William (Bill) Possidento
263 Mill Street, #3, Greenwich, CT 06830 USA, phone: 203 644 0223, wpossidento@gmail.com
Objective
Following employment in diverse fields, I seek a junior- to mid-level position in web, app or email
development, design, usability, user experience (UX) or analytics.
Software & web development & design skills
Word ∙ Excel (including lookups, pivot tables, pivot charts, macros) ∙ PowerPoint ∙ Outlook ∙
HTML5 ∙ CSS3 ∙ JavaScript ∙ jQuery ∙ jQuery Mobile ∙ Balsamiq ∙ Axure RP ∙ UX analytics ∙
Camtasia Studio ∙ Adobe Captivate ∙ Photoshop ∙ Illustrator ∙ InDesign ∙ WordPress ∙ Responsive
frameworks: Skeleton, Bootstrap, Foundation ∙ Google AdWords Certification ∙ Google Analytics
Individual Qualification ∙ HTML email development ∙ MailChimp ∙ HootSuite. Visit my web
portfolio at williamp.com/portfolio and my blog at wpossidento.wordpress.com.
Experience
Language Testing International, White Plains, NY.
July 2014 to August 2014. User Experience (UX) Developer (two-day assignment only).
Created a visual sitemap, not a mere hierarchical listing, of languagetesting.com to help outside
vendors re-design the site.
SmartSites (formerly Melen, LLC), Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
April 2014 to July 2014. User Experience (UX) Developer (approx. four-month contract).
Advocate for the site user, propose process flows, wireframe interface designs, test usability,
create user tutorial videos, and develop front end for a start-up website.
Independent Contractor, Greenwich, CT.
May 2013 to present. Freelance Web Developer and Designer.
Please see williamp.com/portfolio for work performed for clients. Or see connorforce.com for a
client site built with HTML5, CSS3, Photoshop CS5 and the Bootstrap responsive framework.
GCInfotech, Stamford, CT.
January 2014 to March 2014. Web Developer and Designer.
Maintenance and development of sites. See this client site I built with Photoshop CS5 and the
premium WordPress theme Karma.
GiaGraphics, Easton, CT.
December 2013 to January 2014. Web Developer.
Obtained and retouched photographic content and reformatted written content for a WordPress site
for Lindenmeyr Travel.
Brandspinner, LLC, Greenwich, CT.
June 2012 to present. Founder and President.
Founded Brandspinner, LLC, which creates handheld puzzles bearing logos of corporate entities.
The puzzles involved extensive use of Photoshop CS5 including clipping masks and the website
was composed using Skeleton, a responsive CSS3 framework.
Banc of America Investor Services/Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, Scarsdale, NY.
12 March 2007 to 12 September 2011. Registered Client Associate.
∙ Opened, maintained and closed brokerage accounts in support of wealth managers.
∙ Entered trades using the Merrill Lynch trading system.
∙ Corrected trades.
∙ Calculated contingent deferred sales charges and required minimum distributions.
∙ Implemented systematic withdrawal or periodic investment plans.
∙ Transferred assets.
∙ Documented and updated investor suitability.
∙ Liaised with clients via telephone, fax, email or in person.
Weichert Capital Properties, Westport, CT, and Greenwich, CT.
August 2002 to March 2007. Realtor®.
∙ Listed single-family Greenwich house for sale for $11,000,000.
∙ Contracted renter of a $30,000/month beachfront house on Long Island Sound in Greenwich.
Red Horizon, Inc., Sandy Hook, CT.
March 2001 to September 2001. Web developer.
∙ Wrote HTML, CSS and basic JavaScript for client sites.
∙ Tested software, revised graphics in Photoshop and wrote help manual for bug-checking software.
Graphnet, Inc., Teaneck, NJ.
March 1997 to March 2001. Help Desk Specialist.
∙ Assisted clients in the use of Graphnet’s fax, telex, and email-to-fax software.
∙ Worked with clients and network engineers to resolve technical issues.
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc., Wall, NJ.
August 1994 to September 1996. Hydrogeologist & Case Manager.
Supervised soil and groundwater investigations related to releases of petroleum hydrocarbons
from fuel stations in New Jersey and New York.
∙ Worked with drillers to sample soil and install groundwater monitoring wells.
∙ Helped design, install and operate remediation systems.
∙ Scheduled outside subcontractors and in-house technicians.
∙ Evaluated sampling, monitoring and other data.
∙ Prepared reports for regulatory agencies.
∙ Managed budgets.
The Princeton Review, Westport, CT.
March 1994 to August 1994. SAT Math Instructor.
Taught the math portion of the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) to classes of high schoolers.
Independent Contractor, Barcelona, Spain.
September 1992 to December 1993. English Instructor.
Taught English to individuals and small groups.
Groundwater Technology, Inc., San Diego, CA.
July 1987 to September 1992. Hydrogeologist & Project Manager.
Managed soil and groundwater investigations related to releases of petroleum hydrocarbons from
fuel stations in southern California.
∙ Worked with drillers to sample soil and install groundwater monitoring wells.
∙ Helped design, install and operate remediation systems.
∙ Scheduled outside subcontractors and in-house technicians.
∙ Evaluated sampling, monitoring and other data.
∙ Prepared reports for regulatory agencies.
∙ Managed budgets.
California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Diego, CA.
January 1987 to May 1987 (semester appointment). Research Analyst.
Revised a database and documents of beneficial uses of water basins.
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.
January 1986 to May 1986 (semester appointment). Instructor in Geological Sciences.
Taught an introductory laboratory course in geological sciences while attending graduate school.
∙ Led a field trip to various localities.
∙ Responsible for grading of all student work.
Petroleum Testing Service, Inc., Bakersfield, CA.
July 1984 to August 1985. Field & Laboratory Technician.
Performed oilfield and laboratory services in southern and central California.
∙ Retrieved, packaged, and preserved core drilling samples from oil for analysis.
∙ Analyzed samples in laboratory for petroleum saturation, porosity and other characteristics.
∙ Photographed samples to document ultraviolet fluorescence indicating petroleum presence.
Licenses, designations, memberships, etc.
∙ Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Association charter holder since 2009
∙ Series 3, Series 7 & Series 66 Licenses
∙ Toastmasters International: attained Competent Communicator distinction
Foreign languages
Spanish: Speak and read fluently, intermediate writing abilities
Italian: Intermediate speaking, reading and writing abilities
Portuguese: Intermediate reading abilities; elementary speaking and writing abilities
Mandarin: Basic speaking and reading skills, ability to write a few hundred characters
Patents
USPTO patent 6, 361, 324 and 6, 533, 585. Rubik’s Cube™-like chemistry puzzles and teaching
devices based on an excellent alternative representation of the periodic table
USPTO patent 6, 626, 431. The 42 Cube, a mathematically gifted child of Rubik’s Cube™
USPTO patent 6, 342, 127. A revolutionary solar powered distillation tube
Education
MS, Geological Sciences, San Diego State University
BS, Geological Sciences, College of Engineering, Cornell University