Tim Merrill

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.

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Education

Syracuse University

Recommended

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Industry

Graphic Design

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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 2007 — Present (1 year)
Creative Director

LightWedge LLC

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

March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)
Product Manager / Creative Director

RolloverSystems

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

December 2001 — March 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 2001 — December 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 2000 — March 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 1998 — September 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 1991 — May 1995

Coursework included Fine Arts & Photography

Activities and Societies:

Managed division of student-run "Spectrum".