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Jason Beekman
5653 Derby Court #220
Alexandria, VA    22311
(703) 232-6066
jason@jasonbeekman.com

 
Experience
 

November 2006 -Present

AT&T Government Solutions
Washington, D.C.

 
and
 

February 2005 - November 2006

Customer Value Partners
Washington, D.C.

 
  Web Content Editor - United States Agency For International Development (USAID)
  • Worked with the Office of the First Lady to design and program website for The White House Conference on Global Literacy
  • Prepare portions of the printed USAID Congressional Budget Justification for online availability to members of the United States Congress
  • Redesigned and built the USAID web site for the Spanish language
  • Work with content providers to ensure online content adheres to federal standards, including Section 508 compliance and USAID Branding guidelines
  • Review and edit web content from various USAID bureaus in Washington and from USAID Missions around the world
  • Evaluate USAID web site for compliance with federally-mandated guidelines
  • Requested by client to stay onboard during transfer of government contract from Customer Value Partners to AT&T
 
 

August 2003-February 2005

Freelancer/Contractor
Columbus, OH

  Web Designer/Programmer
  • Designed layouts for new websites and updated existing website designs
  • Assisted clients to establish branding, company identity, and overall presence online
  • Integrated both new and existing website designs into HTML templates for Cold Fusion-based content management system
  • Provided graphic editing, copywriting, editing, and technical writing services
 
 

April 2000-August 2003

Ohio State University (OARnet)
Columbus, OH

  Systems Developer/Engineer
  • Developed and supported multiple web sites for various OARnet clients including the City of Columbus
  • Designed graphics and web sites for various clients including the City of Columbus, the Ohio Judicial Conference, and the Columbus Training Partnership
  • Functioned as primary OARnet liaison to over 30 City of Columbus webmasters
  • Implemented web reporting software and provided monthly reports to clients on web usage statistics
  • Wrote and published step-by-step user guides and on-line help tools for in-house applications including a content management system
  • Trained professional webmasters in Microsoft Frontpage and in-house content management system
 
 

1996-2000

MidWest Micro Inc.
Fletcher, OH

  Web Developer/Technical Writer
  • Designed and implemented company-wide intranet web site including programming, graphics, content and database manipulation
  • Updated and maintained company internet web sites including database manipulation and web programming
  • Composed technical materials in the form of on-line documentation, procedure manuals, infoFax and help files to provide technical assistance to internal and external customers
  • Researched, wrote and edited articles, bulletins and newsletters on computer products, services and the latest computer news
 
Education
 

June 2002

Wright State University - Dayton, OH

 
  • Received B.A. degree in English (Professional Writing emphasis)
 
Related Skills
 
  • Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows (3.x , 95, 98, 2000, XP, NT Workstation/Server)
  • Applications: MS Frontpage, MS Office Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Includes Photoshop), Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Pagemaker, Remedy, Macromedia Homesite, Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia Flash MX, JAWS Screen Reader, FTP Software
  • Languages: HTML, CSS, Javascript
  • Familiar With: Cold Fusion, SQL Scripting Language, SQL Server 2000
  • PC Hardware