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American Student Assistance

Founded in 1956, ASA is a nonprofit organization that delivers quality delinquency prevention services.

Senior Web Developer

• Created standards based, responsive website using the Foundation 3 framework with HTML5, CSS, dust.js templates, and jQuery.
• Integrated external websites with ColdFusion 9, ASP.NET C#, or WordPress.
• Led implementation of corporate website asa.org using Percussion CMS.
• Used Apache Velocity and JEXL as the basis for the Percussion CMS templates.
• Implemented web analytics using a combination of Webtrends, Google Analytics and AddThis sharing functionality.
• Created company-wide e-mail newsletter HTML templates using SilverPop. Email created as a responsive email
• Rolled-out the company intranet using Microsoft SharePoint.
• Point-person and trainer of developer-level training of Percussion CMS.
• Continually research and recommend new technologies and best practices and present those recommendations.

Self-employed

Hired by various clients to develop and/or maintain their web presences.

Freelance Web Developer

• Utilize many different types of tools and applications including jQuery, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and ExpressionEngine to name a few.
• A more detailed list of sites created, with descriptions, can be found at http://www.joerav.com/portfolio under the freelance menu option.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company is a global education leader and the world’s largest publisher of educational materials for pre-K–12 schools.

Senior Web Engineer

• Created hand-coded, cross-browser web pages using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript and HomeSite.
• Integrated templates with JSP pages.
• Created company-wide e-mail newsletter HTML template using the ClickTactics.
• Developed XSLT and XML templates using Documentum Web Publisher.
• Redesigned company Intranet as well as many of the corporate web sites including:
  • http://www.greatsource.com.
  • http://www.hmco.com.
  • http://www.beyond-the-book.com.
  • http://help.hmco.com.

Eliasen Group

Technology recruiting firm that provided technology specialists to companies throughout the United States.

Contract Web Developer

• Contract position utilizing HTML and CSS skills in developing of Fleet's Small Business website.

Hall Kinion Inc.

Technology recruiting firm that provided technology specialists to companies throughout the United States.

Contract Web Developer

• Contract position for Razorfish using CSS, JavaScript, and HTML to develop Pratt & Whitney’s corporate website.
• Delivered website ahead of schedule despite numerous obstacles.

HealthGate Data Corp.

HealthGate Data Corp. provided evidence-based decision support and risk containment solutions to healthcare providers and payors in the United State.

Website Builder

• Created template-based websites using Visual Studio and VBScript.

Learning Tree, Rockville, MD

Comprehensive SharePoint Technologies Introduction Certificate

New Horizons, Waltham, MA

Comprehensive ColdFusion Introduction Certificate

Northeastern University, Boston, MA

Certificate in Web Design/Development
Courses: Photoshop, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Internet History
Created University College’s original website

National Education Center, Brookline, MA

Certificate in Medical Assisting
Graduated top in class