My name is Jim Summer, I am a Jacksonville Web Design Professional. This page design is intended to rank high for the phrase Jacksonville Web Design Resume. Visit Jacksonville Web Design TenTonWeb.com.

Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.

Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.Jacksonville, FL 32225Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.904-221-4196Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.
Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr.

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        Jim Summer

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Career Objectives

To be #1 for the phrase Jacksonville Web Design! (And I can make you a lot of money too!)

Experience / Employment History

August 2004 - Present - Recruitmax

Title: Software Engineer - Manager Applications Delivery Team 3
Responsibilities: I accepted a position as a software engineer with Recruitmax in July 2004, and moved to Jacksonville, Florida from Seattle, Washington in late July 2004. My initial responsibilities included making the Recruitmax product 508 compliant for JetBlue Airways, as well as developing specific Cold Fusion customizations to the Recruitmax application as per client requests. I am one of (if not the only) standards evangelist at Recruitmax and continue to apply the latest techniques in web design wherever possible in order to make a more robust product.

I was appointed acting manager of Application Delivery Team 3 in early December (8 developers), and was officially promoted to manager of that team in late February. I manage 1 of 3 teams of delivery/customization developers. It is my job to manage resources in such a way that allows delivery of our application to the client on time. I have never worked in a more encouraging environment than what I have experienced while at Recruitmax.

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March 2001 - July 2004 - Artifex Business Identity Development

Title: Web Developer
Responsibilities: As a Web Developer for Artifex, my responsibilities ranged from front-end user interface design, to back-end relational database design and development. I am a Search Engine Optimization expert, and a Website Optimization expert. My main development tools consisted of: Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Dreamweaver 4, Dreamweaver MX, Dreamweaver UltrDev 4, and UltraEdit.

My core skillset used while at Artifex included but was not limited to: HTML, JavaScript, XHTML, Active Server Pages [ASP], ActiveX Data Objects [ADO], Collaborative Data Objects for NT Services [CDONTS], Cold Fusion Markup Language [CFML], SQL, Database Design and Normalization, testing methodologies, and I have provided support for applications written in [JSP].

At Artifex I was referred to as "the resident Cascading Style Sheets and Search Engine expert". I enjoyed hand coding in ASP or Cold Fusion, and pushing the limits of CSS in the newest (near w3c standards compliant) browsers such as the latest Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Konqueror, and Internet Explorer. I am excited about the use of CSS for entire site layout (see espn.com or wirednews.com for examples)!

I am very good with creating or being given a PSD Comp and turning it into a standards compliant database driven website. If you would like to know more about the benefits of switching your website to a CSS driven layout, read the interview with ESPN's Mike Davidson. The ESPN site gets (get this)... 1 billion page views a month. Read it, it will open your eyes to the benefits of CSS.

I have written unique database driven CMS (Content Management Systems) in both ASP and Cold Fusion for several clients while at Artifex. These systems allow the client the ability to dynamically generate entire web pages, sections of web pages, and email newsletters without having to know any HTML. The clients have been very pleased with the power and ease of use of these Content Management Systems. Also, my search engine optimization [SEO] strategy consistently produces good if not great results with no money paid to the search engines for placement. I consider myself a Search Engine Optimization Expert, or SEO Expert.

I focus on usability issues in website design, and on the next wave of technology improvements as suggested by the World Wide Web Consortium [W3C]. I make a sincere effort for my websites to work on ALL platforms and browsers [user-agents], and concentrate specifically on forward compatability... that is, designing with future web browsers and technology in mind, while not alienating the older browsers.

I am very well versed in the usability issues, web design, and coding requirements needed to meet or exceed the standards set forth by the Federal Government in [Section 508], regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA].

I also related with clients on a one-to-one basis to resolve web site modifications, additions, hosting/server issues, or scope of work changes as they arose. I really enjoyed this job as there was such a wide variety of challenges faced daily, and a variety of my skills utilized.

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June 2000 - Present - Highline Community College

Title: Instructor: Web Design - Web Development
Responsibilities: I teach classes on a part-time basis, specifically, extended learning classes which are held in the evenings and on weekends. I began teaching extended learning classes at Highline Community College, Federal Way Campus, in June of 2000. I consistently receive high marks from my students, the faculty, and staff, for my teaching methods and for my willingness to help whenever needed. I enjoy passing along information to my students that they aren't going to find in a book, and then at some point in the class, seeing them finally start to "get it".

Currently I am instructing the following classes:

The WDDI class is a unique program that Highline Community College currently offers as an ongoing internship, there is nothing else like it in the Seattle area. It is a hands on Web Development Internship that was co-founded by myself and another instructor, and is a culmination of the classes listed above, as well as the JavaScript, ASP, and XML classes. We will be getting into PHP soon as well. The WDDI program began in January 2001 and we are steaming into our 2nd year!

