Reed Thayer

Objective:

To find a job in the online industry that will allow me to utilize all of my web design and coding skills while challenging me to expand them.

Work Experience:

12/04 - 10/06
Poulsbo, WA Web Developer - eAcceleration Corp.
http://www.eacceleration.com/

eAcceleration is a software company whose primary product is antivirus software.

Accomplishments

- Was a principal in a project to expand existing product into targeted market. Worked with software and server-side developers to guide the changes needed to the existing product. Developed the web side components; including visually designing and developing the website, writing backend PHP scripts and creating and maintaining a patch to the web based shopping cart which itself was regularly updated.
- Designed and developed several variations of a website for a new business unit. Converted the final variation into a template for the Joomla! content management system.
- Rewrote the web rotator for the software launched landing pages to use dynamic includes rather than browser redirects. This enabled the reduction in duplicate files for testing purposes. Worked with reporting department to ensure accurate and complete data collection.

Duties

- Producing new customer facing pages along main revenue generation paths from mockups. Updating page selection code based on test results.
- Periodic updates to content of existing web pages.
- Participation in reviewing peer code and internal development testing.

10/03 - 12/04
Port Orchard, WA Contract Web Developer - AMS Interactive
http://www.amsinteractive.com/

AMS is a business orientated marketing firm that provides online and print services.

Accomplishments

- Redesigned AMSInteractive.com to have a consistent look. Integrated a PHP session based password protected affiliate area. Enabled dynamic content through custom PHP/mySQL web based controls.
- Developed one off solutions for customerÕs unique needs. From web based bulk customer emailers, original online galleries, and event calendars to a unique reservation scheduler.

Duties

- Work with clients to determine what needs their website are to address and how best to implement it for ease of customer updates.
- Keep track of billable hours for each client/project.

01/01 - 01/02
Mill Creek, WA Web Developer - Lethal Media Group, LLC.

Lethal Media created the membership website LethalSports.com to be a blend of men's interests; sports, lifestyle and women.

Accomplishments

- Solely designed, developed, maintained and promoted a separate adult entertainment site. Including finding 3rd party content and integrating it into the site, as well as 3rd party credit card processing capabilities.

Duties

- Work with outside design firm in regards to our ASP based custom Content Management System and new features/updates that we requested.
- Lead the in-house production team in their content creation.
- Maintaining web content that required frequent updates; such as galleries, jokes, games, and articles.<
- Procure from publishers DVDs for evaluation and write movie reviews.
- Providing additional photography needed for articles.

07/99 - 09/00
Seattle, WA Web Designer - i.Broadcast, Inc.
http://www.xxxmediagroup.com/

i.Broadcast is a provider of adult content for adult webmasters.

Duties

- Visually design and produce themed video interfaces for use with content library.
- Produce in Illustrator/Freehand full-color print ads for magazine placement.

01/97-07/99
Seattle, WA Web Designer - Internet Entertainment Group

IEG was an internet company that owned numerous themed adult websites that showcased their own content that was available to other adult websites.

Accomplishments

- Developed JavaScript based video interface that allowed switching JPEG push video streams. This converted a feature that previously spanned over 100 static pages into a single page. It rapidly became a very popular feature of the sites.
- Wrote a Perl based CGI to redirect users to a selected static page based on date and time. This allowed the ability to use a single URL for before/during/after event pages instead of having to manually update links during a special event.

Duties

- Visually design and produce new themed websites integrating IEG content into each.
- Maintain galleries by selecting, editing, and making web ready photographs from content providers.
- Create varying sized banners for regular scheduled special events on the sites.

Non-Work Experience:

04/00-12/00
Photographer - Fraja, Inc.

- Worked with the owners to find, interview and photograph models for their upstart website.
- Helped develop their desired style of photography for the website.
- Helped select and edit raw images into final web-ready photo shoot sets.

Other

- Created basic web page to do a used book price lookup through the Amazon API to be used with a mobile phone.

Education:

1995     AA/Commercial Photography, Art Institute of Seattle