Becky Zatsman

Education

Ithaca, NY

1998 - 2002

Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics.
Concentrations in Computer Science and Digital Art.
Courses included Human Computer Interaction, Electronic Imaging, Digital Video + Sound, Information Technology, Computers and Programming, and Technical Writing.
Dean's List, 3 year Recipient of Dean McMullen Academic Scholarship.

XHTML, CSS, XSLT, XML, AJAX, JavaScript, PHP 5, ASP, SQL, VBscript, and ColdFusion.
Vi, Coda, BBedit, Emacs, Symfony, Capistrano, PhotoShop, Gimp, Dreamweaver, Flash, and Premiere.
SubVersion (SVN), MySQL, SQL Server 2000, Enterprise Manager, IIS, Plone, Access, FileMaker Pro, and Excel.
Windows (95, 98, 2000, XP), Mac OS X, DOS, and Linux.

Senior Developer

San Francisco, CA

January 2007 - present

Develop scalable, community websites using PHP 5, SQL, XML, XSLT, XHTML, CSS and Javascript.
Lead and train teams of frontend and backend developers on multiple projects with overlapping deadlines.
Work directly with clients to determine feasible implementations and project timelines.
Manage the release process on several projects and designed Capistrano deployment scripts used throughout the company.
Helped develop and customize SolutionSet's content management system.

Senior Developer

San Francisco, CA

2005 - 2006

Developed dynamic, scalable websites using ASP, ColdFusion, Javascript, AJAX, and SQL Server.
Designed and implemented company-wide production standards.
Initiated and built an intranet with an expandable knowledge center and extensive documentation on company procedures and policies.

Freelance Developer

Ithaca, NY

2002 - 2005

Designed, implemented, and maintained websites using XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, ASP, MySQL, PhotoShop, & Dreamweaver.
Responsibilities ranged from simple page redesigns to complete implementations of database-driven, e-commerce websites.
Managed the entire process starting with analyzing the customers' needs and proposing site designs and features.
Determined the best implementations for various client requests and budgets.

Developer

Ithaca, NY

2001 - 2005

Designed and implemented educational websites using XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Plone, ASP, ColdFusion, SQL Server 2000, PhotoShop, & Dreamweaver.
Developed custom Plone templates and custom WYSIWYG Javascript functions to accommodate different Lab of Ornithology websites. Created extensive documentation used to train project managers in the Lab's new content management system.
Designed and implemented an online, database-driven resource directory allowing educators to find agriculture-related resources for their classrooms. Created web-based applications for administrators, reviewers and distributors to register, review and track resources.
Led workshops at the National Agriculture in the Classroom conference and traveled to meet with advisory board members and to promote the resource directory.