Resume

Adam Henry Risser
222 Cobblestone ln
Lancaster PA, 17601 717-201-7912
arisser@gmail.com

Summary

Strong performer most recently place on a team of three to revamp the entire Millersville University web site.
Skilled manager and mentor who leads by example and communicates ideas effectively.
Enjoys learning new technologies and using them to increase efficiency throughout the department

B.S., Computer Science, Millersville University, 1999-2003

Languages	ActionScript, AJAX, ASP, CSS, C/C++, DHTML, Flash, JavaScript, PHP, SQL, XHTML, XML, XSL
Development Tools	CakePHP, Code Ignitor, cPanel, DBVisualizer, EditPlus, PhpMyAdmin, vi/vim, Visual Studio
Operating Systems	Linux (Red Hat, Ubuntu), OSX, Unix (HP Unix), Windows 98/2000/NT/XP
Applications	Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Firefox, Illustrator, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, Netscape, Opera, ImageReady, Photoshop, Safari

Developed amishtradercountry.com. Built on top of a customized version of oSCommerce.
Developed user management tools for athinker.com in ASP and MS SQL 2000.
Designed and developed css templates for use on photographer web sites. Templates were optimized for all major browsers.
Created Cardiojournal.com, a health website using Flash and AJAX to collect user data and chart their weight & bodyfat.
Provided Javascript assistance for dynamic rollovers for http://www.dirtyjokes.tv

Researched and recommended enterprise level CMS systems for the University.
Created a new campus map using the Google Maps API which utilizes advanced AJAX programming.
Manage SWAT web team to complete university department projects.
Meet with faculty and staff to help them develop their departmental websites and help them with content.
Review and implement software packages to help the web department work more efficiently.
Design and develop web projects in PHP with MySQL and Oracle Databases.
Help departments increase web traffic through search engine optimizations.

Authored client sites using W3C Compliant HTML 4.01 Transitional, XHTML 1.0 Transitional, and CSS versions 1.0 and 2.0.
Created 508 Compliant code for client websites.
Overhauled page layouts to eliminate tables minimizing code, complexity, and overall size of files.
Assessed projects and provided time estimates for completion. Quoted large scale projects for billing and project managing.
Used PHP and MySQL to create an array of web sites and web applications for clients.
Met with clients to discuss project plans, goals, timelines and kept them up to date about any project problems.
Moderated conference calls with up to 14 members to discuss changes and revisions to their current and future projects.
Participated in project meetings to share ideas and goals.
Designed large scale databases to hold site content and run web applications.
Developed Content Management Software (CMS) systems so clients have the ability to manage their own sites.
Managed part-time employees by assigning work and reviewing it upon completion.

Programmed web pages in HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP for Millersville University's homepage and all department pages.
Trained university employees to help departments edit their own web sites in Netscape Navigator, FrontPage, and Dreamweaver.
Worked with Millersville's diverse faculty to solve their issues with multimedia equipment and multimedia software.
Created documentation for multimedia equipment and software programs for the faculty and staff.
Collaborated in teams with other programmers and graphic designers to finish web sites for departments.
Met with departments to identify scope and functionality of projects.
Worked in a Unix/Linux environment to develop internal websites for the University.
Developed web sites that utilized MySQL and Oracle databases to drive content and store user information.