Technical skills:
โ xhtml hand-coding
โ HTML5
โ CSS
โ CSS3
โ JavaScript
โ JQuery
โ Twitter Bootstrap
โ html DOM
โ front-end development
โ CMS pages
โ WordPress Templates
โ SEO
โ JSON
โ user interface design
โ xml
โ git, svn
Programs:
โ Adobe Acrobat
โ Adobe Dreamweaver
โ Adobe Flash
โ Adobe Illustrator
โ Adobe InDesign
โ Adobe Photoshop
โ Notepad++
Design skills:
โ photo retouching
โ logos
โ postcards
โ signage
โ brochures
โ branding
โ illustration
โ package design
โ magazine advertising
โ outdoor advertising
โ web application design
โ call to action design
โ html emails
Experience:
Jragonvisuals.com Owner 2001 – current
โ Built web sites for small businesses.
โ Made forms, added analytics, and css styling.
โ Created branding with logo creation, consistent style rules.
โ Worked with a client to make changes to their product.
โ Used photography to illustrate clientsโ products or services.
โ 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
โ Displayed work at several venues.
โ Produced commissioned sculpture or artwork.
โ Maintained an online shop and social media presence.
โ Created content for videos.
โ 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
โ Participated in research and development for new ways to format ebooks in the future.
โ Used problem solving skills to make new unusual formats previously not produced.
โ Made fixes on various types of ebooks for the Kindle devices.
โ Worked closely with the Quality Assurance team to deliver excellent user experience.
โ Tested and documented procedures to build upon the teamโs knowledge base.
โ Made mock-ups and instructions of new format procedures to train off-site teams.
โ 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
โ Made fixes on various types of ebooks on the Kindle devices.
โ Worked closely with the Quality Assurance team to deliver excellent user experience.
โ Participated in research and development for testing new ways to improve reading experiences.
โ Tested and documented procedures to build upon the teamโs 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
โ Created landing pages from original and pre-existing designs according to brand guidelines.
โ Built forms and used rule management to gather valid data for our back end systems.
โ 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.
โ Designed graphics for several versions of a customized chat application for Phoenix.edu.
โ 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
โ Created branding and related materials for their Chroma product launch in six weeks.
โ Reinforced the company branding consistency from print to web.
โ Projects have included web pages, package designs, signage, magazine, outdoor advertising, presentational material, brochures, and labels.
โ 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
