Christopher M. Keane
16501 Killdeer Drive • Derwood, Maryland 20855 •- •-• Web developer with more than 25 years’ experience building web sites and applications
• Expert knowledge of front-end and back-end programming, including JavaScript — both React
and Vue.js — PHP, and SQL
• Experienced in CMS development and theming, such as WordPress and Drupal
• Extensive experience with all modules of Blackbaud’s Luminate Online, especially custom
donation forms
Professional Experience
CKWeb
Derwood, MD
Independent Contractor
Feb. 1993 – present
Manage tech consulting business, serving clients in online marketing and print editorial production.
• Create web sites and custom software for a variety of clients, including mobile applications for
video and magazine distribution.
Examples
o Work with members of the disaster response and companion animals teams to develop
emergency call center system during Hurricane Katrina, for HSUS staff to use when recording
incoming reports of people who needed assistance.
o Partner with members of the HSUS Video team to build a mobile app for iOS and Android,
showcasing video stories about animals.
• Create custom donation forms using Blackbaud’s Luminate Online, Stripe, and other payment
systems.
Examples
o Collaborate with HSUS Accounting staff to build an online payment portal for advertisers at
Animal Care Expo.
o Work with various HSUS departments to develop custom event registration systems, such as
for online courses, international grant requests, and event presentation downloads.
• Develop specialized versions of advocacy forms, surveys, email templates, and other components
in Luminate Online.
• Build tailored CMS implementations in WordPress, Drupal, and Luminate Online CMS.
• Write and maintain custom scripts and other programming to work around limitations of legacy
systems.
• Produce and edit professional technical books. Collaborate with authors, designers, editors, and
other stakeholders to transform manuscript into printed and electronic books.
Christopher Keane
2
Smithsonian Institution
Web Developer
Washington, DC
Aug. 2018 – Jul. 2019
• Build custom engagement experiences for donors and prospective donors.
• Create modern donation form system that increased donations by nearly 25 percent.
The Humane Society of the United States
700 Professional Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Web Programmer
Feb. 2014 – Feb. 2018
Create custom web sites and software at a large, national nonprofit organization. Responsible for full
life cycle of programming projects, from application architecture and coding to testing, launch, and
maintenance.
Examples
o Work across organizational boundaries to develop an online newsroom that allows reporters to
download videos and photos from the HSUS.
o Collaborate with designers and others to rebuild the organization’s donation and advocacy
forms to be modern and responsive.
o Introduce Amazon Web Services to the organization, and learn how to administer AWS’s wide
variety of services.
The Humane Society of the United States
700 Professional Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Associate Editor
Feb. 1992 – Feb. 1993
Edited publications produced by the Society, including quarterly membership magazine, regional
newsletters, catalogs, and brochures.
Addison-Wesley Publishing
75 Arlington St., Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Production Editor
June 1989 – Jan. 1991
In-house editor responsible for book projects from manuscript to bound book; specialized in college
mathematics and physics textbooks, then in cookbooks and general interest books.
Thomas Todd Company, Printers
Proofreader/Typesetter/Graphics Assistant
14 Beacon St., Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Oct. 1987 – May 1989
Education
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853. Attended from August 1981 to June 1986. B.A.,
Linguistics, 1986.
