Mary F. Jenn

PO Box 15394, San Francisco, CA 94115

Objective

A Business Development/Marketing/Strategy Position that will leverage my previous success both in sales and running my own small business, as well as my broad working knowledge of technology, that will provide opportunity for growth.

Skills

Handcoded Software

HTML 4 & 5, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3, Ruby 1.9.2, Rails 3.0

Desktop & Cloud Software Skills

Git, Gitx, Heroku, Sinatra, Dropbox, typewith.me, Instantpresenter.com, Textmate, MySQL, Rake, KomodoEdit, Adobe CS5, Microsoft Office

Operating Systems

Mac OSX, Unix, Windows

Education

• Marakana Open Source Training, jQuery Classes, 2011
• Blazing Cloud, Ruby and Rails Programming Classes, 2009-2011
• Neilsen Norman Group, user interaction In Practice: 3-Day Intensive Camp, June 2008
• Academy X, Javascript for Programmers, 2008
• Edward Tufte Seminar on Information Design, June 2001
• San Jose State University, Bachelor of Arts, May 2000, Emphasis on Computers in Fine Art: A conceptual art program with supporting classes in Product Design, Philosophy of the Self, and Philosphy of Technology.

Community Service

• Drivelesschallenge.com 2011. Paired with other volunteers to write Ruby on Rails code to extract data from user database, and to implement a Facebook login using Omniauth.
• Blazing Cloud, Volunteer Teaching Assistant, Ruby and Rails Classes, 2010-2011
• RailsBridge Rails Outreach Workshops for Women, San Francisco, CA Volunteer TA. 2010-2011. Assistant teach Ruby on Rails to beginner students in free workshops.

Work Experience:

8/02 to Present

True Massage & Wellness
Founder, Owner, Director

• Established and grew a successful small business in an extremely competitive marketplace.
• Handled all aspects of the business, including branding, strategy, web development (using hand-coded HTML & CSS, as well as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop), SEO, online marketing. Managed a staff of up to six people.
• Was one of the first appointment-based businesses in San Francisco to use online booking, and was mentioned briefly in a 2009 NYTimes online article about the use of Twitter by small businesses.

4/03 to 8/04

AGI Publishing
Graphics/Business Development

• Designed print ads using Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator based on client requirements.
• Prepped and followed up for renewals and targeted new business development.
• Managed and researched sales territories and account history to strategically create effective advertising programs.
• Required excellent organization, customer service & communication skills.

7/00 to 10/01

MiFund Inc.
Web Developer

• Collaboratively worked with product management group to redesign this Business-to-Business financial product site to more efficiently & robustly present product data to users, focused on user interface.
• Did hand-coded HTML, CSS, JavaScript & jsp coding in a database driven, e-Commerce environment.
• Worked with PhotoShop, Illustrator, PageMaker, Microsoft office, as well as various ftp & version control software. Also created print collateral.
• Interviewed and hired contract production staff as needed.

9/98 to 6/00

MediaFlex.com
Web Developer

• Worked on this Business-to-Business product site to develop an online print store. Converted PDF documents to online forms.
• Did hand HTML, CSS & JavaScript coding in a database driven, e-Commerce environment.
• Worked with PhotoShop, Illustrator, Acrobat, Microsoft office, as well as various ftp & version control software.

2/98 to 9/98

American Institutes for Research
Graphics Specialist/Publications Associate

• Updated website as needed.
• Did government report layout and visual data presentation for documents up to 400 pages long. Edited publications based on the APA style guide specifications.
• Worked with outside vendors to complete publishing and distribution processes.
• Required prepress, proofreading, editing, project management skills.

Work Experience through College

9/96 to 5/97

SJSU-Graphics Solutions, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 408.924.1591
Graphics Specialist

• Duties included form & document design & layout, prepress production, quality control, customer service, project & workflow management, computer hard drive organization, network & printer problem solving, assisting lab users with computer programs, applications training.