QUALIFICATIONS

• Over 15 years experience in the design/web development field
• Creating wireframes / prototyping / cross-browser compatibility issues
• Upgrading existing application framework to include standards based front-end mark-up
• Extensive experience with front end code -- HTML4-5, XHTML, XML, AJAX, CSS2-3, JQuery JavaScript Library, JQuery UI, Yahoo User Interface Library, JQuery Mobile, JQuery Tools, Sencha Ext JS
• Web Application UI/UX Design Front-end Development with multiple frameworks: Java/Spring/STS Framework, Groovy/Grails MVC - UI layer, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft MVC - UI layer, PHP, Drupal, Joomla, .NET Content Management System, Java/JSP Team, PHP/Zend Framework Team

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY current version

• Adobe: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator Creative Suite 3/4/5.5
• Microsoft: Latest Version of Windows Client / Server software, IIS, SQL, C , ASP.NET Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/2012, Office 2005/2007/2010 Suite
• Other: HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery JavaScript Library, Yahoo User Interface Library YUI , AJAX, XML, Telerik Ajax Components, current browsers Firefox, Chrome, IE, Opera, Safari, mobile
• Worked with: Java, Spring STS Framework, Eclipse, Atlassian Suite - Jira / Confluence / Fisheye / Crucible, JSP, PHP, PHP Zend Frameworks, Subversion, Rational ClearQuest and ClearCase, Interwoven Content Management,CVS, Weblogic and Websphere servers, Apache Unix server, Drupal, Joomla Content Management Systems

EXPERIENCE

User Interface Developer / Front-end Developer

Confidential

• Supporting an enterprise Java eCommerce application and multiple development teams as senior UI/UX developer
• Build prototypes, develop CSS / XHTML HTML5, jQuery, jQuery UI, debug JavaScript CSS, assist Java developers with user interface issues
• One of the lead UI developers on the team to rebuild / re-architect the 100 million eCommerce application
• Performed cross browser testing and debugging to fix UI/JavaScript bugs in supported browsers on all major applications IE 7-8-9, Firefox, Chrome Safari
• Build new and enhance current functionality in the Java eCommerce application
• Tools used: Spring STS Framework, Eclipse Juno, Atlassian Suite of Agile software development and collaboration tools, Visual Studio 2012

Confidential

Front-end Developer / Cross-browser debugger

• Supported 3 different teams UX team, Drupal development team Cross-browser testing and debugging
• Built prototypes, developed CSS, debugged JavaScript CSS, assisted Java developers with user interface issues working with the UX team
• Lead UI developer on the Drupal team to rebuild the BCBSFL eCommerce, member support and other sites into a Drupal 7 multi-tenancy framework that supports most of the existing functionality for these multiple applications and offers content management to the business
• Performed cross browser testing and debugging to fix UI/JavaScript bugs in supported browsers on all major applications IE 7-8-9, Firefox, Chrome Safari

Confidential

Freelance Designer / Developer

• Provide lead creative direction including graphics design, web design and web development
• Front-end design and development on a freelance basis
• Building a mobile application with HTML, CSS and JQuery
• Building a dynamic, XML driven online portfolio
• Tools used: XHTML, HTML, DHTML, CSS based layout, JQuery, Yahoo Interface Library, JavaScript, Visual Studio 2005/2008, Adobe CS4 / CS5 - Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks Photoshop

Confidential

• Front-end Developer on a team of Open Source and .NET front-end developers as a consultant
• Worked with existing .net content managment systems to build an interactive calendar module, internet marketing modules, blog module, photo gallery module for several charity organizations
• Developed the front-end of several public facing sites for this Interactive Agency, including a travel site
• Built several CSS / XHTML / JQuery based Drupal 6 content management systems for the client's internet marketing
• Resolved problems of browser inconsistencies to achieve cross-browser compatibility in all current browsers
• Tools used: XHTML, CSS, JQuery, XML, JavaScript, AJAX, PHP, Drupal 6/7, Adobe Photoshop Adobe Creative Suite CS4

Confidential

• Senior Front-end Developer for over 50 internal and external .NET websites / web applications
• Worked in a small, dynamic, highly skilled, creative Agile team, working on several projects simultaneously with tight deadlines and little supervision
• Worked with UI designer's prototypes .psds and created a CSS based templates for an internal Administrative Application to manage franchises supply network
• Worked with the lead .NET developer to create the UI -View in a MVC framework based application
• Utilized AJAX calls with JQuery into the back-end, also used JQuery UI components to create the UI
• Responsible for driving and developing all projects through all stages of software development lifecycle
• Re-faced several customer facing sites. Ported over existing functionality into a standards-based CSS layout UI with JQuery as the main JavaScript library and converted the .NET website into .NET web application
• Debugged all applications and dealt with cross-browser compatibility and usability issues, W3C standards and accessibility, Section 508 issues
• Responsible for cross browser compatibility issues and supported IE 6-7, Firefox, Safari, Chrome and Opera

