Hi, my name is Kimberly Blessing. I'm a computer scientist, Web developer, standards evangelist, feminist, and geek. This is where I write about life, the Web, technology, women's issues, and whatever else comes to mind.
Resume
Summary of Qualifications
An energetic, self-motivated individual with a broad range of computing/IT knowledge and experience, in addition to an eagerness to learn. A creative thinker and effective communicator with superb leadership and organizational skills.
Professional Experience
- Kimmie Corp. – West Chester, PA/Minot, ND
- 1997 to Present — President and Chief Consultant
- Comcast Interactive Media – Philadelphia, PA
- 2009 to Present — Senior Manager, Web Development
- Bryn Mawr College – Bryn Mawr, PA
- Fall 2008 — Computer Science Instructor
- PayPal, Inc. – San Jose, CA
- 2008 — Principal Front-End Architect, Web Development Platform Team
- 2006 to 2008 — Manager, Web Development Platform Team
- America Online, Inc. – Dulles, VA
- 2004 to 2005 — Acting Director/Senior Manager, Studio Development
- 2002 to 2004 — Program Manager for Technical Standards and Strategy, Studio@AOL
- 2000 to 2002 — Senior Interactive Media Developer, Studio@AOL
- 1999 to 2000 — Interactive Media Developer, Creative Services
- Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) – Philadelphia, PA
- 1998 to 1999 — Analyst, Network Solutions Group
- Bryn Mawr College – Bryn Mawr, PA
- 1995 to 1998 — Software and Hardware Support Specialist, Department of Computing Services
- 1995 to 1998 — Web Developer, Office of Public Affairs
- Westtown Consulting – Westtown, PA
- 1996 — Quality Assurance Engineer
- Software Madhouse – Rosemont, PA
- 1994 to 1995 — Internet Trainer and Salesperson
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
- Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA Bachelor of Arts awarded May 1997. Senior studies and research in artificial intelligence and autonomous robotic agents.
- Master’s Degree in Computer Science
- The George Washington University, Washington, DC Master of Science awarded May 2003. Also completed requirements for the Computer Security and Information Assurance Graduate Certificate.
Memberships and Activities
- Association for Computing Machinery, Member (2001-Present).
- Bryn Mawr College Alumnae Association, Executive Board Representative for Electronic Services (2005-2008, 2008-2011) and Electronic Communications Committee Member (2002-2005).
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Workshops, Panels, and Presentations Committee Member (2004), Webmaster (2006, 2007), and Web Volunteer (2008).
- IEEE and IEEE Computer Society, Member (2001-Present).
- International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, Member (2007-Present).
- Web Standards Project, Member (2004-Present) and Group Co-Lead (2006-2008).
- World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Member of the Cascading Style Sheets Working Group (representing AOL, 2003-2005).
Publishing Credits
- Technical editor for HTML & CSS: The Good Parts (Autumn 2009, O’Reilly) by Ben Henick.
- Co-author, Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites (December 2007, New Riders).
- Technical editor for CSS, DHTML, &Ajax (October 2006) by Jason Cranford Teague.
- Technical reviewer for Spring into HTML and CSS (April 2005) by Molly E. Holzschlag.
- Code author for portions of DHTML and CSS Advanced (December 2004) by Jason Cranford Teague.
Speaking Engagements and Events
- 2009:
- The CSS Summit, online, July 2009: CSS and Troubleshooting IE6.
- In Control 2009 Web Design Conference, Cincinnati, OH, June 2009: Web Style Guide Workshop.
- WebVisions Portland, OR, May 2009: “Designing Our Way Through Web Forms” (code).
- SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, TX, March 2009: “Designing Our Way Through Web Forms” (code).
- 2008:
- <head> Web Conference, online, October 2008: “Beyond Web Standards: Crafting Design and Development Standards”.
- Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, Keystone, CO, October 2008: “Online Social Networks”.
- An Event Apart, Boston, MA, June 2008: “Standards in the Enterprise”.
- Voices that Matter: Web Design, Nashville, TN, June 2008: Beyond Web Standards: Crafting Design and Development Standards.
- WebVisions, Portland, OR, May 2008: Optimize Your Site in 7 Easy Ways.
- SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, Texas, March 2008: “WaSP Annual Meeting: Don’t Break the Web”.
- 2007:
- An Event Apart, San Francisco, CA, October 2007: “Standards in the Enterprise”.
- Penn State Web Conference, State College, PA, June 2007: “Managing Standards through Process” (closing keynote).
- WebVisions, Portland, OR, June 2007: “Managing Standards through Process”.
- SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, TX, March 2007: “WaSP Annual Meeting: Takin’ it to the Street”.
- 2006:
- SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, TX, March 2006: How to Convince Your Company to Embrace Standards and “WTF: WaSP Task Force Panel: Getting the Job Done Right”.
- 2004:
- Web Managers Roundtable, Washington, DC, May 2004: “Web Standards in the Real World”.
- SXSW Interactive Festival, Austin, TX, March 2004: CSS: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
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