Resumé
Educations & Honors
B.A., Botany, Connecticut College, New London, CT, 1984
- Betty Flanders Thomson Prize for Excellence in Botany
- Distinction in the Major of Botany
- Cum Laude, and Dean's List each semester
Experience
Web Developer, Roswell Infographics, Baltimore, MD, April 2008 - Present
- Subcontracting with Community IT Innovators
- Freedom to take on short term political jobs this year
Web Developer, Community IT Innovators (CITI), Washington, DC, February 2007 - March 2008
- Create websites using 4 CMS systems (Drupal, Joomla, In-house ColdFusion CMS, WildApricot).
Clients include the National Recycling Coalition, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, MANNA, Land Trust Accreditation Coalition, Homefree USA, and Capital Hill Day School.
- Develop PDF forms
- Install Blogspot and WordPress blogs
- Install Google Analytics, and other miscellaneous systems
- Write and review client sales proposals
- Present "Brown Bags" on GIS, Regular Expressions, Drupal, Firebug, etc.
Spatial Analyst, UMBC Center for Health Program Development and Management, Baltimore, MD, 1995 - February, 2007
- Implement sophisticated web technology, including Maptitude for the Web, Perl, ColdFusion, and Javascript. Design and maintain the Center's web page. Design and maintain several other sites, including one listed in GeoWorld as "a favorite among GIS Professionals," and granted a tenlinks.com "TopTen" award.
- Generate clear, attractive maps and reports using advanced skills in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), database management, programming, desktop publishing, and graphic design.
- Prepare Center's Medicaid data documentation.
- Developed video training program for all Center staff; Developed HealthChoice Resource Directory.
Columnist, The Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, 2002 - present
- My column, Web Page Potpourri, is devoted to informative integrative health resources on the Internet.
Recycling Program Technician, Baltimore City Office of Recycling, 1993 - 1995
- Wrote a sophisticated computer mapping program, called "Recycler" which was still used for years after I left.
- Managed Baltimore City School Recycling Program. Made presentations to schools and community associations.
- Produced publications for city-wide distribution.
City/Community Coordinator, Mayor's Campaign for a Cleaner Baltimore, 1992
- Designed recycling promotional materials, including City-wide recycling schedule, Block Captain handbook, block captain database, tonnage analysis spreadsheet, and various maps.
Recycling Coordinator, Citizens Planning and Housing Association, Baltimore, MD, 1990 - 1991
- Provided central contact for recycling information in Baltimore. Maintained ongoing database of almost 1000 recycling contacts. Conceived of, published and distributed The Baltimore Recycler, a monthly newsletter.
- Produced and updated the Recycling Guide (4 editions, over 17,000 copies distributed). Coordinated Mobile Recycling Exhibit. Developed substantial recycling library. Promoted recycling at community associations, schools, hearings, as well as on television and radio.
Computer Instructor, ComputerLand, Baltimore, MD, 1986 - 1991
- Taught and developed curriculum for professional seminars in desktop publishing, word processing, database management, computer hardware, and DOS. Provided telephone support to customers, and did on-site software and hardware installations.
Boards and Commissions
- Board Member, Maryland League of Conservation Voters
- Board Member, Baltimore City League of Environmental Voters
- Member, Mayor's Bicycle Advisory Committee
- Member, Mayor's Commission on Resource Conservation and Recycling
Software Skills
- Operating systems
- GIS software
- MapInfo
- MapBasic
- MapMarker
- Maptitude (International Maptitude listserv founder)
- Instant Atlas
- Google Maps
- Address Standardization
- Web Development
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Maptitude for the Web
- Dreamweaver,
VIM, PSPad, TextPad, Eclipse, Komodo
- Regular Expressions
- PHP
- ColdFusion
- Firebug and Extensions
- Internet Explorer
- FTP
- Telnet
- WordPress, Blogspot, TypePad
- Layout and Design
- CSS
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Acrobat and LiveCycle Forms
- Corel Ventura
- Paint Shop Pro
- Fireworks
- Database
- MySQL
- Microsoft Access
- SAS (Rusty skill)
- General Office Applications
- OpenOffice
- Word
- WordPerfect
- Excel
- PowerPoint