The Daily Collegian Online - (2005-2007)
http://www.collegian.psu.edu
Throughout my college career I worked for The Daily Collegian as a reporter, editor, and Web developer. In my senior year I redesigned The Daily Collegian Online home page and helped install a new content management system using MovableType and ASP.net. As Web chief I helped promote original online content, including breaking news updates and staff blogs. During this time I helped produce online packages for the mid-term elections, the Outback Bowl, the 2007 Dance Marathon, and the Virginia Tech shootings. Many of these improvements were spurred by a report I co-wrote outlining a strategy for newspaper’s future online. As a freshman I completed the Collegian candidate training program and spent a semester reporting on the women’s tennis team. The Daily Collegian has a print circulation of 20,000 and The Daily Collegian Online reaches more than 10,000 visitors daily.
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IST Learning Initiatives - (2005-2007)
http://pbl.ist.psu.edu
In my sophomore year I began working with the Learning Initiatives Web site team. The Web site is a tool for students and faculty to help them work in a problem based learning environment and facilitate team-based projects. In my junior year I took a lead role in the group and redesigned the Web site using a CSS table-less design and PHP includes to make site maintinence easier. Other projects included installing WikkaWiki and WordPress blogs. In addition to my technical responsibilities, I helped conduct focus groups and worked on publicity for the Web site.
Karakung Swim Club - (2005-2006)
http://www.karakung.com
Karakung Swim Club was my summer employment for five years and gave me an opportunity to use my computer skills to develop a Web site for the club. In addition to serving as head lifeguard, I developed a website for the swim club to help communicate better with members. The site was built using PHP and mySQL to keep the site easy to maintain. I ialso integrated a WordPress blog and PHP iCalendar into the site to help automate the news and calendar sections.
Brookline Civic - (2001-2003)
http://www.brookinecivic.com
Three years ago I saw an announcement in the Brookline Civic Association’s newsletter asking for someone to build a website for their baseball leagues. I volunteered and have kept the site updated for them ever since. It lets parents print out a web page version of the registration form instead of attending an in-person registration session. When I went off to college a parent with web experience volunteered to take over the site.
Quiet Kid (Personal Website) - (1998-2006)
http://quietkid.net
Since seventh grade I taught myself HTML with this my personal home page. The site changed a lot since the beginning with a variety of designs and hosts over the years. In March of 2003, I received a Verizon’s Site of the Month Award for a version of Steve Online I created with their SiteBuilder tool.