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Overview

  • 15 years of web development experience with seven years at a senior level
  • Five years of UX development and implementation
  • HTML5 mastery focused on hierarchical, semantic document structure and SEO
  • Strong appreciation for design methodologies and principles
  • Three years of junior level Android and iOS development
  • Proficient in Unix and all flavors of Linux
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Skills

Software: Adobe CS5+, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq, git, WordPress, Confluence, Sublime Editor

Languages: JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 (+ Animations), PHP, Bash

Tools: jQuery (+ui), Prototype, Parallax, JSON, Bootstrap, 960, Facebook/Twitter API

Abilities: Accessibility, Prototyping, User Scenarios, UX Design, Metrics/Analytics

Platforms: Linux, Unix, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS

Work History

Advent GX

Creative Services Director ∙ Bryan, TX ∙ 2010 – Present

Mobile Application Prototyping

Front-end Development

Audio/Video Production

Downtown Cartel

Owner ∙ Bryan, TX ∙ 2008 – 2010

UX & Front-end Development

Project Management & Client Relations

Texas A&M Health Science Center

Webmaster ∙ College Station, TX ∙ 2006 – 2008

Responsible for rolling out enterprise web apps

Implemented enterprise-wide 350k+ page CMS

Worked with administration on rebranding initiative

Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts

Webmaster ∙ College Station, TX ∙ 2004 – 2006

Assessment and deployment of college-wide CMS

Handled all technical, design, and back-end responsibilities

Consulted units within the college for web strategies

Dell Computer Corp

System Engineer I ∙ Round Rock, TX ∙ 2001 – 2003

Web Application Testing

NAS/SAN Unix Compatibility Testing

VA Linux Systems

Site Manager ∙ Sunnyvale, CA ∙ 1999-2002

Managed 50 volunteers

1.2 million hits per month

400,000 managed pieces of content

Education

Texas Tech University ∙ 2001 – 2003

Dual Major – Philosophy & English

Participated in the National Security Agency co-op program

President of the Texas Tech Linux Users Group

Southern Methodist University ∙ 1999 – 2000

Unix Administration I & II Certifications

Other Activities

Founder of BIL Conference (http://bilconference.com)

Featured in Wall Street Journal (2), New York Times, NPR and Wired Magazine

Early Pioneer of Hashtags on Twitter with Hashtags.org

First Coworking Office in Texas Founder

Served on several non-profit boards