Chris McDermott

Current

Web User Experience Architect at Afentis Corporation
Technical Liaison at Firecat Studio
Technical Producer at Interactive Ensemble

Freelance Web Developer at BeardyMcD

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Past

Cofounder, Technical Producer at MediaRich LLC
Interaction Designer at USAA

Education

The University of Texas at San Antonio

Recommended

16 people have recommended Chris

Connections

134 connections

Industry

Internet

Chris McDermott’s Summary

I lead implementation and development efforts for MediaRich, Firecat Studios and Interactive Ensemble, as well as other companies in the San Antonio/Austin area. A true generalist, I excel at web application design as well as information and technical architecture. I have an uncanny knack for asking the right questions at the right time, solving an underlying problem that makes lots of other problems go away. Insatiably curious and detail-oriented, I chases down the details and the final answers.

I honed these skills working the web since 1994, and multimedia and 3D modeling applications before that. I hold a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Texas, San Antonio. But what really got me started was my first computer, the TI994A home "pc" (with data recorder) soon to be followed in 84' by the Commodore SX64 (yeah, the first full-color portable computer) which I still own in working condition.

Thanks, and as always, have fun!

McD :)

Chris McDermott’s Specialties:

Information Architecture, Requirements, Technical Liaison, Interaction / User Centered Design, Web Interface Coder, Usability.

Chris McDermott’s Experience

Web User Experience Architect

Afentis Corporation

(Internet industry)

August 2009 — Present (4 months)
Technical Liaison

Firecat Studio

(Online Media industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )
Technical Producer

Interactive Ensemble

(Internet industry)

June 2007 — Present (2 years 6 months)
Freelance Web Developer

BeardyMcD

(Internet industry)

March 2007 — Present (2 years 9 months)

I'm a well seasoned web developer, having professionally worked with the evolution of internet technologies since 1994. However, my love for computers and their role in our lives started with the TI-99/4a back in 1983.

Part coder, part UI Specialist and a great idea man. I have a clear understanding of both technical and business requirements, and firmly believe in user centered design and execution. The best product is well balanced between technology, business and the user's needs.

I have many years of experience with Interaction Design, SEO, Information Architecture, Usability, Strategist. I specialize in interface coding XHTML/CSS. I've developed custom websites and applications as well as implementing several Open Source applications (WordPress, Joomla, SimpleCMS, etc.).

I've been noted as having great customer service skills, something that is very important to me. Customer care and quality product make for a great working environment. I'm a great guy to have on your team.
Cofounder, Technical Producer

MediaRich LLC

(Online Media industry)

July 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 9 months)
Interaction Designer

USAA

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)

March 1994 — January 2005 (10 years 11 months)