Technology
- Server Side & Client Side Scripting: PHP, JavaScript, DOM, HTML, CSS/SASS, jQuery, Bootstrap, HUBL
- CMS: WordPress, HubSpot, Magento, Concrete, Proprietary
- Software: Microsoft 365, Google Analytics. Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, InDesign, CAD, Dreamweaver
- DBMS: Access, MySQL
- Markup: XHTML5, XML, XSLT, CSS3, JSON
Experience
Developer: ABI Attachments | Mishawaka, IN (2019 to Present)
- Spearhead search engine optimization and run/maintain CMS and CRM.
- Manage user interface of main website + 3 interactive, subsidiary sites that present hundreds of products from a tractor aftermarket manufacturer.
- Digitize, refinish, manipulate and upload visual content. Continuously update/upgrade each site to satisfy the objectives of Marketing, Sales, and Customer Support.
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Highlights:
- Rebuilt hard-coded sites to streamline 700+ pages of content; full stack development of dynamic, database-driven websites.
- Integrated SaaS connections for inter-departmental functioning.
- Wrote and deployed Chat Bot function.
- Introduced WordPress and HubSpot CMS; created administrative interface.
Developer: Pathfinders Advertising | Mishawaka, IN (2014 to 2019)
- Consulted with national and international Clients; responsible for full-stack web design and development - or improvements to existing digital assets.
- Verified content specifications and wrote code - micro sites, primary websites, etc.
- Collaborated with Client and internal Technical & Marketing Teams to realize site content, integration, capacity, and performance objectives.
- Developed/executed plans for updates, database connections & platform integration.
- Worked closely with Social Media & Data Analysis Teams and Project Manager (Agile Project Management style).
Lead E-Commerce Developer: StrataShops, LLC | Elkhart, IN (2011 to 2014)
- Maintained performance, capacity, search engine optimization, and content for 9 front-facing, E-Commerce websites. Helped ensure positive user experiences.
- Reviewed product data from multiple international manufacturers; designed, built, and populated sites, including photo/graphic post-production processing and copywriting.
- Created & maintained user-interface functions and trained Sales Reps in same.
Senior Web Designer: Tire Rack | South Bend, IN (2006 to 2011)
- Designed digital display advertising assets, primarily UI/UX, with some back-end components, as well as user interface.
- Contributed to Development Team; analyzed data and wrote code.
Web Designer: Flags International | Osceola, IN (2003 to 2006)
- Streamlined website into dynamic, database-driven site and later upgraded to E-Commerce.
- Built digital structure, processed photos & graphics, and populated site.
Education
Central Michigan University: Mt. Pleasant, MI | Bachelor of Graphic Design, with Honors, 2003
Lansing Community College: Lansing, MI | Associate of General Studies, Magna Cum Laude, 2001
- Animation, Digital Imaging, and Graphic Design