Rebecca susan taylor
4324 N. Rillito Creek Place
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-326-0968 h.
520-271-6387 m.
rebecca at littlered dot com
Education
June 1996
AB cum laude, Applied Mathematics/Atmospheric Chemistry
Professional Activities
Vice President of Development, Petfinder.com
2000-2006
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Lead programmer, web developer, and graphic designer for one of Forbes "Best of the Web" sites and the 84th largest site on the web (pageviews, HitWise). With over 8,000
member organizations maintaining the web's largest searchable database of homeless pets, Petfinder.com facilitated
over 1.5 million pet adoptions last year. Responsible for all aspects of web's presence, including designing,
programming and producing sponsor promotions, ads, and marketing tools and managing programming and
development staff. Responsible for international development.
web: http://www.petfinder.com
Founder and Director, Velo la Source Alpine Cycling Adventures
2002-present
- Founder of premier luxury holiday for avid cyclists desiring to ride the great cycling routes of the French Alps and view
live stages of the Tour de France. Based in a chalet with gourmet food, local wines, sports massage and other
amenities. As founder with my husband, my duties have included design of all aspects of the company's presence, from internet site to cycling jerseys, guiding guests on rides through the mountains, and acting as chef in 2003.
web:
http://www.velolasource.com
adjunct instructor, university of arizona extension school
2001-2002
- Instructor for "Advanced Javascript" for University of Arizona's extension school certificate degree programs. Developed and presented curriculum using examples from my own work.
1998-1999
UNIX/C software engineering for the terrain mapping capabilities of the Joint Mapping Tool Kit (JMTK), a collection of
application modules that enables mission applications to interface with the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII)
Common Operating Environment (COE) Mapping, Charting, Geodesy and Imagery (MCG&I) functionality.
1996-1998
- Programming and research for EPA analyses, including the Sector Facility Indexing Project, a major pilot EPA project
to provide public web access to a wide variety of facility-level environmental data in five industrial sectors.
Technologies
Web programming/development: LAMP: Linux, Apache, Mysql, Perl/CGI (HTML::Template, ModPerl) and PHP; Javascript; CSS
Graphic design and layout and advertising: Dreamweaver/Fireworks/Flash MX, Illustrator, Photoshop
Currently using Ruby/Ruby on Rails to develop new sites (www.southwesthoa.com and www.planetmom.com).
PASSIONS AND PREDELICTIONS
long distance triathlon and cycling
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- Winner of numerous triathlons and bike races in Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho, New York, New Hampshire, and
Massachusetts.
- Four-time Ironman triathlete (2002 Ironman Utah, Provo, Utah;
2001 Ironman Lanzarote, Lanzarote, Spain; 1999 Ironman U.S.A., Lake Placid, N.Y;
1998 Ironman Canada, Penticton, B.C.)
- 2003 member U.S. National Long Distance World Championship Triathlon Team, Ibiza, Spain (top American finisher in
age group.)
- 1996-1997 Castano Wheels Women's Cycling Team, Boston, Mass.; competition in major stage and one-day races on
the East Coast.
- 1996 Eastern Collegiate Cycling Champion, representing Harvard University
more ...
- Bikram yoga
- Rock climbing (First Woman President of Harvard University Mountaineering Club, 1995-96). Many climbs and technical ascents in the Tetons, Wind River, Joshua Tree, Gunks, Red Rocks, Cathedral Ledge.
- Competitive running
- Gourmet cooking and baking (French in the Escoffier tradition, New American cuisine, desserts by Pierre Hermé)
- European travel
- New media
- Mother to Isabelle
July, 2006