Relevant professional experience

RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, New York, New York (December 2008-present)

Title: Web coordinator

• Front-end web development and layout design for the Rainforest Alliance's main and satellite web sites, e-newsletters and e-appeals.
• Manage Web team involvement in redesign of main site.
• Recent projects include tri-lingual, AJAX-based interactive stories and slideshows for kids.

FREELANCE WEB DESIGNER/DEVELOPER/EDITOR, New York, New York (September 2005-present)

• World Health Organization
  Created and redesigned sections of the site using WHO's Bricolage-based CMS.
• Michael Joseph Jewelry
  Designed this web site for jewelry designer Michael Joseph, including conceptualization, photography and Web 2.0 standards-based development.
• Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
  Designed and coded the site using standards-compliant XHTML/CSS, and continue to edit its HTML newsletter and ever-changing content.

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION, Web Team, Geneva, Switzerland (July 2003-July 2005)

Title: Web producer

• Maintained WHO home page and other high-profile sections of the WHO web site in English, French and Spanish using open-source content management system (Bricolage).
• Retained all existing clients; doubled the total number of clients as a result of these relationships.
• Upheld strict Organizational quality standards while serving requests with a rapid turnaround rate.
• Produced training materials and best practices documentation, administered advanced training and user support for the CMS.
• Participated in the open-source software development process by formulating specifications for improvements and providing thorough quality assurance testing.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, Dept of Food Science, Madison, WI (2002)

Title: Food safety outreach specialist

• Coordinated food safety education program for low-income, at-risk populations with a team of approximately 20 trainers throughout New York, Louisiana, Wisconsin and tribal lands therein.
• Coordinated development of bilingual, web-based educational tool: an interactive Flash animated quiz for which results were compiled in a secure online database for measuring improvement.
• Developed two web sites to support the program, compiled accompanying paper-based materials.
• Deployed surveys and statistical methods to evaluate the educational program.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, Dept of Rural Sociology, Madison, WI (2002)

Title: Associate outreach specialist

• Analyzed spatial data and generated ArcView maps for presentation to Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts.
• Piloted "Manure Tracker," a tractor-mounted GPS device for measuring the location and amount of manure spread on agricultural land, to be used for Phosphorus runoff and water quality research.
• Assisted with field outings, researching GIS data, etc.

CONSORTIUM FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, Madison, WI (1999-2000)

Title: Outreach assistant

• Solicited donations and membership renewals from members.
• Recruited new individual and institutional members for the organization.
• Wrote various articles and assisted with layout/design for quarterly newsletter.
• Conducted member satisfaction surveys and compiled results.
• Coordinated with members on CSARE promotion at conferences.

Computer proficiency

Languages: HTML/XHTML, CSS, IDL

Software

• HTML/CSS editors: HomeSite, FrontPage, Dreamweaver, ColdFusion, AceHTML, TopStyle Lite, WebDesign & CSSEdit for Mac
• Remote sensing and GIS software: ENVI, ArcView, ArcGIS
• Image tools: Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator
• Other: Microsoft Office suite, Adobe Acrobat Professional, OpenOffice suite

Workshops and conferences

• Information Architecture Conference. Paris, France 8-9 June 2004
• Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Era. Geneva, Switzerland 30-31 Oct. 2002
• 3rd World Summit on Internet and Multimedia. Montreux, Switzerland 8-10 Oct. 2002

International experience

• February 2008-August 2008: Lived in Annecy, France
• August 2002-2005: Lived and worked in Geneva, Switzerland
• January 2000-December 2001: Fulbright research in Belém, Brazil
• January 1999-July 1999: Lived and worked in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• January-May 1997: Studied at EARTH University, Costa Rica

Language proficiency

• English: mother tongue
• French: advanced speaking and writing skills (United Nations certified)
• Portuguese: fluent speaking and advanced writing skills
• Spanish: fluent speaking and advanced writing skills

Education

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, Madison, WI 53706 Graduated May 1998 Degree: B.S., Soil Science; Specialization: International Agriculture and Natural Resources GPA: 3.93/4.0

ACADEMIC HONORS: Fulbright Grant for study and research abroad (2000-2001), Graduated with Highest Distinction (1998), Runner-up for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Senior Award (1998), Douglas Sorenson Scholarship (1997), Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (1997-1998), Wisconsin Aglime Corporation Scholarship (1996), Riker Scholarship (1995)