Work Experience

Eppley Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Summer 2009
Web Developer

  • Developed custom shopping cart using Magento eCommerce software that integrates with Moodle, a learning management system, to provide online courses designed for those in the parks, recreation and tourism professions.
  • Focused design on web accessibility, usability, and merging two brands to showcase the other services offered besides eCourses

Computer Science Department, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN January 2007 – May 2009
Undergraduate Instructor

  • Instructed computer lab sections ranging from 7 to 25 students teaching subjects such as Microsoft Office, Web Programming, and Digital Multimedia.
  • Held office hours; graded tests and assignments; corresponded with students and faculty on a daily basis

GameZombie.tv, Bloomington, IN January 2008 – January 2009
Webmaster and Front-End Engineer

  • Oversaw a team of 6 peers developing a media-rich video game review site striving to enhance its design and usability.
  • Organized and lead weekly meetings; maintained domains, hosting, and email accounts; assisted other managers with business partnerships and developments.

ArcelorMittal, East Chicago, IN Summer 2008
Systems Analyst Intern

  • Gained project development experience in an actual I.T. Business Critical Project.
  • Created new dynamic reports while debugging, updating, and optimizing existing reporting pages.
  • Initiated corporate branding standard styles be applied across entire application.

ChaCha Search, Inc., Carmel, IN Summer 2007
Customer Care Intern

  • Implemented a content management system to create the company’s internal web portal to serve as the main information repository.
  • Trained as one of ChaCha’s unique search guides interacting with actual customers and delivering personalized search results.
  • Performed several side projects such as designing and distributing new nameplates for the new office and taking systems monitoring shifts on the weekends.

Education

B.S. Informatics, Indiana University – Bloomington May 2009
Minors: Cyber Security and Telecommunications
Major GPA: 3.6 / 4.0 Cumulative GPA: 3.4 / 4.0

Relevant Coursework

  • Human-Computer Interaction Design
  • Interactive Media Design
  • Digital Multimedia Concepts and Technologies
  • Protocol Design and Analysis
  • Security for Networked Systems

Honors

Direct Admit to the School of Informatics Fall 2005 – Spring 2009
Received renewing academic scholarship for being one of the first to be directly admitted to the nation’s first School of Informatics founded in 2000.

School of Informatics Dean’s List Fall 2006, Fall 2008
Awarded for having a 3.5 GPA during the semester.

Webby Award Official Honoree – GameZombie.tv Spring 2008
Recognized in the Student Online Film & Video category.

Technology Skills

Courses Taken at IU