems and provide support.
HTML
Emails
- Design, code and test HTML emails for various subjects and clients. Have created over 30+ emails for several different industries and campaign types.
- Create appropriate imagery, including branding, to display in the email designs.
- Work with various email management systems (Active Campaign, MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc.) to make sure emails are coded well for as many email clients as possible (Outlook, I'm looking at you, buddy).
- Ensure all code is responsive, and will render properly in all device widths.
Digital, Social Media & Print Ads, Motion Graphics
- Conceptualize, design and build graphical layouts of digital and print ads.
- Research and design appropriate imagery to include in ads. Create original visuals to maintain brand alignment.
- Created a variety of motion graphics pieces for downtown digital billboards and local digital mall directory advertising
- Created multiple HTML5 ads for online digital magazines.
- Used After Effects for digital billboards, Camtasia for motion graphics, and Google Web Designer for HTML5 ads.
a few elementor templates...
a few commercial sites...
a few HTML emails...
a few digital and print ads...
a few motion graphics...
a few HTML5 ads...
huge corporate behemoth
Project Participation/mgmt
- Serve as implementation engineer and front-end developer for online money-movement applications.
- Research and resolve all problems related to the operation of client websites. Work with clients, developers and project managers from all over the world in all time zones, using Clarity PPM, Enterplicity/Hippo.
- Lead and participate in quarterly maintenance upgrades for all websites, supporting feature pack code releases for all products on all sites.
Client Product Branding
- Execute the implementation and branding development for eight products, including retail bill pay, small business bill pay, Zelle®, Popmoney®, TransferNow and respective mobile technologies for 4000+ websites.
- Work with clients directly to detail brand Fiserv online billpay product, Zelle and Transfer Now products, to accurately match client websites with eye to seamless integration and end-user experience. Extensive use of CSS.
- Using JavaScript, develop custom name pairs to allow client custom pass-through branding and other specialized results.
Change Management
- Write and execute high volume of change requests to facilitate code movement from testing to production environment using ServiceNow.
- Responsible for managing the execution of quarterly feature pack updates on all eight products, coordinating QA testing for all products for all parent sponsors, and the implementation of all sponsor sites to upgraded location on remote servers.
some super boring serious corporate site branding (click for short video viewing of sites)...
middle sized financial services company
Project Participation
Participated in all phases of the System Development Life Cycle, particularly requirements gathering and systems analysis, testing and maintenance.
SME
Responsible for being and/or becoming the SME on any current or new applications, for communicating on the benefits and risks of such with management and application support team, and training members on such products.
Data Analysis
Analyzed business process/IT systems, wrote data maps, root cause and gap analysis reports.
SQL and Crystal Report Generation
SQL query writing, specialty report creation and data analysis. Crystal Reports statement writing, and managing MS Access databases and reporting for offices as needed.
Database Management
Participation in managing web-based client and participant database interfaces.
Training
Created/wrote training materials and coordinated and trained users in all company offices on new automated payroll process, among other processes, via in-person training classes and virtual training classes.
Internal Consultant
Acted as internal consultant: traveled to work in regional offices on specific projects such as disaster plans, mass conversions, helping out in instances of insufficient staff, etc., thereby reducing the cost of hiring outside resources.
Internal Tech Support
Provided internal technical support via phone and email for online transactional processing applications, web-based documentation, participant distribution requests, online reports, web-based automated client data collection, SQL and Oracle databases, and financial transactional and statement processing software.
education and ongoing training
Bowling Green State University
Bachelor of Arts/Marketing
Regis University
Certificate of Web Development
Intl Coaching Academy
Certificate of Professional Coaching
Pluralsight
additional coursework in Jquery, TypeScript, Graphic Design
Marie Forleo Intl
The Copy Cure
SmartBlogger
Freedom Machine
Amy Porterfield
Digital Course Academy
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