Web Designer II at Aplus.net
Kansas City, Missouri Area
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- Web Designer II at Aplus.net
- Vignette Content Analyst at H&R Block
- Intranet Content Analyst, Contractor at Embarq
- Information Designer at TWG Consulting
- Intranet Client Support, Contractor at Sprint Nextel
- Web Designer at Kansan.com
- Lan Support Student at University of Kansas
- Senior Staff Supervisor at AMC Theaters Town Center 20
- Interactive Designer Intern at Blairlake New Media
- Tech Aide at Blue Valley North High School
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- University of Kansas
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Nate Manderfeld’s Summary
To acquire a position working with a team of dedicated, creative specialists producing fresh and innovative design solutions while improving company visibility and awareness.
Nate Manderfeld’s Specialties:
Nate is a graphic designer and web developer who stresses the significance of accessibility and usability via Web Standards. He relishes in web content management and the cascading DRY philosophy while employing gripping designs across print, web, and mobile media.
Nate Manderfeld’s Experience
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Web Designer II
Aplus.net
(Internet industry)
July 2008 — October 2008 (4 months)
Making the Internet pretty using XHTML, CSS, & love.
* Lead front-end framework design, development, and implementation for enterprise consumer website. Rapidly produced templates cascading into hundreds of content landing pages. Developed, maintained, and updated a redesign and rebranding in semantic XHTML and CSS.
* Improved and highlighted individual page campaigns for products and services by removing visual clutter competing for attention. Correct markup improved SEO and page purpose.
* Sizeable attention placed on web standards compliance, accessibility, and usability as well as rebranding aesthetics. Customary cross-browser support including screen, print, and mobile stylesheets. -
Vignette Content Analyst
H&R Block
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HRB; Financial Services industry)
October 2007 — March 2008 (6 months)
Identified and pursued new online product opportunities to support the overall digital business strategy. Evaluated flash-based UI against software product for quality assurance. Transitioned flash experience into company intranet enterprise portal for a broader user reach.
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Intranet Content Analyst, Contractor
Embarq
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; EQ; Telecommunications industry)
May 2007 — October 2007 (6 months)
Design wireframes, mockups, and prototypes for new corporate intranet for BEA Aqualogic templates. Assist Corporate Communications and Brand Management with deployment allowing administration of user access through group and privilege assignment workflows. Provide remote support and maintenance for healthy intranet production.
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Information Designer
TWG Consulting
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
May 2001 — May 2007 (6 years 1 month)
Created and maintained websites (available upon request) using XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash and ActionScript to implement online initiatives. Attention to detail facilitated continuity to enhance overall look and feel while maximizing accessibility and usability.
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Intranet Client Support, Contractor
Sprint Nextel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; S; Information Technology and Services industry)
May 2001 — January 2007 (5 years 9 months)
Operations support for Sprint Nextel corporate intranet ECM (Enterprise Content Management), Interwoven. Enhanced content provider teams’ productivity by implementing Post-merge ECM, Vignette into a single web portal for business needs. Converted Sprint intranet, i-Connect, to valid XHTML with CSS bearing the load of layout and design. Currently SME (Subject Matter Expert) on CSS styles for i-Connect and Interwoven TeamSite ECM manager.
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Web Designer
Kansan.com
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)
December 2004 — May 2005 (6 months)
Produced a complete redesign of Kansan.com, the independent University school newspaper website. Achieved full integration into the content management system (CMS) Ellington, based on the Django framework, improving layouts and structure. The revamp allowed the Kansan newspaper staff to easily and consistently add stories and other content to Kansan.com without the need for extensive knowledge of website programming or language markup. The non-nested table site is driven by standards-compliant XHTML and CSS for content and ambience respectively.
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Lan Support Student
University of Kansas
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Computer Networking industry)
December 2002 — May 2003 (6 months)
[Formally known as CLAS Support] Implemented Novell Login Client for desktop workstations and provided computer support. Provided phone and email troubleshooting to return customers to a functioning state while coaching clients on preventative measures.
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Senior Staff Supervisor
AMC Theaters Town Center 20
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Motion Pictures and Film industry)
June 1998 — June 2001 (3 years 1 month)
Senior Staff Supervisor, projectionist, usher, customer service, sales/cashier (dealt in thousands).
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Interactive Designer Intern
Blairlake New Media
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 2000 — May 2001 (10 months)
Developed interactive websites for clients such as Lee Jeans, Hallmark Entertainment and Gavin Anderson. Worked with creative team to enhance awareness of eCommerce sites Diva Doll, Riveted and Lee Pipes for Lee Jeans Corp.
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Tech Aide
Blue Valley North High School
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Computer Networking industry)
January 2000 — December 2000 (1 year)
Provided technical support for 700 PC's & Mac's, PC/MAC Software & hardware: upgrades, setup, and installation. Custom networks (LANs) and PC builds. Worked with 120 staff members to understand needs of the network. Employed Cisco products to increase scaleable networks and momentum for an improved end-user experience.
Nate Manderfeld’s Education
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University of Kansas
Bachelor of General Studies , English, Communication Studies , 2001 — 2005
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Nate Manderfeld’s Interests:
XHTML, CSS, web and graphic design, accessibility and usability via Web Standards, content management, CMS
Nate Manderfeld’s Groups:
W3C - World Wide Web Consortium, WaSP - The Web Standards Project
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