Jeff Mueller

Current

• User Experience Designer at The University of Texas System

Past

• Web Developer at Vertive, Inc.
• Web Developer at People's Community Clinic
• Web Developer at Polytechnic University

• Web Developer at Cypress-Fairbanks Texas State Teacher’s Association

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Education

• The University of Texas at Austin
• Polytechnic University
• Austin Community College

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Industry

Internet

Jeff Mueller’s Summary

My background is in technical writing, but I have a knack for web design and web-based application development. This stems from my interest interface design, information architecture, and new media, which are all concepts I discovered through my school work. Outside of my position at Polytechnic University, I have worked as a freelancer and am comfortable taking on independent projects.

Jeff Mueller’s Specialties:

• Technical communication: FrameMaker, RoboHelp, and Dreamweaver
• Web app development: HTML, Javascript and AJAX, CSS, PHP, Ruby on Rails, PERL. Familiarity with Zend IDE.
• Other languages: Familiarity with C, C++, and Cocoa
• Database software: MySQL, Navicat
• Graphic design software: Photoshop, Illustrator
• Operating systems: Windows (through XP), Mac OS X, and UNIX (via Darwin in Mac OS X). Familiarity with Linux.
• Productivity: Microsoft Office applications, iWork applications

Jeff Mueller’s Experience

• User Experience Designer

  The University of Texas System

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  March 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

  This position includes a number of writing tasks including communications that are mission-critical as well as front-end web development work.

• Web Developer

  Vertive, Inc.

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

  July 2007 — December 2007 (6 months)

  As an integral part of the development department, I designed, upgraded, and otherwise maintained Vertive's myriad websites. This included coding HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL and PHP. I also did a bit of graphic design. Additionally, I wrote design briefs and technical documentation.

• Web Developer

  People's Community Clinic

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)

  January 2007 — May 2007 (5 months)

  Online management system upgrade including a content management system, email newsletter and online donations capability.
  
  The content management system I designed simplified a number of routine, time-intensive tasks for the clinic’s in-house web designer. I also extended the clinic’s online payment processing system to enable online donations via the clinic’s website. All of this was done using HTML, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets, PHP and MySQL.
  
  This project was an opportunity for me to get a better understanding of human factors and interface design. My goal was to create an interface that feels more like a desktop application than a web-based application.

• Web Developer

  Polytechnic University

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Education Management industry)

  October 2005 — January 2007 (1 year 4 months)

  Guidance Advising and Administration System
  
  Guidance is a web-based application designed to track student data. It also provides advisers with the ability to keep a per-student to-do list, take notes during advising sessions, and email those notes to students in the future. I built Guidance using HTML, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets, Ruby on Rails, and MySQL.
  
  The Humanities Department adviser at Polytechnic inspired this project. Working one-on-one with her allowed us to craft a solution that is both functional and user friendly. The experience gave extensive insight into how users interact with software and websites, resulting in an application that I believe is both innovative and intuitive.

• Web Developer

  Cypress-Fairbanks Texas State Teacher’s Association

  (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Education Management industry)

  May 2005 — July 2005 (3 months)

  Website and Content Management System
  
  The Cy-Fair TSTA commissioned this website as part of the group’s efforts to reach out to their constituency. The site was designed to inform and educate visitors about current TSTA events, and issues affecting the teachers of the school district.
  
  I built this website in consultation with Frances Smith, the Association President, and Randy Johnston, the group’s Organizational Development Specialist. The content management system allows Association members to keep the website updated and was designed for users with no technical knowledge. I also provided technical documentation to help Association members learn and use the application.
  
  This project was challenging because of the technical restrictions placed on the design by the Association’s web host, which required me to construct the system using only older technologies, including PERL scripts and flat text files.

Jeff Mueller’s Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  2007 — 2007

• Polytechnic University

  Bachelor's , Technical Communication , 2004 — 2007

  Graduated summa cum laude; awarded the Humanities Writing Award for 2007, a departmental honor given once a year “to recognize outstanding work in Humanistic Studies.”

• Austin Community College

  2002 — 2004