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Allison Nighswander

amn7940@rit.edu	143 Harvey Avenue
585.957.6051	Lockport, NY 14094

OBJECTIVE: To obtain a full time job in the field of information technology, specifically performing web development and/or database work. Available September 2008.

EDUCATION
Rochester Institute of Technology Bachelor of Science in Information Technology GPA: 3.573 (PFOS: 3.808)	Rochester, NY Received May 2008

EXPERIENCE

Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, NY
Web Services Programmer - Information and Technology Services	June 2007 - August 2008
PHP and MySQL development, migration of official RIT sites, worked on e-commerce applications

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics	Rochester, NY
Co-op/Intern - Research and Development	May 2006 - July 2006
SQL database programming, document tree, document and requirements matrix, lab testing

SKILLS
Programming Languages: Java, PHP, (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, DHTML, SVG, XML, ActionScript, Ruby on Rails, C++, C#
Database: MySQL, Postgresql, Oracle
Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OSX, Linux
Software: Apache Server, ERwin, Macromedia Director, Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Visio

PROJECTS

• Developed a Connect 4 game using PHP, MySQL, AJAX, and SVG.
• Created a portal/polling project for Programming for the World Wide Web using PHP and MySQL.
• Team leader for Interface Design project; redesigned part of registration system; organized and lead group meetings, assigned tasks to group members, conducted usability tests and focus group
• Created dynamic JavaScript pages, an SVG page, and a Yahoo! Widget for Web Client Side Programming
• Online portfolio using PHP, MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript

HONORS/ACTIVITIES

• Dean's List: Fall 05-06, Winter 05-06, Spring 05-06, Winter 06-07, Spring 06-07, Winter 07-08
• Scholarships: RIT Presidential, RIT Computing Medal, RIT National Co-Op
• Clubs: Psychology (Secretary and Webmaster 07-08)
• Attended Paychex Leadership Conference - February 2, 2008

ONLINE PORTFOLIO URL: http://anighswander.com