Resume

Jonathan Sowards
(801) 652-1112
971 E. Violet Dr.
Sandy, UT 84094

Professional Profile

I am a young aspiring, entusiastic, motivated, and professional Web Developer. With Experience ranging from ecommerce to community and web portals. I try to pass on my ambition to others to help and motivate them. I have strong abilities in Project Management from conception through to successful completion. I am a proactive individual with a logical approach to challanges.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Developed e-commerce store (http://www.supplylinkusa.com) for Supply Link. Was featured on the Drupal Sites Network (http://www.drupalsites.net) as one of the top featured sites.

JonnyTDesigns (http://www.jonnytdesigns.com) my portfolio featured on CSS-Showcase (http://www.css-showcase.com/en/jonny-t-designs.html)

Earned my Eagle Scout award by leading the restoration of a flooded basement at a local baptist church. I went out to local organizations for donations and completely restored the basement of the church. The basement is used as housing for families who are without.

EDUCATION

Salt Lake Community College
(Aug. 2009 - Current) Salt Lake City, UT Computer Information Systems

Woods Cross High School
(Aug. 2004 - Jun. 2007) Woods Cross, UT High School Diploma
Studied: HTML, CSS, Java, Oracle

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Software: Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Illustrator, NetBeans.

Programming Basics: PHP, MySQL, XHTML, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Java, JQuery, AJAX.

Content Management Systems: Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress.

Operating Systems: Macintosh OSX, Windows (XP, Vista, 7), Linux (Ubuntu Server, Ubuntu, Fedora, RedHat, Debian). CompTIA A+ Certified.

EXPERIENCE

Family Literacy Centers: (Mar. 2010 - Current) Sandy, UT Web Developer / Internet Marketer

  • Developed Shopping Cart
  • Developed Theme
  • Custom Drupal and Ubercart Functionality
  • Specialize in E-Commerce Development, specifically UberCart.
  • Developed Custom Blog and Forum
  • Sales on site have increaded 500% since redesign and marketing were taken over.

Charmex Watches: (Mar. 2010 - Current) Sandy, UT Web Developer / System Administrator

  • Developed Shopping Cart
  • Developed Theme
  • Custom Drupal and Ubercart Functionality

Backward Graphics: (Feb. 2010 - Current) Sandy, UT Web Developer / Owner / System Administrator

  • Manage Backward Graphics's Custom Drupal Hosting Server.
  • Design and Develop completely custom Drupal Websites.
  • Develop and Design Custom CMS for backend of BackwardGraphics.com.
  • Specialize in E-Commerce Development, specifically UberCart.

Bizplete: (Feb. 2010 - Current) Sandy, UT Web Developer / System Administrator

  • Manage Bizplete's Hosting Server.
  • Design and Develop completely custom Drupal Websites.
  • Developed Project Management Software.
  • Developed and Designed Custom CMS for backend of Bizplete.com.

Supply Link USA: (Apr. 2009 - Feb. 2010) Bountiful, UT Web Developer / E-Commerce Director

  • Developed http://www.supplylinkusa.com from a concept the Graphic Designer gave me. Featuring over 35,000 products.
  • Developed Custom Toner Finder
  • Manage eBay store and sales, Increased eBay sales from $20,000/Month to $56,000/Month.
  • E-commerce Marketing, drove traffic to http://www.supplylinkusa.com Increased traffic from 0 Views/Month to Over 5,000 Views/Month.

Pinnacle Healthcare (Nov. 2009 - Dec. 2009) Salt Lake City, UT Freelance Web Developer

Good Shepherd Homecare and Hospice: (2008 - Current) Salt Lake City, UT Freelance IT Consultant/Web Developer

  • Consultation for IT solutions. (E-mail, Servers, and Client PC's) 
  • Responsible for Design and Development of GoodShepherdHC.com. They are still working on content for the site but a development version is available at http://gshc.backwardgraphics.com

eBay: (Oct. 2008 - Apr. 2009) Draper, UT Customer Service Representitive

  • Trust and Saftey team(Assisted members with fraud issues, and suspended accounts.)
  • Stores(Assisted members with setting up stores and with web design issues in their stores.)
  • Powerseller Support(Assisted powersellers with any issues they might have been having with their accounts.)

Discover Card: (July 2008 - Oct. 2008) Salt Lake City, UT Customer Service Representitive

  • Assisted members with account activations.
  • Sold services to card members to help them with management of their accounts.

Bischoff Carwash: (Mar. 2006 - July 2008) Bountiful, UT Lot Technician

  • Helped maintain the car wash made sure customers were always satisfied.