Objective

To join a top-notch team of web and mobile developers, designers and innovative thinkers with the goal of delivering cutting-edge user experiences and successful front-end code.

Education

Vancouver Film School, Vancouver, BC, Canada | New Media, Class 8, 1996

Multimedia Producer - Certificate of Completion

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1994

Continuing Education - Macromedia Director, Quark Express

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, 1993

BA - American and Latin American History, Minor - Psychology

Professional Experience

TopFloorStudio, Asheville, NC
September 2010 - Present
Front-End Web Developer/Information Architect

Project planning, information architecture, Drupal development and theming for enterprise level clients.

  • Partial client list:
  • Park Ridge Health - Drupal/HTML/CSS/jQuery
  • Transition Asheville - Drupal/HTML/CSS
  • NCCCS NCBionetwork/SuccessNC - Drupal/HTML/CSS
  • InnoVenture Communities - Drupal/HTML/CSS/jQuery
  • Biltmore Park - Drupal/HTML/CSS/Flash
  • Biltmore Lake - Drupal/HTML/CSS
*nixbesser interaction+motion design, Asheville, NC
April 2006 - Present
Sole Proprietor, Designer & Developer

Mission: To create engaging interaction and motion design solutions exceeding client expectations.

Web site design and development, e-mail marketing, multimedia development, motion design, and consulting services.

  • Partial client list:
  • Mercer Consulting - Flash/jQuery/HTML/CSS
  • Putnam Investments - Flash/HTML/CSS
  • Verizon Corporation - Flash/Motion/HTML/CSS
  • Cornerstone/The FADER Magazine - HTML/CSS
  • Laurey's Catering - Flash/Drupal/HTML/CSS
  • Artist Type Clothing - Wordpress/Drupal/Joomla
  • Sumuv.com, Asheville, NC
    January 2008 - September 2010
    Co-Founder, IA/UX

    Concept incubation, research, information architecture, prototyping, Pubsubhubbub implementation, jQuery, theming and front-end development. Invented and developed a hybrid Suckerfish and Breadcrumb navigation system code named the "Suckercrumb".

  • Corkoo.com, Hershey, PA | Asheville, NC
    March 2006 - Present
    Co-Founder, Information Architect, Front-End Developer

    Devised a new approach to online coupons with a special focus on local communities. Prototypes, UX design and business research.

Freelance Interaction Designer, Asheville, NC | New York, NY | New Orleans, LA
January 2001 - April 2006

Created award-winning CD-ROM products for clients such as Bcom3, Black&Decker and WM Mercer. Designed and delivered rich-media email campaigns to entertainment industry tastemakers. Conceived and designed Enhanced Music CD's including audio, video, games, downloads, static and dynamic content. Designed DVD interfaces and encoded audio and video. Developed web sites and intranet pages for a broad clientele.

  • Miner League Report, Asheville, NC | New York, NY
    March 2003 - February 2005
    Technology Director and Co-Founder

    Responsible for technology direction. Developed site architecture and established content and design guidelines. Mambo/Joomla CMS, E-Commerce, and PHPAdsNew advertising server. Developed rich-media email newsletters, web and CD-based products. Worked closely with designer. Established and maintained working relationships with independent artists.

Cornerstone Promotion | The FADER, New York, NY
September 1998 - December 2000
Web Designer/Multimedia Specialist

Researched, advised and implemented multimedia marketing campaigns. Created monthly award-winning Enhanced promotional CDs containing exclusive video content, audio, advertising and hyperlinks. Implemented online magazine subscriptions and E-Commerce for The FADER magazine. Designed, developed and maintained internal and external client sites. Designed online contests, give-a-ways and media download pages to capture demographics for top music labels.

Personal Interests

  • My beautiful wife, dogs and horse
  • Avid hiker and outdoor enthusiast
  • Competitive soccer
  • Skateboarding and surfing
  • Traditional and disc golf
  • Music discovery and travel
  • Alpine and telemark skiing
  • DIY projects