Skills & Abilities

Softwares –Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro

Web Softwares –  Adobe Creative Suite 5 - Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visual Studio (2005, 2008, 2010) Familiar with - SQL Server Management Studio, Blend 4, LINQ

Programming Languages – Pascal, Fortan, RPG, Cobol, C, C++, C#, Vb

CMS – DotNetNuke 4.9 + (Design, Skinning, Administration, Beginning Module Development), M.O.S.S. 2007 (SharePoint)

Web/Scripting Languages – HTML, DHTML, XHTML, XML, XSLT, JQuery, JavaScript, Action Scripting 2.0, 3.0, CSS, CSS3, ASP.Net

Concepts & Methodologies – Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Object Oriented Programming, Systems Development, Systems Analysis & Design, Software Engineering,  Web Application Development, Database Support, FTP, and Server Controls 

Spoken Languages – Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking Spanish – knowledge of Portuguese, Italian, Finnish, and Swedish

Cultural Experiences – Personal experience in Venezuela, Costa Rica, Colombia, Finland, Sweden, Germany, & Switzerland

Freelance Samples: (all DotNetNuke sites)

• ClintPatterson.net (this site)
• WeHuntSC.com
• YellowCapeCommunications.com
• FBCPageland.com
• GroundHogMAX.com

Intangibles –Versatile, Flexible, Adaptable Team Player, Goal oriented,  Trustworthy, Focused, Driven, Motivated, Leader

Other:  

• Charlotte Area DotNetNuke User Group Core  Member & Evangelist
• High School Football Coach
• Published Author
• Avid Hunter/Fisher

Work Experience

Mecklenburg County, NC Government                                                                             Dec 08 – Current
www.CharMeck.org  (SharePoint / MOSS 2007)
Senior Public Information Officer – Webmaster

• Provide technical support through site migration 
• Create training materials and give training sessions to county employees
• Content Management for multiple channels/departments within SharePoint (MOSS 2007)
• Design Flash presentations/animations/elements for both internal and external County web audience
• Craft and implement web practices as member of County Web Team
• Site translation team lead
• Aid internal and external strategic campaigns as member of Production Team
• Design graphics to integrate with Flash elements, banners, and web site
• Enhance aesthetics of County E-parks system (CLASS application)through graphic design
• Administer online surveys via Checkbox portal
• Provide technical insight, aid in planning of web projects specific to County Park and Recreation department
• Interface, support, and train web contributors throughout County
• Create and distribute web version of monthly E-Newsletter for County Park and Recreation department
• Analyze yearly/monthly/weekly web metrics
   

Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina                                               May 07 – Dec 08
www.Queens.edu (Custom CMS)
Web Support & Development Coordinator

• Conduct Web training sessions and presentations with campus faculty and staff
• Maintain Queens’ Web liaison program through daily communication and support/training with end users
• Lead University’s Web Executive Committee which sets strategic direction for University Web site
• Maintain imagery and content for home page and 30 landing pages
• Enforce University style guide throughout Web site to maintain University brand
• Work closely with IT services with various Web and technical needs
• Manage photo rotation for home and landing pages through interaction with graphic designers
• Modify global portions of Web site (i.e. navigation, flyout-menus, news and event modules)
• Post Web content within templates as directed
• Design and update Flash components/elements as requested, including solicitations for university advancement, “Thank You” elements for alumni  and donors
• Design and develop micro-sites for specific University events
• Build and modify forms to increase user friendliness
• Create web templates for consistency and usefulness as needed
• Report monthly Web statistics to denote trends in site usage for landing page owners
• Compile system and content flow improvements through feedback and interaction with campus personnel
•  Coordinate out-sourced technical Web projects
   

Weddington High School, Weddington, North Carolina                                               August 05 – June 06
Spanish Teacher / Web Page Maintenance Assistant

• Taught Spanish 1 to students grades 9 – 12
• Assisted in creating and maintaining web pages for the school
• Coached Quarterbacks on football team

Education

- Master’s of Arts – Queens University of Charlotte
  Strategic & Organizational Communication, 2009

- Bachelor’s of Science Degree – Gardner Webb University
  Management Information Systems, 2003
    - Spanish Minor

* 2003 President’s Honor Roll, Dean’s List, Graduate in Executive Management (G.E.M. Graduate)

References

• Kevin Butler – Assistant Dean, Hayworth College, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC (704) 337-2253
• Rod Miller – Principal, Monroe High School, Monroe NC (843) 672-8787
• Carl Tucker – CEO, Tucker Lumber Company, Pageland, SC. (843) 672-6135