micro-portfolio - hold mouse over link for description
   · Site design: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
   · Graphics: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
   · Code: 1, 2, 3, 4
   · Site maintenance: 1, 2, 3
   · Writing: 1, 2 - I have some short stories too but don't want to put them up until I've done some reading about copyright law.
   · Raw creativity: 1, 2, 3
marc's resume - m@marcneedham.com or use the form above.

goals
to use my varied experience to make a positive difference at your company


education
graduated with a B.S. in Advertising - January 1999 - University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign


experience
2000-2001             Walt Disney Internet Group          Seattle, WA
Technical Producer
· developed and maintained Disney's entertainment websites, Mr. Showbiz, Movies.com, and Wall of Sound. Included brainstorming new features and the maintenance of existing ones
· wrote templates in a proprietary Disney language that is pretty much just a Java-based ASP, called Tea
· successfully took lead developer position on a number of major projects. Included extensive use of my time and resource management skills
· learned what it means to be part of a team (cheesy but true...)

2000-2000             InfoMedX.com          Seattle, WA
Web Developer II
· helped in construction of complex, dynamic, web-based document management application
· worked in a variety of development environments with a wide variety of dev tools and a wide variety of tasks
· demonstrated a keen ability to work well in high-stress, tight deadline situations

1999-2000            Hodes Group          Seattle, WA
Account Coordinator
· placed advertising in national media for several large corporations
· conceived innovative ideas to improve agency web site
· named Chief Technical Contact for branch.


1999-1999            PrimeSynergy          Champaign, IL
Web Designer/Marketing Specialist
· worked with clients from conception to completion in creating innovative marketing plans and corporate identities · designed and created websites and marketing materials for clients
· designed and built company website (not the current site) and all internal and external marketing materials



1997-1999            Planet Digital Network Technologies          Champaign, IL
Internet Sales Consultant/Web Designer
· designed Internet connectivity options for clients
· built creative solutions for clients' web presence problems
· tracked effectiveness of clients' web marketing efforts


Summer 1996            The Kimball Group          Itasca, IL
Copywriting Intern
· wrote copy for ads for clients such as Kodak, Wal-Mart and Lisle
· helped conceive and design promotional material for Kodak
· managed an assembly line staff of twenty people


things I know
languages
HTML, ColdFusion, JavaScript, dHTML, XML, XSL/XSLT, Tea (Disney's proprietary Java-based ASP type language), CSS, WML, CGI scripting
environments
NT, Unix, Windows(all), Mac
software
ColdFusion Server, ColdFusion Studio, Allaire HomeSite, SQL Server, Wise Installer, IEAK, BBedit, Adobe Photoshop, QuarkXpress, MS Office Suite (all including Access), and a bunch of other ones that I don't use much any more
other
working knowledge of French


Resume in Word Format