About Me
About Me
Achieving high-quality websites and exceptional user experience
Timeline
Professional graphic design and web development leader with more than ten years of UI/UX designer experience, specializing in front-end development for rich Internet applications. Agility, quick-thinking and an open communication mentality have proven me able to build and nurture client relationships, as well as project manage from concept to execution by directing with user-centered design principles.
Experience
Lead Front-end Developer
Bluegreen Vacations 2017-Present
- Manage team of front-end web developers to achieve company goals, department priorities and project load completion for 4,000+ person company.
- Identify opportunities to create business value and improve UX, by developing wireframes, sitemaps, prototypes, accessibility and design patterns.
- Developed reusable blocks of front-end code (HTML/CSS/JS), that integrates with existing Sitecore CMS platform. This allowed website administrators to build and test page concepts and changes with minimal coding knowledge.
Senior User Experience Designer
Bluegreen Vacations 2013-2017
- Developed more than ten custom WordPress themes and plugins, from the ground up, which integrate with new and existing websites resulting in a 60% time savings for future website build outs.
- Co-directed the design team and back-end developers to define website structure and flow, to optimize existing web technologies and industry trends that allow for the best possible experience for users and administrators.
- Save company actual dollars by teaching in house HTML5, CSS3, LESS/SASS, Bootstrap (v3) and WordPress fundamental classes for both beginner and intermediate associates.
User Experience Designer
Bluegreen Vacations 2011-2013
- Advocated web interaction design best practices, by collaborating with designers and art directors to evolve website concepts from flat static files to responsive website templates.
- Aided leadership in developing detailed schedules and milestones for large-scope projects, while aligning websites with current and future user and business needs.
- Completed detailed programming and development tasks for front-end public and internal websites, as well as challenging back-end server code.
Previous Experience
Prior to my career evolution into front-end development, from 2003 through 2011
I effectively navigated the positions of Graphic Design Intern for Leftfield Advertising, a Prepress Associate for Viacom Outdoors and both a Production Associate and Web Designer at Bluegreen Vacations.
Education
The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
Skills
100
HTML5 & CSS3
95
WordPress
80
jQuery
80
Design
Process
Consultation
During this process, we will define the project requirements. I will learn about your project and all of the tasks involved in making your idea a reality.
Pre-Planning
Before jumping into the right brain, my left brain has to take care of business. This stage involves researching and gathering inspiration.
Conceptual Development
Now it’s time for me to dig in. I will go through my creative process and decide on the best idea. This stage includes lots of brainstorming, note taking, sketching and creating.
Proof Designs
Once I feel that there are a few string concepts to work with, I will move over to my computer and digitize the ideas.
Design Revisions
I will provide a number of designs for you to proof. Once you decide on the design you like, I will make any final adjustments to it.
Final Submissions
Together, we’ve reached the end goal! All of the final files will be submitted to you. I will also have a back up on hand in case you need them again.