Chris Gammon

Freelance IA / User Experience Analyst

Greater New York City Area

Current
Past
  • Freelance IA / User Experience Analyst at G2 Direct and Digital
  • Senior Interactive Designer and User Experience Analyst - Global Internet Solutions at Pfizer
  • Senior Interactive Designer at OMD

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Education
  • Ringling School of Art and Design
  • Appalachian State University
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Chris Gammon’s Summary

Accomplished Interactive Designer and User Experience professional with 8 years of agency experience seeks immediate growth opportunity with dynamic and well-positioned digital media company.

Expert understanding of user-centered GUI Design, Information Architecture and User Semantics, HTML, DHTML, XML, Java Script, and CSS coding. Confident working within the Microsoft .NET environment. Committed to enforcing current and future W3C compliance and accessibility standards.

Currently working toward a Masters in IT Business Analysis and Resource Management from Villanova University.

• Able to effectively translate complex and abstract technical ideas into tangible concepts for co-workers, team members, and clients.

• Ability to handle multiple, deadline-driven projects in times of extreme deadline pressure.

• Able to collaborate efficiently with project management, analysts, creative, marketing, and technical staff.

• Advanced understanding of user-focused interactive design for on-screen applications.

• Creation of site maps, site overviews, user flows, wire frames, and functional specifications for on-screen applications.

• Analytical solutions expert able to visualize and produce specific UI/UXP functionality.

• Advanced GUI designer with emphasis on visual heirarchy, typography, color theory, and ease of usability.

• Advanced understanding of user-focused interactive design.

• Ability to transform complex ideas into clear and tangible assets.

• Expert understanding of current web 2.0 usability trends, compliance standards, and best-of-breed practices.

• Expert understanding of design theory.

• Expert understanding of current SEO strategies and analytics systems.

• Client-side application development including CSS, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, Java Script.

Chris Gammon’s Specialties:

In-depth knowledge of pharmaceutical/biotechnology industry regulations, legal issues, and design aesthetic.

Chris Gammon’s Experience

  • Freelance IA / User Experience Analyst

    Digitas Health

    (Public Company; PUB; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    January 2009 — Present (7 months)

    Information Architecture and User Experience Analysis.

  • Freelance IA / User Experience Analyst

    G2 Direct and Digital

    (Public Company; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    August 2008 — 2008 (less than a year)

    Information Architecture and User Experience Analysis.

  • Senior Interactive Designer and User Experience Analyst - Global Internet Solutions

    Pfizer

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; PFE; Pharmaceuticals industry)

    October 2005 — July 2008 (2 years 10 months)

    • Work alongside PM's to realize project timelines
    • Meet with internal business units to define project scopes
    • Manage portfolio of more than 200+ global websites
    • Manage PAH CMS used to manage 200+ global websites
    • Act as liaison across marketing and technology teams
    • Enforce best-of-breed usability standards across portfolio
    • Implement and enforce existing product branding efforts
    • Strict adherence to W3C compliance standards
    • Create wire-frames, site maps, flow-charts, and functional specs
    • Work alongside .NET developers to implement Web 2.0 interfaces
    • Design, develop, and deploy public-facing product micro-sites
    • Design, develop, and deploy flash based widgets and banners
    • Custom interface design for Microsoft SharePoint portals
    • Advanced GUI design, HTML/CSS coding
    • Classic ASP scripting, Java Scripting, and DB querying
    • Usability testing, reverse engineering, and de-bugging
    • Interpret, analyze, and manage Web Trends analytics reporting

  • Senior Interactive Designer

    OMD

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; OMC; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 7 months)

    • Art Direction for OMD/TMV Corporate Identity
    • Interface Design for internal and public-facing on-screen applications
    • Art Direction and Interface Design for proprietary software applications
    • HTML, DHTML, XHTML, and CSS coding
    • Strict adherence to W3C compliance standards
    • Design, develop, and deploy Flash based widgets and banners

  • Senior Interactive Designer

    McCann Worldgroup

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IPG; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 7 months)

    • Art Direction for MasterCard “Pay Pass” banner campaign

  • Freelance Digital Production

    Atmosphere BBDO

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 7 months)

    • Confidential Clients (Digital production for online advertising campaigns)

  • Freelance Digital Production

    Avenue A | Razorfish

    (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MSFT; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    April 2003 — October 2005 (2 years 7 months)

    • Confidential Clients (Digital production for branded micro-sites, email promotions, and online banner campaigns)

  • Photo Retouching and Digital Imaging

    Dickinson Studios

    (Marketing and Advertising industry)

    1994 — 1996 (2 years)

    Extensive digital photo retouching for large photography studio in Sarasota, FL. Also restored damaged photographs and manipulated images for special effects. Retouching of portraits, exterior and interior architectural shots, product photographs, and more.

Chris Gammon’s Education

  • Ringling School of Art and Design

    1994 — 1998

    cum laude baby!

  • Appalachian State University

    Liberal Arts 1992 — 1994

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Chris Gammon’s Interests:

music, dinner parties, travel, home improvement, fine art, food, wine, nature, soccer, biking, skiing, boating, surfing.

Chris Gammon’s Honors:

Various Interactive Design Awards, Ringling College of Art President's List, Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, Best of Ringling School, Sophomore Typography Award, Siggraph Finalist

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