Michael MacMillan

15 Punch Bowl Dr. Halifax, NS B3P 2C4

Phone: 902.401.7764

E-Mail: mike@withsquirrelly.com

Objective

A well rounded, and skilled web developer with experience in digital analytics, SEO/SEM, social media, and brand development. With a passion for troubleshooting and creative problem solving, I pride myself on my ability to provide exceptional results, efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Experience

withSquirrelly

Online Presence Consultanting 01/10 to current

• Internet Presence and SEO Consulting, clients include: Adnet Communications, Coldwell Museum Models, Daggers Cove Tattoo Parlour and Chris Messervey Photography

Adnet Communications Inc.

Adnet specializes in creating websites that put you in control of your story, so you can tell the whole world what sets you apart from the crowd. 11/07 to 04/12

• Maintained existing websites and developed applications within a custom ASP CMS.
• SEO campaigns for clients.
• Documenting and implementing SEO standards for all new website developments.
• Handled customer technical support, complaints, priced projects and meetings with existing and potential clients.
• Since October 2011, opened our east coast office, furnished, hired and trained employees. Managed all aspects of the office while still working as a team-lead to 5 people.
• July 2010 to September 2011, team-lead for the east coast website maintenance department, a three-person team that coordinates time sensitive information for the websites of publicly traded mining companies.
• Previous to July 2010, team lead for the updates department in the Vancouver office.

Caltech Corp, Utilities Partners Group

Caltech Group has over 20 years experience working with Canadian and American leading Oil & Gas and Utility companies. 09/01 to 04/02

• Updated graphical elements in the Utilities Partners Group website
• Developed an internal website for employee use.

Dalhousie Theatre

Located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, offering undergraduate programme in theatre studies, acting and technical scenography. 09/01 to 04/02

• Developed the Theatre Faculty website, featuring a client accessible text editor built in PERL.

C-CIARN Atlantic

C-CIARN Atlantic is the Atlantic Region of the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network. 09/01 to 04/02

• Designed promotional elements to increase the awareness of Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research projects, including brochures, a tradeshow booth, business cards, door signs, and JavaScript website applications.

Pleiades Consulting

Pleiades was founded in 1999 to develop new technologies for learning. Our objective is to decrease the price, and increase the quality of online learning until most of the world can earn a widely respected credential at any stage of life. 04/00 to 09/02

• Worked on the team that developed the websites and promotional items for Quasar Music and the Learning Society.

Salter Street New Media

Salter New Media was an affiliate of Salter Street Films and Maritime Telephone & Telegraph Co. Ltd. Salter New Media was launched in August 1998; products included the satirical news site 22online.com and the financial information site Canadian-Investor.com. 10/99 to 04/01

• Maintained and updated graphical images for all of the New Media department’s properties.
• Designed the front-end of the websites for the “This Hour has 22 Minutes” and “Lexx” television shows.
• Developed mockups for specialty television stations Scream TV, Dragon TV and IFC Canada.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College

The Faculty of Agriculture at Dalhousie University is a Canadian agricultural college located in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia. 09/97 to 04/98

• Filmed and edited course materials for online delivery.

Education

Search Engine Academy of Western Canada

Advanced SEO 02/11

3-day advanced workshop in search engine optimization and marketing.

NSCC

Interactive Technologies 01/97 to 09/98

Graduated with a diploma in web page and multimedia development, specializing in graphics and design. Other courses included marketing, business and entrepreneurship.

Dalhousie University

Arts 08/95 to 04/97, 08/01 to 04/03

Studied part-time, classes including calculus, literature, music history, architecture, psychology, political science and sociology.

Skills

• Languages - HTML, JavaScript (including JQuery), CSS, PHP, ASP
• Server Environments - LAMP, Windows
• Software - Flash, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Illustrator, Fireworks
• CMS - Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, and various custom CMS
• SEO - Google Analytics, Google Webmaster Tools, Market Samurai