www.chrislong.biz | Programming, Graphics, Web Development

Junior web developer with Production Certificate in Web Design from City College of San Francisco and four years' hands-on experience. I enjoy designing websites and am guided daily by the quest for a cleaner, more intuitive site.

Ability to create and style W3C-compliant web pages through a variety of means, including hand-coding with HTML / XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL, or via Dreamweaver, .NET, Adobe CS2 templates, etc. Experienced writer with strong composing, editing and proofreading abilities; able to draft persuasive, grammatically correct content. Solutions-based organizational and analytical skills with keen attention to detail. Understanding of basic UNIX commands and ability to use terminal window. Ability to take criticism professionally and manage downtime resourcefully. Working written and verbal Spanish.

Designed sites that sold thousands of dollars worth of goods and services. Clarified site content for international fleet remarketing firm resulting in a stronger, more persuasive first impression to potential clients. Reorganized design department's directory structure resulting in faster file retrieval time, increased network access and intuitive naming conventions.

2005 - Current: Programmer, FunNotFame Productions, San Francisco, CA.
2005: Content Writer, First Choice Remarketing, Agoura, CA.

1989 - 1993: Graduated from Buena High School, Ventura, CA with 3.6 GPA in mostly AP courses.
2006 - 2009: Maintained 3.8 GPA at City College of San Francisco. Coursework included HTML 2, PHP 1, JavaScript 1, .NET 1 and Dreamweaver 1. Production Certificate in Web Design, Fall 2008.

This project is currently in progress. FunNotFame is an independent publisher and distributor of skateboarding-based printed matter and the purpose of the site is fourfold: 1) promote and sell books worldwide; 2) process new account applications from bookstores and novelty shops; 3) advertise and support the team, and 4) preserve the integrity of the subculture for its fans. To accomplish these goals, we use a few basic forms and rely on a clean, intuitive approach. The project enhanced my skillset by challenging me to learn more database functions and SQL statements. I work alongside a back-end tech in Portland, and this project represents the first time I've collaborated with another programmer. The experience has already taught me much. view

2009 | PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML/XHTML

The site you are currently browsing was the result of a 48-hour cram session. It's a bare bones PHP site with some basic JavaScript and a single style sheet, containing roughly three-dozen pages and hosting various samples of writing, design and programming work. The goal was to build something clean, uncluttered and user-friendly for producers, editors and agents to peruse. Los Angeles based artist Dale Dreiling is responsible for all of the artwork on this site.

2008 | PHP, JavaScript, CSS, HTML/XHTML

Although coded two years ago and not exactly an example of lean, refactored code, I enjoyed this project and put much heart and soul into it. One of our assignments in HTML/XHTML class was - of course - a table-based layout (yuk). It was October, I'm a baseball fan, and I'd just completed a fairly thorough write-up of the Detroit Tigers / Oakland Athletics 2006 ALCS. I decided to create some scorecards for the games, and these pages were the result. If I were to redo it today, I'd eliminate tables altogether, incorporate CSS and improve the header image quality. view

2005 | HTML/XHTML, CSS

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