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I also have my resume in Microsoft WORD format so that you can download it and read through it that way. You can download this version of my resume here. If you have any questions about what you see here, please feel free to contact me and I will be happy to give you more details about what I have done. My freelance site, http://www.kevincawleyjr.com, has much more information about each of the jobs I have done in greater detail.

Career Objective

Obtain a full-time position in the web programming field that will challenge my skills and enhance my programming and technical abilities while utilizing my education and work experience.

Skills

Technical

  • Languages: HTML, DHTML, PHP, Coldfusion, JavaScript, SQL, Visual Basic, XHTML, SHTML, CSS
  • Software: Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Macromedia Suite, Homesite, Visual Basic 6.0, Oxygen XML, Ecometry, ATG, PuTTY, Perforce

Personal

  • Received Eagle Rank in Boy Scouts of America
  • Experience collaborating with high-level employees
  • Able to communicate with all levels of computer users
  • Capable of meeting deadlines
  • Always willing to take on challenges and meet them open-minded

Education

Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont
Bachelor of Science Degree, Computer Information Systems - May 2005
Professional Certificate, Computer and Digital Forensics - May 2005
Associate in Science Degree, Web Site Development & Management - May 2003

  • GPA: 3.23
  • Worked and volunteered approximately 5-15 hours per week while in school full-time
  • Participated in extracurricular campus activities and events

Relevant Employment History

Cambridge Interactive Development Corp, Cambridge, MA
Web Content Engineer - Spring 2007 to Current

  • Maintain the various corporate and gaming websites, by editing the code itself or the necessary images
  • Manage the internationalization/localization of the gaming sites in the 19 foreign languages CIDC markets its games to
  • Develop the necessary graphics, code, and JavaScript for the user interfaces in the games and backend tools

Casual Male Retail Group,, Canton, MA
Web Technician Assistant - Summer 2005 to Spring 2007

  • Updated and edited online catalog for Casual Male and Rochester in their respective databases; catalog copy, default images, sale and regular prices, and when they will be shown on the website
  • Created images for items; cropped out the items from high resolution photos, adjusted size and quality, created color swaps of multiple colored items, and cut swatches of all items
  • Answered customer emails and phone calls about orders and passwords
  • Mapped catalog page images for online spread
  • Took care of Amazon and Sears.com storefronts selling Casual Male clothing

Syngress Publishing, Inc., Rockland, MA
Intern - Summers, 2002 and 2003; Fall 2004

  • Originally hired as a seasonal employee for one summer; asked to stay on as a freelance intern
  • Assisted Webmaster of online publishing company with converting print books to PDF and XML online formats
  • Involved in creative process through actual coding and programming
  • Created web features for simple and easy use for shoppers and for maximum for company
  • Participated in meetings with company president and others to ensure satisfactory completion of projects and to instruct in their use
  • Built internal inventory system to track book counts and shipment orders
  • Telecommute while at school to convert books for online sales

National Gardening Association, South Burlington, VT
Web Intern - Spring 2003

  • Worked in a team to convert website background programming from Perl to PHP
  • Rewrote scripts in new language and created new scripts for pages and running contests
  • Performed basic upkeep and maintenance of site
  • Gathered information for new internal employee pages; coded pages and helped put site together

Related Freelance Work

The Law Office of Susan A. Fiore, Sharon, MA
Freelance Web Programmer - Winter 2009

  • Worked with graphic designer to design new professional looking site
  • Wrote valid HTML code and focused on SEO related issues
  • Provided a simple "How To" guide so client could make simple edits themselves and not have to keep coming to a developer.

Clearpoint Communications, Inc, Brockton, MA
Freelance Web Programmer - Summer 2006 to Current

  • Work as a freelance programmer on projects as they come
  • Deal mainly with database programming to pull data from databases and display it properly in the websites design
  • Create admin pages to allow users to enter and edit data they have stored in databases
  • Do work in PHP and Coldfusion for clients that come to Clearpoint Communications

Blue Brain Golf, Reading, MA
Freelance Web Programmer - Spring 2006 to Fall 2007

  • Created landing pages for sub sites, Project Blue Brain, Blue Brain News, and Blue Brain Gear
  • Took website design from graphic artist and programmed it in XHTML and CSS abiding by current web standards
  • Optimized both the code and graphics to allow for the fastest downloads and limit any time visitors will wait for the website to load
  • Created database and PHP code to allow owner to post news stories and visitors to read them
Other Employment History

Petco, Avon, MA
Sales Associate - Summer 2004

  • Assisted customers with merchandise needs and cared for animals in this national pet care store
  • Helped customers make appropriate pet buying decisions by explaining different pet behaviors and needs
  • Assessed customers' lifestyles and attempted to make best match for both person and animal

Bob's Clothing Store, Randolph, MA
Sales Clerk - Spring to Summer 2001

  • Worked the sales floor of the men's department helping customers with purchases
Volunteer Experience

Vermont CARES, Burlington, VT
Web Page Programmer - Spring 2004 to Summer 2005

  • Rebuilt and reprogrammed website after it was redesigned by outside graphics designer
  • Performed basic upkeep and maintenance for non-profit site
  • Designed and programmed scripts to make updates by employees easier
  • Maintained submission forms for donations and signups for fundraising events
Interests

Reading science fictions novels, Digital Photography, Programming Visual Basic programs, Camping, Paintball, Airsoft and Programming computer games

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