Michelle Rather's Resume

Michelle Rather
Los Angeles, CA United States	(424) 249-9947

SUMMARY

Excellent written, verbal, and non-verbal communication skills

Strong initiative - capable of working on a self-sufficient basis and able to identify areas of potential technical improvement

Self-management - capable of prioritizing and executing tasks

Problem solving - ability to diagnose and resolve technical issues

SKILLS

7+ years of CSS/HTML

7+ years of Javascript

7+ years of PHP experience

3+ years Ajax/DOM/jQuery

Experience with Prototype, YUI, Zend, Extjs frameworks

MySQL

Experience developing Adobe Flex / Flash applications

Version control [SVN, CVS, BAZAAR, GIT]

Paper Prototyping/Agile development

Experience with other languages/systems [.NET, Cold Fusion]

Slicing PSD templates

WORK EXPERIENCE
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10.2010 Web Developer	Freelance Developer	Various
Branded Online - Magento custom designs & programming for online fashion retailers. Linea Pelle lpcollection.com & Chinese Laundry chineselaundry.com One off pages for various client requests (php, javascript, jQuery, html, css, APIs(Yahoo PlaceFinder, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter) live feeds for websites. AOL Sweepstakes(Hop Movie), Disney Destinations(AOL Travel) ABC/ABC Family - Add new programming for new shows such as Expedition Impossible and Combat Hospital, Wipeout:Splash or Dash -
7.2009 - 10.2010 Sr. Web Developer	BCBGMAXAZRIA	Vernon, CA
Streamline and consolidate existing code across brands. Create new API based or non-flash applications for the end user (internal and web). Refine or re-factor existing applications across all brand sites.[MAXAZRIA, HERVE LEGER, BCBGeneration, MaxRave] Create new online applications to improve retail store communications to corporate. PHP5, OOP, MySQL5, MSSQL, PDO, Git, PSD, WordPress MU, Alfresco, jQuery, CSS, HTML -
07.2008 - 02.2009 Sr. Front-End Developer	Sometrics	Los Angeles, CA
Work with 3rd party platforms & apis [facebook,myspace] building on top of the social web in analytics. Work with bleeding edge javascript frameworks and techniques. Zend Framework MVC, SVN, MySQL, OpenX Wordpress Blog implementation Create applications that capture and analyze the usefulness of applications viewed on facebook and myspace and implement proprietary ad delivery and 3rd party ads for revenue generation. jQuery, ExtJS, CSS2, HTML -
10.2007 - 07.2008 Contract Developer	S+J Marketing	Incline Village, NV
Update S+J customer sites; update HTML, Flash books and video/podcasts, jQuery, CSS, HTML -
01.2007 - 08.2007 Senior Developer	iCrossing	New York City, New York
Develop and Deploy customer web presence from complex creative designed as Photoshop composites. Implement elegant user interface for client customer and administration consoles for client self-administration. PHP4, CSS2, Mambo, Drupal, MySQL, javascript -
06.2006 - 12.2006 Software Engineer III	METI	Sarasota, FL
Skills: Flex2 / Actionscript 3 Create a simulation patient monitor for METI HPS mannequin. Create reusable flash components Create an communication layer for connection to Java server Allow User Interface flexibility for improvement without re-architecture -
08.2005 - 06.2006 Webmaster	BICSI	Tampa, FL
Skills: ASP. net/VB, JavaScript, Authorize. NET, Verisign SSL, DNS, HTML, Macromedia MX, Adobe Studio8, Adobe CS2, InDesign Responsibilities: Macromedia Studio MX, 8, Adobe CS, CS2, QuickTime Design complete interactive Flash website with dynamic content presentation and database storage and retrieval. Stream video from conferences, e-commerce. Generate RFP for new Content Management System Control Domain Names and Registrations Work with outsourced IT and Development companies to ensure functionality of web services and accessibility. o Research and advise on server migration to the local Tampa area, secure budget allocation for SSL certificates and Managed Server Options. Suggest measures to streamline the current e-commerce system (17 carts) into one modular payment system making the online buying experience simple, easy and convenient for customers. Online purchases include conference fees, regional meeting RSVP (no fee), publications, memberships and online and classroom training. Map out current site and combine pages with like information. Turn off links to pages that are outdated or send them for review and updating. Develop new portal to integrate with Euclid AMS (Association Management System) and CMS to better serve customers and staff. Conduct meetings with individual departments to discuss the web services and how each department's goal should be approached. Present new portal design to a focus group at the national conference to address membership needs for online services. Expand web-based training into an e-learning center (Authorware). Considerations are bandwidth and class availability. This is seen as a major opportunity for BICSI to increase their revenue and total membership. -
03.2005 - 06.2005 Programmer	HealthPlan Services (Apex Systems Contractor)	Tampa, FL
Skills: PHP, DB2, Sybase, MySQL, HIPAA. Develop authentication processes and information retrieval applications for health insurance billing systems. Responsibilities: Create the login and authentication process for the AIG (smart.healthplan.com) employees, employers, brokers and carriers. Designed and created the Login, Modification and Look-up for CSR (customer service) Desktop. (Internal Client) Designed and created a promissory note detail for AVMA clients who have borrowed on short-term loan agreement. -
12.2004 - 01.2005 PHP Programmer	WRS ( Web Revenue Services )	Deerfield Beach, FL
Skills: PHP 5.0.2 fedora 3, HTML. Javascript. Create database driven Dynamic PHP website for affiliate program. Responsibilities: Each storefront required retrieving the posted url and associating that url with a style id inside MySQL database table. The lookup inside the database would then load all GUI graphics associated with the style ID Menus required SQL query to the database and distinctly selecting categories listed inside the Products database. The List was then parsed through php and presented in the menu frame -
10.2002 Sr. Web Architect / Sr. Developer	SynapTechs	Florida
Skills: LAMP Linux-Red Hat 7.3 Apache-1.3.33 MySQL 4.0.22/ PERL 5.8.6 / PHP 4.3.10, Macromedia Studio MX, 8; e-Commerce, HTML, JavaScript OpenSource CMS. Design, Maintain, Host websites and write modules for osCommerce or proprietary shopping cart. Responsibilities Macromedia Studio MX, 8, Adobe CS, CS2 Design complete interactive Flash websites with dynamic content presentation and database interaction. Streaming video, e-commerce. ColdFusion MX Design and Program complete proprietary e-commerce sites: Payment Processing (authorize.net), Inventory Control, Discounting, Shipping by weight or flat rate, Back end administration. PHP Design and Program complete proprietary e-commerce sites: Payment Processing (authorize.net), Inventory Control, Discounting, Shipping by weight or flat rate, Back end administration. Create full flash site for ewomanmagazine.com - institute session control and subscription management. Develop full Flash site for thegreyman.com Create login with session control for subscribers. Automatically create password and email password and username to subscriber after successful payment is received from subscription handler. Present pass back parameters to user for printable version of registration while writing information to the database. Upon successful login with registered password, allow subscriber to change their password and user information. Consulted on migration to osCommerce and PHP from Custom PERL Cart. Through osCommerce, medwing.com and affiliate stores are located in an online mall for easier navigation and allow customers to shop many stores through one website. Shipping module in PERL for FedEx. Phone Order module that serves as a separate shopping cart and cc processor PERL and adapt to osCommerce PERL & PHP/MySQL. Medwing.com Create - Dim Weight calculator for loose or abstract items PERL and PHP for osCommerce -

EDUCATION
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09.1991 - 06.1993	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH
Pre-Med -