Career Profile
 
Technology evangelist & iconoclast with more than 6 years Strategic Planning experience in multiple fields; extensive web platform development experience; and 15+ years of varied technical experience. It is important to note my skills and experiences were not learned or developed in a traditional educational model. Staying innovative in a rapidly evolving field, such as web technologies, requires a professional possess not only strong skills and experience; but combine them with the willingness and demonstrated leadership ability, as I have, to rapidly learn in a self-directed format and deploy new technologies to meet the needs of high-caliber corporations.
 
Areas of Expertise
 
Strong systems analysis, problem solving, organizational, technical troubleshooting, negotiating, and decision-making skills. 11+ years of designing and building relational databases of various sizes and purposes Repeatedly deployed CMS including Joomla!, Moodle, and WordPress. Extensive experience with open source technologies Strategic Planning experience in self-directed & self-initiated tactical developments Assessed and managed hardware and software infrastructure Experience investigating, identifying, engaging, and managing multiple third-party technical vendors & partners Developed contracts & led business relationship negotiations Designed & implemented operating system, browser, platform, and delivery agnostic applications Authored and instruct several classes in data modeling, data normalization, and best coding practices. Evaluated departmental and organization-wide needs in terms of equipment, software, evangelism, and training to bring numerous solutions to fruition
 
Educational Philosophy
 
It is my desire to provide vision, leadership, and ingenuity in using technology to support an organization committed to providing a superior academic, personal, and social education for its students.
 
 
Technology Skills
 
Advanced Technology Skills
Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
Adobe / Macromedia ColdFusion MX
Adobe Photoshop CS3
MS Office 1997, 2000 (PC) & 2004 (Mac)
OmniGraffle & Inspiration (Mind Mapping Software)
Mac OS X, Win 98 - Vista, kbuntu, & SUSE 10+ Operating Systems
 
 
Advanced Database Construction Skills
MySQL 5
ColdFusion MX 7
Microsoft Access 97 - 2004
File Maker Pro v. 5 - 9
OpenOffice Base
 
 
Foundational Technology Skills
PHP  4 -5 & AJAX Applications
Adobe Illustrator CS3
Adobe In Design CS3
Macromedia Flash CS3
OpenOffice, NeoOffice, Moodle & Numerous Open Source Applications
 
 
Portfolio
Name: Jason Washburn
Age: 34
 
Graduate
    M.Ed. Technology in Ed
    Lesley University
 
Undergraduate
    BA Chemistry
    Gonzaga University
 
Endorsements / Certificates
  1. •  WA Initial Teaching Cert.
4-12 Chemistry
4-12 Physics
  
  1. • Member Moodle Users Group Northwest since 2005
Accomplishments Recent Projects Recommendation Letters