SUMMARY:

As a multipotentialite, I bring everything I continue to learn into every new pursuit. With over twenty years experience in Coding, Design, Market Strategy and Research, and Responsive Web Design solutions; numerous projects include Responsive Web Design (RWD); User Interface Design (UI); User Experience Design (UE); Section 508 ADA Compliance; Front - end development technologies across multiple platforms including Social Media / Mobile; Print Collateral and Brand Identity Design; All AdvertisingMedia; Digital Photography; Art Direction; Vehicle Wrap; Large Format Paint; POS (Point-of-sale) Packaging,(including 3D); Educational System Course Needs; Content Writing; Content Editing; and more. Additionally, I am well versed in web technologies and tools such as AJAX, JavaScript, HTML5, DHTML, CSS3, Bootstrap; and Design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, (CMS) Content Management Systems(specifically Drupal).

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Skill & Capabilities: Design, Theme-centric Design, Heuristic Evaluation, Low & Hi-fi Prototyping, Photography, 3-D graphics

Research: Contextual Inquiry, Task Analysis, Think-a-louds

Expertise: Design Leadership, Design Methodologies, Research Methodologies, Communication Design, Data Visualization, Goals Analysis

Additional Print Design: Logo & Corporate Identity, POS Packaging, Catalogs, Schedules, Brochures, Newsletters, Email, Training & Education Materials, Photography

Tools: Creative Cloud Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Drupal, Acrobat, Fireworks, HTML, HTML5, DHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, CSS4, JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX UI, designer mock-ups, Blackboard, WebCT, Bootstrap

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Primary Social Media Guru of special projects, Scriveners and Limners Devision.
• Primary Steward, including: identification, classification and documentation of major gifts.
• Primary Social Media Guru for gift distributions.
• Primary Gift Steward, including: identification, classification and documentation of major gifts.
• Primary steward (Art Director) of site design philosophies.
• Primary image steward, creating all necessary new/replacement graphics.
• Ensure Section 508 compliance.
• Eight (8) years’ work experience with highly-developed skills; at a higher skill level than most.
• Competent in all aspects of each skill; and able to perform at a high degree of proficiency and productivity.
• 5,000 plus web pages site maintained by multiple Content Editor Roles, using Drupal8 WCMS.
• Originally coded WK1.0 from scratch (due to proprietary imbedded code in the previous version) in Notepad/Dreamweaver/Firefox.
• Conducted all construction/testing/debugging (August 2008 - December 31 2008).
• Created the West Kingdom User Experience (all visual graphical/elements).
• Implemented design, structure, content strategies and policies of the West Kingdom site.
• Site constructed for Drupal4 and now utilizes Drupal8.
• WK Version 1.5, 2.0 Photographer recruiting.
• Site management.
• Over site committee membership.
• Mentor-ship and general over site of 45 sub-domains (through individual web masters) on a global scale. The physical locations of all sub-domains region are: Alaska to southern California (north-south and Korea to Nevada (east-west)).
• This site uses a content repository or a database to store page content, metadata, and other information assets that might be needed by the system which is all managed by Drupal (which provides the foundation for collaboration, offering the ability to manage documents and output for multiple author editing and participation). Drupal administration of this site was chosen because of the “fat client” requirements of the site.
• Performed all aspects of analysis; information architecture; design and coding; development; testing and debugging; maintenance and operational support of computer software applications and knowledge and experience with cross-browser and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Used Notepad, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Mozilla Developer, for site code creation.
• Write HTML, HTML5, DHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, CSS4, JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX, for site code creation.
• Conducted all cross-browser (IE/Chrome/Safari/Firefox and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Performed all aspects of advanced-level skill requirements in analysis, information architecture, design, development, testing, maintenance and operational support of computer software applications.
• Performed all aspects of RWD (Responsive Web Design) analysis and testing (laptop, CPU, Tablet, cell phone platforms).
• Ensured Section 508 compliance.

Designer & Coder

Confidential, Saceamento, CA

Responsibilities:

• Twenty (20+) years ’ work experience with highly-developed skills; at a higher skill level than most.
• Perform all aspects of analysis.
• Perform all aspects information architecture.
• Perform all aspects design and coding.
• Perform all aspects development.
• Perform all aspects testing and debugging.
• Perform all aspects maintenance and operational support of computer software applications and knowledge and experience with cross-browser and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Used Creative Cloud Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, for site code creation.
• Write HTML, HTML5, DHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, CSS4, JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX, for site Bootstrap code creation.
• Create UI designer mock-ups for client review.
• Sites utilize the Godaddy web content management system (WCMS) control panel to provides website authoring, collaboration, and administration tools designed to allow the site “owner” (whom has little knowledge of web programming languages or markup languages to create and manage website content with relative ease).
• Coded specifically in Bootstrap for cleanliness.
• Bootstrap also allows the Godaddy control panel to use a content repository or a database to store page content, metadata, and other information assets that might be needed by the system.
• Godaddy was chosen for this website client as the primary maintenance tool because of it’s ease of use for non-technical staff/client as a WYSIWYG.
• Conduct all cross-browser (IE/Chrome/Safari/Firefox and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Perform all aspects of RWD (Responsive Web Design) analysis and testing (laptop, CPU, Tablet, cell phone platforms).
• Ensure Section 508 compliance.

Adjunct Professor

Confidential, Chico, CA

Responsibilities:

• Mentor/taught 120 students (2 sections) each semester in basic web design skills.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site analysis.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site information architecture.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site design and coding.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site development.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site testing and debugging across multiple platforms.
• Mentor/taught basic aspects of web site aspects maintenance and operational support of computer software applications and knowledge and experience with cross-browser and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Creative Cloud Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Drupal, Acrobat, Fireworks for site code creation.
• Mentor/taught basic HTML, HTML5, DHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, CSS3, JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX, for site code creation.
• Presented entire course in online Blackboard presentation methods.

Marketing Director

Confidential, Chico, CA

Responsibilities:

• Constructed presentation layer (template engine) displays which were XSLT files confined to specific use within Confidential parameters.
• Project lead: construction of Confidential .
• Developed and maintained support and training functions for Q and A and direct customer support services.
• Performed administrative system maintenance.
• Provided all client consultation services.
• Ensured accessibility of all client UI versions.
• Ensured Section 508 compliance.
• Ensured version control within confines of Confidential guidelines.

Multimedia Design Specialist

Confidential, Marysville, CA

Responsibilities:

• Performed all aspects of analysis.
• Performed all aspects information architecture.
• Performed all aspects design and coding.
• Performed all aspects development.
• Performed all aspects testing and debugging.
• Performed all aspects maintenance and operational support of computer software applications and knowledge and experience with cross-browser and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Used Notepad, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Mozilla Developer, for site code creation.
• Wrote HTML, DHTML, XML, XSL, CSS, JavaScript / JQuery / AJAX, for site code creation.
• Conducted all cross-browser (IE/ Safari/Firefox and cross platform issue/testing/de-bugging.
• Performed all aspects of advanced-level skill requirements in analysis, information architecture, design, development, testing, maintenance and operational support of computer software applications.
• Performed all aspects of RWD (Responsive Web Design) analysis and testing (laptop, CPU, Tablet, cell phone platforms).
• Ensured Section 508 compliance.