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Steve McDaniel

PO Box 1286, Bandon, OR 97411
541.261.8565
Webmmt@gmail.com
SKILLS SUMMARY

More than 10 years experience in web development, system analysis and PC/Software support in several industries. Strong background in website design, SEO optimization, and traffic building. Experience in PHP, ASP and database programming languages, operating hardware and software.

EXPERIENCE
The World Newspaper, Coos Bay, OR 10/07-present
Senior Web Developer
  • Develop and implement a strategy to increase traffic and users.
  • Improve search engine ranking.
  • Update the website with additional functionality and improve user experience.
  • Improve load times and optimize code for better browser compatibility.
  • Increased traffic from 40,000 unique visitors/ 500,000 page views a month to almost 80,000 unique visitors / 1,300,000 page views a month in under 4 months.
  • Implemented a completely new site design
Medford Mail Tribune, Medford, OR 6/05-10/07
Webmaster
  • Redesign and improve user interface.
  • Develop new sites / applications using PHP as well as via Saxotech CMS platform.
  • Increased unique users by over 50% and more than doubled page views from 1.8 million a month to 4.2 million a month.
  • Added SEO to the site to increase our visibility to search engines.
  • Maintained / Developed 2 Newspaper sites (Mailtribune.com and DailyTidings.com) as well as supported various magazines and publication websites ran by the newspaper.
Steve McDaniel Web Development, Coos Bay OR 8/02-present
Owner, developer, SEO expert
  • Designed and implemented dynamic database driven websites for clients.
  • Performed SEO analysis and implementation for clients.
  • Website Design, Support and Hosting.
Dallas TX (Contracted to IBM) 6/99-3/02
Systems Analyst
  • Working as a contractor for IBM Developer Relations providing 3rd level support for Net.Commerce / Websphere Commerce Suite 4.1 & 5.1. Working with Mass Import (XML), Payment manager, catalog manager, store designer, net.data, JSP, Websphere Application Server & DB2 v6.1/7.1.
SYSTEMS / PLATFORM PROFICIENCY
Platforms: Windows, Unix, Town News CMS, Saxotech CMS (Publicus), Teamsite
Programming Languages: PHP, ASP, HTML, DHTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, XML, RSS
PC Software: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Office, FTP
Coding:I code do not user WYSIWYG editors, I code purely in text.
Saxotech, css, SQL PHP, MySQL, User Admin Saxotech, CSS, Applications, PHP, My SQL