Web Development Staff

Roberta  Sims
University Webmaster
Phone: 570-577-3310
Email: rsims@bucknell.edu

Services/Specialties: Managing the CMS (training, troubleshooting; migrating websites, user accounts, workflows); HTML; Photoshop; web development training; writing for the web; creating channels for myBucknell; working with departments and individuals on their web pages; attending meetings; drinking vast amounts of coffee; functioning at a high level on minimal sleep.

Bio/Background Info: MFA in Creative Writing, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; BA in Writing, University of Pittsburgh. I’ve lived in Pennsylvania, Alaska, Louisiana, New York, Massachusetts and Ontario.

One thing my colleagues don’t know about me: That I have several billiards tropies stashed away in my attic from my college days.

One thing I plan to learn this year: Everything I can about XML and XSLT. To speak Russian. To play Beethoven’s Op 2. No 1 f minor Sonata from memory. Okay, that’s three things.

Don Rea
Web Application Developer
Phone: 570-577-3278
Email:rea@bucknell.edu

Services/Specialties: Usability testing and design; data model and interface design; small database design and programming; middle tier programming; XML and XHTML application; finding ways to "glue" together technologies, workflows and goals.

Bio/Background Info: Originally from the Pittsburgh area; studied Studio Art at Wesleyan University; previous experience as a crane operator and commercial photographer; not sure what I want to be when I grow up.

One thing my colleagues don’t know about me: I have 33 teeth.

One thing I plan to learn this year: To make the jump from large-format film to high-resolution digital

Ryan LeBreton
Web Developer
Phone: 570-577-3122
Email:lebreton@bucknell.edu

Services/Specialties: Cascading style sheets (CSS), Flash, Photoshop, web development training, content management system support and training, small database design and programming, myBucknell channels, resisting the urge to drink coffee even though the other members of my group are addicted.

Bio/Background Info: I graduated from Bucknell in 2000 with a BS in Chemistry.  While I was here, I worked for ISR as an undergraduate which sparked my interest in web development and, in a roundabout way, led to the job I have now.

One thing my colleagues don’t know about me: I’m taking Salsa lessons.

One thing I plan to learn this year: The joy and sorrow of home ownership.

Ritsu Katsumata
Multimedia / Web Developer
Phone: 570-577-1843
Email:rk023@bucknell.edu

Services/Specialties: Multimedia, streaming video, flashy, noisy pages

Bio/Background Info: After completing aBA in English Literature from University of Pennsylvania, I've lived and worked in NYC, Portland OR, Tokyo, Japan, Ithaca, NY, and now Lewisburg PA as multimedia / graphic designer, musician and composer-performer.

One thing my colleagues don’t know about me: That I once beat up the 1986 Ivy League quarterback champion.

One thing I plan to learn this year:   Creating content for Second Life