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Total oDesk hours:
218
Location:
Jackson, United States (GMT-06:00)
English Skills: (self-assessed)
5.0
Member Since:
November 19, 2007
Last Worked:
July 9, 2008
Current Assignments:
4
Total Assignments:
5
oDesk Ready:  
Yes
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

L. W. - CMS Pro/Joomla, Wordpress, Xoops Specialist/Web Designer/ Data Entry - Freelance Website / Graphic Designer, United States

Content Management System (CMS) proficient web design professional with years of experience in demonstrating special skills applicable to the Internet and New Media industry. Proficient in data entry as well as testing, implementing and updating both commercial and open-source web applications to help businesses and individuals carve out a brilliant online presence both quickly and effectively. My core competency is in content management and  maintenance. I also have experience in the...
See All Work History & Feedback (5 items, 0 with Feedback)
Recent Work History & Feedback
Buyer ID From To Job Title Hours Feedback to Provider
30633 01/2008 Present Joomla Web Page Designer — Job in progress.
11713 04/2008 Present Joomla Template modificator 23 hrs Job in progress.
26880 11/2007 Present Joomla Template customization 195 hrs Job in progress.
31737 07/2008 Present Joomla/Word Press Expert 4 Web 2.0 Upgrade — Job in progress.
31737 06/2008 07/2008 Joomla Expert — No feedback given.
See All Tests Taken (2 items)
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
Dreamweaver 8 3.50 93% TOP 10% 04/26/2008 33 min
HTML 4.01 Test 3.50 69% 11/19/2007 28 min
Recent Candidacies
Job Opening Title Initiated By Date
Flash and Joomla/CSS web programmer Buyer July 9, 2008
designing and content work Buyer June 30, 2008
Job Category Interests

Web Development

Writing

Graphic Arts & Design

Audio / Video & Multimedia
Skills
Skill Experience Level Last Used Description
Adobe Photoshop (CS2 Certified) 7 yrs 5.0 2007 Adobe Photoshop CS2 Certified through ExpertRating.com; Banner creation, header creation, special image manipulation and creation; Logo mockups
Blog Article Writing 5 yrs 5.0 2007 http://site2.mjeol.com
Blog Article Writing

Proficient in writing articles for online publication

Samples
http://site2.mjeol.com - Wrote over 300 articles for MJEOL under the 'MJEOL BULLETS' category which included reading large amounts of data, like courtroom transcripts, and creating summary articles for online publication
Graphics 6 yrs 4.0 2008 Volunteer work for Stationary, Flyers, Image manipulation/changes, Logos using various software programs
HTML 10 yrs 5.0 2008 http://www.idpegroup.com
Website creation, review and testing
Joomla CMS 3 yrs 4.0 2007 Proficient in installing and editing Joomla CMS including adding specific modules, components and mambots; Membership (Pay) sites, Fan communities, New sites
Theme/Template Conversion 1 yrs 3.0 2007 http://news.animeota.com
Theme / Template Conversion
  • Proficient in converting Wordpress templates to Xoops templates.
  • Currently working on created Joomla themes and coverting regular CSS themes to Joomla
 
Samples
http://news.animeota.com - Coverted Wordpress theme to Xoops theme
Certifications
Date Earned Name Score Percentile Organization Description
2007 Adobe Photoshop CS2 [1357574]     ExpertRating.com Passed Adobe Photoshop CS2 test through ExpertRating.com
2007 HTML 4.01 [36439]     oDesk Passed oDesk's HTML 4.01 test provided through ExpertRating.com
Score: 3.5
Employment History
From To Company Title/Role Description
09/1997 Present MJEOL.COM Owner, Web Designer / Executive MJEOL.com is a web community devoted to news and commentary about Michael Jackson featuring archival data, court documents and other related information

Responsibilities:
•   Secured domain name and hosting services for the website
•   Greatly increased traffic and Alexa ranking 
•   Moved over 2,300 articles from one CMS to the current one
•   Tested and implemented Joomla content management system (CMS) to handle large amounts of data and video
•   Wrote content for and populated the site with data, source docs, and links for archival purposes
•   Tested and implemented community based software for forum and it’s thousands of members
•   Improved site security by “hardening” it’s Virtual Private Server (VPS) making it less vulnerable to online attacks
•   Secured license to broadcast commercially licensed music and set up shoutCAST server to broadcast online radio programs through server
•   Implemented Google Ads and AuctionAds (TLS) technology
01/1998 Present Williams Lott Service Web Designer, Admin. Asst. / Independent Contributor Williams Lott Service is a residential and commercial painting and construction company.

Key responsibilities:
Web Designer
- Created initial website for the company 
- Implemented Content Management System (CMS)

Administrative Assistant
- Created, typed and maintained copies of original contracts
- Copied and archived important documents
- Created current paper and digital file system to keep company records
07/2004 Present whisperdispatch.com Owner, Web Designer / Executive Whisperdispatch.com, http://www.whisperdispatch.com/news,  is a website focusing on tech and entertainment news. 
Responsibilities:
•   Installed and customized Joomla CMS for site
•   Wrote some articles for inclusion at website
11/2007 Present Animeota.com Web Designer / Independent Contributor Animeota.com is a website featuring anime and manga information.

Responsibilities:

•   Installed and customized Xoops CMS for site
•   Converted Wordpress theme to Xoops theme 
•   Created logo and favicon for website
•   Installed various modules to organize data
•  Created images for top banner, Image scroller application, Anime recommendation banners, and Paypal donate button
•   Worked online with owner

Samples:
http://news.animeota.com ;
- Converted Wordpress theme for use as Xoops theme
- Created changing banners at the top of the pages
- Added Play-Asia.com script 
- Created slideshow script
03/2001 10/2007 MJJFORUM.COM / MJJCOMMUNITY.COM Volunteer Web Designer / Independent Contributor

 

MJJFORUM.com / MJJCOMMUNITY.com is a website for discussion about the singer Michael Jackson.

