ezra @ ezragoodnoe dot net
828.215.3972
::functional resume::
Synopsis:
Experienced, flexible content writer and editor with nearly 10 years of experience in the technical and business aspects of effective web site design, implementation and management.
Education:
- UNC-Asheville - Master of Liberal Arts (2006)
- Asheville, North Carolina
- Dickinson College - B.A. in Literature (1993)
- Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Writing/Editing
- Technical articles
- Business journalism
- Site content-creation and editing
- Marketing materials
- Research documentation/reporting
- Academic papers
- Syllabi
- Etc.
Writing Portfolio:
- Produced 21 articles for various technology topics within the Small Business Advice directory.
- Reviewed over 100 existing articles in several subsections of the E-commerce Business Advice directory and edited for content and style.
- Article on Greasemonkey (Firefox plugin) for InternetWeek.com.
- Article on the role of Wikis in the corporate environment for InternetWeek.com (also ran on Small Business Pipeline, front page of Systems Management Pipeline, Web Services Pipeline, and front page of Enterprise Applications Pipeline).
- Second installment of above article, titled "Wikis at Work", published on InternetWeek.com. Article examines the effects of Wikis in various business environments.
Technical Skills:
- Website design and implementation in CSS/XHTML
- DOM scripting/JavaScript and basic PHP/SQL
- Site code optimization
- Search Engine Optimization/Marketing
- Sharepoint/MOSS implementation and design.
Business Knowledge
- Traffic data analysis and reporting
- Effective navigation and page flow
- Site structure and ontology
- User retention/loyalty
- The intersection of business and information technologies
- Wikis and Content Management Systems
- The role of feedback in effective communication loops
- How to effectively manage online communities
- Web user behavior/traffic patterns and general Web trends
- Emerging Web technologies, particularly social software and Web 2.0
Relevant Experience:
- Web Content Production
- Web Project/Product Management
- Business Journalism
- Site Metrics/User Trends Tracking and Analysis
- Web Community Development
- Site Design & Implementation
- CMS & Wiki Implementation & Design