The WDDI class develops live websites for small local businesses. We manage approximately 16 interns at any given time. We bring guests into class to discuss site requirements, storyboard the site, and then supervise while the interns build the sites. With the varying degrees of skill from the interns, varying degrees of flexibilty from our clients, and juggling the requirements of our shared hosting environment... the WDDI class always presents a challenge!

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November 1999 - Present - Jacksonville Web Design TenTonWeb.com

Title: Consultant, Lead Designer, Web Developer (now in Jacksonville)
Responsibilities: My responsibilities at TenTonWeb include: consulting, scheduling, project delegation, designing and developing websites, graphics creation, database programming, server-side and client-side coding, search engine registration, billing, and determining price for the project.

After much study and personal experience, I have formulated my own "Search Engine Optimization Strategy" that consistently produces a good if not great search engine ranking. My Search Engine Optimization Strategy DOES NOT require any payment to the search engines for a ranking. Try a search at any of the search engines listed below using the term Jacksonville Web Design. Keep in mind that NONE of these search engines were paid ANYTHING for these results...

Jacksonville Web Design TenTonWeb.com ]-----

You will see that Jacksonville Web Design TenTonWeb.com is on the first page out of literally millions of results... quite a few the #1 return, quite a few on the opening page multiple times! This is because of my understanding and definition of the target audience, the target market area, and understanding how the search engines work. I cannot stress enough the importance of having a proper Search Engine Optimization Strategy and how that directly relates to attaining your search engine placement goals... some people expend a lot of effort with little results, I prefer a little effort with excellent results... at no cost!

Just to show you that this is not a fluke... try a search at Google, Yahoo!, Alta Vista, or AllTheWeb for the phrase RESUME ASP. You will see that this page is about... number 1 at Google out of OVER 6 MILLION PAGES of returns for that phrase! No... not a fluke. This page shows up in the return as:
Jacksonville Web Design Resume James H. Summer, Jr....

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June 2000 - October 2000 - Premier Lease and Loan Services

Title: Web Developer
Responsibilities: I was employed on a part-time temporary basis by Premier Lease and Loan Services, through a local Seattle tech placement firm... Snowdogs. I was responsible for building a demo application for Premier Lease and Loan Services to showcase their live insurance application to visitors at their website. This was all straight HTML, one day a week.

The demo is still available for viewing at the Premier Lease and Loan website... it went live on their website in late 2000.

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April 1985 - March 2001 - Wick's Airfreight, Inc. [no website]

Title: Manager, Warehouseman, Truck Driver
Responsibilities: As a manager at Wick's Airfreight, Inc., I was responsible for scheduling up to 24 long-haul teams of truck drivers. Wick's was an International carrier [US-Canada], I kept abreast of both US and Canadian D.O.T. regulations regarding the transportation of various goods including hazardous materials. I was also hazardous materials certified. I was responsible for fleet maintenance, and the hiring of the truck driver teams.

While at Wick's my main focus was on customer service, and scheduling. I had a close working relationship with various facets and departments involved in the trucking/airline industries. Below are just a few:

I left Wick's Airfreight, Inc. after 16 years for a full-time position with Artifex Business Identity Development, in March of 2001.

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Qualifications and Responsibilities

Scripting Languages

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Education

Computer Certificates

General Education

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References

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Community Service

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Live Website Examples

The websites listed below are some of the projects I have been involved in and the main technologies [that I] used... either from the ground up or in a key role at some point:

APA Wood
[Search Engine Promotion, Cold Fusion, Access, SQL, SQL Server, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
APA Cad
[Cold Fusion, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Wood University
[Cold Fusion, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
John Nance Productions
[ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
PreGamePicks
[Search Engine Promotion, Cold Fusion, Access, Javascript, CSS, XHTML, E-commerce]
Puget Sound Surgical
[ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Apollo Associated Services, Ltd.
[Search Engine Promotion, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Storm Bowling
[Search Engine Promotion, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Storm Chasers
[ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
West Coast Saws
[Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Artifex Business Identity Development
[Search Engine Promotion, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Eagle Transport
[Flash, Javascript, HTML]
Jetstream Freight
[Flash, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Tacoma Land Company
[ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Diamond Dental Staffing, Ltd.
[Search Engine Promotion, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Japanese Engines, Inc.
[Search Engine Promotion, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Cedar River Montessori School
[ASP, ADO, CDONTS, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
Valley Medical Center
[HTML]
WDDI Program
[The WDDI class that I teach at Highline Community College is building this one]
Jacksonville Web Design TenTonWeb.com
[Search Engine Promotion, ASP, ADO, CDONTS, XML, XSLT, XHTML, Access, SQL, Javascript, CSS, HTML]
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Thank you for taking the time to review my resume. The form below is provided so that you may contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Thank you,
        Jim Summer

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