Joshua Whitaker

jwhitaker1@my.devry.edu
(614) 522-9816

Profile

Senior year college student preparing to make a career change. After serving ten years in the healthcare field as a paramedic it is time to make a switch to a more long term career goal. Currently in the process of finishing a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Systems with a focus in Web Development and Administration it is time to turn knowledge, that has been an enjoyable hobby since high school, into a career. Having had an interest in web design and programming since my freshman year, back in 1995, I am looking to establish my professional experience beyond entry level.

Experience

Invictus Guild Project
This is a website I designed for a group of friends who are gearing up for the Star Wars The Old Republic MMO by BioWare. I had a lot of fun working on this design and it features ASP code for both the guild application and contact form. The project began in June of 2010 and was completed that same month.

Task Force Hydra
Another website designed for the same group of friends which was actually done first. It was for a guild (fleet) in Star Trek Online, an MMO by Cryptic. This site has no special features beyond XHTML/CSS. It was begun in late April of 2010 and was online May 1st, 2010.

CIS363A Final Project
This was a design for a basic web design class, CIS363A, I took my Junior year at DeVry University. We had to develop an informational website based on a topic we were familiar with; I went with emergency medical services as the basis for mine. This is another project I had a lot of fun doing.

Mortgage Calculator
This was originally a final project for one of my Java classes that I took my Sophomore year DeVry. I decided to redesign it as an ASP web application using VB for the code behind.

Northwest High School
This site has undergone a number of design iterations since I worked on it last, and has grown quite a bit from the original site designed just for the high school. I began work on this in the 97-98 school year as a Junior, and in the 98-99 school year I served as webmaster. It has none of my original work but I thought I might put it up here for nostalgia's sake.

Education

DeVry University Online, Chicago, IL — B.S. in Computer Information Systems, Currently Enrolled, CGPA 3.67, Last Term 4.00, Dean's List

Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH — Paramedic Certificate, Graduated July of 2001

Northwest High School, McDermott, OH — Diploma, Graduated May of 1999

Skills

HTML, CSS, Java, ASP.Net w/C# & VB, VB.Net, SQL, UML, Windows Server 2003, Linux, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Eclipse, Mac OS 10.x, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Office 2003, Office 2007

References

Available on request.