Isaac Weinhausen

Current

• UX Designer at Angry Lapdog Productions
• Owner / Freelance Designer at isaacw

Past

• Interactive Designer at Banner Health
• Graphic/Web Designer at TRUE
• Web Designer / Tech Assistant at East Valley Bible Church

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Education

• Chandler/Gilbert Community College
• Arizona State University
• Mesquite High School

• Tempe Preparatory Academy

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Connections

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Industry

Design

Isaac Weinhausen’s Summary

A well-rounded and passionate Front-end Web Designer/Developer interested in UX-focused projects; Eight years of experience ranging from freelance, design firm, startup, and in-house environments; A people person able to move in both the design and development worlds.

Isaac Weinhausen’s Specialties:

Web, Interactive, Blogs, Photo, DVD, Video
Corporate identity, Brochures, Mailers, Signage, Style guides, Prepress

XHTML (hand-coding), CSS (cross-browser), JavaScript, jQuery, Flash Actionscript 2.0/3.0 (OOP), XML, SCORM 1.2 runtime, WordPress,
limited: PHP, CakePHP, MySQL, AJAX, .NET (C#), ASP

Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Aperture, Captivate, Contribute
Apple: DVD Studio Pro,
limited: Subversion, Final Cut Pro, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere, IconBuilder

Isaac Weinhausen’s Experience

• UX Designer

  Angry Lapdog Productions

  (Internet industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

  Consider the user's overall satisfaction with the product, especially as it relates to usability, interaction, and information architecture; Create specifications, sketches, and visual designs for implementation; Collaborate closely with CEO and CTO in an early startup environment.

• Owner / Freelance Designer

  isaacw

  (Design industry)

  December 2002 — Present (7 years )

  Provide wide array of design services for various small to medium sized businesses and for local ad agencies, independent marketers, etc; Handle all aspects of owning a business: production, sales, finance, etc.

• Interactive Designer

  Banner Health

  (Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Hospital & Health Care industry)

  November 2006 — May 2007 (7 months)

  Collaborate with Instructional Designers to design/develop Reusable Learning Objects (RLO) for the Learning Management System (LMS); Design conceptual prototypes & specifications for project initiatives; Provide consultation & vision regarding new media/technology; Assist with vendor management; Write regularly for the department blog.

• Graphic/Web Designer

  TRUE

  (Design industry)

  August 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  Manage list of clients in a small design firm environment; Support teammates’ projects and in-house projects; Write proposals & project briefs; Interact with and manage vendors; Maintain internal/external brands; Assist with production work; Research/Learn/Introduce/Implement new software, technologies, methods, and ideas; Write regularly for the company blog.

• Web Designer / Tech Assistant

  East Valley Bible Church

  (Religious Institutions industry)

  November 2000 — December 2002 (2 years 2 months)

  Redesign/Maintain websites for church and youth ministries; Prepare artwork and documents for print; Build vendor relationships; Assist with video direction & production; Assist with event setup/teardown; Create/Manage volunteer team for event projects; Troubleshoot Win98/2000/XP systems; Learn/Implement and provide training for new technologies and software.

Isaac Weinhausen’s Education

• Chandler/Gilbert Community College

  Accounting Finance, Communications, Geology, Calculus, Physics, English 2002 — 2005

• Arizona State University

  Design Awareness, History of Graphic Design, Principles of Graphic Design Studio & Lecture 2004 — 2004

  Volunteered in Jr. Hight Youth Ministries at East Valley Bible Church

• Mesquite High School

  Honors Calc, Physics, Chemistry, Programming, Weights, Comp, Spanish 2000 — 2002

  Activities and Societies:

  Christian Club, FBLA, Church High School Discipleship

• Tempe Preparatory Academy

  English, History, Humanities, Art, Music Comp, Latin, Spanish, Poetry, Biology, Physics, Calculus 1996 — 1999

  Activities and Societies:

  Chorale, Flag Football, Wind Ensemble

Additional Information

Isaac Weinhausen’s Interests:

No-frills Chic, Color Interaction, Authenticity, Design subcultures, Touch Panel UI, LCD Technology, New Urbanism, Photography, Coworking, Local Design Community, Twitter, Cigars, Longboarding (skate), Coffee culture

Isaac Weinhausen’s Groups:

Refresh Phoenix, Creative Connect, Gangplank, SXSW, IxDA

•    Refresh - Promoting design, technology,and usability.

Isaac Weinhausen’s Contact Settings

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• new ventures
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• business deals
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