ASP.NET Web Programming
(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
Primary development environment is MS Visual Web Developer/Visual Studio using VB.NET language. Some experience with C#. Past applications include ecommerce, event registration, event management, custom surveys, image upload/management, online classifieds, and many profile-based authentication systems.
HTML/CSS Layouts (primarily in Adobe Dreamweaver)
(Rockstar)
7-9 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
All current website design done using table-less structure through separate html and css entities. Emphasis on organic SEO methods during the development process.
Web Layouts in Adobe Photoshop
(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
My personal design process usually starts with wireframes, then conversion to full-color layouts, then finally slicing exporting for assembly in Dreamweaver using html/css.
Wordpress Development
(Expert)
1-2 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
I've built full Wordpress-based sites from both scratch and as adaptations of existing themes. Experience installing, updating, and moving installations including data manipulation in MySQL. Many current Lift Development client sites use Wordpress as a CMS. My blog for freelancers and teleworkers (AnywhereMan.com) is a Wordpress-based site.
Video Production
(Intermediate)
3-4 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
Primary HD video-editing environment for the past year has been Sony Vegas Pro 8 on PC, but have now also started to use iMovie on the Mac for rapid simple video editing/rendering. I typically host my videos on Vimeo, YouTube, and Viddler.
Database Management in SQL Server
(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
Experience includes database design, stored procedures, tables, queries, views, T-SQL, and DTS packages.
Social Media
(Rockstar)
3-4 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
From Facebook to Twitter to Plaxo to Flickr to YouTube to Vimeo to Tumblr to LinkedIn to Amplify, I actively use a large assortment of social media sites out there today. And I don't just use them: I've done everything from picking up new clients on Twitter to winning an all-expenses paid trip to a tech conference in Florida by spreading the word about it on various social media platforms.
Google
(Rockstar)
7-9 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
The most important skill I learned back when I first started developing for the web was that even if I didn't know the answer, Google did. I would estimate that 95% of my knowledge today can be traced back to specifc searches on Google. I live much of my professional life in the Google-cloud, including Gmail, Documents, Calendar, Reader, Picasa, YouTube, Analytics, Webmaster Tools, AdManager, AdSense, AdWords, and even Orkut and Wave.
Email Marketing & Design
(Expert)
5-6 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
I've designed, tested, and executed email campaigns with recipient lists of 100,000+ for Fortune 500 clients. I'm knowledgeable of CAN-SPAM compliance and email design standards.
AJAX
(Advanced)
3-4 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
Experience developing using AJAX-related frameworks such as jQuery, mootools, and built-in ASP.NET 3.5 AJAX controls.
Ecommerce
(Expert)
3-4 Years Experience,
(Currently in use)
I've developed several ecommerce sites on a variety of platforms including Shopify, Volusion, and ASPDotNetStorefront. I've also built ecommerce systems from scratch using ASP.NET.