Jeff Keller's Resume

JEFFREY A. KELLER
Address and phone upon request
WWW: http://lostworld.pair.com • E-mail: jakeller@pair.com

Employment Experience
DIGITAL CAMERA RESOURCE PAGE / DVSPOT
Founder, Webmaster, September 1997 - Present
Turned a hobby into a profitable web site, which is one of the most popular digital imaging sites on the Internet. Site receives over 12 million pageviews per month from over 1.9 million visitors (Oct '03). Update content several times per week, review cameras and other products, maintain database of over 650 cameras, manage relationships with advertisers, manufacturers, and content partners. Sister site dvspot.com covers digital video camcorders.

MACWORLD MAGAZINE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Columnist, January 2002 - August 2004
Writing monthly column for Macworld Magazine covering the latest digital cameras.

CMP MEDIA, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Group Webmaster, Game Media Group, September 1999 - April 2001.
Designed and built new backend for Gamasutra.com using PHP and MySQL, including member registration, buyers guide, and content management. Successfully migrated 80,000+ users to new server/backend/ISP in less than 6 weeks. Helped add online payments (with VeriSign software) to site. Managed one web developer.

MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBLISHING, INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Technical Editor, Fall 1998 — Winter 1999
Ensured technical accuracy of text and diagrams for several Macintosh books in the SAMS Teach Yourself in 24 Hours series. Turned complex technical jargon into lucid and friendly text that could be easily understood by new computer users.

NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
Content Specialist, August 1998 - September 1999
Responsible for daily maintenance of the Netcenter home page, one of the most heavily trafficked pages on the Internet. Maintained static HTML pages for What’s New/What’s Cool, Kids & Family channel, and press releases, as well as RDF files for three dynamically-generated My Netscape channels. Prototyped next generation Netcenter site. Analyzed home page traffic patterns, and work with QA department to make pages compatible with all browsers/platforms.

UCSD BOOKSTORE, LA JOLLA, CA
Webmaster, April 1996 - June 1997
Worked with Marketing department to transform a dull, text-based page into an award-winning site. Created an online shopping system for UCSD logo clothing. Added a virtual tour of the store to the site, using QuicktimeVR. Installed and maintained an Excite search engine. Performed basic system administration for Solaris-based server.

Education UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science, June 1998
Broad curriculum includes courses in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Calculus. Technical education balanced with studies in Psychology, Humanities, Ethnic Studies, and Art History.

Skills Operating systems: MacOS, MacOS X, Windows NT/98/95, UNIX/Linux
Programming: PHP, SQL, HTML, JavaScript

Software: Filemaker Pro, MySQL, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, GoLive, BBEdit, Photoshop, Pagemaker, Flash, numerous web browsers, vi, HomeSite.

References Available upon request

Employment Experience	DIGITAL CAMERA RESOURCE PAGE / DVSPOT Founder, Webmaster, September 1997 - Present Turned a hobby into a profitable web site, which is one of the most popular digital imaging sites on the Internet. Site receives over 12 million pageviews per month from over 1.9 million visitors (Oct '03). Update content several times per week, review cameras and other products, maintain database of over 650 cameras, manage relationships with advertisers, manufacturers, and content partners. Sister site dvspot.com covers digital video camcorders. MACWORLD MAGAZINE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA Columnist, January 2002 - August 2004 Writing monthly column for Macworld Magazine covering the latest digital cameras. CMP MEDIA, INC., SAN FRANCISCO, CA Group Webmaster, Game Media Group, September 1999 - April 2001. Designed and built new backend for Gamasutra.com using PHP and MySQL, including member registration, buyers guide, and content management. Successfully migrated 80,000+ users to new server/backend/ISP in less than 6 weeks. Helped add online payments (with VeriSign software) to site. Managed one web developer. MACMILLAN COMPUTER PUBLISHING, INDIANAPOLIS, IN Technical Editor, Fall 1998 — Winter 1999 Ensured technical accuracy of text and diagrams for several Macintosh books in the SAMS Teach Yourself in 24 Hours series. Turned complex technical jargon into lucid and friendly text that could be easily understood by new computer users. NETSCAPE COMMUNICATIONS, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Content Specialist, August 1998 - September 1999 Responsible for daily maintenance of the Netcenter home page, one of the most heavily trafficked pages on the Internet. Maintained static HTML pages for What’s New/What’s Cool, Kids & Family channel, and press releases, as well as RDF files for three dynamically-generated My Netscape channels. Prototyped next generation Netcenter site. Analyzed home page traffic patterns, and work with QA department to make pages compatible with all browsers/platforms. UCSD BOOKSTORE, LA JOLLA, CA Webmaster, April 1996 - June 1997 Worked with Marketing department to transform a dull, text-based page into an award-winning site. Created an online shopping system for UCSD logo clothing. Added a virtual tour of the store to the site, using QuicktimeVR. Installed and maintained an Excite search engine. Performed basic system administration for Solaris-based server.
Education	UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO Bachelor of Science in Cognitive Science, June 1998 Broad curriculum includes courses in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Calculus. Technical education balanced with studies in Psychology, Humanities, Ethnic Studies, and Art History.
Skills	Operating systems: MacOS, MacOS X, Windows NT/98/95, UNIX/Linux Programming: PHP, SQL, HTML, JavaScript Software: Filemaker Pro, MySQL, Microsoft Office, Dreamweaver, GoLive, BBEdit, Photoshop, Pagemaker, Flash, numerous web browsers, vi, HomeSite.
References	Available upon request