Jill D. Garland
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Professional Experience

December 2006 to present - Web Project Developer
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, NIF - Livermore, California

Overall IT Matrix Project Management access control, workflow and Content Management. SDLC. Requirements gathering and designing of websites and application user interfaces.
Management, development and maintenance websites and Intranet. Extensive use of web scripting languages, html, xhtml, javascript, php, cgi, css, browser compatibility issues, FLASH, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, MS Project, Dreamweaver, Fireworks.
Creation and implementation of standards, guidelines and policies.
Extensive usability testing and reporting incorporated into website architecture and site development.

September 2005 to present - Trainer
EC Technologies – New Jersey

Corporate training for research firm in Richmond, California. Instructor in basic Microsoft Office Applications, Project and Visio.

September 2005 to January 2007 - Webmaster/Systems Administrator
Immaculate Conception Academy – San Francisco, California

School webmaster, PowerSchool administrator and IT support

February 2004 to August 2005- Computer Lab Technician
Las Lomas High School - Walnut Creek, California

Webmaster
Instructor of computer applications
Hardware maintenance MacOS and Windows

February 2000 to March 2004 - Web Manager
University of California, Berkeley and San Francisco - Berkeley and San Francisco, California
Management, development and maintenance websites and Intranet. Extensive use of HTML, DHTML, XHMTL, XML, JavaScript, asp, css, browser compatibility issues, FLASH, SMIL, Photoshop, Illustrator, Visio, MS Project, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Homesite, Visual InterDev etc.
Overall IT Project Management access control, workflow and Content Management. Requirements gathering and designing of websites and application user interfaces. Dealing with vendors, researching and recommending the appropriate solutions.
Trial and documentation of software. Recommending and planning implementation process and procedure for Content Management Systems and for Statistical Monitoring Software.
Creation and implementation of standards, guidelines and policies.
Extensive usability testing and reporting incorporated into website architecture and site development.
Staff Supervision.

November 1998 to December 1999 - Senior Instructor
New Horizons Computer Learning Center - Walnut Creek, California
Teaching Beginning through Advanced levels of Windows, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, FrontPage, Outlook, Publisher), WordPerfect, PageMaker, Dreamweaver, HTML, CorelDraw, Corel Presentations, Illustrator, Visio.
Developing courseware and alternative learning modules for above subjects.

May 1992 - May 1997 - Teacher/Instructor
Kamo High School and Community Education Whangarei- Kamo, Whangarei, New Zealand

Teaching and course development, Computers, Social Studies, Spanish and English.
Facilitation of personal development and vocational studies for those in transition. Coordinated and guided intensive outdoor camps to motivate and develop skills for at risk students.
Translation of technical documents in both Spanish and Portuguese.

Education

2005-2006
PowerSchool Software Training
Folsom, CA

Systems Administration
Prepare to Build a Schedule
Object Reports, Custom Reports

2003
Content Management Training
New York City and San Francisco, CA
Accelerated Fundamentals of Web Content Managementusing Content Publisher
Customizing Content Server
Advanced Content Publisher

2002-2003
UC Berkeley Extension
Berkeley, CA
Project Management, Human Factors and Group Dynamics in Project Management, Introduction to UNIX

2002
Glen Knight Project Management for Healthcare IT Professionals
UCSF Medical Center,
San Francisco, CA
Management of complex information technology projects.

2001
Center for Creative Leadership
San Diego, CA
Intensive training in leadership and upper level management.

1999
Microsoft Office User Specialist
San Francisco, California
Expert level Certificate in MSWord, Excel & PowerPoint

1998
Internet University
Walnut Creek, California
Completion of Beginning through Advanced HTML courses on Web Development

1994
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Paper in Counseling Theory

1993
Auckland College of Education
Auckland, New Zealand

Certificate in Educational Kinesiology
1992
Auckland College of Education
Auckland, New Zealand
Certificate in Adult Education

1974
California State University
San Luis Obispo, California

B.S. Social Sciences/Psychology

State of California certificates:
Instructor for private postsecondary education
Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit

Interests - I am an avid blue water sailor with over 60,000 miles of deep-water sailing and love anything to do with the water, swimming, diving, and water skiing. I also pursue my interests in meditation, yoga and energy therapy. I speak fluent Spanish and good Portuguese.

References- available upon request.
URL: http://www.llnl.gov/nif/
URL: http://avocausa.com/
URL: http://icacademy.org
URL
: http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/
URL: http://medschool.ucsf.edu/
URL: http://www.jillsnet.com/
URL: http://rentindavis.com/
URL: http://theenergycircle.com/
URL: http://www.bethtrafton.com/
URL: http://www.peaceofourminds.com/