Resume

Home phone: 905 649 6671
E-mail: candace@candacecarter.com
Web: www.candacecarter.com

Summary

A webmaster/designer/developer/artist, specializing in web site design and human/computer interface optimization, with 8 years experience, who planned, project managed, designed, and developed several $100,000 plus web sites for large corporate firms, before starting Back2Front with her partner in 2002.

With Back2Front Candace has designed and managed well over 100 small business web sites, with such attention to detail, design excellence and focus on customer service that Back2Front has grown from a start-up to a profitable company with a loyal clientle in just 3 years.

Experienced in multiple programming languages: HTML, PHP3, Perl/CGI, VI, Cascading Style Sheets, Java Script and UNIX shell programming. Also experienced in Apache Web Server installation and configuration, graphic design, Web design, and digital photography.

Trained in XML, SXML, C, Small talk, Java, SQL, UNIX shell programming languages, and UNIX system administration, graphic design, human/computer interface theory, Data base administration, and Macromedia Flash.

Familiar and effective with numerous software packages including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Image Styler, Adobe Image Ready, and Microsoft Office Suite using Macintosh, UNIX, and Windows NT operating systems.

An accomplished artist in a variety of media. A creative problem solver. An excellent communicator with pronounced leadership, and public speaking abilities. An enthusiastic and supportive team player.

My TRAINING is in design and programming.
My EXPERIENCE is in entrepreneurship and web development.
My PASSION is ART.

Professional Experience

I am responsible for all of the "front end" tasks of the business. Sales, marketing, customer care, client web site design and content management. My out going personality and genuine interest in people and what they do for a living makes this part of my job interesting. My artistic bent allows me to enjoy the design aspect of this work as well as excell in it.

TUCOWS.COM CO, 96 Mowat Avenue, Toronto, Ontario 2000 - 2001
Web Developer

-2001-Using an iterative approach, helped define the user requirements for the web interfaces for a number of new projects within the OpenSRS system. Proceeded to design the look and feel, the process flow, and the navigation for the projects, then implemented the system in perl/CGI using a templating system and a team of developers. Achieving the goal of clear, intuitive, attractive web interfaces which load quickly thereby reducing customer support and help desk costs for the company.

-2000- Anchored a team of 8 to bring a significant Customer Care web site project in on time and under budget. Was responsible for solving all human computer interface issues, creating and implementing the look and feel of the site and the development of the initial user requirements.

-1999- Designed and developed PHP3 software to dynamically generate the entire web site including the automatic generation of all menus, links and navigational images. This allowed for drastic site-wide changes to be achieved with only a few lines of code, greatly increasing the speed of update while keeping the costs of maintaining a large marketing web site well within the marketing departments budget.

-1998- Completely redesigned and overhauled the existing marketing web site, moving away from a frames-based solution to a SSI-based architecture, installed search engine, and statistics gathering software.

SUN MICROSYSTEMS CANADA, Markham, Ontario 1997 - 1998
Web Master / Systems Engineer

Created the entire intranet site including the functional analysis and business case assessment, along with the processes and procedures for posting and maintaining content. Designed the look and feel, and all graphical elements on the site. Developed all of the interactivity of the site in Perl / CGI.

BY CANDACE, Ottawa, Ontario 1993 - 1995
Researched and developed a process whereby clothing patterns could be designed and custom-fitted to an individual client through computer technology. Developed a business plan for the franchising of such a system. This business plan is available for confidential examination upon request.

CANDACE COUTURE, Whitby, Ontario 1988 - 1993
Sole proprietorship in the custom-design and creation of women's wear. Developed an excellent reputation and local repeat clientele of over 200 clients.

CANDACE ANGORAS, Lindsay, Ontario 1983 - 1988
Sole proprietorship involved with the import, export and production of couture-quality Angora sweaters.

Ontario Angora Producers Association 1984...
- Founded the Ontario Angora Producers Association to fulfill the needs of the unorganized Angora production cottage industry. Served as President and Chairperson for the first 5 years and instrumental in establishing the vision and business processes that have allowed this organization to grow and prosper to this date.

Education

- Certificate of Computer Science in Computer Programming,
Ryerson Polytechnic University, 1995 - 1997
Grade Average: A-

- Programming in C, ClarisWorks for Macintosh,
Ottawa Board of Education, Continuing Education Courses 1993 - 1994

- Fine Art and Agriculture,
University of Guelph, 1979 -1984

Professional Development

SilverStream Web Development Environment, 2000
Roxen Web Development Environment, 2000
Training in XML , SXML, 2000
Project Management Seminars, 2000
Advanced Macromedia Flash-4, 2000
Introduction to Macromedia Flash-4, 1999
Field New Hire-Selling, Sun Microsystems, 1997
Field New Hire-Team Selling, Sun Microsystems, 1997
Introduction to Java Programming (SL230), Sun Microsystems, 1997
Advanced Java Programming (SL270), Sun Microsystems, 1997
Solaris 2.X System Administrative Essentials (SA135), Sun Microsystems, 1997

Personal

Languages: English and Spanish

Interests

Watercolour painting, Gardening, Sewing, Horseback Riding, Badminton, Squash, Reading