Dates of work included: March 2001 – Aug 2005, June 2007 – Oct 2007

Responsibilities:

•  Created initial site and two succeeding versions thereafter
•  Implemented the use of Content Management System (CMS) resulting in MJJFORUM’s ability to maintain and archive large amounts of data, documents, and records online
•  Consulted on and helped implement the use of community based software for their forum
•  Worked online (through email and I.M.) as part of a team of volunteers
08/1998 04/2002 Jackson State University Office of Financial Aid, work study / Independent Contributor Jackson State University is an accredited 4 year public university

Responsibilities included:

  •   Created and updated files for students receiving Financial Aid 
  •   Answered multi-line phones and took messages
  •   Liaison between students seeking assistance and Financial Aid officers
  •   Ran errands for various Financial Aid officers
Other Experience
Content Management Systems

•   Proficient in deployment, use, and maintenance of data management software for online environments through Content Management Systems (CMS) including Xoops, Joomla, Mambo, Wordpress, sNews, Postnuke, etc

•   Theme/template editing for use with existing Xoops CMS and forum systems

•   Proficient in deployment, use and maintenance of community software for online environments including but not limited to vBulletin, phpBB, and IPB

 
Education
From To School Degree Area of Study Description
08/1997 05/2002 Jackson State University Bachelors Computer Science 08/1997 - 05/2002 Jackson State University - Computer Science
Studied Computer Science with some focus on web design. Courses included Operating Systems, Web Design, Computer Ethics in Society and Java Programming.

My specialty as part of our Senior Project included the installation, customization and editing of a Content Management System, phpWebSite, and it's backend database.

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  • Project Title: Watching the Parade
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 04/08/2008
  • Category: Web Development > Web Design
  • URL: http://www.watchingtheparade.com
  • Description: Watching the Parade is a webpage and blog created by Paul Whitney, "an existentialist gesthalt masquerading as inciteful diatribe with pictures, small words...and sometimes a movie." Its full of "humour".

    Major tasks included:
    Installing Joomla
    Merging two non-joomla sites into one Joomla site
    Moving over 100+ articles from Wordpress into Joomla
    Creating a larger version of a pre-existing header to fit this one
    Installing chosen theme base and making many changes to fit the client's specs
    Creating "Humour Inside" image and positioning it
    Creating newer versions of many of the rollover images with Photoshop
    Setting the site such that the Joomla 'itemid' issue won't be an issue
    Created the bottom copyright image in Photoshop
    ... and other tasks

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  • Project Title: IamAHockeyPlayer.com
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 03/12/2008
  • Category: Web Development > Web Design
  • URL: http://www.iamahockeyplayer.com/membersite
  • Description: IamAHockeyPlayer.com is a website with the latest and best hockey techniques geared to improve your game play.

    It can be characterized as a membersite.  I created the front page and the longer "sales" page.

    My tasks included:
    Creating the html code and the flash header for the landing page (to client specs)
    Installing Joomla
    Installing chosen template base
    Configuring the site's joomla tmp directory
    Changing both the theme's html and css code as per client specifications
    Testing and adding site components as needed
    Creating the flash video wrapper for the two front vids
    Creating site images (Starpucks, Hockeywood, etc)
    Creating the inner pages (Starpucks, Hockeywood, etc)
    Adding code for Invodo video player
    ...among other tasks

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  • Project Title: MJEOL
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 01/07/2008
  • Category: Web Development > Web Design
  • URL: http://site2.mjeol.com
  • Description: MJEOL is a website and online community with over 3000 members devoted to accurate and up-to-date news, video, and commentary relating to the artist Michael Jackson.

    Major tasks included:
    Total site re-design
    Converting site from Xoops to Joomla
    Configuring theme base for use
    Creating logo
    Changing base theme from two-column layout to three-column layout
    Adding new module positions within the theme code
    Managing 2000+ articles in the move from Xoops
    Positioning Adsense code
    Adding video managing modules/mambots
    ...among other tasks

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  • Project Title: Animeota
  • Attachment: none
  • Completed: 04/30/2007
  • Category: Web Development > Web Design
  • URL: http://news.animeota.com
  • Description: Animeota.com is a community with over 2500 members dealing with anime and manga news, as well as vids, links, downloads, etc.

    Major tasks included:
    Installing Xoops CMS
    Converted Wordpress theme for use with Xoops CMS
    Creating a dozen different header images and adding code to get them to change randomly
    Testing and adding modules
    Adding over 200 articles to the "Anime/Manga Info Center"
    Making sure it was "member-ready"
    Adding over a thousand screenshots from various anime and manga series
    ...and other tasks
Hourly Assignment History
Buyer ID From To Job Title Hours Feedback to Provider
11713 04/2008 Present Joomla Template modificator 23 hrs Job in progress
26880 11/2007 Present Joomla Template customization 195 hrs Job in progress
Fixed-Price Assignment History
Buyer ID From To Job Title Billed Feedback to Provider
30633 01/2008 Present Joomla Web Page Designer — Job in progress
31737 07/2008 Present Joomla/Word Press Expert 4 Web 2.0 Upgrade — Job in progress
31737 06/2008 07/2008 Joomla Expert — No feedback given
oDesk Tests Taken
Name of Test Score Percentile Date Taken Duration
Dreamweaver 8 3.50 93% TOP 10% 04/26/2008 33 min
HTML 4.01 Test 3.50 69% 11/19/2007 28 min