Roberta Sutter
87 Belle Ave, Lowell, MA 01851
Phone: 978-458-0405
email: robertasutter@mindspring.com
website: http://www.robertasutter.com
Accomplished website developer with diversified user interface design experience and maintenance. Special strengths in eliciting customer input for design, creative solutions to user goals, and accurate scheduling. Seeking interactive software design/development position, including, but not limited to website development.
User Interface Designer, Eluma, April 2007-Jan 2008 (contract)
- Designed user interface for a new social networking desktop application. The application includes web 2.0 features, such as tagging, commenting, and ratings.
- Developed working prototypes of several aspects of the product, using Flash and ActionScript.
- Implemented the application's help functionality, using CSS, HTML, and Javascript. Wrote help content.
Website Designer, Self-Employed, 2002-present
Designed, implemented, and maintained websites for a variety of businesses. Sites are implemented in a variety of technologies, and cross-tested against multiple browsers and platforms.
Recent work includes:
Website redesign, incorporating new data architecture, navigation optimization, graphic optimization, Flash animation, form to register users and supply them with course notes, and search engine optimization.
New website, using CSS-based design.
New website, using CSS-based design, with optimized graphics.
Website redesign, incorporating UI optimization, graphic touch-up and optimization, new logo design, Flash countdown timer, request form, PayPal integration.
Business Owner, Nashua Massage Associates, 1994-2001
Founded and managed successful small medical massage therapy business. Assessed client injuries, and developed creative treatment plans tailored to the individual.
Digital Equipment Corporation, 1982-1984
Contractor, VAX/VMS Development Group
- Ported internal libraries to 64-bit platform.
Software Engineering Supervisor, DBMS group
- Facilitated interface between engineers, writers, and marketing.
- Developed demo software for trade shows.
Principal Software Engineer, Commercial Languages and Tools
- Technical leader for front end of hypertext advanced development project, resulting in first prototype of hypertext technology at Digital.
- Implemented and maintained graphic user interface and file handling code for VAX Notes bulletin board product. Released several versions of product, all on schedule.
Principal Software Engineer, Network Management Applications
- Created a graphic user interface for a wide area network design tool, pioneering GUI technology at Digital.
- Designed and implemented a rules-based local area network tuning prototype, after interviewing network managers to learn tuning rules. This resulted in first-ever consolidation of network tuning information at Digital.
Georgia Institute of Technology, Bachelor of Science, Information and Computer Science