Resumé

Skills

  • Focuses

  • Responsive Web Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Front End Web Performance
  • Usability & SEO
  • Marketing
  • Software

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Visual Studio/Atom
  • Git/Git Extensions
  • Microsoft Office
  • Languages

  • HTML5/HAML
  • CSS3/Sass
  • JavaScript/jQuery
  • Ruby on Rails
  • Tools

  • GitHub/GitLab
  • Google Analytics
  • Optimizely/VWO
  • CrazyEgg

Experience

Winter 2019 – PresentWeb Design & Development Consultant, Self-employed
  • Available for hire for work in: website design, redesigns, new features, web or print graphics, & more
  • Based in the Cedar Rapids area
  • Client references available
Fall 2015 – Winter 2019Web Applications Developer, The Gazette (Digital Services) / Folience
  • Designed and implemented responsive front-end interfaces for multiple website products, utilizing current design methods and technologies to bring them up to date with modern standards, increasing stability and maintainability
  • Developed and deployed new features to Folience brand websites, keeping our offerings competitive by meeting user needs in functionality & experience
  • Crafted custom ad implementations for clients’ websites, which lead to increased ad revenue by reducing ad load and utilizing optimal ad placements with header bidding & refreshing ads
  • Lead front-end technology training sessions for fellow developers, improving semantic structure, consistency in code style, and collaboration with designers through shared knowledge
  • Created graphics for Folience brands' marketing campaigns and events, promoting brand-awareness with eye-catching, on-brand creative that makes the most of its media
Summer 2014 – Fall 2015UI/UX Developer, MAG Retail & Media
  • Designed and developed responsive web pages, highlighting the proper product lines and campaigns to increase sales
  • Utilized analytics from multiple platforms to guide changes to the website's interface, improving user experience
  • Optimized both code and content with a focus on performance, which reduced page load time and boosted the team's KPIs
Summer 2012 – Summer 2014Web Designer, J&P Cycles / MAG Retail & Media
  • Provided guidance to more junior designers and coordinated closely with other departments within the company as the design team lead
  • Maintained and improved a variety of pages on the J&P Cycles website
  • Designed & created graphics for use on the J&P Cycles website, emails, and social media outlets

Education

  • May 2012University of Dubuque, Dubuque, IA
  • Summa Cum Laude
  • Bachelor of Science – Computer Graphics & Interactive Media
  • Bachelor of Business Administration – Computer Information Systems
  • Minor in Business Administration

Volunteer Experience

  • Volunteer/Webmaster, Animal Welfare Friends
  • Mentor, Imagination Iowa Girls Code Camp
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