James Foster

Current

• UI Designer at The Midland Company
• UI Designer at American Modern Insurance Group

Past

• Webmaster at Union Institute & University
• Webdesigner at Enterprise Zone

Education

• Northcentral University
• University of Oregon

Recommended

7 people have recommended James

Connections

44 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website

James Foster’s Summary

James is a creative designer with a passion for Web Standards, Accessibility, Cross-Browser compatibility, and a recognized talent for converting client communications and expectations into a successful website. He works well independently, and collaborates well with others to generate and execute ideas within tight deadlines. James has earned a reputation for dedication, flexibility, humor, and intelligence.

In 1994 James was one of the few Westerners to be ordained as a Buddhist monk by the head of the entire Drikung Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism, H.H. Chetsang Rinpoche, peer to H.H. the Dalai Lama.

James has also been trained and ordained in the Japanese Tendai school of Buddhism.

James was the Director and primary teacher for his local Tibetan Buddhist Dharma center (Cincinnati Karma Kagyu) for five years, and is currently the Guiding Teacher of Daiun-Ji Great Cloud Temple.

James Foster’s Specialties:

• SEO (Search Engine Optimization), adept in usability and accessibility issues
• Advanced skill in design tools and 508, W3C validation methods
• Advocate for well-formed, Section 508 web accessible, valid and semantically correct source code as outlined by the W3C (World-Wide Web Consortium), and forward compliance standards such as XHTML.
• Expert level hand coding of (X)HTML, and CSS, with Intermediate JavaScript, PHP, and AJAX

James Foster’s Experience

• UI Designer

  The Midland Company

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MLAN; Insurance industry)

  February 2008 — Present (1 year 6 months)

• UI Designer

  American Modern Insurance Group

  (Internet industry)

  2008 — Present (1 year)

• Webmaster

  Union Institute & University

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

  2001 — 2008 (7 years)

• Webdesigner

  Enterprise Zone

  (Internet industry)

  2000 — 2000 (less than a year)

James Foster’s Education

• Northcentral University

  BA , Psychology , 2007 — 2008

  Graduated Magna Cum Laude

• University of Oregon

  Comparative Religious Studies 1994 — 1997

  Activities and Societies:

  Established and directed the Buddhist Student Union for U of O, 1994

Additional Information

James Foster’s Websites:

• My Website

James Foster’s Interests:

neuroplasticity, existential humanism, positive psychology

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