Michael Edenfield's Resume

Experience

Small Business Owner, Feb. 2009- present
Michael Edenfield Web Development, Savannah, GA

My work consists of consulting clients and developing customized Web sites in Drupal and Wordpress. I also specialize in creating custom solutions for difficult challenges. For an overview of my work, please visit my portfolio page or read my blog.

Online Editor/Web Developer, Nov. 2006 - Dec. 2009
The Island Packet, Bluffton, SC

Developed code and implemented content initiatives for the web hub serving Beaufort and Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. In this position, I create from-scratch code in HTML, CSS, jQuery, Mason and PHP within a CMS environment. In addition, I advise on presentational aspects of news content and strategic planning of islandpacket.com.

General Manager, Sept. 2004 - Oct. 2006
KUCB-FM/TV, Unalaska, AK

In rural Alaska, I led a team of broadcasters and volunteers in growing KIAL-AM, now KUCB-FM. I worked with the board of directors and engineering consultants to transition the station from AM to FM broadcasting and increase the coverage area. I increased both operating revenue and project funding by securing new federal and state grants, installed automation systems and launched kial.org (now kucb.org).

Education

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
B.A., Journalism & Mass Communications, 2004

Web Development Skills

• HTML
• CSS
• Drupal Theming and Module development
• Wordpress Theming and Plugin development
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Audio/Video Editing
• XML/XSLT
• Scraping/Aggregating
• PHP
• MySQL
• JavaScript/jQuery/AJAX
• Template Toolkit/Mason

Achievements, grants and awards

• Editor/Developer of "best newspaper Website in South Carolina under 80,000 circulation" source
• Raised over $50,000 in capital grant awards for KIAL automation system and radio station infrastructure expansion projects source (p. 19)
• Increased federal operating grant for KIAL from $60,000 annually to $125,000 annually by arguing for minority status with Corporation for Public Broadcasting source (p.42)
• Executed online content initiative that won a McClatchy President's award. source
• Recently created a new photo browsing interface at islandpacket.com/photos source
• Planned auction fundraiser, raising $23,000 for Unalaska Community Broadcasting source

Volunteer Contributions

• Foster parent, Savannah/Chatham County Humane Society
• Union Mission, Savannah (helping build volunteer database)
• Web Consultant, KUCB-FM/TV (http://www.kucb.org)
• Board Chair, Associated Alaska Public Broadcasting Stations (2005-2006)
• Board member, Museum of the Aleutians (2005-2006)

References

Available upon request