Jeff Bridgforth

Current

• Web designer and strategist for theLAB, media and technology solutions team at Campus Crusade for Christ

Past

• Internet Ministry Coordinator and Web Designer at Campus Crusade for Christ
• Web designer and Webmaster for Student LINC at Campus Crusade for Christ
• Coach, Web designer and Webmaster with Ministry Partner Development Office at Campus Crusade for Christ

• Campus Ministry Field Staff, Kansas State University at Campus Crusade for Christ

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Jeff Bridgforth’s Summary

Expert web designer with a passion for creating visually appealing, inspiring, and user friendly web sites that leverage technology to change the world.

Recognized for creating consistently branded and simple user experiences by utilizing a unique thought process to ensure complete understanding of user needs.

Aggressively seek opportunities for continuous learning about emerging technologies and best practices.

Jeff Bridgforth’s Specialties:

• Hand code HTML and CSS
• Solid understanding of Web standards, Web typography, and well-structured semantic code
• Dreamweaver, Coda, Fireworks, Photoshop, In Design, Acrobat, Illustrator
• WordPress Template development and PHP coding
• Utilize best practices in design usability and user experience
• Experience with Javascript, currently learning jQuery
• Audio and video podcast setup
• Flash video integration
• Windows or Mac OS X
• Knowledge of cross-browser compatibility issues

Jeff Bridgforth’s Experience

• Web designer and strategist for theLAB, media and technology solutions team

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  December 2005 — Present (4 years )

  Design, build, and implement Web sites utilizing XHTML, CSS, Fireworks, Photoshop, and Flash video as the sole web designer in the U.S. Campus Ministry National office. Manage operations for 14 Campus Crusade’s Web sites including hosting and domain registry for the National Campus Web ministry. Create graphics for any new Web content utilizing Fireworks and Photoshop. Responsible for ongoing fund raising to cover the cost of personal salary and benefits.
  
  Notable Contributions:
  • Created a uniform branded customer experience by redesigning gosummerproject.com and big-break.com with visual design consistent with a multi-channel marketing package of print, video, and Web.
  • Developed improved interface and interactions for Conference Registration Web application.
  o Applied Web Form design best practices to optimize the user experience
  o Rewrote the code in semantic HTML and CSS, which allowed conference administrators to customize the look of registration pages with consistent branding for each conference.
  • Designed an interactive Web site, mysoularium.com that empowered the R&D team to collect and display the results of an experimental visual survey, which was designed to improve and create a more engaging user experience for students participating in the survey.

• Internet Ministry Coordinator and Web Designer

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  December 2004 — November 2005 (1 year )

  Collaborated with multiple teams to better coordinate their use of the Internet. Developed a strategy for utilizing the Internet efficiently and effectively to support the Campus Crusade National Communications strategic plan. Managed the operation of 4 Campus Crusade Web sites.
  
  Notable contribution:
  • Rapidly created (in one day) a Web site that connected student volunteers to service projects that provided relief to victims of Hurricane Katrina. Over 10,000 students from 26 states participated.

• Web designer and Webmaster for Student LINC

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  August 2000 — November 2004 (4 years 4 months)

  Led the planning, redesign, launch, and implementation of a large Web site, GodSquad.com. Collected, created, and integrated new content to a site which allows Campus Crusade’s ministry to provide comprehensive online resources to students and volunteers on more than 1,000 campuses.
  
  Notable contributions:
  • Coached, trained, and provided ongoing consulting services to a team of 12 ministry consultants regarding best practices for utilizing the Internet to accomplish their stated mission and goals.
  • Designed and launched a Spanish version of GodSquad.com in 4 weeks to coincide with a student conference in Mexico.

• Coach, Web designer and Webmaster with Ministry Partner Development Office

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  August 1999 — July 2000 (1 year )

  Designed and launched a resource Web site for Campus Crusade staff to support them with ongoing fund raising efforts. Coached new Campus Crusade staff as they created and executed fund raising plans before reporting to their first field assignments.

• Campus Ministry Field Staff, Kansas State University

  Campus Crusade for Christ

  (Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)

  July 1993 — July 1999 (6 years 1 month)