Experience
Webitects: Chicago, Illinois
Web Developer
- Develop standards compliant websites using XHTML and ASP.NET with Microsoft SQL Server
- Use Prototype, Json, and other javascript frameworks to create interactive web pages
- Configure website searches using Google Mini and SQL Server Full-Text Search
- Build secure Content Management Systems (CMS), allowing clients to administer their own websites and contribute content
Intercambio de Comunidades: Denver, Colorado
Volunteer ESL Teacher
- Taught English to native Spanish speakers
- Created lesson plans that included quizzes, games, and a field trip
Education
University of Bristol: Bristol, United Kingdom
Master of Science in Computer Science
- Areas of focus were databases (relational algebra, SQL, and stored procedures), compression methods (Huffman coding and Discrete Cosine Transform used in JPEGs), networking (client-server applications), search methods (Hashing and Quick Sorts), and Graphical User Interfaces in Java
- Dissertation was The Font Tool written in Java, which allowed users to manipulate, shape, and save font glyphs
University of Illinois: Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Bachelor of Arts in English Literature
- Minor in Spanish
- Area of focus in desktop publishing
- Recipient of the President's Award Scholarship
- Participated in the British Exchange Program at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, United Kingdom, for two semesters
More information available upon request.
Interests
- Website accessibility
- Interactive applications using AJAX techniques
- Search engine optimization
- Database performance tuning
