About Jake Rutter
My name is Jake Rutter and I’m a Web Designer and Developer with over 9 years experience in user interface design and front-end development. I enjoy building a website from all aspects (SEO, SEM, design, development, etc.). Im a strong advocate for Open Source technologies and an active member of the open source community. I currently work as the Lead Front-End Designer/Developer for an ecommerce direct to consumer wine business.
My knowledge of Web includes the following:
- HTML 4/5, XHTML
- XML, XSLT
- CSS 2/3
- JavaScript, jQuery, Scriptaculous
- PHP and CodeIgniter Framework
- Ruby on Rails
- Mod_rewrite, perl
- mySQL, SQL
- Asp.net
- JSP
- Flash, ActionScript 3.0
- WordPress
- ExpressionEngine
- Magento
- Drupal
- SEO, SEM
- Google Analytics, Google Website Optimizer
- Subversion, VSS
Most of my experience involves building and running websites with content management systems and blogging platforms. I have an excellent understanding of to translate a design concept into a working template that is cross-browser compatible and work within development environments around backend code.
My educational background includes an A.A.S. in Web Design and Management and a Bachelors of Science in Visual Communications.
When Im not glued to my computer, I enjoy (in no particular order) reading, Tennis, ping pong, gardening, exercise, dancing, wine, beer, racquetball, movies, learning new things, and traveling.
