Sheri Bigelow

3575 Suniland Circle · Salt Lake City, UT 84109 · 801.891.4219 · sheri@designsimply.com

Highlights

  • Web design and application programming professional: 9 ½ years experience, 4 years full-time experience, 1+ years freelance experience
  • Expert with HTML, XHTML, CSS, Perl, PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, CSS, SSI, SQL, Acrobat, content management, multimedia page layout and web-optimized graphic arts
  • Experienced user of Dreamweaver, Photoshop, PageMaker, PowerPoint, UNIX (Solaris & Linux), Apache, vi, Open Office and Microsoft Office
  • Strong work ethic, detail-oriented individual with a solid sense of composition and clean design
  • Online portfolio at designsimply.com/portfolio

Education

  • Bachelor of Business Administration in Information Systems, Chemistry Minor
    University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; May 2000

Experience

  • Webmaster
  • Myriad Genetics, Salt Lake City, UT (5/00 to present)
    • Day-to-day maintenance of internal and external web sites: Myriad.com, MyriadTests.com, SurelockID.com
    • Created layouts, designs, electronic presentation templates, email alerts and forms for internal and external uses
    • Balanced working with various teams on projects ranging from informational updates to the preservation of brand identity across several web interfaces
    • Promoted an online community as the Company grew from 270 to 500+ employees nationwide
    • Web production, content management and online application development for Company Intranet
    • Management of internal online communications including message boards, policies & employee manual distribution and interactive forms
    • Current work: Myriad.com Redesign, Logo Packages & Acceptable Use Policies, FAQ system for Customer Service Call Center and Marketing Materials Guide
    • Major Projects
      • Online employee directory web application and user interface (Perl/Oracle)
      • Sales Intranet content management system for 100+ person oncology sales force (PHP/MySQL)
      • Job board web application for Human Resources Department (PHP/MySQL)
      • Find a Doctor Search for MyriadTests.com and web application to manage the provider contact database (PHP/MySQL)
      • MSI Interface Application for secure tracking of information between two laboratories (Perl)
      • Image Library for tracking stock and Company-owned photography online including easily accessible contact sheets
  • Web Design & Application Programmer
  • Salt Lake City, UT (2003 to present)
    • Owner/Operator of Design Simply, LLC
    • Web producer for a variety of small business and non-profit organizations
    • Graphic design, page layout and image optimization including photo gallery setups
    • Implementation of content management systems and online store applications
    • Custom Perl and PHP/MySQL programming
    • Data conversion such as transferring Microsoft Access databases to MySQL for Web use
    • Experience with various web hosting environments including UNIX, Linux, Solaris, Roxen, Apache, etc.
  • Web Developer
  • University of Utah David Eccles School of Business, Salt Lake City, UT (11/99 to 5/00)
    • Worked on Main Business School and Masters Programs Office site layout and design
    • Developed cross-browser JavaScript menus and email forms
    • Worked with a team to redesign the School's web presence with emphasis on usability and accessibility for all constituents
  • Teaching Assistant
  • University of Utah David Eccles School of Business Accounting Department, Salt Lake City, UT (1999-2000)
    • Assistant teacher for Accounting 4410: Information Systems
    • Implemented use of WebCT online course tools to post student grades securely
    • Maintained class web page with class syllabus and assignment updates
  • Web Designer
  • University of Utah College of Humanities, Salt Lake City, UT (1/99 to 10/99)
    • Redesigned College of Humanities web site based on input from 5 departments and 3 programs
    • Used CGI/Perl to implement online forms
    • Used Adobe Acrobat to create printer-friendly, downloadable application forms for students
  • Graduate Recruitment Secretary
  • University of Utah Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Salt Lake City, UT (4/98 to 12/98)
    • Saved the department money by developing and documenting procedures for online correspondence with graduate applicants
    • Created printer-friendly, downloadable forms for domestic and foreign applicants

Achievements

  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Fellowship in Pharmacology & Toxicology (Summer, 1998)
  • University of Utah Honors at Entrance Scholarship recipient (1995)
  • University of Utah Summer Enrichment Scholarship recipient (Summer, 1994)

Work-related interests

  • Photography, The Semantic Web, DocBook, XML and related technologies, library science, open source

Volunteer work

  • Utah Science Center Web Team (11/03 to present)
  • Junior League of Salt Lake City (8/03 to present)
  • Utah Arts Festival (Summers, 1990-2000)
  • University of Utah Hospital Volunteer (1993-1997)
  • Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (Summer, 1994)

Online Portfolio