They're Hiring

To Whom It May Concern,

I began working with [ostensible supervisor] and [supervisor] to port the [current place's] site into a new content management system in December, 2006. The new Web site launched in March, 2007, and has been warmly received by its users, and visits to the site have nearly tripled. Since that time, I have had an opportunity to perform a number of technical, design and multimedia production tasks for a variety of departments and centers within [the place]. I am very much enjoying the work in [the place's specific office].

I worked for almost seven years for [state uni], in [bumfuck], and found the academic setting a very nice place to work and grow. However, the cultural and social opportunities were limited; [Bumfuck] is a very small, "suitcase college" town. I've been in Nashville for the past twelve years, and I consider it my permanent home.

At [Bumfuck State Uni], I was a computer operator for more than four years, overseeing and monitoring a variety of minicomputer systems (Prime, Data General, HP-UX), and was promoted to Technical Support Coordinator in 1995. While in that position, I created my first web page -- the day after NCSA's Mosaic 0.9 was released. The site developed into what eventually became the very popular site, "Atavachron," the official web site for jazz guitarist Allan Holdsworth. I also developed [Bumfuck State]'s first intranet (before the term was coined), using a Macintosh Centris 610 and Chuck Shotton's MacHTTP (later WebSTAR), and developed content for it to provide online technical assistance to students, faculty and staff.

At [Evil Empire], Inc. (formerly [Evil Company], and [Evil Incarnate]), as a Senior Applications Engineer, I helped design, test, implement and support custom, Web-based software solutions. I worked with teams of project managers, business analysts and code developers to create visually-pleasing, intuitive Web-based interfaces to meet a number of specific business objectives. One such application was "[what a cool name!]," a collection of hierarchical discussion groups where employees throughout the company could share best practices and disseminate critical news and issues. This application was mentioned in the June 17, 1998, issue of "PC Week" ("Healthy Web Spending Pays Off," by Esther Shein), where the magazine awarded [Evil Incarnate] the number one ranking in its "Fast Track 500" for that year.

If my skill set and experience seem a good match to continue to meet the needs of [the place], I would welcome an opportunity to discuss this open position, and to address any questions you might have of me.

Thank you,

[--Jeffraham]
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