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
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
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
- http://drupal.org/project/text_resize
- Maintainer of Multiselect module for the Drupal content management system
- http://drupal.org/project/multiselect
- Co-Maintainer of FlashVideo module for the Drupal content management system
- 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
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:
Attended:
- 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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