Director of Web Design & Online Collaboration at University of Minnesota
Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
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- Director of Web Design & Online Collaboration at University of Minnesota
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- Web Project Coordinator at University of Minnesota
- Board member and web designer at SaveWCAL
- Graduate Fellow at University of Minnesota
- Web Designer at Woolpert, Inc.
- Marketing Coordinator at BTR Architects
- Assistant Manager at Garsten Management Corporation
- Education
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- University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
- St. Olaf College
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Kristofer Layon’s Summary
I bring over twelve years of professional design experience to my projects, and currently direct design, online collaboration, and content management projects for two Senior Vice Presidents at the University of Minnesota. I supervise a staff of four designers and developers, and report to the Director of Communications.
I also direct MinneWebCon, the University of Minnesota's annual web conference that focuses on emerging web standards and accessibility issues.
Kristofer Layon’s Specialties:
Accessible design; Cascading Stylesheets (CSS); Flash; Usability evaluation; Really Simple Syndication / RDF Site Summary (RSS); Javascript; database implementation; social networking; communications planning for integrated print and web design strategies
Kristofer Layon’s Experience
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Director of Web Design & Online Collaboration
University of Minnesota
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
July 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
An expanded version of my previous job, with new web database and collaboration management responsibilities. My primary tasks now are to provide strategic project direction, supervise design and development production, and manage complex teams that span offices and institutions.
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Web Project Coordinator
University of Minnesota
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
August 2004 — June 2008 (3 years 11 months)
I design and coordinate web projects for two senior vice presidents at the University, and for numerous programs, offices, and units that report to their respective offices. I also provide creative direction and supervision for a staff of four, including one full-time graphic designer and three design interns.
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Board member and web designer
SaveWCAL
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Public Relations and Communications industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years )
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Graduate Fellow
University of Minnesota
(Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
2001 — 2004 (3 years )
Academic Advisor and Teaching Specialist (Graphic Design)
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Web Designer
Woolpert, Inc.
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
1998 — 2001 (3 years )
Lead web designer for Marketing Communications.
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Marketing Coordinator
BTR Architects
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Architecture & Planning industry)
1995 — 1998 (3 years )
Primarily responsible for editing and designing architectural project proposals, presentations, and award submittals. This was my first position with substantial graphic and web design responsibilities.
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Assistant Manager
Garsten Management Corporation
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Real Estate industry)
1993 — 1995 (2 years )
My primary responsibility was providing management and marketing assistance to two condominium property managers; my secondary responsibility was providing graphic design and historic preservation tax credit application support to the architect of Garsten's development partner, MetroPlains Development, Inc.
Kristofer Layon’s Education
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University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
MFA , Multimedia Design , 2001 — 2004
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St. Olaf College
BA , German and Pre-Architecture , 1989 — 1993
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MinneWebCon
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Web Standards Design + Development
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