Kathleen logo Sarkady  

Web development is like baking. You could make the most beautiful cake in the world, but if it's made with bad ingredients or without the consumer in mind, no one is going to eat it. I am a front-end developer who focuses on combining the right ingredients to create memorable experiences. I keep users coming back for more.

Professional Experience

Web Designer and Social Media Coordinator

Michigan State University's College of Arts & Letters, East Lansing, MI (2010 - present)

  • Converted design comps to functional, standards-compliant websites using HTML and CSS and ensured compatibility across browsers
  • Collaborated with faculty members to transfer obsolete department website content to a Concrete5 structure, while developing more user-friendly information architecture and maintaining brand standards
  • Led workshops to train faculty members to maintain websites in Concrete5
  • Built and maintained websites using version control (Git)
  • Designed and executed a social media marketing plan
  • Researched and shared events on a Facebook page watched by over 1,000 students and alumni

IT Service Management Intern

Amway, Ada, MI (2012)

  • Collaborated with a team to develop a rethink print campaign, which aimed to reduce company print volume by 25%
  • Co-led a pilot program for the campaign and created communications for the pilot introduction, various surveys to evaluate our communication technique and education material
  • Redesigned the department’s Sharepoint websites – consolidating two sites into one and restructuring the content

Web and Multimedia Intern

Michigan State University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, East Lansing, MI (2011 - 2012)

  • Maintained multiple websites using HTML in Dreamweaver and Drupal
  • Set up, recorded, and edited weekly seminars using Panopto and Camtasia

Web Design Assistant

Rizzi Designs, Lansing, MI (May - Aug 2011)

  • Aided in the creation and development of websites for organizations in Lansing
  • Utilized PHP, SQL and Javascript to create dynamic and secure websites
  • Developed an online catalog for their bridal division, RD I Do

Technical Skills

  • HTML and CSS, including CSS3 animation and LESS
  • Javascript and JQuery
  • PHP scripting language, including framework CakePHP
  • MySQL database creation
  • Content Management Systems (Wordpress, Concrete5 and Drupal)
  • Adobe Photoshop and Dreamweaver CS6
  • Microsoft Sharepoint 2010
  • Web Standards and use of Web Validators
  • Version control concepts and development with Git

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Digital and Technical Writing

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (2013)

Certification

IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Foundation Certificate, 2012

 

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