Resume

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Profile

I am a Web Designer that has run my own business for the past 3 years successfully and am looking for part-time or full-time work in the web or graphic design field.

Experience

CEO, Project Manager, & Web Designer, freeStyle media ~ Dec 2006 - Jan 2010

I started this business with my good friend and colleague Seth Martin and have built it from the ground up into a sustainable business that caters towards small businesses in the Missoula area. All major aspects of the business were handled by me personally: Client Acquisition and Negotiation of terms, Project Management, Branding, Marketing & Social Media, SEO, & even Accounting. We specialized in creating web sites using the award winning Open Source Content Management System, Drupal, a PHP MySQL install. My speciality is handling all theming of the site, working heavily in CSS & using my preferred Javascript library, jQuery. All work is done adhering to Web Standards. Our most prominent client is the United Nations, which we helped by redesigning the Stand Against Poverty site so that it could count participants across the world during it's weekend event. The 174 million participants the site counted helped them gain a Guinness World Record. All work was done through the internet, with no face to face contact.

Portfolio of Web Work

Webmaster, NewWest ~ Aug 2008 - May 2009

I handled everything web related for this online web publishing company: maintenance of their existing site, expansions of the site with specific local sections for several cities, several micro-sites for conferences, & all social media management. In addition, I moved their existing email servers to a more advanced Google Apps setup that involved email, shared docs & calendaring, a wiki, and an internal IM system. All technical support for the roughly dozen Mac users of the company was also handled by me, and I was able to suggest several changes to user's workflow that resulted in higher efficiency working together in disparate remote environments.

Computer & Network Technician, Various Companies ~ May 2000 - Jan 2002

Working for various companies doing part-time, full-time, and contracted work fixing Windows based networks and computers ranging from small 10 person networks to 50 person networks to traveling across Montana & Wyoming upgrading bank networks. The longest continuous job was 1 year of full-time work. Specific businesses and references are available upon request.

Education

• University of Montana, Missoula - Psychology major, Media Arts minor ~ 2002 - 2006
• Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
• A+ Certified Computer Technician

Referrals

"Evan has the right disposition for success. He's dedicated, passionate, and will fight for your cause to the bitter end. We hired Evan and his firm to develop a global website for us and through many a roadblock, Evan persevered through many a sleepless night. The end product was well received and we thank Evan for being not a vendor, but a member of our team. Evan is the right man for the job." January 15, 2010

Tu Vu hired Evan as a Developer in 2009

"Evan is very knowledgeable with the technology needed in todays web world. I have enjoyed working with his company.." May 14, 2009

Robyn Woodhall hired Evan as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2009

"Evan was great to work with from start to finish. He provided excellent feedback for our ideas and was instrumental in translating those ideas onto the web." August 25, 2009

Ryan Douglas hired Evan as a Graphic/Web Designer in 2007

"Evan has the uncanny ability to speak both Geek, English and various incantation of what I call "Geeklish." This, combined with a high-energy, a desire to perform quality work, introduce appropriate time-saving technologies, and good creative implementation make Evan a great tech-savvy choice." August 25, 2009

Molly Haislmaier Bradford , Sales & Marketing Manager , NewWest.net , managed Evan indirectly at NewWest.net

"Evan is a technology master with skills that range from great design to solid coding. He is motivated and can always find innovative solutions to difficult problems." May 15, 2009

Patrick Gill , Creative Director , NewWest.Net , worked directly with Evan at NewWest.net

Volunteer Work

• 2 1/2 years as an Ashtanga Yoga Teacher's Assistant at UM
• 1 1/2 years volunteer Ashtanga Yoga Teacher at "The Church of Expression" community center
• 3 years volunteering to work with middle school kids in Flagship, an after school extra curricular activities program
• 300 hours over a summer teaching middle school kids how to do video editing, received scholarship
• Started and organized a UM Student Group, the Missoula Footbag Alliance for 3 years, that gave local demonstrations and workshops