RYAN BUTLER

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

WEB DEVELOPMENT	    DATABASE MANAGEMENT		PROGRAMMING 

Professional Profile
Creative team player who works well with technical and academic staff. Extensive work experience with design, development, testing, implementation and post-implementation of web-based applications. Excellent technical skills and effective written and verbal communication skills proven by project management.

Technical Skills
Software: Adobe Creative Suite, MS Visual Studio, MS SQL Server, MySQL, MS Office
Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, VB.NET C#.NET, ASP.NET, PHP, SQL
Web Servers: MS Windows, Linux

Employment History
Student Web Programmer								    
2008-Present
Missouri State University 							                            
Springfield, MO	
							          				
Designed & developed web-based, database-driven applications written in ASP.NET (C#) connecting to Microsoft SQL Server databases under Windows. Worked in conjunction with student web developers to achieve departmental objectives related to various web application projects.

Accomplishments:
Designed and wrote “Spotlight” testimonial front and administrative system using ASP.NET & C#.
Created and wrote an “Email All Contacts” web form for University communications using ASP.NET & SQL Server.
Converted "Bear Talk" newsletter from PDF to XHTML/CSS newsletter and wrote corresponding ASP.NET script to send to multiple recipients.
Converted "Where the Wilson Meets the James" from PDF to XHTML/CSS website with JavaScript pop-image script for dynamic gallery.
Converted "HighEdWeb" newsletter from Word document to XHTML/CSS web page and wrote corresponding ASP.NET script to send to a listserv.
Created and wrote Alumni event web form to sync with an existing public calendar event using ASP.NET & C#

Web Development Technician		                                                                                      2004-2008 
Ozarks Technical Community College                                                                                            Springfield, MO

Designed & developed web-based, database-driven applications written in PHP connecting to MySQL databases under Linux. Administration and support for Content Management System. Coordinated with other academic areas regarding website branding, marketing, and recruitment efforts. Conducted work shops and training regarding web topics for different areas of the college.

Accomplishments:
Designed and developed web-based marketing and recruitment application, Explore OTC
Designed and developed web-based database-driven Intranet using PHP and MySQL
Led effort to improve search engine optimization (SEO) for website
Researched, tested, branded and implemented search engine to improve quality of search results
Researched, tested, branded and implemented event calendar management system
Branded, tested and coordinated password management system with other IT areas 
Designed and developed online application for admission which automated student admission process using PHP and MySQL

Education
Associate of Arts		         
Ozarks Technical Community College 			 
Springfield, MO, 2006

Associate of Applied Science     
Ozarks Technical Community College		               
Springfield, MO, 2004                                            	 
Internet Application Development