Jonathan Wells
1730 W Irving Park Rd. #2, Chicago, Illinois 60613
404.293.0250
jonathan@improvono.com
SKILLS SUMMARY
xhtml 2 years
Java 2 years
css 2 years
php 1 year
MySQL 1 year
Flash 1 year
Actionscript 2.0 1 year
Applications: Illustrator CS2, Photoshop CS2, Fireworks 8, Dreamweaver 8 (for coding and site management features), Flash 8 Professional, Word, Excel, emacs
Operating Systems: Windows XP Professional, Linux, Mac OS X Tiger
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Web Designer January 2006 – Present
Improvono Web Design
Freelance designer using variety of tools to make dynamic, standards
Web designer & Webmaster May 2004 – January 2006
Basement, Inc.
Designed, developed, and maintained http://thebasementtheatre.com. Designed from ground up in Illustrator and Photoshop CS. Hand-coded site with html using css for the layout and php to organize site and allow for user-friendly updating. Developed dynamically updated front-end for ticket sale interface using php and javascript.
Web designer January 2006
Audiowells
Designed http://audiowells.com from ground up according to client’s specifications. Used Photoshop CS2 and css to meet the client’s demand for a stylish aesthetic representative of the company’s image and function. Responded quickly to requests for changes and updates.
Teaching Assistant, Java Tutor 2002 – 2004
College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Assistant Teacher for Object Oriented Programming in Java at Georgia Tech. Responsible for lecturing to large groups, holding office hours, designing student project specifications, student project and test evaluations, exam proctoring, and running a Java help lab. Developed code autograders in a highly collaborative coding environment with heavy workloads and tight deadlines.
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE
Teacher August 2004 – Present
Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions
Teacher, tutor, and grader for GMAT, SAT, and ACT courses. Presenter for Kaplan marketing events and seminars. Handle multiple classes at once in different metro area locations with diverse student populations of varied age groups.
Sales Representative 1997 – March 2000
Multimedia XChange, Inc.
Sales rep for retail electronics outlet. Responsible for providing excellent customer service to patrons, demonstrating expertise of all new products in inventory, maintaining an organized, clean, and effective showroom, and maintaining a complex and changing inventory of products and services.
EDUCATION
Georgia Institute of Technology August 2000 – July 2004
Atlanta, Georgia
Bachelor of Science, Discrete Mathematics. Degree awarded July 2004.
Relevant Coursework
Programming: Object Oriented Programming (Java), Languages & Translation (ANSI C), Programming in C++, Data Structures & Software Engineering (C++)
Theory: Computer Science Theory, Computability & Algorithms (graduate), Intro to Number Theory, Engineering Optimization.
Senior Project: Partial differential equations. Transformed equations into discrete form. Used Java for matrix computations and to generate graph data to be viewed in Mathematica.