SUMMARY:

• An experienced, versatile interactive designer and front - end developer that builds sites geared toward positive user experience. Regularly serves as creative director, project manager, information architect, fully capable of usability analysis and cross browser testing.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator Adobe PhotoShop Adobe Acrobat/Distiller Adobe ImageReady Adobe/Macromedia Flash Adobe/Macromedia DreamWeaver Adobe/Macromedia Fireworks Adobe/Macromedia Captivate Microsoft Visual Studio, Team Foundation Server Microsoft Visual SourceSafe QuarkXPress Visio (Note: partial list)

LANGUAGES: ActionScript (AS2 and AS3), AJAX, ASP.NET, CSS, HTML/DHTML/XHTML, JavaScript, JSON, jQuery, PHP, VB Script, XML/XSLT

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: Drupal, Ektron, Stellent, Zen-Cart

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Visual Designer/Developer

Responsibilities:

• Develop effective web branding and strategy for clients
• Build engaging, interactive web sites that fit seamlessly into overall campaign and branding strategies for clients in a number of industries. Tasks include visual design, project management, creative direction, information architecture, front end development coding (DHTML/XHTML, CSS, XML, JavaScript/jQuery, ASP.NET, PHP, Flash (AS3)) and user experience / QA testing
• Create and maintain websites using content management systems (Ektron, Stellent)
• Produce HTML-based pages for email blasts and campaigns - test across all major email clients
• Convert and migrate legacy sites from older technologies to meet more recent standards
• Deliver focused search engine optimization strategy

Confidential, Peabody MA

Director of Digital Design

Responsibilities:

• Design, build and produce effective web sites for Confidential ’s clients. Tasks include visual design, project management, creative direction, estimates, information architecture and back-end development (DHTML/XHTML, ASP, PHP)
• Work with clients in a team environment to develop full-service advertising campaigns
• Branding, web strategy, including logo creation, style guides, etc.
• Oversee all back-end development by contractors to ensure web interface and database work seamlessly
• Administer requirements-gathering, use case scenarios and error testing for web development
• Create compelling Flash presentations and interactive for use in trade shows, sales pitches, web sites and web based
• Managed search engine optimization strategy and development for clients

Confidential, Burlington, MA

Senior Designer

Responsibilities:

• Created web sites in ASP, ColdFusion and DHTML for Confidential ’s Intranet and Extranet
• Created Flash-based interactive content for Confidential web sites
• Established information architecture for departmental Intranet sites
• Work with small team to convert HTML Extranet pages into Stellent content management system
• Worked directly with creative writers to storyboard web-based modules
• Created web-based modules in Flash that covered installation, administration and running online tests using Measured Progress’s Java-based applications
• Worked in both collaborative and independent environments
• Conducted software testing and made recommendations for future presentations

Confidential, Boston, MA

Senior Visual Design Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Led visual development for both internal and client projects, applying user-centered and task-centered methodologies to clients in a wide range of industries (financial, insurance, telecom) and multiple environments
• Designed user interface and information architecture for web sites and web-based applications for Confidential ’s clients, working directly with large back-end development teams to coordinate progress and integration
• Built interactive Flash files for web sites, presentations, and
• Helped develop online branding and web strategy for clients in Greater Boston area
• Redesigned user interfaces and information architecture of Confidential ’s Intranet web sites to improve user experience
• Constructed diagrams (logic, state, data flow, transaction, etc.) necessary for project development, proposals and client presentations
• Work with team to complete task analysis, user profiling, use cases and test scenarios for client web sites and applications
• Both directed and conducted usability tests and analysis
• Directed walk-throughs of web prototypes for clients during development stages

Confidential, Beverly, MA

Senior Designer and Information Architect

Responsibilities:

• Created concept, design, site architecture and HTML/DHTML code for client web sites
• Developed web banners and maintained client sites
• Managed integration of web design with back-end development
• Produced logo designs, identity systems, direct mail, posters and packaging
• Administered usability testing for web sites
• Responsible for search engine placement and positioning
• Mentored staff and clients on use of web design tools and site maintenance

Confidential, Boston, MA

Art Director

Responsibilities:

• Planned, implemented and maintained the development of web sites for music-industry clients
• Conceived, established design and built information architecture for Confidential ’s e-commerce web site and music forum
• Managed search engine positioning for client web sites
• Conducted sound editing for music industry client sites
• Studied web trends, best practices and changes in web technology

Confidential, Peabody, MA

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with small design team to design and code Confidential ’s online computer product store in a UNIX-based environment
• Assisted in development and population of a large product image database (40,000+ products) and an automated image processing system