Nick Robinson

Current

Agency Designer / Developer at msnbc.com
Freelance Designer / Developer at Pixelumbrella

Past

User Experience Designer / Developer at Fridge Door, Inc.
Flash Developer / Production Designer at 14Four
Web Developer / Production Designer at WaMu

Graphic Designer at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Web Designer at HouseValues, Inc.

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Education

Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration

Connections

102 connections

Industry

Internet

Nick Robinson’s Summary

Skills: Proficient in HTML, CSS, Adobe Photoshop, Flash,
Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office Suite. Knowledge in Adobe Illustrator, JavaScript, Actionscript, and PHP.

Recognition: 2008 Adobe Design Achievement Award Semifinalist. Selected to participate in Born Magazine, an international collaboration between artists and poets.

Nick Robinson’s Specialties:

Design & standards-based front-end code

Nick Robinson’s Experience

Agency Designer / Developer

msnbc.com

(Privately Held; Broadcast Media industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Freelance Designer / Developer

Pixelumbrella

(Internet industry)

June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)

Provided independent design and development services to small and medium-sized businesses. Designed and implemented custom web and print graphics, brand identities, and user experiences. Facilitated and handled all aspects of entire design to development process. Drove ongoing partnerships with several regional design firms to provide design and development services. Worked simultaneously on projects to consistently ship deliverables on-time.
User Experience Designer / Developer

Fridge Door, Inc.

(Internet industry)

June 2008 — October 2009 (1 year 5 months)

Led development of presentation layer code for consumer communication applications. Took direction from executive management and executed effectively. Worked closely with creative director to design valuable user experiences. Created UI coding guide to lay framework for modular design and uniform markup. Worked with outside branding firm to establish identity. Participated in usability study to improve overall design. Supported outside email marketing partners by delivering sound code and production design.
Flash Developer / Production Designer

14Four

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

September 2007 — May 2008 (9 months)

Partnered with advertising agencies to create interactive online campaigns during extended internship. Managed internal efforts to create a new corporate website. Managed and executed a new corporate website for an agency partner. Leveraged Adobe Flash technology to deliver media-rich user experiences.
Web Developer / Production Designer

WaMu

(Public Company; WM; Banking industry)

May 2007 — August 2007 (4 months)

Joined a small team as an intern to create standards
compliant presentation layer for extensive WaMu.com re-design. Worked closely with interaction and usability designers to ensure adherence to brand guidelines. Created lightweight and optimized coding solutions. Delivered summary presentation to CTO and senior management.
Graphic Designer

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

(Educational Institution; Research industry)

May 2005 — August 2005 (4 months)

Designed, developed, and managed a new department site during internship. Coordinated between four business subsets to gather requirements and meet goals. Developed pages using web standards.
Web Designer

HouseValues, Inc.

(Public Company; Real Estate industry)

June 2004 — August 2004 (3 months)

Designed prototype templates for real estate professionals for use in new product offerings. Worked closely with product development and marketing groups to meet fluid project goals over summer internship.

Nick Robinson’s Education

Gonzaga University - School of Business Administration

Bachelor of Business Administration , Management Information Systems, Marketing, Music , 2004 — 2008