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Motivated, personable business professional half-way through a BS in computer science at University of Maryland. Successful 8-year track record as a profitable freelance web developer and a successful 4-year track record as a full-time web developer, head of IT, and search engine optimization consultant in an office environment managing a two person team. Talent for quickly mastering technology and a genuine willingness to learn – currently learning to create iPhone and iPad apps. Diplomatic, tactful, and sociable. A love for technology; extremely productive and adaptive. Flexible, versatile, and a great sense of humor; works well in culturally diverse settings. A hard worker and great team leader. Lives and breathes technology and web development. Experience, experience, and more experience.

Skills Summary

• PHP
• SQL
• Search Engine Optimization
• XHTML/HTML
• CSS
• WordPress Plugins
• Java
• C
• PPC/Email Marketing

• Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator
• Javascript/AJAX/jQuery
• Cpanel
• XML and RSS Feeds
• Dreamweaver
• Content Writing
• Techincal Writing
• Social Media Marketing

PHP WEB DEVELOPMENT

• Program efficient and intuitive content management systems
  • Photo galleries backed by MySQL – upload, manage, and edit photos
• Complex WordPress Plugins that interact with MySQL databases
  • Custom Contact Forms – a contact form plugin, created from scratch, receives ~ 90 downloads per day
  • www.wordpress.org/extend/plugins/custom-contact-forms
• Personal portfolio and blog programmed in PHP and integrated with WordPress platform
  • Site content and blog presented in a stylish and professional manner
  • www.taylorlovett.com
• Developed link directory backed by MySQL
  • Submit contractor businesses with photos to the directory
  • Edit, delete, and categorize listings
  • Custom, dynamic, and secure administration panel
  • Shows a atrong knowledge of creating secure PHP applications
• PHP Portfolio Scripts
  • List projects with descriptions, photos, and categories
  • Custom administration panel to manage projects and project photos
  • CSS photo viewer installed and customized to display screenshots
• PHP Home Plan Search Engine backed by MySQL
  • Add home plans with photos and descriptions
  • Search through floorplans and sort them by a number of useful parameters
  • Implements efficient database searching algorithm
  • CSS photo viewer installed and customized to display home elevations and floorplans
  • Home plans can be managed through a secure and intuitive PHP administration panel
• Tutorial Share Content Manage System programmed in PHP and backed by MySQL
  • A massive 1.5 year project
  • Program allows for the submission of tutorials in categories of the administrators choosing
  • Primarily used for Adobe Photoshop tutorials
  • Submit tutorials, upload photos, comment, categorize, and more
  • Fully functional administration panel – create new users, moderators, schedule database backups via Cron jobs
  • Thousands of downloads
  • Simple setup through an intuitive installation/upgrade script

HTML AND CSS TEMPLATES

• Design layouts for websites using Adobe Photoshop
  • Slice and export images approriately
  • Code layout using XHTML and CSS adhering to web 2.0 standards
  • Adheres to 508 compliance standards
• CSS layouts
  • Tables used carefully only when appropriate, never used to construct layout
  • Page HTML markup always validates at W3C
• Create and design icons using Adobe Photoshop (sometimes Illustrator)
• Intergrate designs with content management systems (usually WordPress)
  • Quickly and efficiently breaks up layouts in to header and footer sections
  • Insert WordPress functionality via PHP snippets throughout template (or theme)

SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION

• Comprehensive keyword research
  • Research keywords that are attainable by clients – not too competitive, but still receive traffic
  • Using Google keyword tool, Pagerank checker, and MoZ rank checker
  • Examine top search result sites for client target keywords and identify prevailing strategy (if any)
• Implement SEO techniques using carefully researched keywords
  • Insert keyword filled meta description, title, and keyword tags
  • Insert keyword filled image alt tags and link title tags
  • Make sure pages have H1 and H2 tags that are descriptive and use important keywords
• Examine Link Flow
  • Increase link flow in isolated pages
  • Decrease link loss by adding nofollow tags to outgoing links

Website Portfolio

Full web development portfolio - www.taylorlovett.com/bethesda-web-developer-portfolio

• PARAMOUNTCONSTRUCTION.NET – Rockville, MD - Project Details and Photos
  • SEO; Created entire site; Managed Google Adwords campaign; Custom programmed WordPress plugins
• LESLIELANEPHOTOGRAPHY.COM – Bethesda, MD - Project Details and Photos
  • SEO; Created entire site; Website at the top of all important Bethesda
• CITYHOUSERENTALS.COM – Rockville, MD - Project Details and Photos
  • SEO; Created entire site; Customized real estate WordPress plugin
• REMODELINGINTOWN.COM – Austin, TX - Project Details and Photos
  • SEO; Created directory script backed by MySQL allowing remodelers to list their businesses
• RANTOUS.COM – Bethesda, MD - Project Details and Photos
  • Social networking site; professional css-based layout, powered by PHP; register new users, post/rate/manage content, customize portfolio, private messaging, spam reporting system, captchas, search through content quickly and efficiently, secure administration panel, much more
• EVERAFTERVISUALS.COM – Richmond, VA - Project Details and Photos
  • SEO; Customized PHP contact form script for WordPress
• GREGORYPAULPHOTOGRAPHY.COM – Miami, Florida - Project Details and Photos
  • Customized comment and social bookmarking PHP script for WordPress
• ATDUSK.COM.AU – Sydney, Australia - Project Details and Photos
  • Corrected XHTML errors; SEO on entire website
• BETHESDASHOPPINGDIRECTORY.COM – Potomac, Maryland - Project Details and Photos
  • Created entire website with WordPress; Customized PHP plugins; Customized HTML and CSS template

Employment History

• SELF-EMPLOYED – Potomac, MD
  • Freelance Web Developer and Designer, SEO Consultant, and PPC Marketing Consultant, 2002-Present
• PARAMOUNT CONSTRUCTION – Rockville, MD
  • Head of Web Developent/Head of IT/SEO Consultant, 2007-Present
• USA TECHNOLOGIES – Vienna, VA
  • Web Development internship 2005-2006

Education

• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND – COLLEGE PARK, MD
  • Bachlors’s Degree in Computer Science, 2010 (In progress)
  • 65 credits completed
• LANDON SCHOOL – BETHESDA, MD
  • High School Degree, Graduated in 2007