About Robert

I’m Robert Doyal. I’m an experienced Web professional living in Austin, Texas. I have been designing, developing and managing Web sites since the late 90s. My experience includes work with news media, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and government entities.

I’m characterized as energetic, creative, tech-savvy, innovative, passionate, self-motivated, self-initiating, self-respected, analytical, dedicated, and strategic.

I have an eclectic mix of interests including:

• competitive running
• hot air ballooning
• nature, the great outdoors
• volunteering, community service
• government, politics
• conservationist/environmentalist
• space and science exploration
• Web design and development
• graphic design and layout
• news junkie
• smooth jazz, inspiring piano, and new age music
• motivational and inspiring quotes, books, articles, etc.
• digital photography
• social media and interaction
• Web 2.0 technologies
• Web usability and accessibility
• leadership and professional development
• good coffee and tea

My Knowledge and Abilities

• Web design
• Web development
• Web usability
• Web accessibility
• Web analytics
• W3C Web standards
• Electronic publications and presentations
• E-mail subscription services
• Graphic design
• Video/audio editing and streaming
• Blogging tools
• Project management/collaboration
• Information architecture
• User interface design
• Relational databases
• Digital photography and video
• Search engine optimization (SEO)
• Social media/networking and Web 2.0 technologies
  • Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Delicious, Flickr, etc.
• New media tools
  • blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds, widgets, wikis, etc.

My Technical Skills

Software

• Adobe (Acrobat Professional, AfterEffects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Pagemaker, Photoshop)
• Audacity
• BBEdit
• Microsoft IIS
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint)
• PaintShop Pro
• WordPerfect

Databases

MySQL, SQL, Access

Operating Systems

Mac, Windows, Linux, UNIX

Programming Languages

ASP, PHP, HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSL, XSLT, AJAX, JavaScript, jQuery

Conferences Attended

• South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive, new media technology festival, 2008
• John Slatin – AccessU, accessibility training conference, 2008
• Voices That Matter, web design and development conference, 2007
• Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District IV, conference for advancement professionals, 2005