Professional Experience & Goals
Able to code standards compliant (X)HTML and CSS based sites by hand (15 years experience). Focus on web standards and SEO. Experienced with Drupal CMS (over two years), setup, configuration, themes, custom themes, custom module development (PHP and JavaScript programming), and SEO with Drupal. User administration of pages possible via Drupal along with a host of features. Able to run separate development and production environments for Drupal sites where code is migrated to a production site without effecting live data. Proficient in Photoshop. Able to create full site designs in PS, slice for web, and fully implement the design in both XHTML/CSS and Drupal environments. Run successful SEO campaigns. Basic experience with Worpress, Blogger, Flash, PHPBB, Python.
I strive to create portable, standards compliant web sites which are visually appealing and meet the customer's needs within deadlines.
Specialties
Drupal, PHP, CSS, HTML/XHTML, Photoshop, search engine optimization, illustration, photography, writing.
Websites
http://www.playongo.com/
http://www.residentaid.org/
Education
- Michigan State University Overseas Program, Japanese Language, Hikone, Japan GPA: 3.0
- Hampshire College, Amherst MA.
Personal Info
Name: Matthew J. La France
Born: 1977.
Sign: Pisces
Personality Type: INFP
Interests: Translation hacking/game translation/localization, Japanese video games.
Social Networking
http://twitter.com/Playongo
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