Interactive Director and Development Manager
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Technical Director, Co-Founder at The Good
- Interactive Director at JonnyMac Interactive
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- Interactive Development Manager at XPLANE
- Interactive Developer at Via Training, LLC
- Interactive Developer at Attingo Communications
- Education
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- Oberlin College
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Jon MacDonald’s Summary
A certified Adobe Flash and Web developer, Jon offers a wealth of expertise in development, design, usability and visual communication. Over the course of nine years Jon has honed his skills through a multitude of experiences.
Jon started his career as the sole Web designer/developer for a start-up agency during the dot-com boom and supported clients such as: Nationwide Insurance and GE. After relocating to Portland, Oregon, Jon worked for a world-class e-learning and sales training firm where he played a leadership role in Flash projects for blue-chip clients including: HP, Microsoft, Intel and Comcast. Today, Jon continues to work with household brands, advertising agencies and talented designers and developers across the country through JonnyMac Interactive, the collective he started, as well as XPLANE, a consulting and design firm that drives business results by clarifying complex information through visual communications.
Jon has recently contributed a chapter to "The Essential Guide to Open Source Flash Development", published by Friends of Ed (July 2008). He is also involved with several open source projects, including SWX and SWFAddress, and has spoken at several events including <head>, the global web conference.
On a more personal note, Jon has a passion for usability and user interfaces, and the marriage of design and development has always piqued his interest. While most of his time these days is not spent designing, but rather developing and leading teams, Jon still holds a strong appreciation for the need of good design be it interactive, print or the lamp on his desk.
Jon holds a bachelor’s degree in visual arts with a concentration in digital medium and a minor in computer science, from Oberlin College in Ohio, USA. His portfolio can be found at http://www.jonnymac.com, and his blog can be read at http://www.jonnymac.com/blog. Jon can be contacted at info [ at ] jonnymac [ dot ] com.
Jon MacDonald’s Specialties:
Flash and Flex Development, Interactive Development, Interactive Design, Web Design and Development, Graphic Design, AIR Development
Jon MacDonald’s Experience
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Technical Director, Co-Founder
The Good
(Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Interactive Director
JonnyMac Interactive
(Internet industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
Conduct business operations while directing designers and programmers on large-scale projects including web applications, Flash design and development, database development and video production.
Clients: Adidas, Clear Channel, Columbia Sportswear, Intel, ka Architecture, New Pantheon Music Awards, Nike, Oberlin College, p.i.n.k. Spirits, Red Bull -
Interactive Development Manager
XPLANE
(Privately Held; Design industry)
September 2006 — May 2009 (2 years 9 months)
Duties include defining process, new business, scoping, estimating, project management, architecture, design and development of interactive projects and applications. Project technologies include Flash, Flex, PHP, HTML, and others. XPLANE clarifies complex business issues through visual and interactive communications to improve understanding and business performance.
Clients: AGFA, Attachmate, Autodesk, Apple, BASF, Business 2.0, BP, HP, Infospace, Intel, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Linksys/Cisco, Microsoft, Nike, Nokia, Thomson, UPS, Vodafone -
Interactive Developer
Via Training, LLC
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 9 months)
Flash/interactive design and development, budgeting/proposals, lead developer on multiple accounts
Clients: Avon, Canon, Comcast, Harley-Davidson, HP, Intel, Microsoft, Nike, Rogers Wireless, Symantec -
Interactive Developer
Attingo Communications
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
June 2003 — October 2004 (1 year 5 months)
Web/interactive design and development, personnel and account management, budgeting/proposals
Clients: Aon, Carnegie Insurance, GE Financial, ka Architecture, Nationwide Insurance
Jon MacDonald’s Education
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Oberlin College
BA , Visual Arts (Concentration in New Media), Computer Science , 1999 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- Varsity Basketball, Oberlin Review
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Jon MacDonald’s Groups:
Adobe Certified Flash Developer, Visual Thinking School, Goto+Play
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Jon MacDonald’s Honors:
Contributing Author: "The Essential Guide to Open Source Flash Development", published by Friends of Ed
Speaker: <head> Global Web Conference
Regular contributor to "Flash & Flex Developers Magazine"
Jon MacDonald’s Contact Settings
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