Jon MacDonald

Current

Interactive Development Manager at XPLANE
Interactive Director at JonnyMac Design

Past

Interactive Developer at Via Training, LLC
Interactive Developer at Attingo Communications

Education

Oberlin College

Recommended

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Connections

259 connections

Industry

Information Technology and Services

Websites

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

Interactive Development Manager

XPLANE

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Design industry)

September 2006 — Present (2 years 3 months)

Duties include defining process, new business, scoping, estimating, 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 Director

JonnyMac Design

(Internet industry)

2000 — Present (8 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 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

Oberlin College

BA, Visual Arts (Concentration in New Media), Computer Science, 1999 — 2003

Activities and Societies:

Varsity Basketball, Oberlin Review