Interactive design, development, direction
Greater Chicago Area
- Current
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- Interactive designer at 4sight Communications
- Past
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- Creative Director at MSU Virtual University Design and Technology
- Producer (web/interactive/elearning) at Michigan State University
- Artistic Designer at Ink
- Designer at ScholarsFirst
- Education
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- Cranbrook Academy of Art
- Siena Heights University
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Andy Detskas’s Summary
Creative web professional with project management capabilities. Eight years of experience of working with a broad variety of clients to design websites, deliver hand-coded accessible and standards compliant html/css/javascript, develop content management solutions in Expression Engine / ANGEL / Typo3 / Wordpress, Illustrate book covers, posters, tshirts and other physical media.
Andy Detskas’s Specialties:
Webstandards, CSS, XHTML, Expression Engine, Typo3, Illustration, graphics, project management.
Andy Detskas’s Experience
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Interactive designer
4sight Communications
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
November 2007 — Present (11 months)
Execute graphic design of websites, portals, microsites and intranets based off user surveys and wireframe concepts. Develop front end of sites in valid semantic bulletproof html, css using highly cultivated ninja skills. Lead client meetings in gathering of design directives and presentation of deliverables. Lead trans-national development team in development of web 2.0 applications and CMS-driven websites.
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Creative Director
MSU Virtual University Design and Technology
(Internet industry)
November 2006 — December 2007 (1 year 2 months)
Lead 3-person design team in designing educational websites, graphics, videos, flash, interactivity and web 2.0 applications. Participate in planning, design and execution of projects. Work with clients to help them realize their ideas, communicate project briefs clearly and productively in verbal and written means. Participate in leadership team by contributing to strategic and project planning.
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Producer (web/interactive/elearning)
Michigan State University
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; E-Learning industry)
November 2001 — November 2006 (5 years 1 month)
Consult, manage and develop visual assets for online courses and educational websites. Work with clients to help them realize their ideas, communicate project briefs in verbal and written means.
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Artistic Designer
Ink
(Educational Institution; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
August 2005 — May 2006 (10 months)
Development of interface, graphic, promotional and interactive assets for massively multiplayer online role playing game.
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Designer
ScholarsFirst
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; E-Learning industry)
August 2000 — October 2001 (1 year 3 months)
Design of interfaces and visual content for commercial websites.
Andy Detskas’s Education
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Cranbrook Academy of Art
1998 — 2000
Merit scholarship 1999
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Siena Heights University
BFA, Photography, 1993 — 1998
Art student of the year 1998
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Andy Detskas’s Interests:
Mopedding, technology trends, style trends, snowboarding, design process, accessibility, web standards.
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