Creative Skills
Website Design, Relational Database Design, User Interface Design, Digital Imaging
Computer Skills
Software:
Drupal, Wordpress, Flash, Apache, MySQL, Apache Solr, Memcache, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Mac, Windows, Linux
Languages/Concepts:
(X)HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, Java, MySQL, C++, IDL
Education
2003-2007
Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a concentration in Photography
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
GPA 3.6/4.0
Subjects of study: Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Art Theory, Art History, Computer Science, Sociology, Psychology, Economics
Web Design/Development Experience
2010-2012
4AllPromos
{www.4allpromos.com}
Built a highly advanced order workflow management platform with Drupal and Ubercart to handle the day-to-day business of a promotional imprinted products company. Migrated over 10,000 products from an old CandyPress e-commerce website. Migrated over 60,000 customer records and over 500 vendors from Quickbooks. Built custom interfaces for managing Orders, Products, Customers, and Vendors. Wrote the Ubercart Order Node module for extending the Ubercart order records with custom fields. Built a custom Purchase Order system for generating POs to send to Vendors based on the products in an order. Built a custom artwork management system for customers and artists to upload originals, create proofs, and approve artwork for production. Worked with Deep Thought Software to set up their Courier software for syncing Ubercart orders and Purchase Orders into Quickbooks. Installed and configured Apache Solr for searching products. Set up the entire LAMP stack from scratch and optimized it using Memcache and various performance modules.
2011
Spring Lake Gardens
{www.springlakegardens.com}
Built a Drupal-based website for managing pages, blog posts, recipes, and newsletters for the small farm in Sterling, CT.
Adam Niklewicz : Sculpture
{www.adamniklewicz.com}
Converted Adam's site from Flash to Drupal 7. Set him up with easy-to-use controls for managing the content of the site, including the ability to add/edit artwork, and rearrange the order of pages.
2009-2011
Energy Circle
{www.energycircle.com}
Programmed a custom web application called MoolahMaker for helping parents get their kids involved in saving energy. Converted existing WordPress site to Drupal. Set up an e-commerce store in the Drupal site using the Ubercart module, and migrated products from existing Magento store. Built a platform for deploying and managing websites for clients within the main Drupal site using advanced modules like Spaces, Context, Organic Groups, and Purl. Wrote numerous custom modules to provide functionality to the clients for managing their sites.
2009
RIS Systems
{www.rissystems.com}
Programmed website layout for RIS Systems. The site was designed by EAB Studio.
Susan Lesser Group
(no longer online)
Programmed a custom Drupal theme and configuration for Susan Lesser Group. The site was designed by Claudio Fiorani.
Constantakis Consulting Group
{www.constantakisconsultinggroup.com}
Designed and programmed website layout for Constantakis Consulting Group, a non-profit financial consulting group.
PTCFO, Inc.
{www.ptcfo.com}
Designed and programmed a custom Drupal theme and configuration for PTCFO, Inc., a group of financial consultants specializing in family organizations and ESOPs.
Mitchel Osborne, Photographer
{www.mitchelosborne.com}
Designed and programmed a custom WordPress theme and configuration for Mitchel Osborne, a photographer in Port Townsend, Washington.
2008
Art Scene Design, Interior Decorating Artists
{www.artscenedesign.com}
Redesigned and programmed website layout for Art Scene Design, interior decorating artists who specialize in murals, faux finishes, and trompe l'oeil in New York, Florida, and Connecticut. Updated galleries with new images and new navigation, and optimized the site for search engine placement.
Laura Hudspeth, Artist/Accessory Designer
{www.laurahudspeth.com}
Designed and programmed website layout for Laura Hudspeth, an artist/accessory designer in Portland, Oregon. Installed and integrated a WordPress blog, as well as a backend image management system using PHP and MySQL.
FiveMyles Gallery
{www.fivemyles.org}
Designed and programmed website layout for FiveMyles, a performance art gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
Dharma Ridge Farm
{www.dharmaridgefarm.com}
Designed and programmed website layout for Dharma Ridge Farm, a family-run organic farm in Port Ludlow, Washington.
2007-present
Adam Niklewicz, Sculptor/Illustrator
{www.adamniklewicz.com}
{www.illustratorusa.com}
Updated numerous elements of two websites owned by Adam Niklewicz, a sculptor and illustrator in Connecticut. Made additions to Flash-based site, reorganized the Flash project file for easier updates in the future, and formatted and organized over 150 images into a new Portfolio section, in addition to many other minor changes and updates.
2007
James Kimura-Green, Photographer/Printmaker
{www.jameskimuragreen.com}
Designed and programmed website layout and template system for James Kimura-Green, an artist in Connecticut, as well as set up a backend image management system using PHP and MySQL.
2006-2007
Frank Noelker, Photographer
{www.franknoelker.com}
Designed and programmed website layout and template system for Frank Noelker, a fine art photographer in Connecticut.
91.7fm WHUS
{www.whus.org}
Designed and programmed website layout and template system for the college/community radio station 91.7fm WHUS, as well as a database-driven broadcast schedule system using MySQL and PHP for managing and displaying their radio broadcast schedule, including dynamic content such as "now playing" and "upcoming shows" information. Maintained website and managed webmaster email from 2006-2007.
2005
Yosefa Drescher Fine Art
{www.ydfa.com}
Designed and programmed website layout and template system for Yosefa Drescher Fine Art, a fine art photography dealer based in West Hartford, Connecticut, as well as a custom backend artist/image gallery administration system using MySQL and PHP for managing artist images and other content.
2004-2005
EverythingIdeas.com
(no longer online)
Personal Web Project
Original concept site targetted at individuals with ideas. Designed and programmed website layout, template system, and a database-driven archiving system using MySQL and PHP. Maintained website and managed webmaster email for the entire life of the site.
2003-Present
mstenta.net
{mstenta.net}
Personal Web Project
Designed and programmed website layout, template system, and provided all the content. Currently owned, updated, and maintained by myself.
2003
Deb Wadsworth
(no longer online)
Designed and programmed website layout for Deb Wadsworth, and artist/painter in Avon, Connecticut. Photographed on-location and formatted artwork for display on the web.
2000-2003
Iocode.net
(no longer online)
Personal Web Project
Original concept site targetted at web design/development beginners and professionals. Designed and programmed website layout and template system. Wrote tutorials and references. Provided email and web-based Q&A support to individuals. Maintained website and managed webmaster email for the entire life of the site.
Graphic Design Experience
2005-2007
Graphic Designer
91.7fm WHUS, Storrs, CT
Produced posters, brochures, flyers, t-shirts, advertisements, and other promotional material for the community-run radio station, WHUS.
Programming Experience
2003-2005
Lead Programmer
Environmental Research Institute, UConn, Storrs, CT
Worked independently to design and implement a Graphical User Interface using the IDL programming language to visualize and manipulate NetCDF format data captured from a LIDAR (laser-radar) scientific instrument.