Joanna Kommala
WEB DEVELOPER
joannakommala@gmail.com
joannakommala.com | ca.linkedin.com/in/joannakommala
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Web Developer, Toronto, ON:
Project Manager/Web Developer,
Jun 2013 - present
Get Your Hours, Toronto, ON:
Project Manager/Web Developer, May 2013 Dec 2013
 Worked with client, and the Humber College Research Office to build a Drupal 7
website for a new startup
 Worked out client requirements and wrote up requirements and manuals for each
user role
 Implemented custom code and customized Drupal to build website to track student
volunteer hours
SMBpulse.tv, Toronto, ON:
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Web Developer, Aug 2012 - Oct 2013
Created ads and slide graphics and used responsive design to work across a variety
of mobile devices
Worked with client, a new web channel, and the Humber College Research Office
to build a Drupal 7 website for the video content
Set up and installed Ubuntu server OS and other software to build LAMP stack,
configured the server for domain aliases, FTP/SFTP
Analyzed client needs and implemented custom content, code snippets, and theme
to meet client requirements
Humber Showcase 2013, Toronto, ON:
Web Developer, Mar 2013 Jun 2013
 Worked with Humber College to build a website for Humber's annual conference,
Humber Showcase to facilitate organization and registrations for events
 Created custom content and built a system to handle sign-ups to events and to
automatically create user-specific event lists for the day with a countdown to each
event
KLibrary Website, Toronto, ON:
Web Designer & Developer, Sept 2009 present
 Designed and built a library cataloguing engine from scratch for own personal
home use using PHP, MySQL, XHTML, CSS, and Javascript
 Studied PHP and MySQL on my own and implemented website using the selftaught technologies
 Implemented database design and website code by hand and ensured browser
compatibility (FireFox/Opera/IE/Netscape)
Continued...
Joanna Kommala | joannakommala@gmail.com
Lao Canadian Evangelical Mennonite Church, Toronto, ON:
Web
Designer, May 2011 - Sept 2011
 Designed a mock-up using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
 Coded a Joomla template in PHP, XHTML/CSS from scratch using a text editor
based on the approved mock-up design
 Pioneered and led the web team to maintain the new website
 Drafted manuals and style guides for future use
SKILLS
PROGRAMMING: XHTML, HTML, CSS, PHP, Javascript, jQuery, XML, C, Java
CMS: Drupal, Joomla
SERVERS: Apache Server
DATABASES: MySQL, SQL, phpMyAdmin
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Windows, Linux/UNIX
DESIGN: Adobe Photoshop CS5.5
TECHNOLOGY
PROGRAMMING: AJAX, ASP.NET C#, Visual Studio, XSLT, Eclipse,
FAMILIAR
SERVERS: IIS
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DATABASES: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server
EDUCATION
Post-Graduate Certificate with Honours in Web Development,
Flash Actionscript 3.0
DESIGN: Adobe Illustrator CS5.5, Adobe Flash CS5.5, Adobe Dreamweaver CS5.5
November 2012, Humber College, Toronto, ON
Bachelor of Computer Engineering with Honours, June 2008
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
AWARDS
Humber College (2012), President's Letter for highest average in every semester for
the Web Development program
Ryerson University (2003 - 2008), Dean's List for four years including final year;
Entrance, In-Program, and Queen Elizabeth II Aiming for the Top scholarships for
four years, totalling $12,917
INTERESTS
 Currently learning more about XML/XSLT, AJAX, GIT, and HTML5
 All things design-related including digital art, painting, sculpture, and
drawing/sketching
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