Technical skills:
● xhtml hand-coding
● HTML5
● CSS
● CSS3
● JavaScript
● JQuery
● Twitter Bootstrap
● html DOM
● front-end development
● CMS pages
● WordPress Templates
● SEO
● JSON
● user interface design
● xml
● git, svn
Programs:
● Adobe Acrobat
● Adobe Dreamweaver
● Adobe Flash
● Adobe Illustrator
● Adobe InDesign
● Adobe Photoshop
● Notepad++
Design skills:
● photo retouching
● logos
● postcards
● signage
● brochures
● branding
● illustration
● package design
● magazine advertising
● outdoor advertising
● web application design
● call to action design
● html emails
Experience:
Jragonvisuals.com Owner 2001 – current
● Built web sites for small businesses.
● Made forms, added analytics, and css styling.
● Created branding with logo creation, consistent style rules.
● Worked with a client to make changes to their product.
● Used photography to illustrate clients’ products or services.
● Designed one-pages, collateral, or other graphic projects as needed.
Skills used: xhtml, CSS3, JavaScript, xml, Adobe CS5 Suite, html5, WordPress
Ghoulie Creations Owner 2011 – current
● Displayed work at several venues.
● Produced commissioned sculpture or artwork.
● Maintained an online shop and social media presence.
● Created content for videos.
● Made castings for multiple copies of sculpture.
Skills used: social media pages, photo editing
Aditi Technology Contracting at Amazon for Ebook Ops Special Conversions March 2013 – February 2014 Web Developer I
● Participated in research and development for new ways to format ebooks in the future.
● Used problem solving skills to make new unusual formats previously not produced.
● Made fixes on various types of ebooks for the Kindle devices.
● Worked closely with the Quality Assurance team to deliver excellent user experience.
● Tested and documented procedures to build upon the team’s knowledge base.
● Made mock-ups and instructions of new format procedures to train off-site teams.
● Worked with tight deadlines on high profile projects.
Skills used: xhtml, CSS3, JavaScript, xml, Adobe CS5 Suite, html5, Gimp, Inkscape
Experis Contracting at Amazon for Ebook Ops November 2011 – October 2012
Web Developer II
● Made fixes on various types of ebooks on the Kindle devices.
● Worked closely with the Quality Assurance team to deliver excellent user experience.
● Participated in research and development for testing new ways to improve reading experiences.
● Tested and documented procedures to build upon the team’s knowledge base.
Skills used: xhtml, CSS3, xml, Adobe CS5 Suite, html5, Gimp, Inkscape
Aptimus, Inc. – An Apollo Group Company (University of Phoenix) August 2009 – May 2011
Front-end Web Developer/ Technical Designer
● Created landing pages from original and pre-existing designs according to brand guidelines.
● Built forms and used rule management to gather valid data for our back end systems.
● Applied statistical tracking tags to pages. Analyzed data and errors for quality control to fix issues or open tickets for the proper sources to resolve.
● Designed graphics for several versions of a customized chat application for Phoenix.edu.
● Worked with outside sales to create custom CMS pages for clients.
Skills used: xhtml, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, html DOM, Adobe CS5 Suite, CMS, Coremetrics
Pental Granite & Marble January 2003 – August 2009
Front-end Web Developer/ Graphic Designer
● Created branding and related materials for their Chroma product launch in six weeks.
● Reinforced the company branding consistency from print to web.
● Projects have included web pages, package designs, signage, magazine, outdoor advertising, presentational material, brochures, and labels.
● Visitors to the company website have increased by more than 250% since August 2007 when I assumed all duties. The entire site was remodeled from a flash based site to a faster loading, user accessible, SEO site.
Skills used: xhtml, CSS, JavaScript, Adobe CS3 Suite, Google Analytics
Education:
School of Visual Concepts, Web Design 2007-2008 & 2012
The Art Institute of Seattle, Associates of Applied Arts, majoring in graphic design 1998-2000
Yakima Valley Community College 1996-1998
To contact this candidate email julie@jragonvisuals.com
