Matt Heerema

Current

• Principal Designer at AOL, LLC
• Creative Director at Direct Steps Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

Past

• Web Developer at Iowa State University Extension
• Web Developer at Iowa State University
• Web Developer at Cramer Development

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Education

• Iowa State University

Recommended

6 people have recommended Matt

Connections

241 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Company

Matt Heerema’s Summary

I have been designing Web sites professionally since 1999 with several design shops in the private sector (freelance and design companies), higher education (Iowa State University), as well as being part of an in-house corporate team (AOL, Weblogs Inc.)

Since 2003, I have been obsessively pursuing CSS/Standards based design methods, and universal usability.

Matt Heerema’s Specialties:

CSS design, Web Site Accessibility, Web Standards Compliance

Matt Heerema’s Experience

• Principal Designer

  AOL, LLC

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Online Media industry)

  October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)

  Creative direction and execution of Weblogs Inc's 40+ high impact blogs. engadget.com, autoblog.com, tuaw.com, downloadsquad.com, joystiq.com, to name just a few. www.weblogsinc.com

• Creative Director

  Direct Steps Consulting (Sole Proprietorship)

  (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Internet industry)

  September 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

• Web Developer

  Iowa State University Extension

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  May 2003 — October 2006 (3 years 6 months)

• Web Developer

  Iowa State University

  (Internet industry)

  2003 — 2006 (3 years)

• Web Developer

  Cramer Development

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)

  May 2001 — December 2002 (1 year 8 months)

  Web Design with Photoshop and Fireworks, Dreamweaver, etc.
  
  Web programming in ASP, PHP and ColdFusion.

Matt Heerema’s Education

• Iowa State University

  BA , Psychology , 1998 — 2003

  Activities and Societies:

  Martial Arts, Student Government, The Rock

Additional Information

Matt Heerema’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Company

Matt Heerema’s Interests:

css, accessibility, xhtml, web standards, web design, fireworks, dreamweaver, apple computers, music, religion, spirituality

Matt Heerema’s Groups:

•    Iowa State University Network
•    Digital Web Magazine
•    Logos Bible Software Users

Matt Heerema’s Honors:

Eagle Scout - Boy Scouts of America

Matt Heerema’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch