Front-end Developer

Specializing in the design and development of web-based applications using client-side technologies. Able to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to define project scope and collaborate across development teams to deliver effective solutions. Experience using industry standard hardware, software, and development techniques.

Qualifications Summary

Website Design: HTML; CSS; JavaScript; DOM Manipulation/DHTML; Browser Compatibility; Hand Coding; Accessibility; Web Standards; Graphics Production & Optimization; Layout and Typography; User Interface Design
Website Development: System Analysis & Design; Database Design & Management; Server-side Scripting; Object-oriented Programming; Host Setup and Maintenance
Print Production: Identity & Logo Design; Layout and Typography; Spot and 4-color Process Layouts; Illustration; Digital Photography; Image Touchup/Color Correction; Scanning; Proofreading and Copy Editing

Professional Experience

Senior Front-end Developer

2004-Present: Community Connect, Inc. - New York, NY

I work with the team responsible for the management and development of client-side assets (XHMTL, CSS, JavaScript). The company is currently completely restructuring and consolidating 3 internet properties with tens of thousands of active members and over a billion page-views per month. My position requires I collaborate with Information Architecture, Visual Design, and Development to define and deliver the assets required to use our sites in modern browsers (IE 5.5, IE 6, Firefox 1).

Position Summary

Review wireframes with Information Architecture, key business stakeholders, focusing on fitness and performance of implementation
Review and implement layouts provided by Visual Design in CSS
Communicate development estimates and issues to management to ensure accurate and timely delivery of assets
Address client-side issues discovered by Quality Assurance
Collaborate with team members to improve tools, processes, and communication
Investigate and test new technologies that can improve production

Over the past year I've also developed Cypher, an API that allows a true model-view-controller development approach using PHP and XML, Switch, a server-side pre-processor that extends CSS to provide powerful new functionality, and CSSequence, a Firefox extension that allows users to sequentially apply CSS style rules producing an animation-like effect.

Web/Print Designer

1999 - 2004: The Model Institutions for Excellence at the University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, TX

Worked with the Model Institutions for Excellence (MIE) at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) and was involved in all aspects of the initiatives communication efforts.

Position Summary

Oversaw print and web projects from inception to completion
Produced logos, newsletters, brochures, booklets, posters, etc.
Developed and maintained websites and webserver
Created presentations given to key stakeholders during evaluation
Effectively catered project-specific skills to various on-campus clients
Maintained hardware, consulted on technology purchases (hardware, software)
Worked with on and off-campus printers to provide accurate estimates and production timetables while staying within approved budgetary constraints

Web Design

Responsible for visual design and technical implementation of program websites
Hand recoded webpages to valid XHTML/CSS
Collaborated with directors to develop event specific websites
Logically organized and categorized information to aid user navigation
Redesigned pages to create consistent look-and-feel

Web Development

Developed online application and submission system for annual student event which handled file-uploads, user login, automated emails, etc.
Created a simple web-based Content Management System (CMS)
Developed online submission system used to automate production of booklet featuring work from nearly 100 undergraduates from 6 universities nationwide.
Setup private webserver to ensure consistency of service Graphic Design
Responsible for design of identity, websites, printed materials, clothing, etc. for national conferences
Created presentations used internally, nationally and internationally at conferences and during annual progress reporting
Created numerous oversized posters (4' x 8') describing program impact for directors to present nationally
Crafted event specific signage

Freelance Experience

2004: Henry A. J. Ramos - New York, NY

Designed the online gallery of New York City painter and business person Henry A. J. Ramos featuring over 20 original works of art.

2004: p2p-Politics.org - Online Collaboration

Collaborated with Lawrence Lessig and Aaron Swartz to create the p2p-Politics website, handling the front-end layout and design implemented with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

2002: The El Paso Museum of Art - El Paso, TX

Worked with members of the El Paso Museum of Art to create the Summer issue of their quarterly newsletter - their primary means of communication with their members and donors.

1997-2001: The Department of Theatre Arts & Film at the University of Texas at El Paso - El Paso, TX

Collaborated with the department chair in creating four season brochures, along with individual directors to produce about a dozen theatre poster designs.

Education

B.F.A., Graphic Design - The University of Texas at El Paso, 1999

Completed 24 credit hours towards a graduate degree in the Masters of Information Technology (MIT) program at The University of Texas at El Paso. Relevant coursework includes Web Site Usability, Web-based Computing, and Hardware/Software Computing Environments.

Software and Languages

Print & Presentation

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PageMaker
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Acrobat and Distiller
Microsoft PowerPoint

Web Design & Development

Macromedia Dreamweaver
BBEdit/TextWrangler
Macromedia Fireworks
Apache
MySQL
FTP, SSH, misc. networking utilities

Programming & Markup Languages

HTML (XHTML)
CSS
JavaScript
Document Object Model (DOM)
PHP
SQL

Operating Systems

Mac OS 9, Mac OS X (10.2, 10.3)
Windows XP, Unix, Linux (working knowledge)