Mike Spencer
West Seneca, NY 14224
mike@blackmountainside.com

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Objective

My objective is to advance my career as a web designer and front-end programmer in a setting that will allow my skills and knowledge to flourish and my experience to grow.

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Education

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY

Bachelors of Science in Digital Media Arts - May 2006 - QPA 3.88

Academic Minor in Classics - May 2006

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Experience

Algonquin Studios, Buffalo, NY

Title: Web Developer

Term: January, 2007 through July, 2008

Title: Senior Web Developer

Term: July, 2008 through present

Duties: Web design, graphic design, web coding and scripting (including HTML, CSS, XSLT, and Javascript), browser testing, project management, client support and training, writing documentation, developing company standards, conducting interviews

Supervisor: Adrian Roselli

Deelicious Web Design, Warsaw, NY

Title: Web Designer/Developer

Term: June through December, 2006

Duties: Web design, graphic design, web coding and scripting (including XHTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, XML, and MySQL), web content writing and editing, browser testing, project management

Supervisor: Deanna Reding

P22 Type Foundry, Buffalo, NY (Internship)

Term: January through May, 2006

Duties: Web design, graphic design, print design, typeface design, web coding and scripting (including XHTML, CSS, ASP, and Javascript)

Supervisor: Richard Kegler

Freelance Web Design

Term: June, 2005 through December, 2006

Duties: Web design, graphic design, web coding and scripting (including XHTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Javascript, and XML), web content writing and editing, digital photography, project management

Clients: Wyoming County Fair, Castile Library, A Bit Of Olde England at Woods End

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Skills

Web Skills

Coding Languages: (X)HTML, CSS, XSLT, PHP, ASP, Javascript, XML, MySQL

Coding and Accessibility Standards: HTML 4.01 Transitional - XHTML 1.1, CSS 2.0, Section 508, WCAG Priorities 1 - 3, XML 1.0, RSS 2.0

Software

Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver, Macromedia Director, Quark Xpress, Cinema 4D, FTP Clients, Microsoft Office

Additional Skills

Project management, client support and training, conducting meetings, writing documentation, developing company standards, conducting interviews, illustration.

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Honors

Promoted to Senior Web Developer at Algonquin Studios - July, 2008

Graduated Magna Cum Laude from Canisius College - June, 2006

Received Communication Studies Department Highest Honors in Digital Media Arts - May, 2006

Received Communication Studies Department Academic Excellence in Digital Media Arts Award - May, 2006

Received 1st Place Web Design award for "Dueling Jawas"- Niagara County Community College 7th Annual Digital Media Contest - April, 2005