Resume

Relevant Skills & Software

HTML5, XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, WordPress, jQuery, OpenACS templating, Moodle, Joomla, PHP, HTML e-mail templating, SEO optimization, web accessibility. Some familiarity with Liferay and eZ Publish.

Relevant Work Experience

Freelance

August 2008 – Present

I work with clients to implement designs for their websites in various platforms. Most of the work I do is PSD to WordPress theme or PSD to HTML for more simple pages.

  • Worked with Microfinance Opportunities to bring their website from design to working WordPress theme
  • Themed MattJenson.com design for WordPress
  • Brought the annblake.net site from PSD to website, building a custom mini CMS with the help of a programmer
  • (Ongoing) Various projects for berkleemusic.com, including html emails and landing pages.

Front End Web Developer at Berklee Media (Boston, MA)

May 2009 – January 2012

At Berklee I spend the majority of my time getting PSD files from our designer and converting them into web pages on our site. I was part of the push toward more accessible pages and a more semantic website in general. My time was split between creating new pages and updating old legacy sections of the site to new design standards.

  • Implemented designs for the home page, various landing pages, and other parts of the berkleemusic.com site
  • Design for landing pages and pages to go on partners’ websites
  • Worked with development and design teams to release the Berklee Music Network. I did CSS styling and some of the javascript used.
  • Implemented new design for Berklee’s learning management system with our Interaction Design Principal

HTML Production Assistant at the CS Monitor (Boston, MA)

June 2007 – May 2009

From the humble start of simple HTML updates to the front page to exhibit the latest news, to developing landing pages for our special news series and later being a part of the development team bringing the WordPress minisites to life, I learned a lot and grew as a front end developer.

  • Updated front page daily for first 5 months
  • Worked with team to launch and maintain new WordPress minisites
  • Built HTML specials for news series to be viewed on the web
  • Built Flash audio player
  • Developed and maintained Little Bill Clinton WordPress blog

Graphics Artist for the ASSIST project with Professor Alan Hanson (UMass Amherst)

Summer 2006 – Spring 2007

I worked with Professor Alan Hanson and graduate students to create 3D models, user interfaces, and other designs to help with the ASSIST project. The goal of the ASSIST project was to help the elderly remain self sufficient in their own homes.

  • Designed and managed the ASSIST website
  • Developed the user interface for some ASSIST games

Education and Activities

University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Fall 2002 – Spring 2007

  • Bachelor’s Degree with Individual Concentration (BDIC) in Computer Graphics and Design (BA) and Japanese Minor.
  • TA for Fundamentals of Graphic Communication (2004-2007)
  • President of the UMass Video Game Club (2004-2005)