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So what is love then
Is it dictated or chosen (handed down or made by hand)?
Does it sing like the hymns of a thousand years
Or is it just pop emotion (handed down or made by hand)?

And if it ever was there, and it left
Does it mean it was never true
And to exist it must elude
Is that why I think these things of you?

— Emily Saliers - "Mystery"

Web Resume

Posted: 22 Apr, 2011 |

Resume

Maria Gwyn McDowell, PhD

Portland, OR

OBJECTIVE:

Implement creative new media and drupal projects through design, development, and education.

SUMMARY:

Experienced web developer and designer with a strong background in complex project management. Facil with open source technologies, including Drupal, PHP, MySql and CiviCRM. Passionate about building enterprise quality websites for non-profit and service-oriented organizations. Proven ability to enthusiastically engage with new projects, consider creative solutions to complex problems, and learn new technologies quickly. Excellent project manager, from concept to completion, including assessing project scope, establishing timelines and reasonable implementation expectations, developing maintainable solutions. Strong interpersonal communicator, experienced at working with diverse personalities and skill-sets.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Project Management	Full project lifecycle, requirements gathering, use cases, troubleshooting, creative problem solving, vendor selection.
Teamwork	Training, supervising individuals and sub-contractors, usability review, documentation.
Drupal	Drupal Developer and Themer, versions 4-6 (and a little bit of 7!). Extensive wrangling of CCK, Views, Panels, Contexts, Features, Advanced Help
Web Tools/Languages	XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, JSON, PHP, LAMP/DAMP, Impatica, WebCT/Blackboard
Design Applications	Dreamweaver, Adobe CS3, including Pagemaker/InDesign, Quark, Microsoft Office Suite, including Access
SELECTED EXPERIENCE
Independent Web Developer 2002-Present	http://mariagwyn.com/a/design-portfolio Develop and maintain standards compliant websites using a variety of web technologies including x/html, php, MySql, jQuery and Drupal and desktop software including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, SequelPro, and NaviCat, emphasizing non-profit organizations. Recent Projects: Orthodox Theological Society in America (Drupal – In development) United Way of the Columbia-Willamette (x/html, php, javascript) Society of Christian Ethics (Drupal, CiviCRM) Amazon Dragons Paddling Club (Drupal)
Instructional Design Resident 2006-2007	Honors Program/Instructional Design and eTeaching Services, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA A co-administered Davis Grant–funded position. Worked closely with faculty to implement web-based technology in a seminar-only humanities curriculum. Coordinated the development of a flash-based interactive web-project, “The Shelley Project.”
Graduate Web Assistant 2004-2005	Instructional Design and eTeaching Services, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Provided advice and consultation on the use of web-based technology in the classroom, including the preparation and conversion of media for web use, assisting faculty in finding and utilizing web resources for educational use, and developing workshops on the use of WebCT, Dreamweaver, WS-FTP, WebDav, and other web-related software and protocols.
Teaching Assistant 2003-2005	Theology Department, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA Lectured, lead discussions and graded student writing and exams for The Religious Quest: Comparative Perspectives (Judaism and Christianity), 2003-2004 and Ethics, Religion, and International Politics, 2005
Customer Service Representative 2000-2002	Golf Scorecards, Inc., Stroebe, Zine and Associates - Portland, OR Telephone sales representative for company product, pursuing orders with existing, former and new customers; shadow support for computer software and hardware on networked system (Novell); assisted in setting up and streamlining database (Telemagic), upgrading software, and troubleshooting hardware/software problems.
Computer Consultant 1996-1998	Office of Student Services, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA Installed new software and hardware, upgraded various applications; produced office publications using Pagemaker and other desktop publishing software.
Teaching Assistant 1998-1999	Homiletics, Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena, CA Graded assignments and presentations; conducted evaluatory discussion and theological reflection groups.
President 1997-1998	All Seminary Council, Fuller Theological Seminary -Pasadena, CA Managed student government representatives and activities; served as student representative and liaison to faculty, upper level administrators and Fuller Theological Seminary Board of Trustees; trained student leaders; implemented a team model of leadership with fellow student leaders; facilitated the resolution of student concerns related to seminary policies; oversaw student government budget and programming.
ASC Administrator 1996-1997	All Seminary Council, Fuller Theological Seminary - Pasadena, CA Managed the campus student government office; served on a variety of seminary committees; attended meetings in the stead of the ASC President; planned and executed student programming and panel discussions (Loving Our Neighbors: Homosexuality and the Christian Community; Multiethnicity on Campus).
Computer Consultant 1992-1994	Bernard Computer Lab, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA Maintained Mac and PC computers in college computer lab, assisted students in using computers and learning new software.
EDUCATION
PhD	Theological Ethics, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 2002-2010
MDiv	Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA 1995-1999
BA	Religion, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA 1990-1994

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Designs

Instructional Design & eTeaching Servies - Boston College The informational website for the department in which I worked as a graduate web assistant at Boston College. Jeanne Po designed the graphics for the site and I created the background architecture and templates. more ›› Live Links : Instructional Design & eTeaching Servies - Boston College	Butterfly Birth Butterfly Birth is a great example of a simple drupal installation which allows the site owner, Elizabeth Schroeder, to update her own pages, and keep a birth blog. She is also able to upload quotes and favorite poetry which will randomly rotate on the site. In addition, a small dynamically searchable library lists books available to her clients, each linked to the Powell's Bookstore website for local purchase. The dynamic search... more ›› Live Links : Butterfly Birth
Structural Healing Brandi McLaughlin specializes in structural healing massage techniques. She wanted a simple site to increase her visibility as well as enable prospective clients to learn more about her techniques and download insurance forms. Features: PHP server-side includes (masked as html) Complete CSS control Easy user updates more ›› Live Links : Structural Healing	The St. Nina Quarterly A journal for and by Eastern Orthodox Women and other interested people. I developed, designed, and continue to maintain this site. Features: Powered by drupal Unique drupal Theme Extensive use of taxonomies more ›› Live Links : The St. Nina Quarterly
Comparative Theology at Boston College An informational site for the Comparative Theology major at Boston College. My first web site (and it shows)! Built in pure html, the site is now maintained by Comparative Theology faculty and staff. more ›› Live Links :	United Way of the Columbia-Willamette The United Way of the Columbia-Willamette needed to implement a new design using existing content while allowing for dynamic social networking elements and new marketing strategies, and they weren't quite ready to jump into a full-fledged CMS. Working with marketing staff, I took their design template and built a standards-compliant website with Dreamweaver templates for foundational page creation, CSS for easily modifying style elements, and PHP includes to allow for quick site-wide... more ›› Live Links : United Way of the Columbia-Willamette