Curriculum Vitae
Rebecca L. Anstett
http://www.rebecca-anstett.com / rebecca_anstett@hotmail.com
Profile
Rebecca Anstett is a designer/developer of online data-driven applications and communications specialist. From her early years, Rebecca has enjoyed the process of building, creating, testing and deploying. Fortunately she has long graduated from applying the System Development Life Cycle to Lego and spends her time keeping abreast of the latest and greatest of the Internet, applying them to her innovative web solutions. Her passions are LAMP development, public speaking, writing, health, travel and personal growth. Her future goals include becoming a NLP practitioner and obtaining her ZCE designation..
Technical Skills
- Design: Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Corel, GIMP, Flash
- Development: HTML, XHTML, XML, PHP, Pear, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, Perl, Cold Fusion, C#.NET, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET
- Data:: Access, MySQL, postgreSQL, SQL Server, Oracle
- Platforms: DOS, OS/2. Windows, Unix/Linux, Microsoft IIS, Apache Web Server
- Other: MS Office, Corel WP Suite, Star Office, Adobe Pagemaker, Folio Buildere
Selected Employment History
May 2005 - present
Application Developer, Self-Employed
- Analyzing needs of potential and current clients and preparing proposals, quotations, project outlines and technical specifications
- Developing, testing, and deploying of data-driven web applications including a corporate health tracker, restaurant/menu listings, shopping carts, and content management systems
- Creating user-friendly and accessible graphical interfaces to front backend functionality
October 2011 - present
Wordpress Developer, 5Step Marketing, Guelph, ON
- Wordpress theme and plug-in customization
- Template modification and development
- Extensive PHP programming and CSS 2.1 design
January 2009 – October 2010
Web Programmer, Threestone Studios, Guelph, ON
- Extensive CSS2.1 and CSS 3 interface design
- Experimental web programming with Google Maps, Google Earth, JSON, jQuery, ext js
- Custom Wordpress programming
February 2008 - July 2009
Project Manager, Venuiti Solutions, Kitchener, ON
- Consulting with clients, preparing specifications, and writing documentation
- Organizing and prioritizing work tasks and performing quality assurance when required
September 2004 - May 2005
Business Analyst / Project Manager, Print-Quotes Software, Kitchener, ON
- Writing extensive documentation for end users, internal functional specifications and software behavioural outlines for development staff
- Organizing and prioritizing work tasks and performing quality assurance when required
- Consulting with clients to discuss their needs and concerns and provide technical assistance
August 2003 - February 2004, until July 2004 as Contractor
Systems Programmer/Analyst, Environment Canada (NADM), Toronto, ON
- Project Lead for the migration of the National Archives and Data Management's Intranet site from a Windows to Linux platform - including CFML updates, creation of new modules, XML/XSLT processing and extensive use of CSS
- Developed new Cold Fusion and SQL (Oracle) code for component libraries and error handling for existing and new applications
- Prepared detailed project specifications for developers and documentation for end users
November 2000 - April 2003
Web Applications Engineer, Mitel Networks Corporation, Kanata, ON (formerly e-smith, Inc.)
- Involvement in project design, data architecture, development, documentation, rollout and quality assurance for internal and external enterprise-level systems
- Designed and coded numerous intranet applications including a product support trouble ticket management system and a technical support knowledge base
- One of the primary developers - Php, Perl, mod_perl, MySQL - on the backend of the Mitel Applications Management Center - an enterprise server management system providing search and data entry interfaces and customized report generation
- Wrote a lengthy rpm indexing scripting system using RPM:: complete with a user friendly front-end interface
March 2000 - November 2000
Programmer, Libraxus Incorporated, Ottawa, ON
- Extensive Perl programming including a lengthy FlatFile (Folio) to HTML filter (written for NRC Canada), search and replace utilities, formatting and retrieval scripts and CGI forms
- Graphic design and coding of a new company web site
- Design and implementation of search interfaces for web-based resources using ht//Dig on Linux whilst adhering to W3C accessibility issues and cross-browser compatibility
- Production of CD-ROMS and customizing installers with InstallShield C++
September 1999 - February 2000
Web Developer, Environment Canada (Informatics), Toronto, ON
- Utilizing Home Site, Cold Fusion and Microsoft SQL for intranet and internet development including a document repository and various administrative and database applications
- Migration of legacy design and code to federal governmental interface standards
- Converting print publications into HTML documents for the internet
- Programming database driven back-ends for the World Ozone and Brewer Data Management web sites
Education
- Doctor of Divinity
2012-cur., University of Metaphysics, Sedona, AZ - 7-Fold Path of Peace
2012-cur., 2012 – cur., The Living Centre, London, ON - Master of Metaphysical Science
2012, University of Metaphysics, Sedona, AZ - Bachelor of Science in Parapsychology
2012, American Institution of Holistic Theology, Birmingham, AL - Bachelor of Metaphysical Science
2010, University of Metaphysics, Sedona, AZ - Yoga Teacher Training
2009, Atlas Studio, Kitchener, ON - Religion and Culture
2007, Wilfrid Laurier University - Chartered Herbalist Designation
2007, Dominion Herbal College, Burnaby, BC - Herbology and Nutrition Certificate
2007, Clayton College of Natural Health, Birmingham AL, - OMDP: Leadership Skills Certificate
2004, Conestoga College, Kitchener, ON - Bachelor of Arts in Classical Studies
2001, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
Affiliations
- Member
2008 - present, Toastmasters International - Member
20010 - present, Taoist Tai Chi Society
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