Here are some of the most important and valuable assets I bring to any organization:
- Veteran web consultant with over 20 years of hands-on experience in development and content creation
- Technical professional who directly executes design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance tasks
- Collaborative team builder with diplomatic problem-solving skills and careful attention to customer service
- Skilled communicator translating technical concepts into clear, effective business language
- Forward-thinking learner adept at assimilating new technologies
- Detail-oriented project manager and planner focused on long-term success
My expertise is in the following areas:
Web Development
Over the past 13 years, I have run my own web development and content creation business serving a variety of business and nonprofit clients. As a result, I have handled every aspect of my work from project management and fulfillment, communications, customer service, and all facets of small business management.
I have worked throughout the development life cycle directly with clients from individual stakeholders to entire software teams. I have developed projects of varying complexity from small brochure-type websites to 200,000-word online User Help systems.
I have extensive experience in:
- WordPress-based websites
- HTML-based websites
- Responsive frameworks so sites look great on any device
- ADA Accessibility/508 Compliance
- Information Architecture
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Browser/Platform Testing
- Google Analytics
- GitHub
- Social Media Integration
- Setting up and managing websites and email systems on third-party Apache servers
Programming
I have developed and managed sites and applications for businesses, nonprofits, and higher education using:
- HTML5
- CSS
- Sass
- PHP
- MySQL
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Bootstrap
- Third-party code libraries
Technical and Copywriting
I have 20 years of writing experience, and am a skilled communicator translating technical concepts into clear, effective language. I have extensive expertise, including:
- Generating website content for businesses, nonprofits, and higher education, including: information architecture, navigation structures, and search engine optimized headers and copy
- Writing marketing copy for digital and print media for business and nonprofit clients, including: brochures, website sales copy, email newsletters, and landing pages
- Creating documentation and information libraries for reference, training, and public access, including one project where I coordinated, produced, and edited a 200,000-word User Help system for a nonprofit software package