Derek Sheppard

About Derek Sheppard

I can\'t touch my toes, but professionally, I\'m incredibly flexible. A Swiss Army knife employee. You need someone to learn that new thing? Yep, I can do that. My resume is a living document that\'ll always evolve. I started my professional life as an ink-stained journalist, reporting and writing stories printed on paper and pixels. Since those halcyon days, I\'ve used paper, pixels, podcasts, photos, video, interactive web applications, blog posts, and social media posts, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Vue.js, Google Analytics, and Powershell to spin a few yarns. If I need to learn it, I will. And I\'m looking for opportunities that\'ll let my storytelling, problem-solving mind to make the world a better place.

Experience

1. Web Content Specialist, Web Developer, Web Analytics Specialist

   King County, WA

   Jul 2015 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

   Leading user-centered, data-informed redesigns of two of King County\'s larger, more diverse and important departments\' websites. Providing county-wide Google Analytics administration and support for a site tallying more than 90 million page views a year. Serving as primary web contact for the Department of Human and Community Service and Department of Executive Services for Bootstrap framework and Sitecore CMS issues.

Education

• Western Washington University

  Bachelor of Arts, Journalism

  1999 — 2003

• Western Washington University

  BA in Journalism, Journalism

  1999 — 2003

Skills

• Copy Editing
• Writing
• Storytelling
• Google Analytics
• Photoshop
• Graphic Design
• Photojournalism
• Journalism
• Event Planning
• Final Cut Express
• Public Speaking
• Higher Education
• Editing
• Web Content Management
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
• Drupal
• Photography
• Public Relations
• Media Relations
• Web Content
• Html
• Video Production
• Social Media Marketing
• Dotnetnuke
• SEO
• Press Releases
• Video Editing
• Digital Marketing
• Online Marketing
• Web Content Writing