M.Stenta:
My name is Mike Stenta and I make websites.
I've been working with web technologies for over 10 years, specializing in websites for artists, individuals, and small businesses/organizations. I grew up in a small town in Connecticut, where I designed, coded, and updated sites for artists and dealers including Yosefa Drescher Fine Art, Adam Niklewicz, Frank Noelker, and James Kimura-Green. I also designed and constructed the website for the University of Connecticut's college/community radio station 91.7fm WHUS.
Most recently, I've made websites for FiveMyles, a performace art gallery in Brooklyn, New York, Dharma Ridge Farm, a certified-organic family farm in Washington, and Art Scene Design, an interior decorating artist duo that specializes in murals and finishes in New York, Florida, and Connecticut.
10 years of hand-coding websites has made me extremelly efficient at setting up new sites and updating existing ones. I am fluent in (X)HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript (AJAX), PHP, and MySQL, and have extensive experience with Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and other industry standard development programs.
To see some of the work I've done, check out my portfolio and my resumé, and feel free to drop me a line.
Professional Web Design
Artists/Individuals:
- Mitchel Osborne: Photographer {www.mitchelosborne.com}
- Laura Hudspeth: Artist/Accessory Designer {www.laurahudspeth.com}
- Adam Niklewicz: Sculpture {www.adamniklewicz.com}
- James Kimura-Green: Photographer/Printmaker {www.jameskimuragreen.com}
- Frank Noelker: Photographer {www.franknoelker.com}
- Mike Stenta: Artist/Computer Nerd {www.mstenta.net}
Small Businesses:
- RIS Systems {www.rissystems.com}
- Susan Lesser Group {www.susanlessergroup.com}
- Constantakis Consulting Group {www.constantakisconsultinggroup.com}
- PTCFO, Inc. {www.ptcfo.com}
- Art Scene Design {www.artscenedesign.com}
- Dharma Ridge Farm {www.dharmaridgefarm.com}
- Adam Niklewicz: Illustration {www.illustratorusa.com}
- Yosefa Drescher Fine Art {www.ydfa.com}
Organizations:
- FiveMyles Gallery {www.fivemyles.org}
- 91.7fm WHUS {www.whus.org}
For more information, refer to my resumé.
Michael Stenta
Objective:
- To help artists, individuals, and organizations explore the possibilities of web and network technologies for organizing and spreading their content and information.
Photographic Experience
2007
- SAIT Photographer
- SAIT, UConn, Storrs, CT
- Worked independently as a photographer for the Student Affairs Information Technology department at the University of Connecticut. Photographed events, organized on-location staff portrait sessions, and managed all digital post-production. Photographs were used on various University web pages and in the University's Annual Report.
2006-2007
- University Photographer
- Division of Student Affairs, UConn, Storrs, CT
- Worked independently as the University Photographer for the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut. Photographed events, organized on-location staff portrait sessions, and managed all digital post-production. Photographs were used in 11 issues of the Updates Division Newsletter.
2005-2007
- Darkroom Lab Monitor
- Department of Art/Art History, UConn, Storrs, CT
- Maintained and supervised darkroom lab areas, mixed chemicals, maintained Colex printer, and provided creative and technical assistance to students.
Graphic Design Experience
2005-2007
- Graphic Designer
- 91.7fm WHUS, Storrs, CT
- Produced posters, brochures, flyers, t-shirts, advertisements, and other promotional material for the community-run radio station, WHUS.
Programming Experience
2003-2005
- Lead Programmer
- Environmental Research Institute, UConn, Storrs, CT
- Worked independently to design and implement a Graphical User Interface using the IDL programming language to visualize and manipulate NetCDF format data captured from a LIDAR (laser-radar) scientific instrument.
Web Design/Development Experience
2009
- RIS Systems
- {www.rissystems.com}
- Programmed website layout for RIS Systems. The site was designed by EAB Studio.
- Susan Lesser Group
- {www.susanlessergroup.com}
- Programmed a custom Drupal theme and configuration for Susan Lesser Group. The site was designed by Claudio Fiorani.
- Constantakis Consulting Group
- {www.constantakisconsultinggroup.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout for Constantakis Consulting Group, a non-profit financial consulting group.
- PTCFO, Inc.
