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Mark Jarrell
Experienced web developer seeking a new challenge
mark.jarrell@gmail.com
Home 931-494-6065
Home Address
415 Fabian Pl.
Clarksville, TN 37043
OBJECTIVE
Seeking a position as a web developer in the high technology industry, which would make use of my proven abilities in building Drupal-based web applications and managing web content for rich Internet experiences.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web Development - HTML, HTML5, XML, XHTML, CSS 2/3, Drupal, MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, CVS
Software - Coda, Adobe Dreamweaver, MS Office, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator
Programming Skills - PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, API integrations, SOAP, SQL, JSP
EDUCATION
ITT Technical Institute - Knoxville, TN
Associate's Degree, September 2004
Major: Web Development
GPA: 3.97/4.0

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bachelor of Communications, May 2002
Major: Advertising
GPA: 3.9/4.0
EXPERIENCE
02/09 - PresentFleetThought.com  Clarksville, TN
http://fleetthought.com
Owner/Developer
09/09 - PresentAustin Peay State University  Clarksville, TN
http://www.apsu.edu
Web Services Specialist
  • Worked with the University community to migrate all content from an existing file/directory based IIS website into a new Drupal site which I planned and implemented from the ground up
  • Provided in-house and virtual training to faculty, staff, and students on how to build content in various systems including the Drupal CMS
  • Built Drupal development and production servers on a virtual server setup using Ubuntu Linux
  • Created integrations with third-party applications such as Luminis, Banner, Scantron, and Desire2Learn (D2L)
  • Custom coded PHP and ASP applications that interfaced with a variety of databases (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server)
11/04 - 08/09Jones Knowledge Integration Group  Centennial, CO
http://www.jones.com, http://www.jiu.edu
Manager of Web Services
  • Developed a Drupal-based content management system to control content for multiple organizational websites
  • Developed a PHP and XML-based course management system that integrated with an existing learning management system and served over 200 university courses
  • Created and maintained a student and faculty dashboard application that integrated with multiple outside services such as the student information system, webmail solution, and the course management system
  • Periodically trained internal staff on how to implement new web technologies in their courses on on the web
01/03 - 09/04Hodges Library, University of Tennessee  Knoxville, TN
http://www.lib.utk.edu
Web Designer and Distance Education Assistant
  • Worked with librarians to update, edit, and create new web content
  • Recreated old sites with new looks and functionalities
  • Created dynamic library site to produce on-the-fly instructional pages
  • Administered testing server to prepare web materials before going live
  • Worked at the Reference desk assisting with research questions
05/02 - 09/04Knox County Public Library  Knoxville, TN
http://knoxcounty.org/library/
Desk Assistant/Page
  • Assisted customers with searches at the reference desk and over the telephone
  • Checked in/out and placed holds on materials
09/02 - 01/03ClientLogic  Oak Ridge, TN
Tech Support Specialist for BellSouth DSL
  • Provided friendly telephone customer service
  • Helped customers with troubleshooting network and computer issues
  • Kept customer accounts up to date
05/01 - 08/01Gish, Sherwood, & Friends  Nashville, TN
http://www.gish.com/
Creative Assistant and Summer Intern
  • Designed logos and print layouts
  • Prepared presentations for client meetings
  • Converted & scanned files for both web and print use
HONORS AND AWARDS
  • Jones International University Award of Recognition for work on the Total Professional Advantage™ Websites (2007)
  • JIU Award of Recognition for work on the new JIU marketing portal site (2006)
  • JIU “Gold Standard” Process Innovation Award (2005)
  • Society for Technical Communication Online Communication Competition Award of Merit for work on VolPrint: Online Help for Students, Faculty, Staff, and Visitors to the University of Tennessee (2004)
  • ITT Technical Institute Class Valedictorian (2004)
  • University of Tennessee Bicentennial Scholarship
  • Chosen as a Chancellor’s Scholar at UTK
  • Recipient of UTK Alumni Achievement Scholarship
  • Nomination for Golden Key National Honor Society
  • National Dean's List (1999-2002)
  • Tennessee Honors Program (1998-2002)
  • Named Commended Student by National Merit Program 1997
SPECIAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
  • Maintainer of Text Resize module for the Drupal content management system
- Currently in use by over 2,000 Drupal websites
- http://drupal.org/project/text_resize
  • Maintainer of Multiselect module for the Drupal content management system
- Currently in use by over 2,800 Drupal websites
- http://drupal.org/project/multiselect
  • Co-Maintainer of FlashVideo module for the Drupal content management system
- Currently in use by over 4,400 Drupal websites
- http://drupal.org/project/flashvideo
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Volunteer - DrupalCamp Nashville 2010
http://drupalcampnashville.com

Volunteer - DrupalCamp Colorado 2009
http://drupalcampcolorado.org

Member of Drupal Community
Profile: http://drupal.org/user/249768

Member, Nashville Drupalers
http://nashvilledrupalers.com

Member, Groups.Drupal.org
Numerous groups including: Accessibility, Chat, Community, Drupal Dojo, Drupal in Education, High performance, Libraries, Multisite, Podcasting, Research and academia, SCORM, Social Networking Sites, Theme development, Videocasters, Views Developers, Workflow, WYSIWYG
CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
Presentations:
  • Building a Mobile Drupal Site (DrupalCamp Nashville 2011)
  • Live@EDU Email Implementation (Tennessee Summit on Administrative Computing Technologies 2010)
  • Moving to Drupal - Turning a Legacy Site into a CMS Site (DrupalCamp Boone 2010, DrupalCamp Asheville 2010)
  • Building University Websites Using the Drupal Content Management System (TN Higher Education IT Symposium 2010)
  • Theming Your Views (DrupalCamp Colorado 2009, DrupalCamp Nashville 2010)
  • Form Alterations - Getting What You Want In Drupal Without Hacking (DrupalCamp Colorado 2009, DrupalCamp Nashville 2010)

Attended:
  • Tennessee Summit on Administrative Computing Technologies - October 2010
  • DrupalCamp Asheville 2010 - http://drupalcampasheville.com/
  • DrupalCamp Boone 2010 - http://www.drupalcampboone.com/
  • TN Higher Education IT Symposium 2010 - http://www2.tntech.edu/itsymposium/
  • DrupalCamp Nashville 2010 - http://drupalcampnashville.com
  • BarCamp Nashville 2009 - http://barcampnashville.com/
  • DrupalCamp Colorado 2009 – http://drupalcampcolorado.org/
  • DrupalCon D.C. 2009 - http://dc2009.drupalcon.org/
  • Lullabot's "Do It With Drupal" Conference 2008 - http://www.doitwithdrupal.com
  • DrupalCamp Colorado 2008 – http://drupalcampcolorado.org/
  • DrupalCon Boston 2008 – http://boston2008.drupalcon.org/
  • e-Learning Summit 2007 – http://home.workforcecolab.org/course/view.php?id=38
  • Macromedia Flash 8 Training (2007)
  • Zend PHP 5 Essentials training (2006)
  • Accessing Higher Ground (2005) - Accessible Media, Web and Technology Conference - http://www.colorado.edu/atconference/
 
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