Tim Merrill

Tim Merrill

Principal, Wonderwheel Creative

Barnstable/Yarmouth, Massachusetts Area

Current
  • Principal at Wonderwheel Creative (Sole Proprietorship)
Past
  • Creative Director at LightWedge LLC
  • Product Manager / Creative Director at RolloverSystems
  • Senior Designer at TeamTalk Media Group
  • Graphic Designer at marchFIRST
  • Graphic Designer at LendingTree, Inc.
Education
  • Syracuse University
Connections
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Industry
Graphic Design
Websites

Tim Merrill’s Summary

Tim Merrill became a web junkie when it first hit college campuses in the early 90's. His first professional gig was as the web designer for LendingTree.com. He went on to work for two agencies, marchFirst and InternetSoccer.com, and designed for brands such as Laura Ashley, Lotus/IBM and Women's United Soccer Assocation. For five years he was the Creative Director for a financial services software company, where he focused on usability and IA. Tim now runs Wonderwheel Creative, a design firm on Nantucket, specializing in standards-based, user-centered web design and content management using Drupal.

Tim Merrill’s Specialties:

Visual Identity design, Color Theory, Multimedia, Animation, Image Optimization, Information Architecture, Usability Testing & Design, Online Marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Consumer Packaging, Branding & Co-branding, Browser & OS Compatibility, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash (Actionsctipting), Quark XPress, Microsoft Office, Windows & Mac Platforms, XHTML, CSS, Javascript, Website Production in ASP, .Net, ColdFusion & PHP


Tim Merrill’s Experience

  • Principal

    Wonderwheel Creative (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Graphic Design industry)

    November 2007Present (1 year)

  • Creative Director

    LightWedge LLC

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Consumer Goods industry)

    March 2007November 2007 (9 months)

  • Product Manager / Creative Director

    RolloverSystems

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Financial Services industry)

    December 2001March 2007 (5 years 4 months)

    - Designed and produced corporate and consumer websites,
    online ads, interactive demonstrations and extranet sites.
    - Researched, recommended and implemented enhancements to
    consumer website.
    - Designed corporate identity pieces, including logo, business cards, letterhead, sales collateral, promotions and training materials.
    - Coordinated trade show production, promotions, logistics and booth design.

  • Senior Designer

    TeamTalk Media Group

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

    April 2001December 2001 (9 months)

    - Responsible for concept, design and production of client web sites, banner ads, CD-ROMs, and internal print collateral.
    - Supervised corporate branding and maintained design standards.
    - Clients: Washington Freedom, WUSA, Alltel.

  • Graphic Designer

    marchFIRST

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; MRCH; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    September 2000March 2001 (7 months)

    - Responsible for concept, design and production of client web sites, demos and prototypes.
    - Clients: Lotus, Wachovia, Belk, Hendricks Motor Sports.

  • Graphic Designer

    LendingTree, Inc.

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; TREE; Banking industry)

    December 1998September 2000 (1 year 10 months)

    - Responsible for concept, design and production of LendingTree.com.
    - Developed and conducted usability testing.
    - Designed and produce banner ads, mortgage centers, demonstrations and extranet sites.


Tim Merrill’s Education

  • Syracuse University

    B.Sc., Neuropsychology, August 1991May 1995

    Coursework included Fine Arts & Photography

    Activities and Societies:
    Managed division of student-run "Spectrum".

Additional Information

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Tim Merrill’s Groups:

American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, The Nature Conservancy

  •    Online Marketing Experts
  •    Syracuse University Alumni Network
  •    LendingTree Alumni
  •    Web Standards Design + Development
  •    jQuery

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