
Web Design Consultant and Contractor
Greater Chicago Area

Web Design Consultant and Contractor
Greater Chicago Area
My creative flare fuels my curiosity for technology. I am a “Both Sides Of The Brain” thinker, whose designs meet technology.
HTML, CSS, Javascript, ASP.NET, C#.NET, SQL Server, ASP, DHTML, XML, XSL, AJAX, Print, Logo & Branding Design, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Visual Studio .NET, Dreamweaver, Macromedia Flash MX, Actionscript, IIS
(Internet industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
2006 — 2009 (3 years )
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Graphic Design industry)
July 2006 — September 2006 (3 months)
Brought in as a contractor to help design, developer and wireframe the new sears.com, kmart.com and k-concierge.com. Most of my tasks dealt with laying out the functionality for k-concierge.com. The tasks also included coding HTML, CSS and Javascript for these sites. At this very moment I am working on the redesign of k-concierge.com.
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; E-Learning industry)
February 2004 — May 2006 (2 years 4 months)
I was brought in to help create and design applications and concepts to help forge new business. This meant create interfaces for our existing and projected applications. This interesting role allowed me to take lead of not only the user interface but allowed me to get within the development as well. Through my experience with web application development I was tasked with create C#.NET web applications for internal use as well as public-facing. Some of the different technologies used were Visual Studio .NET, Macromedia Flash 8.0, Photoshop, Illustrator, XML, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, AJAX, Windows Applications, SQL Server 2000, IIS, Etc. This mix left me in a role as both an interface and graphic designer as well as a C#.NET and general web developer.
(Internet industry)
2003 — 2005 (2 years )
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Mining & Metals industry)
June 2001 — February 2004 (2 years 9 months)
Develop and Maintain the Finkl & Sons public-facing website along with all internal and external web applications/sites. Binding technology with design using Microsoft, Adobe and Macromedia tools. Utilized C# .NET, ASP.NET, XML, XSL, XSLT, XPATH, IIS, SQL Server, Stored Procedures, Views, ASP, VB, COM, DHTML, CSS, Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator, Macromedia Flash MX.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
March 2000 — April 2001 (1 year 2 months)
In a highly visible role, I worked on large-scale web applications as well as brochure sites, brought the design element and the front-end strategies that were currently missing while strengthening my technical background and gaining more exposure to developing & debugging/trouble-shooting applications in production environments. Utilized IIS, SQL Server, Stored Procedures, ASP, COM, DHTML, CSS, Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator, Macromedia Flash & Director.
(Public Company; 51-200 employees; Graphic Design industry)
December 1999 — February 2000 (3 months)
I began to work with a team of Graphic Designers and Art Directors on two of their biggest clients as the technical lead, Budweiser.com and Budlight.com. Strengthened my knowledge on how to globalize the front-end for ease of implementation, maintainability and user-interaction. ASP, COM, DHTML, CSS, Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator, Macromedia Flash & Director.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 1999 — December 1999 (6 months)
Gained large-scale web site exposure and strengthened knowledge of the front-end. Utilized IIS, VB, COM, ASP, Access, Stored Procedures, Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator and Macromedia Flash.
Interactive Media 1998 — 2000
Graphic Design 1997 — 1998
Running, Enjoying a delicious meal, Relaxing with friends, enjoying a good espresso at Caribou