ABOUT ME
- Passionate about web accessibility and building a diverse and inclusive community
- Skilled at relationship building between technical and non-technical groups
- Experienced web developer
- Specializes in web management in higher education and small business environments
- Over 20 years of experience in higher education
EXPERIENCE
Wegmans Food Markets – Senior WordPress Developer and Accessibility Support (2022-)
- Senior WordPress Developer with a focus on Accessibility support at Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, NY.
Solu Technology Partners – Web Developer (2019-2022)
- Current Project – WordPress Developer at Wegmans Food Markets, Rochester, NY.
St. John Fisher College, Sr. Programmer/Analyst – Web Technologies (2012-2019)
- Lead Web Application Developer
- SSO Administrator – deploy single sign-on for 35 campus applications
- Campus Portal Administrator (my.sjfc.edu)
- Web Server Administrator for Terminal4 CMS, WordPress, MySQL Servers (Linux)
- Project Tech Lead for Starfish Implementation (2018)
- WordPress MultiSite Administrator (projects.sjfc.edu)
- Gravity Forms System Tech Lead – Develop forms, data automation, and workflows (15 dedicated form sites with 15 users)
- Website redesign core team (2016-17)
Genesee Valley Rotary Camp, Senior Counselor/Volunteer (1989-present)
- Design camp activities, purchase materials, and develop curriculum
- Senior Camp Counselor for disabled children
- Manage and develop camp website, social media and online giving campaigns
KJT Group, LLC, IT Manager (2010-2012)
- Provide IT Leadership and project management for a company of 35 employees
- As Lead Web Developer, oversaw all aspects of websites for the company, including development, coding, updates, analytics, social media, and website security
- Daily operations, including desktop support, server administration, mobile support
- Server admin for Windows 2008 (Virtual environment), network infrastructure, web servers, VOIP service, VPN
- Researched and recommended technology budgeting, upgrades, and infrastructure
University of Tennessee Press, IT Manager (2005-2010)
- Managed and developed multiple web sites, including: cms, blog, wiki, SEO and integrating technologies to improve performance
- Managed 25 computers, including 4 servers
- Managed IT budget and online marketing campaigns
- Managed Tennessee Encyclopedia online project
- Managed new Encyclopedia of Appalachia online (special project funded by grant)
- Mac OS X Server and FileMaker Server administrator
- Tested and evaluated new technologies for implementation
- Served on Electronic Textbook Taskforce and Library Coalition to update electronic submission standards
State University of New York at Geneseo, Web Development Professional (1999-2004)
- Tenured Feb 2004
- Webmaster for college
- Collaborated with the Office of Communication to produce college website
- Maintained web server, working with campus web team to develop and grow the Geneseo web presence
- Moved Master Schedule from print to web saving $5,000 in annual printing costs to the college
- Produced College Catalog using InDesign and php/postgresql system
- Managed college-wide website analysis software
- Created College Senate online voting system, Geneseo Athletics website (database driven), Admissions tour registration, assisted Alumni office with online store setup
- Supervised 10 student employees
- Developed and delivered CSS training at SUNY Training Center
State University of New York at Geneseo, Technology Support Professional (1998-1999)
- Tech support for eight academic departments including more than 60 faculty desktop computers and 100 departmental computer lab machines in a networked environment
- Supported Macintosh and Windows systems
- Emergency tech support calls, daily maintenance
- Tech Trainer for faculty to better utilize technology in the classroom
- Supervised three student assistants
- Reviewed and recommended technology for the educational environment
EDUCATION
University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana
Bachelor of Arts, Italian/Computer Applications 1996
Universitá per Stranieri Siena, Italy
Italian Language Study Program Certificate 1997
SKILLS
Apache Server management, HTML, CSS, CMS management, PHP, Photoshop, Website architecture, WordPress, REST API, Gravity Forms API, Divi, Data Automation, Web Accessibility, Productivity Tools (Asana, Teamwork), Banner, Starfish, Application integrations.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
- CSS Training – SUNY Training Center
- WordCamp Buffalo 2019 – Women in WordPress Panel Moderator
- WordCamp Buffalo 2019 – Ethical Behavior in an Open Source World – panel member
- WPCampus 2019 (How to make your data processors love you)
- WordCamp Rochester 2019 (Ethics panel, Page builder panel)
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- HighEdWeb – member
- WPCampus – Core organizing team (2019)
- WordCamp Rochester – Lead Organizer 2018–2019
- WordPress Meetup Rochester – Co-organizer
- Genesee Valley Rotary Camp – Web Manager, Camp Docs Admin