For full portfolio, industry experience and other information, please contact me at curtiscarmichael@gmail.com for a full copy of my resume.

OBJECTIVE

To function as a Web Designer and/or Web Developer, Creative/Marketing Professional, or any other position relating to my career goals and/or interests.

QUALIFIED BY

  • A rigorous, self-designed Bachelor of Science major in Web Management and Internet Commerce with an English minor.
  • Valuable Search Engine Optimization (SEO) skills that have successfully placed optimized web sites in top positions in popular search engines such as Google and Yahoo.
  • 4 intensive web design/development internships.
  • 9 years professional experience in the web site design/development and online marketing fields (since 1996.)
  • High level of motivation and self-discipline.
  • Outstanding computer skills and an ability to absorb new information quickly.
  • A stenographic speed of 94+ words per minute.
  • Success, partially demonstrated through design effectiveness awards. Received USA Today’s prestigious “Hot Site” award and a Southwestern Bell “Yours Drools” web design award. Also won a blue ribbon in MonadNet’s Second Web Site Design Contest. Please see details below.
  • Ability to work well individually and in group situations.
  • Superior understanding of web technology and major software titles.

SKILLS

Familiarity with web programming languages: ActionScript, ASP, ASP.Net, CSS, DHTML, HTML, JAVA, JavaScript, MySQL, PERL, PHP, XHTML and XML
* Ability to program CSS, HTML and XHTML with exceptional fluency from scratch, if necessary.

Major web software packages understood on an intermediate-expert skill level: Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Apache, FileZilla (FTP), Microsoft IIS Server, Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Questionmark, WebCEO (SEO), WebEx Meeting/Training Center, WebTrends Analytics 8, etc.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION (INDUSTRIAL AND COLLEGIATE)