Marvin Tabangay

Current

owner at selectstart

Past

Senior Designer at MySpace
Art Director at Velocity Services, Inc
Online Chair at Santa Monica Relay for Life

Senior Designer at DigitalSaga.com
Web Designer at APS Internet

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Education

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Rincon Intermediate

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Connections

417 connections

Industry

Internet

Marvin Tabangay’s Summary

Marvin Tabangay’s Specialties:

• Proficient in PC and Mac
• Proficient in HTML, XHTML, CSS, ActionScript 1.0
• Proficient in SEO, accessibility, website optimization, and browser compatibility
• 9 years - Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator
• 7 years - Macromedia / Adobe Flash, Fireworks, Freehand
• 2 years - Microsoft Project 2005
• Working knowledge of AJAX, DHTML, ASP, C# .NET 1.0 and 2.0, PHP, JavaScript, Actionscript 2.0, XML, XSL
• Proficient with Microsoft Products – Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Visio

Marvin Tabangay’s Experience

owner

selectstart

(Internet industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)

Independent design studio specializing in brand identity, brand development, web design, and marketing. Clients include DRM Marketing (LiftKits.com), Sherox Creative, Ek5obition Clothing, Diamond Bar Montessori School, and DDL Roundhouse. Industries vary from entertainment, television, music, and education.
Senior Designer

MySpace

(Public Company; NWS; Internet industry)

October 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 9 months)

MySpace is a division of Fox Interactive Media.

• Work with technical producers and clients, designing and implementing Featured Profiles and advertisement solutions for the entertainment, consumer product, and MySpace Marketing categories (Clients include: Fox, Disney, Sony, MGM, Lionsgate, Summit Entertainment, MTV, NBC, Toyota, and Honda)
• Worked closely with the Executive Director of Key Accounts and Creative Director with clients via kick-off calls, face-to-face meetings and presentations discussing design and strategy for high profile accounts such as University of Phoenix and The White House
• Strategized with Integrated Marketing team to conceptualize high-spend homepage interactive takeovers
• Worked closely with the Art Director leading efforts to standardize web development code and design within the department
• Led documentation efforts of the Creative Services department creating and maintaining in-house Wiki
Art Director

Velocity Services, Inc

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

January 2004 — October 2007 (3 years 10 months)

• Led the in-house design team creating multiple web applications for Major League Baseball, Arena Football League, Utah Jazz, Canada.com, College Universities, and Union Privilege
• Conceptualize and create Photoshop mockups and designs
• Responsible for the front-end design and development integration of the new Mail.com news portal, using our in-house content management system, XML/XSLT, and web standards based XHTML and CSS
• Redesign the user interface and assisted in the planning of the company’s AJAX e-mail application
• Managed all design projects and tasks such as Photoshop mockups, image and website optimization, browser compatibility, interacting with business development and sales teams
• Created Visio wireframes, flowcharts, and sitemaps, and led the efforts for company-wide documentation strategies
• Responsible for interviewing, hiring, and training design candidates, and assisted with front-end developer interviewing process
Online Chair

Santa Monica Relay for Life

(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

October 2006 — August 2007 (11 months)

• Responsible for all online communication with the organization and its volunteers
• Created the event brochure
• Assisted in the planning and marketing of American Cancer Society's Relay for Life
Senior Designer

DigitalSaga.com

(Privately Held; Internet industry)

April 1999 — January 2004 (4 years 10 months)

• Created project plans, wire frames, and design of the Neopets.com Portal
• Designed social networking websites and forums for American Racing and NOPI Motorsports
• Created Photoshop mockup designs and implemented HTML and CSS for non-profit organizations such as Union Privilege, Greenpeace, Americans for Youth, and music groups such as Motorhead, Al B Sure, and Brian McKnight.
Web Designer

APS Internet

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

August 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 10 months)

• Created company identity and branding
• Designed websites for law offices, doctors, and local businesses using HTML and early versions of Flash.

Marvin Tabangay’s Education

California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

Business Administration , Marketing Management , 1997 — 2002
Rincon Intermediate

Additional Information

Marvin Tabangay’s Interests:

photography, art, design, social events, flash, actionscript, html, css, running, marathons, indoor rock climbing, snowboarding, hiking, non-profit

Marvin Tabangay’s Groups:

Santa Monica Relay for Life, Westside Team in Training, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Cal Poly Pomona Barkada Alumni, Los Angeles UX Meetup, Mashable Meetup