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The Digital Portfolio :: Résumé

Ronald D. Willis
3304 Indian Creek Court #5 • Louisville, KY 40218
http://www.rdwonline.com/ • webmaster [at] rdwonline [dot] com
OBJECTIVE
Web developer with design experience seeking a challenging position with a company actively involved in Internet/intranet web development
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web Technologies
Software Applications
Other Technical Skills
EMPLOYMENT
Republic Bank & Trust Company, Inc.
Louisville, KY
April 2007 – July 2007
Contract Developer
  • Contributed to new wave of development enhancements for the 2007/2008 tax season by the Tax Refund Solutions (TRS) development team on software and web solutions used to process about $2.5 billion in annual tax returns
  • Replaced postal information mailer with ASP.NET 2.0 online customer configuration confirmation application
  • Created ASP.NET 2.0 web application to allow bank customers to reset their account passwords using Visual C# 2005 and SQL Server 2005
  • Integrated service bureau management into TRS customer services application using Visual C# 2005 and SQL Server 2005
  • Created and updated stored procedures using SQL Server 2005
  • Re-developed new Electronic Return Originator (ERO) setup application using various ASP.NET web & user controls and Visual C# 2005 programming
  • Authored workflow documentation to help maximize quality assurance (QA) testing efficiency for aforementioned tasks
  • Fixed several low-priority bugs in TRS customer service software application
Sun Oak, Inc. dba ipop.com
Louisville, KY
May 2006 - March 2007
Web Applications Developer
  • Participated in rewriting and satisfying enhancement requests to inventory tracking systems using XHTML, JavaScript, ASP and SQL Server 2000; some IIS interaction
  • Assembled an ASP.NET 2.0 knowledge base with management system for aerospace and aviation product supplier using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Visual C# 2005 and SQL Server 2000
  • Created and updated existing indices, functions, and stored procedures using SQL Server 2000
  • Converted classic ASP transportation reservation web application to an ASP.NET 2.0 web application using Visual C# 2005
  • Provided enhancements to an existing ASP.NET 1.1 web-based registration application, used for entering participants in various baseball leagues using VB.NET & SQL Server 2000
  • Used Perl/CGI to add error trapping to web application used to capture and e-mail prospect patient data
  • Translated clients' business processes into executable project plans
  • Conducted personal, individualized interaction with each client to ensure optimal satisfaction with development and/or database requests
  • Periodically assisted graphic designers with web design implementation using XHTML and CSS
Fetter Printing Company
Louisville, KY
January 2006 - April 2006
Programmer
  • Developed internal web applications using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Ajax, object-oriented PHP and MySQL
  • Created front-end design for developers' web applications using Photoshop and Fireworks
True Commerce, Inc.
Wexford, PA
November 2004 - December 2005
Marketing Specialist/Web Development
  • Developed and executed strategy for redeveloping corporate website into a 60-page, standards-compliant entity better optimized for search engine visibility using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL
  • Implemented initiatives for public relations campaigns and tradeshow promotions
  • Reformulated web page content and server configuration in addition to pay-per-click advertising campaigns to increase visibility on popular search engines
  • Initiated and developed offline direct response web application for displaying and exporting of mass communication lists of prospects, customers and trading partners
  • Migrated résumé submission application from Lotus Notes system to PHP/MySQL-based solution
  • Created and developed architecture and functionality for software CD-ROM demo
School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
January 2003 - May 2004
Webmaster
  • Co-managed website containing 1,600+ web pages using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and PostgreSQL
  • Heightened awareness of web accessibility and devised steps for improvement
  • Initiated and contributed to the creation of the SLIS Webmasters' Handbook, intended to centralize and consolidate pertinent documentation for subsequent webmasters
Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce
Bloomington, IN
January 2004 - April 2004
Consultant w/Small Business Development Center, South Central Indiana
  • Developed methods for integrating e-commerce activity to reinforce business models and web accessibility to its members and community
Hallmark Rentals & Management, Inc.
Bloomington, IN
January 2003 - March 2003
Freelance Graphic Designer
  • Contracted to design new front-end web interface and graphics for website
Monroe Bank
Bloomington, IN
September 2002 - December 2002
Consultant w/Small Business Development Center, South Central Indiana
  • Assisted in designing a web prototype that rectified information architecture problems based on current information system
EDUCATION
Masters of Information Science, 2004
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Bachelors of Science in Chemistry, 2002
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
DIGITAL PORTFOLIO
RDWonline v7.0: The Seoquouloxolocadium
http://www.rdwonline.com/
  • Main domain principally serves as personal website and professional digital portfolio
  • Codebase includes 30 user-defined, PHP5-compliant classes used across main website and five sub-domains
  • Hand-coded XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, Ajax, JSON, PHP and SQL statements in Dreamweaver CS3
  • Each page utilizes a Page object derived from an object-oriented template class with output caching functionality
  • Produced over 150 SQL queries to communicate with MySQL and PostgreSQL databases
  • Originated and composited graphics using Photoshop CS3 Extended, Fireworks CS3, Vue 6 Infinite and Cinema 4D R10 Studio
Ronald's undergraduate chemical research thesis, The Investigation of Epitaxial Growth Using Modern Area Detector Diffraction Systems (Ronald D. Willis and John C. Huffman) was completed on August 8th, 2000 It can be downloaded in PDF format. ©2000 Ronald D. Willis. All rights reserved.