I’ve been creating websites since the early days of the Web. My first experiences creating sites came back in 1996 during my sophomore year of undergrad. At that time the World Wide Web as we know it today was just getting warmed up. Many companies hadn’t yet launched their first website, and good domain names we’re still easy to find. My site designs at the time consisted of a lot of <center> tags and animated icons.
Fast forward 13 years and I still get my hands on code and design occasionally, although my role has shifted and widened considerably. After spending my first 3 years of post-college life in a Web marketing group at a Fortune 500 wealth management company, and receiving a masters degree in IT, I jumped ship and accepted a position with the consulting firm Macro International. We were acquired by ICF International in March 2009. I currently serve as a technical director leading a variety of Web-related projects for Federal and state agencies, and private sector clients.
I'm currently serving as project director for two new projects with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). One project is working with CDC's Global Aids Program to build and market a website for prevention professionals. My other CDC project will be analyzing the agency's use of social media for health communications - a hot topic lately.
Additionally, we recebtly won a large new job with the Office of National Drug Control Policy. More long days and nights ahead...