http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/4237030?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers http://www.jobster.com/at/assets/images/jobster/logos/rss_logo.gif http://www.jobster.com/at/person/show/4237030?hbxcmp=feed&hbxsrc=rss_user_answers Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:13:19 GMT Most recently updated answers by Vincent Farquharson http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317159?answer_class=AnswerBase In this high-profile position, my duties included Windows, Exchange Server, Solaris, and NetWare installation/troubleshooting/admin, and LAN support for GE clients in the Mid-Atlantic region. My administrator duties included acting as liaison between customers, partner companies, and sales/implementation staff at client sites. I also performed many duties not directly technical, notably product purchasing/evaluation, site analysis, and proposal writing/negotiation process. At TPN Register, I performed the initial implementation of their NT/Solaris main office, and remote offices in Las Vegas and Atlanta. I managed the transition from a single ISDN connection to a multiple T1 infrastructure. I monitored and maintained their multiple high-bandwidth connections to remote staging servers, development groups, management groups, partner companies, customers, and the Internet. I maintained their Intranet staging servers running Netscape Enterprise Server and Microsoft Internet Information Server. I was the webmaster of their Intranet and provided updates and internal staging for their sales, accounting, QA, and management departments. Lastly, I aided their transition to a permanent I.T. staff. I provided lead technical, timelines, staffing requirements, QA guidelines, and rollout schedules for the GEICO proposal. In addition to the long-term assignments, I provided short-term solutions and Y2K readiness duties for Seagram's, Marriott, Chevy Chase Bank, American Tower Systems, and the NFL. I was the leading revenue-gathering S.E. for the mid-Atlantic area for three consecutive years, and one of my Windows Server solutions was showcased in a 1998 issue of InternetWeek. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:13:19 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317159?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317153?answer_class=AnswerBase In this position, my duties included design, development and planning for interactive B2B web sites. Work was done in dHTML, ASP, PHP, CGI-Perl, and Real Media. Tools included RealProducer, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, ColdFusion, Homesite, Dreamweaver Ultradev and Flash. As part of a two-person team, I developed websites for several small and medium -sized businesses. Clients included MCI and the City of Alexandria. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:11:19 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317153?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317149?answer_class=AnswerBase Duties included design and development for this business-to-business financial web site. I designed and developed several financial tools based on computation specifications supplied to me by our team's financial experts. I was a key member of a very diverse and skilled team of web professionals who consistently produced their deliverables on time under cutthroat deadlines. OptionWealth-at its peak-was rated as the most powerful and comprehensive tool for tracking and managing stock option worth. Work was done in dHTML with mod_Perl and MySQL. Tools included Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Homesite, Dreamweaver and Flash. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:09:15 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317149?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317143?answer_class=AnswerBase Duties included design and development for local and nationwide businesses. I identified and captured user requirements and created interactive web applications. Many of my tasks and projects were completed under short deadlines with very little supervision. My non-technical tasks included client briefings, proposal process, and technical writing for interactive websites that I developed. Clients included eCentives, The National Association of Civil Engineers, and Watson Wyatt. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:04:15 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317143?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317142?answer_class=AnswerBase Duties included design and development for Software AG Intranet and three interactive websites. As a member of the Application Development team, I interacted with non-technical departments of Software AG and assisted them in creating usable and concise applications for employees, clients and partners. I designed graphics and pages for online marketing campaigns. I also educated content owners and developers on the importance of design guidelines and usability testing. I was also heavily involved in long-term projects in which the team created powerful, flexible, database-driven applications for employees, clients, consultants and partners. I was an integral part of the requirements drafting process, and also planned production schedules. My position required an eye for the technical execution of requirements as well as maximum usability/508 and compliance with predefined corporate design and branding standards. I was also required to write extensive documentation for all applications I created. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:02:20 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317142?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317141?answer_class=AnswerBase As a member of the eBusiness team, I performed work on all ARC applications, websites, and electronic initiatives. As the lead UI Designer for the ARC portal and corpcom initiatives, I was an integral part of the requirements gathering, production scheduling, and user testing processes. My position required an advanced knowledge of usability, information architecture, and industry best practices. I was also required to enforce corporate design and branding standards and write extensive documentation for all designs and applications I created. Within three months of Sun, 14 Oct 2007 21:00:27 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317141?answer_class=AnswerBase http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317126?answer_class=AnswerBase I conceptualize, design, and produce deliverables for website and application user interface and navigation. Based on product requirements, I deliver wireframes, product and process flows, heuristic evaluations, navigation maps, concept maps, task flows, personas, use case scenarios, competitive analyses, technical assessments, and design documentation. I am also called upon to inspire and at times lead and facilitate creative discussion and brainstorming. I Designed compelling and engaging interactions for the AIM Pages (AIM Profiles) social network. I designed the brand new AIM Groups to replace the defunct AOL Groups.. I retooled AOL's aging but world-class Blogging platform (AOL Journals, reimagined as AIM Blogs) without the guidance of a Product Mgr. I redesigned AOL Messageboards to serve the needs of the new generation of AOL Channels. Sun, 14 Oct 2007 20:54:35 GMT http://www.jobster.com/at/answer/view/317126?answer_class=AnswerBase