Hello and welcome to my résumé. My name is Chris Jones and I’m a web designer/developer/administrator based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. What follows is what I might do for you, given the opportunity. Thanks for visiting!
Why This Guy?
I am primarily a client-side web developer – who likes the server side too – with standards-driven HTML, CSS and JavaScript skills. I can read a Document Type Definition and not fall asleep. I live for clean, valid, semantic markup and dream in CSS. I read (and re-read) the Elements of Typographic Style for fun. I can read firewall rules and not go blind. Heck, I can even chat with the network and security people and not run from the room screaming.
So, do you need an experienced, skilled, easy to work with web developer? If you are, then I’m your guy.
Special Skills
- Clean, semantic HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript/DOM/Ajax, PHP, ColdFusion, Perl, XML
- Comfortable and productive on many operating systems including OS X, Windows and UNIX. I am not afraid of a command line
- Standards-based website design and hand coding using both text and WYSIWYG editors
- Image/graphic design and editing using Adobe and Macromedia suites
- Database management using MySQL, Oracle, Jet and SQLServer
- Setup and administration of Apache and IIS web servers as well as the server hardware, including Microsoft ISA Server and installing/managing SSL certificates
Work Experience
December 2008 – Present · Nova Scotia Power, Halifax, NS
Web Developer/Administrator
- Updating/maintaining content on intranet/internet using various content mangement systems and development tools
- Provide administration support to internal Sharepoint clients
- Provide project liason to external consultants
- Provide technical expertise to staff on web-related projects
- Provide direction to staff on system use
July 2007 – December 2008 · IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS
Web Support Specialist
- Updating/maintaining online learning system using Blackboard course/content management software
- Provide direction to staff on system use
2000 – 2010 · Angler’s Atlas, Prince George, BC
Lead Designer/Developer
- Winner of the 2009 Technology in Tourism Award, presented by Tourism BC
- Designer/developer for Angler’s Atlas website
- Complete site design and application development using standards-based XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL and JavaScript
- Google Maps API programming with JavaScript, PHP, XML
- Setup and maintenance of all MySQL databases
- Responsible for all front-end markup coding, application development and back-end database maintenance
July 2002 – April 2007 · City of Prince George, BC
Web Administrator
- Design, coding, maintenance and security of the City’s internet, intranet and extranet websites
- Redesigned layout, navigation and backend to a standards-compliant (W3C), accessible site
- Initiated large scale Content Management Project using Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server 2007
- Design and maintenance for affiliated external clients and agencies
- Application design, programming and maintenance using ColdFusion, PHP and ASP
- Maintenance of web server hardware and software, ISA server, DNS, IAS and RADIUS, SSL certificates
- Code and maintain various administrative and backup scripts with Perl
- Provide direction on eGovernment strategies and future web-based technology improvements
- Provide expertise to staff and affiliated external clients and agencies on technical questions and requirements
- Completed online City Council agenda project, including the only secure, closed meeting online agendas in Canada
- Document management using Adobe Acrobat and Distiller, Microsoft Office and Hummingbird
November 2000 – July 2002 · Inform Network for Management Systems, Prince George, BC
Internet Application Developer
- Website and application design and programming using ColdFusion, Visual Basic
- Integrating spatial and associated attribute data into functional and dynamic spatial websites
- Setting up and maintaining web servers and modules on UNIX and Windows platforms
- Creating, documenting and maintaining databases
- Project documentation
- Relational Database programming
- Client communication and project/report/technology presentation
October 1997 – November 2000 · Timberline Forest Inventory Consultants, Prince George, BC
Geographic Information Systems Analyst
- GIS software includes ESRI ArcInfo, ArcGIS 8 and ArcView
- AML, Shell and Perl programming, small application development and maintenance
- Shell and Perl script writing for common day-to-day tasks
- Database design and maintenance including data dictionaries
- Data analysis and reporting, including spatial overlay and dissolve
- Editing of spatial data, data translation
- Project setup and organization, data structure and maintenance
- Provide GIS support to non-technical personnel
- Provide GIS related systems support when necessary
- Client and project management
Education
1996 – 1997 · Sir Sandford Fleming College
School of Natural Resources – Lindsay, Ontario
GIS Application Specialist Diploma
1994 – 1996 · Sir Sandford Fleming College
School of Natural Resources – Lindsay, Ontario
Forestry Technician Diploma
Other
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