Education
The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA, Master of Environmental Studies, 1997
University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, Bachelor of Arts, Environmental Studies, 1993
Web Development
Senior Web Developer | 2017-Present
University Advancement, Communications & Marketing, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Manage and maintain the University’s primary web presence
- Develop additional websites that further the University’s communications & marketing goals
- Public speaking and instruction on web technologies
- Project management
- Sample portfolio:
- UCSC Communications & Marketing (WordPress)
- UCSC Science (WordPress)
- UC Santa Cruz WordPress Theme (WordPress | Github)
- UC Santa Cruz Custom Functionality Plugin (WordPress | Github)
- UC Santa Cruz News Functionality Plugin (WordPress | Github)
- UCSC Giving (Jekyll)
- Inquiry@UCSC (Jekyll)
- UCSC Events Calendar (Localist/Concept3D)
Contract Web Developer | 2012-2016
HyperArts, Oakland, CA
- Custom WordPress websites
- Custom email marketing templates
Founder/President | 2011-Present
Blackbird Consulting, Oakland, CA
- Web development
- Email marketing and communication
- Web hosting services
- Sample client sites:
- Casa Luna (WordPress)
- Essay Intensive (WordPress)
- Larry Talks Tech (WordPress)
- Ruth Chafin Interior Design (WordPress)
- Eddie Imazu (Wikipedia)
Urban & Environmental Planning
Senior Planner/Project Manager | 2003-2010
Lamphier-Gregory, Oakland, CA
- Technical writing and policy analysis
- Public speaking
- Project management
Associate Planner | 1999-2002
Pacific Municipal Consultants, Monterey, CA
- Technical writing and policy analysis
- Public speaking
Professional Skills
14+ years experience as a web developer and over a decade experience in urban and environmental planning.
Tech
- Code: PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, BASH
- Frameworks and Content Management Systems
- Command line:
- Linux native
- WP-CLI (WordPress Command Line Interface)
- Drush (Drupal Command Line Interface)
- Terminus (Pantheon.io Command Line Interface)
- SSL/TLS certificate installation
- Deployment to Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- YAML configuration
- Markdown syntax
- Google Analytics/Google Tag Manager integration and reporting
Development Tools and Workflow
- Workflow: from local development to staging to production environments
- Local environment: Lando/NPM/WP-ENV
- Git Version Control (Github, Bitbucket, GitLab)
- Composer PHP dependency management
- NPM NodeJS Package Manager
Project Management
- Proposal writing, budget preparation and scheduling for projects ranging $50,000 to $250,000
- Ability to manage multiple projects with multiple dependencies and stakeholders
Verbal Communication
- Public speaking and presentations to public groups
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to a general audience
Technical Writing and Policy Analysis
- Principal author of over twenty (20) Environmental Review documents pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act and National Environmental Policy Act
- Principal planner for broad range of urban and rural planning projects: General Plan updates and amendments, zoning and building codes updates