Nick DeNardis

Current

Host at EDU Checkup
Associate Director of Web Communications at Wayne State University
Owner at Covered Pixels

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Past

Lead Web Developer at Wayne State University

Education

Wayne State University

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Industry

Internet

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Nick DeNardis’s Summary

Oversee a team of specialized web professionals to take on full redesign of web sites from the identity, user interactions, content, design, development to promotion. Integrating sites into a niche environment and keeping their data as open and accessible as possible.

Nick DeNardis’s Specialties:

XHTML, CSS and Javascript to design accessible Web user interfaces. High level knowledge of C++, PHP, Ruby on Rails, XML, AJAX, JSON, Java and SQL servers. Administration of Unix, OS X and Windows Servers or Desktops. Proﬁcient in code management systems such as CVS, SVN and Trac. Expert in site optimization for high load shared server environments. A passion for creating elegant solutions to complex problems through standards and best practices.

Nick DeNardis’s Experience

Host

EDU Checkup

(Internet industry)

October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

I review Higher Education Web sites and give them a 0-100 score based on their visual design, information architecture and code quality.
Associate Director of Web Communications

Wayne State University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

November 2007 — Present (2 years 1 month)

Oversee a team of specialized web professionals to take on full redesign of web sites from the identity, user interactions, content, design, development to promotion. Integrating sites into a niche environment and keeping their data as open and accessible as possible.
Owner

Covered Pixels

(Privately Held; Myself Only; Internet industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years )

A Web design, development and marketing company. Specializing in e-commerce and non-profit sites.
Lead Web Developer

Wayne State University

(Internet industry)

2004 — 2007 (3 years )