About Me

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Hello! Welcome, please let me tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Andrée and I am web producer. I am fluently bilingual (French/English) and have worked 9 years in the private sector and 5 years in the federal government. I have developed websites from scratch, migrated content, performed QA and managed clients’ needs. I can quickly learn new and proprietary content management systems and have experience working in pre-authentication and post-authentication environments.

My journey into web development started years ago when I was doing my computer graphics diploma and took an HTML class. From that moment on I knew I wanted to work on websites! I got myself an internship to expand my knowledge and then landed a job as part of a web team in a design firm. With time, I worked as a freelancer in several government departments and helped to upgrade their websites to meet new accessibility standards. Making websites accessible has been one of the most satisfying parts of my career. If you'd like to know a little more about my experience, have a look at my resume below or contact me directly.

I've also spent some time doing art work and even have some pieces in a few books. To learn more about this part of my life, have a look at my art resume.

Resume

Key Skills

Technical Knowledge

HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS media queries, grid systems, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Enterprise Manager (AEM), Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks, CMS (AEM, WordPress, Interwoven), Visual Studio Code, PHP, MySQL, Rhinoceros 3D, Zbrush

Front End Web Development

Collaborated as part of a team to design and create websites; created or edited HTML, CSS, JavaScript and sometimes back-end code; designed and created graphics for websites

Website Migration

Assisted in website migrations to meet accessibility guideline; converted pages from HTML to XHTML Strict for Global Affairs Canada; led a team of five migrators; effected QA

Client Relations

Worked as a Customer Service Representative and Territory Sales Representative for software companies; was point of contact for website clients and looked after their requirements

Languages

Fluent in French and English

Work Experience

Web Content Producer (contract), Intuit Canada, 09/2020 to Present

Collaborated with creative and engineering teams to execute delivery of marketing production requirements; produced responsive pages in proprietary CMSs (pre/post-authorization); completed end to end QA on content and pricing; created image templates based on CMS components for creative team; documented procedures for new employees; trained new employees

Website Content Coordinator (contract), Esri Canada, 01/2020 to 07/2020

Migrated content from Drupal to Adobe Enterprise Manager (AEM) and designed page layouts; engaged with web team to resolve design and functionality problems; coordinated with departments regarding content; modified HTML and JavaScript as needed

Online Map Analyst and Side by Side Judge, Lionbridge, 11/2015 to 01/2020

Validated the data accuracy of online maps with a focus on the French Canadian market

Web/iCase Administrator, Department of Justice, 11/2009 to 5/2011

Designed and was lead developer of the Legislative Services Branch intranet website;maintained 6 Department of Justice websites; assisted lawyers with iCase issues

Web Developer, Canadian Museum of History, 06/2009 to 11/2009

Reviewed online exhibitions, fixed layout and HTML, CSS and JavaScript functionality issues; completed QA on modules fixed by co-workers; trained staff on how to fix conflicting CSS

CLF 2.0 Auditor, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, 11/2008 to 05/2009

Audited content to ensure Common Look and Feel guidelines (CLF) 2.0 were followed;completed audit reports for CLF 2.0 and WCAG 1.0 checkpoints; met with internal clients

Web Programmer, Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada, 10/2008 to 11/2008

Converted existing web pages from HTML to XHTML strict to meet CLF 2.0 standards using Dreamweaver CS3 and CSE HTML Validator Std v9

Migration Lead/Design Specialist, Global Affairs Canada, 05/2008 to 07/2008

Lead a team of 5 Web Content Migrators to convert websites; trained staff; worked with the Information Architects to establish website structures; coordinated launching of websites

Web Content Migrator, Global Affairs Canada, 12/2007 to 04/2008

Converted country mission websites to Interwoven (CMS); converted PDFs to HTML; was the lead migrator on the Canadian Studies website; met with clients to go over changes

Technical Web Specialist, Transport Canada, 05/2007 to 12/2007

Updated intranet and internet sites using MS FrontPage and Adobe Photoshop; updated RSS feeds (XML) and sent list server messages; coordinated larger site updates with clients

Web Consultant, Public Services and Procurement Canada, 08/2006 to 05/2007

Created and updated websites and graphics using Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML, XHTML, CSS; migrated government internet, intranet and Gnet content to XHTML environment

Web Developer, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, 06/2006 to 08/2006

Converted Word Perfect and MS Word documents to web accessible HTML pages for new HR intranet website using CLF guidelines; assembled metadata; conducted QA on HTML code

Web Developer, iStudio, 02/2006 to 04/2006

Sliced PSD templates and assembled pages in ASP, PHP and Coldfusion environments; assisted in developing www.lung.ca; maintained www.nuclearsafety.gc.ca and www.ottawapolice.ca

Web Developer, Bold Internet Solutions Inc., 2002 to 2005

Looked after clients' website requirements; administered databases using Access and Enterprise Manager with SQL; assisted in the remediation of www.ohrc.on.ca, wwwdiscoveryharbour.on.ca, maintained www.virox.com.

Web Developer, Summit Creative Group Inc., 2000 to 2002

Designed and assisted in developing the Volvo Program website; assisted in developing and maintaining several Ford reseller websites

Graphic Designer, HomeABC.com, 2000

Designed and created icons and graphics for website

Territory Sales Representative, Quest Software, 1999 to 2000

Provided client support; prepared quotes; sold products; logged technical calls

Customer Service Representative, Lotus Development Canada, 1998 to 1999

Supplied pricing information; handled customer, business partner and reseller requests

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