Focus

WEB DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND EDITING

Qualifications

• More than 12 years experience developing and designing e-commerce and arts Web sites.
• Skilled in customer support for hosting and website issues.
• Energetic, award-winning writer with numerous published articles.

Experience

1985 - present, Webmaster · Editor

• Develops, designs and maintains numerous Web sites.
• Expert user of the latest programs including Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, and InDesign.
• E-commerce specialist.
• Continually updates Web and desktop publishing skills.
• Creates Web content, advertising copy and press releases.

1999 - 2002, THE ASSOCIATION OF EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS, Logan Township, N.J.

Editor and Web Manager

• Produced, published, and edited nonprofit Web site.
• Reorganized site and implemented redesign.
• Developed, co-wrote and edited online newsletter.
• Created promotional copy and member communications.

1994 - 1999, SOUTH JERSEY NEWSPAPERS: Today’s Sunbeam, Gloucester County Times, and Bridgeton News.

Daily Newspaper City Editor and Staff Writer

• Coached staff in AP style, computer and Internet use.
• Produced page layouts using Quark and Adobe programs.
• Wrote and edited features, news articles, and opinion columns.

1995 - 1996, PRODIGY ONLINE SERVICE, New York, N.Y.

Multimedia/HTML Writer

·         Authored feature stories on deadline.

Awards received

GOLDEN WEB AWARD for excellence in Web design.
N.J. PRESS ASSOCIATION: first place award for column writing.

Education

N.J. INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: Webmaster, Web Developer, Web Manager and Dreamweaver certificates.
HP LEARNING CENTER: Advanced Photoshop, Graphic Design, Flash.
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY: Speech and journalism.

Professional memberships

International Webmasters Association
Society of Professional Journalists
Broadcast Music Inc.
American Communication Association