Resume

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)

• USA Today – Hot Site (Tuesday, August 19, 1997)
  ** Physical copy of USA Today newspaper featuring my listing is available upon request.
• Southwestern Bell – Kool Kat’s Hotter Than Hot Archive (Week of September 7, 1997)
• MonadNet – Blue Ribbon Award (2nd Annual Web Design Contest)
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (2002-2003)
  “In recognition of outstanding merit and accomplishment as a student.”
• Employee of the Month Award (October 2002)
  Plymouth State University Student Union