My Résumé
Objectives
My objectives are clear: to manage a team of designers and developers in order to create usable and aesthetically-pleasing interfaces. I am looking to focus my time on developing and designing applications and features, from requirements-gathering to wireframes to the actual visual design with some HTML, CSS, and JavaScript support where needed.
Web-Related Skills
- Expert-level: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, jQuery, CMS (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal), Illustrator, InDesign, Visio, Balsamiq
- Proficient: Ruby Frameworks, Javascript, Flash
Experience
Lead User Experience Designer at OneSpot.com
March 2008 – Present
- Primary responsibilities include complete UI and IA redevelopment.
- Secondary responsibilities include designing newsletters, websites, widgets for 50+ clients which include: Wall Street Journal, Dell, The NFL, etc.
- Responsible for requirements gathering, wireframes, usability testing, complete design, HTML & CSS development.
Lead Visual Designer at B-Side Entertainment
2006 – 2008
- Primary responsibilities include UI design for both internal and external sites.
- Designed highly successful online marketing campaigns, including Facebook applications, Myspace profiles, and viral marketing.
- Implemented the latest Web 2.0 technologies to both new and existing products.
Lead UI Designer at Vertive, Inc.
2005-2006
- In charge of designing between 10-20 retail sites from start to finish with an emphasis on SEO.
- Managed marketing campaigns for each site, including extensive SEO and SEM overhauls.
- Created a high-end solution for creating, modifying, and tracking RSS feeds.
Education
The University of Texas at Austin
2000-2004
- B.S., Radio-Television-Film
- Emphasis on Digital Media
Highlights
- Co-founded deviantART.com at the age of 18. (Largest online art community)
- Authored Foundations of Dreamweaver MX at the age of 19 and wrote articles for others.
- Lectured about trends in web design at SXSW and multiple universities.
- Won a Webby and SXSW Web Award for deviantART.
