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Brian Ebbitts

2340 Guilford Lane, Shawnee Mission, KS 66208   www.brianfe.com    Phone: (913) 219-6858   Email: bebbitts@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications

  • CMS and Shopping Carts: Joomla, Cubecart, and Zencart.
  • Languages: HTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Javascript, and limited Actionscript and Java.
  • Libraries: jQuery.
  • Programs: Adobe Design Suite (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, and Illustrator), Font-Forge, Filezilla, Fetch, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and OSX and XP.
  • Learning: HTML 5, CSS3, Ajax, Mobile Web Apps Creation, and Front-End Drupal Development.
  • Working on: Re-design and development for Shelton Travel and Outlook Apartments.

Relevant Skills and Accomplishments

Web Cohesive, freelance, Kansas City (Fall 2009)

  • Added and edited HTML and CSS based sites for clients on a daily basis.
  • Constructed a survey form utilizing PHP.
  • Learned about Joomla and Cubecart and how to customize the templates of both as well as how to use them.

Preston Paper, freelance, Kansas City (July 2009-Present)

  • Developed www.prestonpaper.com for Preston Paper.  Site utilizes XHTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript (jQuery), Flash, and E-commerce (cubecart version 3)
  • Programs used: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, and Acrobat

KC Kappas, freelance, Kansas City (December 2009)

  • Developed a script that took user entered information and e-mailed it over the server to several different chair members.  There are several required fields that are checked by both the server and the browser. www.kckappas.com/duesForm.php
  • Programs used: Dreamweaver

Learn Conmigo, freelance, Kansas City (December 2009-Present)

  • Developed www.learnconmigo.com for R Squared Publishing.  Site utilizes HTML, jQuery and Zencart.
  • Programs used: Dreamweaver and Fireworks

Newell Mitchell Consulting, freelance, Kansas City (May 2010)

UMB Bank, Trust Associate, Kansas City (July 2007-February 2009)

  • Reviewed 500 real estate assets held in the trust accounts UMB administers within the first 6 months of employment to ensure compliance with government regulations.
  • Orchestrated and completed inspections for 200 of those real estate assets in 3 months at a minimal cost to the company per the OCC’s guidelines.
  • Served as Secretary of the Closely Held Committee.

Education

The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, Bachelor of Arts Graduated May 2007

  • Major: Philosophy
  • Senior Independent Study: The Ethics of Embryonic Stem Cell Research (60 pages)
  • Related Course Work:  Java (CS 151)

Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS Summer and Fall 2009

  • Related Course Work: Adobe Web Design Certificate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Javascript, PHP and MySQL.

Activities/Leadership

Residential Life and Housing, Resident Assistant, College of Wooster (2004-2005)
  • Supervised and informed thirty-eight diverse freshman residents as a sophomore.
  • Created and implemented original monthly programs to stimulate interaction between the residents.
  • Communicated to fellow Resident Assistant’s (staff meetings) and a Resident Director (one on one meetings) hall, room, and resident issues, as well as assembled a weekly hall meeting for the residents to gather and report information pertaining to the hall.
  • Trained in conflict mediating and resolution, as well as crisis management.

Tennis, (1990-Present)

  • Twice All NCAC doubles honors and twice honorable mention in singles.
  • College Career Singles record 48-29, Doubles 44-28.
  • Kansas High School 6A Doubles State Champion in 2002 and runner-up in 2001.
  • Tennis Instructor for Carriage Club and All-American Tennis Camp