Summary

• Full-stack web developer, specializing in all things javascript
• Primary stack of Angular and Google Firebase
• Developing some apps in React/Redux
• Strong front-end development experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX and SASS/SCSS, Less CSS
• Proficient with Amazon Web Service (EC2, S3, Route 53 and Cloudfront)
• Skilled in designing applications, user interfaces (UI), websites, online ads and e-newsletters
• Well versed in responsive design using Twitter Bootstrap, Foundation, CSS Grid and Material Design
• Sound knowledge of Agile Methodologies
• Proficient working with both Mac OSX and Windows platforms
• Strong ability to multi-task and adapt to changes quickly

Professional Experience

American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland December 2018 – Present
Director, Digital Development and Operations

• Provide strategic direction and implementation across all of AGA’s digital platforms
• Manage AGA’s in-house web development team
• Provides guidelines, strategic direction and digital development support to all of AGA’s external vendors
• Simplified AGA’s digital development stack from PHP, Ruby on Rails, Angular, React, WordPress and Cold Fusion down to Angular, React and WordPress to simplify our development needs and ease the learning curve of our in-house team
• Management of gastro.org website including development and cloud infrastructure using NodeJS,  React, Redux and Amazon Web Services to deploy all aspects on the AGA website
• Created and implementing a roadmap for AGA’s digital development to enhance AGA’s in-house capabilities and reduce reliance on external vendors

American Gastroenterological Association, Bethesda, Maryland August 2014 – December 2018
Web Developer

• Management of gastro.org website including development and cloud infrastructure using NodeJS,  React, Redux and Amazon Web Services to deploy all aspects on the AGA website
• Maintain Gastro.org’s Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure consisting of a load balancer, 4 EC2 instances, a cloudfront instance and dozens of S3 buckets
• Complete website support including design, development and ongoing maintenance of AGA’s 8 WordPress microsites
• Complete implementation and management of AGA’s Auth0 account to provide SSO(single sign-on) across all of AGA’s digital footprint
• Migrated DDW.org to the cloud on Google Firebase

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 2007 – Present
eMarketing Designer

• Complete website support including design, development and ongoing maintenance, using Dreamweaver, Sitecore and WordPress to deploy all aspects on a variety of SMU websites
• Integrated responsive design into several SMU websites with Twitter Bootstrap
• Front-end development for campus maps using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and jQuery
• Create event registration forms with client-side validations using JavaScript
• Develop and manage websites on Sitecore content management system with XSL/XSLT
• Email marketing utilizing Mailchimp.com to create, test, troubleshoot and deploy html-based emails (including responsive emails), deliver, track and analyze email marketing data

Stizel Web Solutions, Rockville, Maryland 2004 – Present
Founder/Web Developer

• Full-stack development of web applications with Angular, Typescript, React, Redux, WordPress and Firebase
• Previous web development with Ruby on Rails and PHP
• Front-end technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, HAML, Coffeescript, SASS/SCSS and Twitter Bootstrap
• Responsible for front-end and back end web application development of Stizel.com, Stizelwebs.com and all websites developed through my web application development firm
• Analyze web traffic and trends with Google Analytics
• Previously developed applications with PHP, MySQL, CakePHP and Joomla

Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia 2004 – 2007
Front-end Webmaster

• Developed front-end code (HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and created/followed coding standards across all central Regent related web properties, including law.regent.edu
• Created and converted PSD’s to valid HTML/CSS for both websites and HTML emails
• Monitored web metrics via Google Analytics to track website usage and usability in regards to website improvements for the user and effectiveness of marketing emails
• Created and manipulated graphics with Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks
• Implemented multimedia files on a variety websites with JavaScript and jQuery
• Used current web standards and technologies to comply with Regent/departmental web branding, policy and guidelines

Technical Skills

• Programming Languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, SQL, Ruby
• Web Application Frameworks/Libraries: Angular, React, Ruby on Rails
• Responsive Design Frameworks/Libraries: Bootstrap, Foundation, Material Design
• Content Management Systems: WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, Sitecore
• Dynamic Stylesheet Languages: SASS/SCSS, Less
• Operating Systems: Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, Linux(Ubuntu)
• Programming Editors/IDEs: JetBrains(RubyMine, WebStorm), Sublime Text, Visual Studio Code
• Applications: Adobe (Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver), Microsoft Office
• Source Code Control: Git/Github
• Databases: NoSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Web Analytics: Google Analytics

Education