Christen Dybenko's Resume (Last updated June 12th 2009)

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Christen Dybenko

Cupertino, California 95014 USA


http://christen.dybenko.net

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Objective 
To contribute my product management skills, my knowledge of web development, and my passion for great products to a company who's pushing the envelope and creating an exciting and buzz-worthy experience for its customers.

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Work Experience 

Director of Interactive Strategies

London, Ontario, Canada

Gateseven Media Group

2005 - 2008

  • Owned the development process of 15+ projects from PRD to launch.
  • Performed strategic planning, programming and product management.
  • Designed and built registration and content management systems which met the needs of the client and gave the graphic artists creative freedom for the look of the sites.
  • Improved user experience by evaluating new web technologies and incorporating them into our products (eg. AJAX, podcasting, blogging, SEO friendly URLs, tagging).
  • Pioneered and oversaw internal processes such as PRDs, style guides, coding standards and SEO checks.
  • Facilitated between clients, account executives, designers and programmers to determine the individual components and time lines of each project.
  • Performed as a developer writing frontend and backend code, database design and maintenance and prototyping.
  • Noteworthy Projects and Clients
  • Online registration with e-commerce:
  • Online print media builder which allowed users to create and personalize high resolution print ads on the fly.
  • Website examples:

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PHP Developer and Graphic Artist

London, Ontario, Canada

CoreSolutions Development Inc

2004

  • Updated and revamped the company website using php, mySQL and Flash.
  • Created graphics, logos and promotional material.
  • Planned, developed and produced a promotional CD-ROM for the company.
  • Participated in weekly project meetings and contributed to user interface design on projects

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Web developer/Consultant

London, Ontario, Canada

Proactive Spinal Nework

2004

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Waterfront Director

Haliburton, Ontario, Canada

Girl Guides of Canada

Summers of 1998 - 2000

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Skills 

Presentations, PRDs, Research, Problem Solving, Creative, Fast learner, A/B testing, Blogging, Wikis, Social Media

Technical background
Database design, Coldfusion, Javascript, SQL, XHTML, CSS, JS Libraries (Jquery, scriptaculous), XML, PHP, ColdFusion, SQL, Search Engine Optimization, Google Analytics

Bonus creative skills
Photoshop, Omnigraffle, User Centered Design, Photography, Strobist lighting

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Education 

Bachelor of Arts

2000 - 2009

Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Psychology

 

Diploma

2003 - 2005

Fanshawe College, London, Ontario, Canada
Computer Programmer, Internet Technology

 

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