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CHRISTOPHER L. STREET

Ithaca, New York
joboffers@christopherstreet.net

SUMMARY

Experienced web developer and computer artist who excels in combining project management, innovative design and extensive technical knowledge.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

Implementation, administration and support for hardware, software and operating systems, including but not limited to:
- Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, Macintosh System 7 - OS X, Solaris, Irix, HP Unix, Redhat Linux, Mandrake Linux, DOS.

Utilization of thorough knowledge of applications such as:
- Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe LiveMotion, Adobe Premier, Adobe PageMaker, Adobe Streamline, QuarkXPress, Microsoft Office [Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint], Macromedia HomeSite, Macromedia Cold Fusion Studio, MacroMedia Dreamweaver MX, Visio, Caligari TrueSpace, UltraEdit, Apple Quicktime, RealMedia.

Production experience with:
- User interface design and integration of robust internet/intranet/extranet sites
- Data migration of content from multiple digital sources for utilization on the web.
- The layout, design and typesetting of various media including book covers, logos, business cards, compact disc branding and packaging, presentations, posters and promotion materials, brochures, catalogs, pamphlets, manuscripts, et al.
- Rendering and animating objects in 3D space for utilization with broadcast and streaming media, virtual production specs, virtual tours, and logo development.

Systems administrative experience with:
- User account maintenance, security/firewall implementation, database administration, backing up, archiving, code deployment, code review, quality assurance, scripting automated tasks.

Disciplines and interests include:
- HTML, ASP, CFML, XML, XSL, CSS, SQL, SSI, VB Script, Javascript, VRML. Learning PHP, Perl, DHTML, C#.

FEATURED EXPERIENCE

Independent Contractor - 1983 to Present

Freelance work has allowed participation in a wide range of projects as a freelance graphic designer, computer consultant, web developer and desktop publisher. Highlights include:

Participated and advanced the initial launching of various high-profile web sites including: adam.com, petopia.com, cornerhardware.com, insurancetogo.com and rewards2k.com.
Solely responsible for the launch of web sites including but not limited to: stilesair.com, communityhealthpartners.org, howardschool.org, classiccenter.com, peachtreecity.com, pathwaycomm.com, [additional links available upon request]
Launched and formerly maintained a collaborative humor site which received numerous awards and media attention since its launch in 1994.
Operated the first BBS in Atlanta focused on the then-new IBM-PC community in 1984.

ASP/CFML Developer 2001 - Present
NorthEast Georgia Internet Access | Athens, GA

Overseeing life cycles of web site development projects
Design and develoment of web sites using HTML, ASP, CFML, PHP within both a UNIX and NT hosting environment
Seeking out and building strategic partnerships with other web development contractors, consulting firms and clients

Object Librarian 1998 - 1999
Cisco Systems | Internet Commerce Information Systems | San Jose, CA

Developed the Core CORBA Framework, an intranet site for Cisco employees encouraging the reusability of Java source containing CORBA functionality. This site includes JavaDoc processing of source, API referencing, scheduling of code freeze/rollout, project and task management, bug reporting, Frequently Asked Questions, etc.
Interfaced with developers/programmers to provide strategic enhancements for various tools while concurrently monitoring and maintaining CCF support mailing list and improving the intranet site.

New Media Director 1997 - 1998
McRae Communications | Fayetteville, GA

Collaborated on the design of the McRae Communications web site which won the 1997 International Association of Business Communicators Golden Flame Award for the category of Best of Electronic Communication.
Project coordination in the production of intranet and extranet web sites.
Implementation and programming of various web database applications for the purpose of time management, calendaring, message forums, mailing lists, etc.
Developed database driven intranet/extranet site for a specialized schools providing teachers and parents the ability to monitor a student's progress and provide projections on specific curriculum.

Internet/Intranet Developer 1996 to 1997
Athens Newspapers, Inc. | Athens, Georgia

Launched onlineathens.com, the Athens Daily News, Athens Banner Herald, and Athens Magazine internet/intranet/extranet site which has won the Digital Edge Award for Best Newspaper Web Site, as well as sites for various businesses and community projects.
Implemented a seamless delivery system for all news, artwork, photographic images, classifieds and other content for daily migration to the web.

Webmaster/Graphic Designer 1995 to 1996
Northeast Georgia Internet Access, Inc. | Athens, Georgia

Developed various corporate client sites, including production of the first conversion of The Holy Qur’an (English translation) to the web.
Created logos, advertisements, and other public relations materials as well as all web site help text and printed materials.

Computer Artist, Network Supervisor - 1994 to 1995
Athens Newspapers, Inc. | Athens, Georgia

Created and edited advertisements for the Athens Daily News/Banner Herald
Supervised the Creative Services staff and administered the LAN, provided instruction in layout and design applications.
Developed prototype system for pre-determining advertising revenue streams, and managed data migration of accounting and billing files to remote servers.

[Note: Work history truncated for the sake of brevity.
Not listed is experience at the Georgia State University, INTEC and IBM.]

ADDITIONAL EMPLOYMENT HISTORY & REFERENCES
Available upon request.

Me (center) with the Internet Commerce team from Cisco Systems.