Updated: 06 May 2012
Résumé of Matthew Brundage
Technical Knowledge
- Extensive: strict HTML/XHTML, CSS, regular expressions, browser compatibility, front-end page speed optimization
- Moderate: PHP, ColdFusion, JavaScript, jQuery, Photoshop, SEO
- Limited: data management (MySQL, Oracle), server management (Apache, IIS)
Education
Bachelor of Science: Computer Studies
University of Maryland University College (UMUC), December 2005
Magna Cum Laude – Dean's List: 2001-03, 2005-06 (3.95 GPA)
Associate of Arts: Information Systems
Montgomery College (Rockville, MD), December 2000
Cum Laude – Dean's List: 1999, 2000 (3.5 GPA)
Experience
Web Developer (officially Intermediate II IT Analyst)
January 2008 — present with Network Designs (Vienna, VA)
June 2007 — December 2007 with Ettain Group (Reston, VA)
- Responsible for the front-end presentation layer (CSS/images) of recent projects: FAA-specific LeaderNET and DOT-wide IdeaHub. Assist with JavaScript and make structural improvements.
- Involved in the 2010 MyFAA site relaunch: implemented template-level improvements to CSS, JavaScript, and Employee Search, among other areas.
- Maintain the Developer Toolkit and the Style Guide for web developers at FAA. Recently refreshed the Style Guide to coincide with the MyFAA site relaunch.
- Tackle quality-control issues, such as outdated or inefficient code (ColdFusion and HTML), page speed, page validation, Section 508, JavaScript fallback and other sundry issues.
- Add, edit, replace, and remove content as assigned.
Freelance Web Developer/Designer
2001 — present
Create, overhaul, and maintain websites for a variety of businesses and organizations. My portfolio is available at mattbrundage.com/web/. When writing code for clients, I strive to provide functional and appealing layouts; to provide cross-browser compatibility while conforming to web standards (HTML, CSS, JS); to employ ethical SEO; and to keep content accessible (Section 508 compliance).
Technical Services Manager
March 2007 — May 2007 with 2020 Company (Falls Church, VA)
February 2005 — March 2007 with Library Systems and Services, Inc. (LSSI) (Germantown, MD)
Technical services for the Department of Energy library.
- Developed web sites and web applications for the Energy Library, including a reference librarian blog and a documentation wiki. Maintained websites, including the online catalog and Library intranet.
- Ensured Certification and Accreditation of all library-related computer systems and databases.
- Maintained Access databases: developed reports, coded in VisualBasic, and improved UI.
- Administered a Windows 2000 web and file server.
- Managed cataloging and inventory control at DOE, including original and copy cataloging, weeding, and local MARC record editing.
Library Technician
December 1999 — March 2007 with Library Systems and Services, Inc. (LSSI) (Germantown, MD)
Participated in a variety of cataloging and materials processing tasks for several branches of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries.
- Performed inventories of serial holdings at various Smithsonian branches.
- Modified serial records with Horizon 7.
- Maintained monthly statistics for all projects and developed reports.
Accomplishments
- Inventoried the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's monograph collection.
- Automated the Serials Check-in project for the Acquisitions Department. Established prediction patterns and enumeration for subscription serial titles.
- Cataloged selections from the Trade Literature collection at the Museum of American History (2003-2004).
- Cataloged vertical files with OCLC CatMe for the African Art Museum library (2001-2003).
- Aided the bindery preparation project at the Library of Congress' Law Library (Nov/Dec 2002). Used Voyager and LARS bindery preparation software.
- Prepared books and other media for circulation for the Montgomery College libraries (2000-2002). Covered, stamped, labeled, and barcoded media. Maintained documentation. Worked with Voyager cataloging and OCLC Prism.
Office Assistant/Database Technician/Cataloger
July 1998 – February 2001 with The North American Forum on the Catechumenate (Washington, DC)
- Updated and maintained The Forum's membership database, first with The Raiser's Edge, then with Alpha Five.
- Developed and maintained an Access database for The Forum's library.
- Processed purchase orders, prepared items for shipment, and did other various office tasks.