Mike Lerner | mike.lerner.ky@gmail.com
An experienced IT Director and Writer.
TECHNICAL WRITING CERTIFICATE
Oregon State University
June 2021 – January 2022
- Introduction to Technical Writing
- Manuals: Instructions and Overviews
- Technical Editing and Report Writing
- Usability and User-Centered Design
- Single-Sourcing and Methodology
- Portfolio Creation
SKILLS
| AWS | CMS | Languages | Tools |
| S3 | WordPress | php – LAMP | Google Docs |
| EC2 | Drupal | Javascript | Postman |
| Route53 | ModX | HTML | Jing |
| Java | git | ||
| Adobe Fireworks |
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Produced documentation for processes, procedures, and end user support.
- Performed Project Management, QA, and support on 20+ websites.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Churchill Downs, Inc. Louisville, KY Director of Web Properties February 2014 – Present
- Advise and educate Marketing team in Web strategic planning.
- Manage ADA WCAG initiatives for websites.
- Technical and strategic lead for 9 new websites developed in one year.
- Continue performing duties of previous position.
Churchill Downs, Inc. Louisville, KY Junior PHP Developer April 2010 – February 2014
- Produced training videos and written documentation.
- Managed and coordinated priorities and tasks of vendors to achieve business goals.
- Coordinated and managed content for Kentucky Derby.
- Explained costs, time, and scope for web projects to marketing teams.
- Trained marketing teams in use of Google Analytics, Drupal, and social media.
- Performed Project Management to transition of Harlow’s, Riverwalk websites to CDI environment.
- Implemented online shopping carts for 4 websites.
- Managed over 1,000 domains on several registrars including GoDaddy, Network Solutions.
- Applied patches to web servers and Drupal for security and PCI Compliance.
- Developed Drupal module with TCP/IP interface to OASIS servers for Calder Rewards Portal.
MetroMojo, LLC (LouisvilleMojo.com) Louisville, KY Web Developer March 2009 – November 2009
- Performed QA and Testing for all websites.
- Developed Twitter feed web application using Coldfusion and MS-SQL.
- Developed Forums module for Webmaster product using Coldfusion, MS SQL.
- Managed Google Ad Manager banners for all customers.
- Implemented transition from Google Ad Manager to internal banner system.
V-Soft / Papa John’s Louisville, KY Programmer/Analyst January 2009 – March 2009
- Development using Eclipse FlexBuilder in Flex 3.0, ActionScript 3.0.
MetroMojo, LLC (LouisvilleMojo.com) Louisville, KY Web Developer October 2007 – November 2008
- Development in Coldfusion, Flex 3.0, ActionScript 3.0, JavaScript with MS SQL Server.
- Developed tools for website, including: Graphical Visual Navigation Tool, Image and Thumbnail cropping tools, Menu system for search page, Multi-file Uploader, Polling Application, WYSYWG web page editor, RSS Feed Reader, and XML File Importer.
- QA for all customer, company websites.
EDUCATION
University of Louisville, Speed Scientific School Louisville, KY
Major: Master of Science in Computer Science (pursued),
University of Louisville, Speed Scientific School Louisville, KY
Bachelor of Science
Major: Information Science and Data Processing, Minor: Business