I originally joined the Center for Defense Information to serve as a producer for their syndicated television show America's Defense Monitor. Almost as soon as I was hired, the head of the organization asked if I would be willing to take over the management of the web site instead. With no web development and very little programming background at that point in my life, I locked myself in my office and taught myself how to hand code HTML and some rudimentary JavaScript.
At that point, I became the manager of a 1000+ page informational website and military information database. Over time I was able to get the organization to provide me access to an early version of Photoshop and a copy of Macromedia Dreamweaver.
I also served as the organization's desktop publisher, managing the layout of their weekly congressional newsletter and the design of their annual Military Almanac
Skills and Technology:
- HTML
- JavaScript
- Dreamweaver
- Adobe PageMaker
- Corel Draw
- Photoshop