Black Mountainside

Résumé [pdf]

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


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.


Education

Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
Bachelors of Science in Digital Media Arts - May 2006 - QPA 3.88
Academic Minor in Classics - May 2006

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

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.

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
xhtml 1.1    css 2.0    508    WCAG    CC