web designer. web developer

Craig Burke

268 Toftrees Ave. #322
State College, PA 16803
(814) 235-1217
craig@craigburke.com

EDUCATION

Pennsylvania State University
B.S. in Computer Science

RELEVANT SKILLS

Systems/Programs: Proficient with Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Red Hat Linux, Visual Studio.NET, Eclipse, Visio, SQL Server Management Studio, pgAdmin III, PL/SQL Developer, Front Page, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Redgate SQL Toolkit, VirtualBox, Subversion, and Ant.

Programming: Proficient with C, C++, C#, X/HTML, DHTML, VB.NET, Java, Google Web Toolkit, jQuery, JavaScript, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, SQL, T-SQL, Oracle PL/SQL, Hibernate, NHibernate, XML, XSL and CSS.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

Senior Web Technologist, University Advancement, Carnegie Mellon University
February 2008 - Present

  • Architected, designed and developed a system that integrates CMU’s credit card backend process with the advancement Oracle database as well as with the current gift batching process.
  • Was lead developer on the latest version of the University Advancement intranet which involved programming and web design along with delegating tasks to the junior developer.
  • Was responsible for administering and coordinating updates to the Advancement Web Application (AWA) system, a web application used for donor/prospect management, gift administration, and reporting.
  • Gathered requirements for and developed an integrated calendar for the divisional intranet, which I presented on at the divisional meeting.

Technologies Used: Java, ASP.NET, Oracle PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, Spring MVC, Hibernate, jQuery, JavaScript, CSS, XML, XSLT, Subversion

Lead Programmer, eSteward / Penn State
November 2005 - February 2008

  • Earned promotion to lead programmer after less than a year due to superior performance.
  • Developed a web application that creates a consistent approach to stewardship and endowment management across the entire university.
  • Lead, trained, and delegated tasks to a team of two junior .NET developers.
  • Managed design of a database containing millions of gift, donor, student, and accounting records.
  • Coordinated regular application and database updates and managed scheduling of nightly database jobs.
  • Met regularly with users groups to prioritize feature requests and identify issues.
  • Worked on project throughout entire life cycle, from requirements gathering to the current maintenance phase.

Technologies Used: ASP.NET, AJAX, VB.NET, SQL, T-SQL, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, XSL, Subversion

Webpage Developer, Electrical Contracting Foundation / Penn State
July 2004 – Feb 2007

  • Created a web based content management system to assist in the organization and online publication of technical reports along with related images and files.
  • Designed a public interface to provide a means for visitors to explore and search reports added to the system.
  • Developed an administrative site to allow content managers to add, remove, and manipulate articles and files.

Technologies Used: ASP.NET, AJAX, C#, SQL, T-SQL, XHTML, JavaScript, CSS, XML, XSL, Subversion

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Webpage Developer, American Indian Housing Initiative, Penn State
Jan. 2004 - June 2004

  • Created a flexible CSS and SSI-based web development solution which allows the design and content to be developed concurrently.
  • Developed an XML-based project page template to allow for easy addition of construction projects by the client.
  • Implemented a dynamic page navigation structure that is easily updated via a database-driven ASP web page

Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, VBScript, ASP, SSI, XML, XSL, SQL, Microsoft SQL

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Webpage Developer, Department of Architectural Engineering, Penn State
March 2004 - June 2004

  • Devised a process plan to completely visually redesign and restructure the organization of the existing site to meet the needs of a website committee.
  • Designed a set of standards-compliant SSI-based templates for the content development team to work from.
  • Implemented a dynamic page navigation structure that is easily updated via a database-driven ASP web page.

Technologies Used: XHTML, CSS, VBScript, ASP, SSI, SQL, Microsoft SQL

Webmaster/Webpage Developer, Rock Ethics Institute, Penn State
Feb. 2003 - July 2004

  • Redesigned and optimized previously existing pages to meet current university and web (W3C) standards
  • Created dynamic database-driven pages for organization of hundreds of bioethics related articles
  • Performed regular editorial changes and general page maintenance

URL: http://rockethics.psu.edu
Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, Access Database, SQL

Speaker, College of Liberal Arts, Penn State
Oct. 8, 2003

  • Developed and presented a tutorial on using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) to university web editors within the College of Liberal Arts

Webpage Developer, Agribusiness Initiative, Penn State
Aug. 2003 - Dec. 2003

  • Designed a set of webpage templates, as well as a logo, that met the web committee's need for a clean and simple site that showcased the different aspects of agribusiness
  • Implemented a dynamic page navigation structure that is easily updated via an ASP-based web page
  • Determined the needs of the web committee through regular meetings with the committee head

Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, VBScript, ASP, JavaScript

Webpage Developer, GJAI Consulting Engineers, State College, PA
Jan. 2003 - June 2003

  • Designed a site with a more contemporary look reflecting the clients' decision to establish more of a national presence for the firm.
  • Created a dynamic slideshow feature to showcase various architectural engineering projects.

URL: http://www.gjai.com
Technologies Used: HTML, CSS, JavaScript

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