John Hudson Akin, Jr.
12456 Culver Blvd. APT 16
Los Angeles, CA 90066
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(310) 927-1772
john@johnakin.com
www.johnakin.com
Senior Full-Stack Web Developer and Tech Lead / Consultant
 Multi-platform web developer and engineer, front-end and back-end, including web publishing and implementing
content management systems for non-technical site administrators
 Extensive coding experience for a variety of platforms. Lead developer experience with small teams of
developers. Meeting and consulting with customers and product owners to guide development
 Designing and building custom software solutions, Agile software development, contributing and refining user
stories, etc.
 Broad experience working with clients in settings ranging from large enterprise to SMBs and start-ups
 Developing and delivering end-user and developer training and documentation
Professional Experience
Senior CMS Consultant – Crown Peak Technology, Los Angeles, CA (full-time)
April 2010 – August 2014
 Implementing Web Content Management Systems for a variety of enterprise customers, including Fortune 500
financial, software, pharmaceutical and insurance companies and national non-profit organizations
 Product implementation expert, leveraging custom API (C# based) for building data entry forms, custom queries,
modular components, business logic and publishing templates to support .Net, php and classic ASP web sites
 Lead developer on pilot project with CrownPeak’s C#-based CMS API, working directly with other software
engineers to test and improve the product
 Coordinated and co-developed initial releases of API “Services library” extending core API with new classes and
methods representing development best practices.
 Multi-platform front-end and back-end web development.
 Customer-facing consulting, leading end-user and developer training and support.
 Configuring workflow, access and administrative options for CrownPeak’s WCMS.
 An advocate of clear, clean and consistent user-focused system design and client service.
 Front-end development and implementation of CMS-managed interactive features, such as slide-shows, content
rotators, centralized content repositories, custom search configuration, forms and form validation.
 Desktop, tablet and mobile browser implementations. SEO-friendly information architecture, with search tool,
analytics and CRM integrations.
 Produced and edited product update and training videos.
Web Developer / Designer and Consultant (self-employed full or part-time depending on availability) October 2002 - Present
 Designed and developed projects including Wordpress, Shopify, Drupal and Joomla CMS setup and
customization. General web development and project consulting to find the best tools for projects and create
proof-of-concept applications.
 Maintenance of existing web sites.
 Private shopify apps (Ruby on Rails) and liquid theme development, including custom TinyMCE integration for
wysiwyg editing.
 Some visual design, including web and print ads and branding, and investor / business presentation design.
 Clients ranging from publicly-traded enterprises to publishers, SMBs and startups. See johnakin.com for more
information.
Web Developer / Designer and Consultant (through The Creative Group)
Feb - June 2008
 Long-term supervised contract assignment for an e-commerce startup, coding direct response marketing landing
pages, creating multiple versions of ASP.Net templates and pages for customer community site, slicing and
optimizing web graphics and coding email marketing templates for use with SilverPop and EmailLabs systems
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Business and Web Manager - Line56 Media, Los Angeles, CA (full-time)
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March 2005 - March 2007
 Managed day-to-day operations at advertiser-supported online business news publisher
 Led and managed new site development projects, including UI design and coding, CMS design and development
(ASP/VBScript, SQL development, HTML and CSS), and subscriber-system revisions for news websites with up
to 100,000 unique users per month.
 Managed and implemented online advertising and custom media lead-capture campaigns, including custom
newsletters and informational webcasts, for enterprise technology clients; coordinated campaigns from proposal
stage to implementation and fulfillment
 Supported and monitored online advertising sales reps and list rental sales reps, uploaded ads via Dart/DFP,
tracked inventory and performance statistics and generated client reports as needed; monitored site traffic with
Google Analytics
 Managed cash flow and budgets, created monthly financial reports and statements for company ownership,
coordinated employee benefits
 Assisted in creation of media kits, sales presentations, templates, etc.
Design Consultant - Executive Presentations, Los Angeles, CA (full-time)
October 2003 - March 2005
 Conducted meetings with Lawyers to demonstrate and recommend trial services, worked extensively with
attorneys and legal experts to design effective trial presentations and graphic displays (primarily civil litigation).
Developed and managed company web site (HTML/CSS and ASP)
Web Designer / Developer - Line56 Media, Los Angeles, CA (full-time)
July 2000 - October 2002
 Designed user interfaces and supervised coding for over ten web sites for start-up news media company.
Managed other designers and developers on large projects
 Created visual mockups of pages, sliced and optimized graphics, coded HTML, CSS and ASP and worked with
back-end developers to create underlying database architecture and SQL queries
 Created systems for data collection for subscribers and advertisers
Telephone Tech-Support CSR - Apple Computer, Austin, TX (full-time contract)
January 2000 - May 2000
 Provided phone support and troubleshooting for professional Macintosh desktop computers.
Technology Consultant - Goldman Sachs & Co., New York, NY (full-time contract)
May 1998 - September 1999
 Evaluated Training and Development Group staff proficiency with MS Office applications; developed and
presented intensive MS Office training courses emphasizing techniques to increase productivity, provided
ongoing application support and created training manuals and documentation
 Created databases and reports for tracking registration at firm-wide orientation programs
 Revised and maintained intranet website promoting firm-wide training information
Design Consultant - Ernst & Young LLP, New York, NY (full-time contract)
June 1996 - April 1998
 Long-term assignments at the NYC Graphics Center, and at client sites including Metlife and Dreyfus
 Assignments involved working directly with Management, Auditing and/or Accounting consultants to assemble,
design and complete customized client deliverables, presentations and reports (print and PowerPoint)
Technology Skills
 Broad cross-platform experience in web development and design, business presentation and report design,
some database design, small-business bookkeeping and financial reports and A / V editing
 Web Back-end platforms and coding: ASP.Net (C# and some VB), Ruby on Rails, php, some .Net MVC, some
“Classic” ASP. Version Control with Git and SVN
 Web Front-end coding: Standards-compliant HTML coding. HTML5 and CSS3. Javascript, JQuery, AngularJS
 Database and service integration: working with XML, JSON, RSS, RESTful services, AJAX, LINQ, custom
APIs, some SQL (SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle), integration with Analytics (Google, GetClicky) and 3 rd party CRM
and marketing services (Salesforce, Marketo)
 Some server configuration: IIS and Apache
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 Some desktop and mobile development: Objective-C (Mac and iOS), Java, Windows (C# and VB)
 Content Management Systems: CrownPeak, Shopify, Wordpress, Joomla and Drupal
 Design and Media Apps: Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, In Design, Quark, Final Cut
Pro, Pro Tools, MS Office (including Access and expert-level PowerPoint and Excel)
Education
Continuing education - Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
 Web Programmer Certificate, received Fall 2013.
 Coursework in Web Development, VB.Net, ASP.Net, .Net security, Business, Economics, Business Law,
Marketing, Technical Project Management, Entrepreneurship and Accounting. 3.9 GPA as of Spring 2014
Master of Fine Arts, 1999 - Columbia University in the City of New York
School of the Arts, Film Division. Concentration in Film Directing
Bachelor of Arts, 1994 - Southwestern University, Georgetown, TX
Majors: Computer Science, Studio Art and Theater; Minor: Music. 3.4 GPA.
Other Skills/Interests
 Hobbyist songwriter, music producer and filmmaker
 Founding committee member and webmaster of cue-network.org, a networking group for Columbia University
Alumni in the entertainment industry