Preston So

Current

Developer at New Media Denver
Drupal & Web Designer at Preston So Design

Past

Creative Director at Monarch Digital
Senior Web Designer at Air Academy High School

Education

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Recommended

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Connections

88 connections

Industry

Internet

Websites

Preston So’s Summary

Designer of beautiful websites and accomplished web consultant since 2001. Experience in a variety of settings, including educational institutions as well as highly diversified multimedia group. Extremely active in the web design and web standards community, goal-oriented, with focus on aesthetics, accessibility, semantics, and usability. Heavy experience in print design, identity (branding), search engine optimization, and web consulting. Primary consulting in accessibility, web standards, and user experience.

Fluent or highly proficient with all major languages involved in front-end web design and development as well as the Drupal CMS. Comfortable in English, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. Résumé available in both Spanish and Portuguese.

I continue to very actively seek new prospects and endeavors.

My eventual objective is to establish a high-end web design studio or obtain a senior position with one to sustain me through college.

Preston So’s Specialties:

web design, web consulting, print design, identity, web standards, accessibility, usability, user experience, ux, search engine optimization, internet marketing, drupal, content management systems

Preston So’s Experience

Developer

New Media Denver

(Internet industry)

October 2009 — Present (2 months)
Drupal & Web Designer

Preston So Design

(Design industry)

November 2004 — Present (5 years 1 month)

Designed and consulted on various independent (freelance) web projects for clients including Pikes Peak Library District and area businesses, schools, organizations, and individuals, maintained several web presences
Creative Director

Monarch Digital

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

November 2007 — June 2009 (1 year 8 months)

Led design and front-end development of highly specialized and large websites primarily using open-source CMS Drupal, developed and implemented heavy functionality to all involved websites including search engine optimization, created identity (branding) for various companies and organizations (for web and print), provided web consulting, created print marketing materials for widespread distribution, produced videos for local non-profit organizations and businesses, restored photos with flaws, educated clients as well as colleagues in web design, web standards, Drupal, user experience, accessibility, and aesthetics
Senior Web Designer

Air Academy High School

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

January 2007 — November 2007 (11 months)

Designed and consulted on lauded high school website with formidable web presence, implemented large-scale transfer of website to new content management system, advised school district on accessibility and usability in new framework, maintained/updated web presence frequently

Preston So’s Education

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Non-degree, Non-graduate , Spanish, Mathematics, Economics, Biology , 2007 — 2010 (expected)

Concurrent enrollment with high school since 2007 (sophomore year) under UCCS post-secondary enrollment program. Non-graduate and unclassified non-degree student.

Additional Information

Preston So’s Websites:

Preston So’s Interests:

web design, print design, identity, accessibility, web standards, usability, web aesthetics, drupal, language, running, hiking, glaciology, microbiology

Preston So’s Groups:

Colorado Springs Drupal User Group, Denver/Boulder Drupal User Group, Rocky Mountain Robotics, Air Academy High School Spanish Honor Society, Air Academy High School Science Olympiad