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Kate Javandel

Web Content & CMS Specialist

Woman in contemplation by misty mountains, beneath a pine branch

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Web content and CMS professional with 14+ years helping large organizations publish smarter, move faster, and maintain quality at scale. At Intuit, Bank of the West, and Wells Fargo, I've partnered with design, product, marketing, and engineering teams to manage high-traffic websites, lead complex CMS migrations, and build the systems that keep content operations running long after a project wraps.

My technical foundation spans WordPress, Sitecore, Tridion, EMC Documentum, and Joomla — paired with hands-on experience in HTML/CSS, QA, A/B testing, and digital asset management. I've rebuilt a 400-page site twice, led a migration cleanup touching 53,000 files, and written documentation that teams actually use.

Southern Californian by birth, Bay Area resident by choice. Off the clock: concerts, open-world games, and a BTS rabbit hole I've already finished twice. Based in Alameda, CA with two cats (excellent coworkers).

Work & Education

Marketing Manager, Web Operations
Intuit · Oct 2023 – Present (Contract)

Web content management on turbotax.intuit.com using WordPress. Built a 50+ page publisher's wiki, mentoring new hires, and exploring AI-augmented publishing workflows. Rehired after mandatory contractor break.

AVP, Web Content Analyst
Bank of the West · Feb 2015 – Sep 2023

Managed content across multiple CMS platforms for BankoftheWest.com. Led two full site rebuilds (400 pages), two CMS upgrades, cross-functional training programs, and enterprise digital asset management.

Web Publisher, Wholesale UX
Wells Fargo · 2011 – 2014 (Contract)

Two contract engagements. HTML-based web publishing for internal portals. Led post-migration cleanup in Tridion CMS touching ~53,000 files. Cross-functional team leadership and documentation.

Education: Web Design & Development (UC Irvine 2014–15) · Technical Writing (UC Riverside 2011–12) · M.A. Counseling Psychology (Golden Gate 2001–03) · B.S. Psychology & Sociology (University of Oregon 1994–96)

Interests (beyond the keyboard)

Cat in garden setting with bamboo and mountains (contains subtle BTS easter egg)

The interest range is… broad. Cat mom, gamer, yarn hoarder, ARMY. Vivaldi to Nine Inch Nails to BTS, sometimes in the same afternoon. Currently in a BTS era with no plans to leave.

Knitting

Fair isle colorwork, self-designed.

3D Printing

Fan merch & containers.

Camping

Enough gear for an apocalypse.

K-dramas

40+ episodes, then disappear.

Let's work together

Serene pond with bamboo groves and misty mountains

Give me a messy CMS, a looming migration, and a blank page — I'll have it sorted by lunch.

📧 kate@javandel.net

💼 linkedin.com/in/katejavandel

Open to contract & FTE · Alameda, CA