resume

Matthew Schaefer
Front End Web Applications Developer
http://matthewschaefer.net

Extensive Front-End development experience focusing on W3C Standards-compliant XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, and XSLT
Professional scripting abilities including ColdFusion, PHP, JSP, and ASP
Extremely adept with templating systems, Content Management Systems, and MVC frameworks such as Fusebox, Struts, Rhythmyx, and Drupal
Professional communicator and published writer for technical, business, and popular audiences

Charles Schwab, January 2007 - present
Sr. Front End Web Developer–

As Front End Web Developer, worked on the extensive Web properties of Schwab's including Web sites, “microsites,” and email marketing
Developed sites from Photoshop comps using Front-End technologies including object-oriented JavaScript, XHTML, and CSS.
Developed object-oriented JavaScript code for interactive PDF forms.

TechSoup.org (CompuMentor), August 2001 – October 2007
Web Applications Developer

As Web Applications Developer, realized diverse Web projects driven by business needs with ColdFusion MX, PHP, xhtml, css, MySQL, and SQL Server 2000 including customized CFMX CMS applications,
Worked extensively with Fusebox MVC framework
As Technical Lead, implemented Percussion Rhythmyx CMS from conception to roll-out.
Recoded large portions of the site in accordance with W3C Web Accessibility Initiative guidelines in xhtml, css
Designed Content Types, Content Editors, Workflows, and Publishing Components according to business needs.
Built XSLT stylesheets and XML schemas for export and display of CMS content.
Installed and maintained Windows 2000 servers to host content management and publishing platform
Integrated Drupal CMS with custom PHP/XML content importation module with output from custom XSLT stylesheet in Rhythmyx to produce RSS feeds of TechSoup content
Planned, coded, and deployed all search functionality on TechSoup.org
I managed several statistics servers and clients for the business team to produce weekly traffic numbers. Software included WebTrends, ClickTracks, and Google Analytics.

Icon Medialab, November, 1999-2001
Programmer

As a part of a Web production team, created dynamic Web sites for Icon Medialab's international clients, utilizing PHP, JSP, ASP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, Java, and HTML with SQL server as required by business needs.
Other responsibilities included graphic preparation and optimization –Photoshop files to complete web pages.

Zoomedia, March, 1999-November, 1999
Web Programmer

Programmer of new sites for Zoomedia's clients with HTML, PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript; administrator and maintainer of all McKessonHBOC sites.
Webmaster for McKessonHBOC's corporate (http://web.archive.org/web/19990424163908/http://www.mckhboc.com/) and subsidiary sites (in charge of writing code/maintenance, QA, updates, re-engineering);

CNET Download.com, September, 1998-March, 1999
Associate Producer

Produced Mac gaming home page twice weekly using Vignette StoryServer and HTML, evaluated software and wrote descriptions
Exercised full editorial control of Mac games section content.

Course	Institution	date completed
Advanced Rhythmyx Development	Percussion Software	June 2007
Advanced Drupal Development	Djun Kim, instructor	March 2007
Drupal Development	Djun Kim, instructor	June 2006
Rhythmyx Development	Percussion Software	March 2005
Advanced ASP Development	Academy X	April 2004
Advanced ColdFusion Development	RoundPeg Training	February 2002
Object-Oriented Analysis and Design	University of California at Berkeley Extension	November, 2000
Java Programming	University of California at Berkeley Extension	March, 2000
Master of Arts, English/Technical Writing	University of Florida	June 1995
Bachelor of Arts, English	University of Miami	May 1993

Matthew Schaefer