Confidential

• As an User Interface Engineer created the user interface for a new application platform using PHP/ Zend Framework and back-end with Java
• Created wireframes and functional prototypes for new application framework following detailed technical specifications / use cases
• This Web 2.0 application is being developed as a online networking community for internet marketing
• Developed the User Interface GUI for a SCRUM team management application using JQuery JavaScript library
• Interfaced with the PHP team to create templates in the Zend Framework MVC view
• Converted Photoshop files .psds into standards based XHTML for use within existing framework as templates
• Debugged existing HTML, CSS and Flash for use within existing framework and cross browser compatibility
• Tools: Zend Framework, Eclipse, PHP, XHTML, HTML 4, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, Adobe CS3-4, Axure

Confidential

• Lead front-end developer for J2EE mortgage applications on a multitier distributed architecture
• Translated detailed technical specifications/use cases into storyboards, wire frames and functional prototypes, standards based front-end mark up
• Responsible for driving assigned projects through all stages of software development lifecycle, from planning, development, multiple levels of testing, QA to production environment
• Front-end developer on a project to refactor the user interface of the Content Management Module of the mortgage application, responsible for the storyboarding, prototyping, front-end code through software development lifecycle
• Member of the team to redesign the architecture of the mortgage application to include: Model 2 framework with JSF, Standards-based valid, semantic XHTML, CSS based layout, addressing accessibility including Section 508 / usability, localization / internationalization
• Debugged all projects to ensure cross-browser compatibility, supporting IE 5 , Firefox and Safari
• Created a Flash / Captivate demonstration of the Customer CareNet mortgage application for a marketing convention
• Created prototypes, redesigned the default version of the mortgage application
• Created storyboards, wireframes then functional prototypes of new version of Customer CareNet Mortgage

Confidential

Tampa Bay Water

• Provided lead creative direction including graphics design, web design and project conception
• Redesigned the website for Tampa Bay Water
• Built a Dreamweaver template system using Macromedia Contribute 2
• Developed several prototype / wireframes from Macromedia Fireworks/Photoshop
• Tools used: HTML 4, DHTML, Table-less HTML using CSS, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and Photoshop

St. John's River Water Management District

Confidential

• Designed and developed the User Interface for several GIS mapping applications for the St. John's River Water Management District
• Designed the front-end for a data mapping and image server application
• Created the design using HTML 4, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, Fireworks MX and Dreamweaver MX and Photoshop
• Created a new enhanced user interface to facilitate the user's ability to search for specific geographical data provided by an Oracle Database and ESRI ArcGIS

Confidential

• Designed and developed a project tracking application for Vistakon Johnson Johnson .
• This was an intranet application to manage / track / finance all of the projects for the Vistakon Groups globally.
• Built the front end as well as tied in to an Oracle back end
• Tools used ASP, HTML, SQL, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, Macromedia Dreamweaver and Oracle.

Confidential

• Completely redesigned the public facing website and built the front end for the web applications for online payment system
• Worked with a Java developer to build web applications enabling Florida Water Services online bill pay
• Redesigned the intranet for Florida Water Services
• Tools used: HTML 4.0, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, Homesite, Dreamweaver UltraDev, Photoshop

Confidential

• Worked as a Web Design Consultant for Veritas
• Worked on the Sales Automation team of Java developers building web applications
• Designed and Developed a templating system for the Sales Portal Vcompass Sales Portal
• Created XML based templates using the Interwoven Teamsite Content Management System
• Tools used: HTML 4.0, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, Homesite, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, Interwoven Content Management System, XML

Confidential

• Web designer for Citrix as a consultant
• Worked with a Microsoft Web development team using HTML 4.0, CSS, DHTML, JavaScript, Visual Studio, Visual Interdev, ASP, Dreamweaver, Homesite
• Designed and managed web applications and content for the web site and the intranet
• Dreamweaver trainer - assisted content providers with the setup and use of HTML and Dreamweaver.

Confidential

• Senior Web Designer for a .COM start up as a consultant
• Led the design team and created the front end for this Unix Apache Server using IBM Websphere Application
• Used HTML 4.0, CSS, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, Homesite, Flash, Photoshop

Confidential

Web Designer Graphic Designer,

• Performed the following: maintenance, tech support, design and development of corporate websites, design of all corporate documents, marketing, ads in industry publications and also responsible for technical support and staff training in office applications, and some network administration.
• Tools: HTML, IIS, HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver and Frontpage, Photoshop, FreeHand/Illustrator, Flash, Fireworks.

Confidential

• I ran an NT server with O'Reilly's Website web server software. I was responsible for the maintenance, technical support, design and development of multiple web sites, web clients. I maintained and developed approximately 35 web sites/virtual servers. I also performed the following tasks: customer support, website marketing and promotion, site planning and implementation.
• Tools: O'Reilly's Website, HTML, Javascript, Frontpage, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks and FreeHand and Adobe Photoshop.