- {www.ptcfo.com}
- Designed and programmed a custom Drupal theme and configuration for PTCFO, Inc., a group of financial consultants specializing in family organizations and ESOPs.
- Mitchel Osborne, Photographer
- {www.mitchelosborne.com}
- Designed and programmed a custom WordPress theme and configuration for Mitchel Osborne, a photographer in Port Townsend, Washington.
2008
- Art Scene Design, Interior Decorating Artists
- {www.artscenedesign.com}
- Redesigned and programmed website layout for Art Scene Design, interior decorating artists who specialize in murals, faux finishes, and trompe l'oeil in New York, Florida, and Connecticut. Updated galleries with new images and new navigation, and optimized the site for search engine placement.
- Laura Hudspeth, Artist/Accessory Designer
- {www.laurahudspeth.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout for Laura Hudspeth, an artist/accessory designer in Portland, Oregon. Installed and integrated a WordPress blog, as well as a backend image management system using PHP and MySQL.
- FiveMyles Gallery
- {www.fivemyles.org}
- Designed and programmed website layout for FiveMyles, a performance art gallery in Brooklyn, New York.
- Dharma Ridge Farm
- {www.dharmaridgefarm.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout for Dharma Ridge Farm, a family-run organic farm in Port Ludlow, Washington.
2007-2008
- Adam Niklewicz, Sculptor/Illustrator
- {www.adamniklewicz.com}
- {www.illustratorusa.com}
- Updated numerous elements of two websites owned by Adam Niklewicz, a sculptor and illustrator in Connecticut. Made additions to Flash-based site, reorganized the Flash project file for easier updates in the future, and formatted and organized over 150 images into a new Portfolio section, in addition to many other minor changes and updates.
2007
- James Kimura-Green, Photographer/Printmaker
- {www.jameskimuragreen.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout and template system for James Kimura-Green, an artist in Connecticut, as well as set up a backend image management system using PHP and MySQL.
2006-2007
- Frank Noelker, Photographer
- {www.franknoelker.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout and template system for Frank Noelker, a fine art photographer in Connecticut.
- 91.7fm WHUS
- {www.whus.org}
- Designed and programmed website layout and template system for the college/community radio station 91.7fm WHUS, as well as a database-driven broadcast schedule system using MySQL and PHP for managing and displaying their radio broadcast schedule, including dynamic content such as "now playing" and "upcoming shows" information. Maintained website and managed webmaster email from 2006-2007.
2005
- Yosefa Drescher Fine Art
- {www.ydfa.com}
- Designed and programmed website layout and template system for Yosefa Drescher Fine Art, a fine art photography dealer based in West Hartford, Connecticut, as well as a custom backend artist/image gallery administration system using MySQL and PHP for managing artist images and other content.
2004-2005
- EverythingIdeas.com
- (no longer online)
- Personal Web Project
- Original concept site targetted at individuals with ideas. Designed and programmed website layout, template system, and a database-driven archiving system using MySQL and PHP. Maintained website and managed webmaster email for the entire life of the site.
2003-Present
- mstenta.net
- {mstenta.net}
- Personal Web Project
- Designed and programmed website layout, template system, and provided all the content. Currently owned, updated, and maintained by myself.
- Deb Wadsworth
- (no longer online)
- Designed and programmed website layout for Deb Wadsworth, and artist/painter in Avon, Connecticut. Photographed on-location and formatted artwork for display on the web.
2000-2003
- Iocode.net
- (no longer online)
- Personal Web Project
- Original concept site targetted at web design/development beginners and professionals. Designed and programmed website layout and template system. Wrote tutorials and references. Provided email and web-based Q&A support to individuals. Maintained website and managed webmaster email for the entire life of the site.
Creative Skills
- Website Development, Relational Database Design, User Interface Design, Photography, Digital Imaging, Printing, Black/White and Color Darkroom, Printmaking
Computer Skills
Software:
- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Quark, Flash, Word, Excel, Mac, Windows, Linux
Languages/Concepts:
- (X)HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, Java, MySQL, C++, IDL
Education
2007
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, with a concentration in Photography
- University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
- GPA 3.6/4.0
- Subjects of study: Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Art Theory, Art History, Computer Science, Sociology, Psychology, Economics
Michael Stenta
Interested in contacting me? Use the form to the left and press send. I will respond as soon as I can.