Bryan Buchs

Web Developer at kapow, inc.

Greater Milwaukee Area

Current
  • Web Developer at kapow, inc.
  • Owner at Bryan Buchs, LLC (Self-employed)
Past
  • Interactive Application Developer at Nelson Schmidt Marketing & Communications, Inc.
  • Lead Developer at Layer One Media, Inc
  • Lead Information Architect at Starkmedia
  • Web Designer at Executive Director, Inc
  • Web Designer at Norstan Consulting
  • Web Designer at Enterprise Magazines
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Bryan Buchs’s Summary

Milwaukee-based web “engineer” with 10 years of experience in the design and development of web sites and web-based applications. All work is meticulously planned, with an emphasis placed on building clean, accessible and functional sites using web-standard XHTML and CSS. At my best designing and building mid- to large complex web sites.

Bryan Buchs’s Specialties:

Web site design; web application development, including: e-commerce sites, intranets, extranets, content management systems, and survey applications; information architecture; usability;


Bryan Buchs’s Experience

  • Web Developer

    kapow, inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    July 2007Present (11 months)

    Front- and back-end web developer. Specializing in (X)HTML/CSS/Javascript, along with PHP/(My)SQL/ColdFusion, I am essentially responsible for converting web designs into working sites.

  • Owner

    Bryan Buchs, LLC (Self-employed)

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)

    October 2004Present (3 years 8 months)

    Recently started my own web design and development company. Focused on developing "Clean, Usable Sites and Powerful Applications". Highly skilled in the areas of information architecture, usability, and web application development. My design style focuses on keeping things clean, professional, readable, and attractive.

  • Interactive Application Developer

    Nelson Schmidt Marketing & Communications, Inc.

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    August 2006July 2007 (1 year)

    After joining Nelson Schmidt I was immediately asked to contribute to several high profile projects, working in many different technologies. The director of the interactive department noted at the time that I was “an exceptional team player who has added significant value to the organization in on the two months with the firm.”

    • Architected and built a hybrid CRM/CMS for a large corporation that allows them to create, launch, track, and follow up on web-based incentive offer promotions on their website. The public face of the site features a custom “solutions wizard” that prospective customers can use to gain access to specifically targeted content.

    • Found ways to implement open-source technologies on small-budget projects, keeping development costs down while delivering a high-quality product.

    • Advocate for the use of best practices on the development of new projects. Help to educate other members of the interactive department on the advantages of these best practices.

  • Lead Developer

    Layer One Media, Inc

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

    November 2001October 2004 (3 years)

    I was the first hire by this startup web agency. In addition to being the lead developer on all projects, I was responsible for forming and implementing a set of development processes and technical standards for the rest of the team to follow. Regularly met with clients during the discovery phase of projects, and also wrote the majority of proposals that went out to future clients.

  • Lead Information Architect

    Starkmedia

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    October 1999November 2001 (2 years 2 months)

    Managed a team of designers and developers at this mid-size web agency. Also responsible for production and development of client web sites, which included programming (Cold Fusion, PHP, and Perl) and database design (Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL). Consulted with and assisted sales team with client proposals.

  • Web Designer

    Executive Director, Inc

    (Internet industry)

    19971998 (1 year)

  • Web Designer

    Norstan Consulting

    (Internet industry)

    19981998 (less than a year)

  • Web Designer

    Enterprise Magazines

    (Internet industry)

    19951997 (2 years)


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