Ethan Gardner

Current

Web Designer at Summit Business Media
Web Designer / Front-end Developer at Ethan Gardner Web Design

Past

Application Developer at HSR Business to Business
CSS Developer at Clubessential
Retail Sales Manager at The Music Shoppe

Interactive Account Manager at Susquehanna / Radio Cincinnati

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Education

University of Cincinnati
St. Xavier High School

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Industry

Online Media

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Ethan Gardner’s Summary

Web professional with experience in visual and conceptual design, web production and front-end development, website optimization, and marketing. I take pride in creating communication solutions through user-centric design and delivering those solutions using web standards.

In my career, I have amassed a wide range of knowledge including experience with multiple Content Management Systems (Telerik, Joomla, Drupal, and Wordpress), email template design and testing, SEO for e-commerce and informational websites, user interface design for an online calendar application and a reservation system, and website design for various demographic targets.

Ethan Gardner’s Specialties:

Web design, front-end web development, CSS, (X)HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop, user interface (UI) design, usability, user experience design, interaction design, mobile web development, typography, icon design, content management systems, blogging platforms, SEO, social media, web site consulting, and user engagement.

Ethan Gardner’s Experience

Web Designer

Summit Business Media

(Privately Held; Publishing industry)

June 2009 — Present (2 months)
Web Designer / Front-end Developer

Ethan Gardner Web Design

(Online Media industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)

Perform all aspects of business operation for web design and development including sales, conceptualization, and implementation.

Manage SEO campaign for competitive marketplace, generating organic links and bolstering site traffic.

Author articles for an active blog on web design and development helping individual businesses see the "big picture" on creating an effective web presence.
Application Developer

HSR Business to Business

(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2008 — January 2009 (5 months)

Created websites for desktop and mobile devices.
Acted as subject matter expert for email marketing and Content Management Systems.
Performed front-end development using HTML, CSS, and Javascript.
CSS Developer

Clubessential

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

November 2005 — August 2008 (2 years 10 months)

Developed and tested user interfaces for web applications critical to corporate strategy and business growth initiatives.

Implemented websites into a .NET Content Management System using standards-compliant HMTL and CSS generating a high degree of recurring revenue.

Created a front-end framework which cut website coding by 33%.

Provided ongoing training for staff on topics such as web standards and development techniques.
Retail Sales Manager

The Music Shoppe

(Retail industry)

July 1996 — November 2005 (9 years 5 months)

Grew business by 25% in areas including retail, repair, rental, installation, and online sales.

Implemented performance-based incentive program for sales staff.
Interactive Account Manager

Susquehanna / Radio Cincinnati

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Broadcast Media industry)

September 2004 — February 2005 (6 months)

responsible for generation of nontraditional revenue, acted as a consultant for the sale of new media advertising

Ethan Gardner’s Education

University of Cincinnati

BFA , Electronic Media , 1999 — 2004

Areas of study included web technology, digital audio, video production, and broadcast
St. Xavier High School

1995 — 1999

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Ethan Gardner’s Interests:

web standards, web development, website optimization, travel, fishing, cooking, football, baseball, photography, web design, environmental conservation, marketing, SEO, social media, social networking, skiing, boxing, yoga, sumi-e painting, music