M. Nissa Eames

Work Experience

Job Summary

Support the university's communication and marketing goals by maintaining and updating the Cascade CMS-based W&M websites, including the main wm.edu and graduate school sites, as well as developing internal PHP-based applications.

Projects

W&M Website Redesign 2020

• Modernized site-wide HTML/CSS codebase during a complete redesign.
• Implemented atomic design methodology with BEM formatting and SASS.
• HTML5, SASS/CSS3, Javascript/jQuery, Cascade CMS

W&M Component Library

• Expanded an open-source front-end component manager using PHP.
• Set up a site structure mimicking Cascade CMS for efficient local development, testing, and deployment.
• Developed SASS maps, variables, functions, and mixins for design consistency.
• PHP, HTML5, SASS/CSS3, Javascript/jQuery

Website Development

• Added new design and functionality to main websites, working with Web Designer and Content team.
• Utilized HTML5, SASS, and JavaScript/jQuery for development.
• Managed QA, testing, and deployment using various tools and formats.
• Deployed to Cascade CMS through the use of Configurations, Data Definitions, Content Types, Velocity and XSLT formats, etc.
• HTML5, SASS/CSS3, Javascript/jQuery, Cascade CMS
• Implemented Git for version control and automated deployment across various sites.

W&M Image Management Program (IMP)

• Developed a custom PHP/mySQL app with CodeIgniter, AWS S3, and EXIFTool.
• Created an image library with user roles and admin functionsfor uploading, searching, and downloading images.
• Built an applet for extracting EXIF data and uploading images to S3, resulting in a library of over 80,000 images.
• PHP, HTML5, SASS/CSS3, Javascript/jQuery

W&M Image Cropper

• Proposed, designed and built an image cropper utility to assist with creating the wide range of custom image sizes required for the site. Built using PHP and JavaScript.
• Enabled users to upload, modify, and download custom-sized and cropped images.
• PHP, HTML5, SASS/CSS3, Javascript/jQuery

2002-2017

Senior Web Designer & Developer

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Projects

History.org

Design, develop, and maintain History.org, a massive, education-based site with approximately 21 million visitors a year, using various technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript/Query, XML/XSLT, ColdFusion, and PHP. Site no longer active.

PHP, ColdFusion, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/jQuery, XML/XSLT

Drupal and WordPress

Drupal and WordPress CMS setup including designing themes and creating custom modules, including the CW Education Resource Library.

PHP, Drupal 7, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/jQuery

Colonial Williamsburg Education Resource Libary

Created as way for teachers to access Colonial Williamsburg’s vast library of educational media.

PHP, Drupal 7, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery

Online Exhibits

Design and develop online exhibits to highlight Museum collections, including Mapping Colonial America, Coins & Currency, and Historic Threads.

Flash, PHP, HTML5, CSS3, Javascript/jQuery, XML/XSLT

Historic Threads Online Exhibit

One of several online exhbits. This one features antique garments; zoom, filtering, and search capabilities.

ColdFusion, HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, XML/XSLT

Awards: 2012 Award of Excellence, Communicator Awards

1999-2002

New Media Content Producer

The Savannah Morning News Online

Projects

Web design & development for online newspaper

Designed, built, and maintained feature sites for the paper, including the SavannahNOW City Guide and St. Patrick's Day Guide.

Web design & development for advertising

Created a wide variety of websites to client specifications, using interactive technology such as Flash and Javascript.

Mentoring

Trained coworkers in Flash, Javascript, and Grep patterns.