Robert Spangler's Resume
Education / Certifications
Full Sail University - Orlando, Florida (March 2006)
- Associate of Science in Digital Media - 96.60% Grade Average
- Perfect Attendance Award
- Certificate of Excellence
- Course Director's Award in Digital Publishing
Tesst College of Technology - Towson, Maryland (July 2003)
- Network+, MCP, and MCSA/MCSE Course Completion
Enterprise Support Solutions - Baltimore, Maryland (July 2004)
- CHPD (Certified Help Desk Professional) STI Certification
Career Experience
Lead Web Designer
Groove Commerce - Baltimore, MD (6/2007 - Present)
- Design and program eCommerce and content-based websites using xHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XSLT
- Heavy concentration on SEO best practices, usability and increasing conversions
Web & Graphic Designer
E-Moxie Data Solutions - Fallston, MD (10/2006 - 6/2007)
- Designed and programed websites for a broad range of clients ranging from small businesses to large New York magazines
- Worked with customers to develop print graphics such as book covers, flyers, advertisements, etc.
- Balanced multiple projects while working with tight deadlines
Skills and Abilities
- Expert in front-end development with xHTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Knowledge of and adherence to web standards and accessibility (WCAG, Section 508)
- Cross-browser compatibility
- CMS (Content Management System) Integration
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) Best Practices
- Experience with web resources such as sIFR, jQuery and SWFObject
- Some Experience with back-end development with PHP and ASP.NET
- eCommerce consulting and conversion analysis
Software
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign
- Apple: Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, QuickTime Pro
- Scripting Languages: xHTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, PHP, JavaScript, ActionScript
- Miscellaneous: jQuery, Textpattern, WordPress, AspDotNetStorefront
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- OS Platforms: Macintosh, Windows