Passionate web developer wants to create interesting, user-friendly, aesthetically pleasing web sites and applications.

About Me:

I have experience coding, coordinating, and leading projects from the small to the complex. I understand what it means to gather user requirements, come up with an implementation strategy, and follow it through. I realize the value in honest communication with customers. I believe in setting realistic expectations, but I thoroughly enjoy exceeding those expectations as often as possible. I like the smiles that result when an application makes someone’s job easier or a customer’s experience with a company more enjoyable. I appreciate websites that present appropriate, brand-related messages and tools to their audiences. I am intense, focused, and improving.

Distinguishing Qualifications:

• Works well with the reality of rapid paces, stringent deadlines, and large volumes of work.
• Experience designing, developing, supporting, and maintaining quality web sites and applications.
• Proven ability to quickly learn new and different technologies.
• Proficient in implementation and support of both Microsoft and Oracle based solutions.
• Able to identify and analyze business and user requirements, create a project plan, and manage to completion.
• Appreciative of best practices, software development life cycle methodologies, change management practices, and even documentation.

Technical Stuff:

ASP.NET, C#, VB.NET, ASP 3.0, HTML 4, XHTML 1.1, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, Perl, SQL, T-SQL, MySQL, PL/SQL, XML, CSV

Visual Studio, Visual Source Safe, Expression Studio 3, Office Programs, TOAD for Oracle

Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint

Professional Experience:

[Rock Star*] Software Developer; Arkansas Information Consortium (part of NIC, USA) - Little Rock, AR; 2010 – present

Freelance / Hobbyist Web Developer; idestini web design – www.idestini.com; 2002 – present

Web / Curriculum Developer and IT Specialist; Southwest Power Pool – Little Rock, AR; 2005 – 2010

User Support Specialist; Arkansas State Crime Laboratory – Little Rock, AR; 2004 – 2005

Document Examiner; Department of Human Services – Arkadelphia, AR; 2003

Database Administrator, Web Developer, and Sales Support; Wireless Technologies – Cherry Hill, NJ; 2000 – 2002

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems; John Brown University class of 2006, Siloam Springs, AR

Certificate in Computer Programming with Web Design; Cittone Institute class of 2002, Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

Certifications & Awards:

Oracle PL/SQL Developer Certified Associate

Microsoft Certified Application Developer

Microsoft Office Specialist

2008 Southwest Power Pool President’s Award

August 2008 Southwest Power Pool ELITE Award

Personal Interests & Hobbies:

Mike & I hiking in Muir Woods.

To name a few: reading; video games; movies; live team trivia at Zack’s Place; when it’s not 100 degrees, hiking in the Arkansas outdoors with my husband, Mike; being a good mom to my son, Tyler (7), and step-daughter, Mia (6); advertising; American history; current events, and personal websites.

Abby Sims Resume (PDF)

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