Design and Technology Strategist, Co-founder | Ratio Interactive
Greater Seattle Area
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- Design and Technology Strategist and Co-founder at Ratio [http://www.ratiointeractive.com]
- Past
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- Strategist and Site Builder at Dual
- Co-founder, Designer, Site Builder at CrashShop
- Consultant / Freelancer at Tony Jacobson Design and Programming (Self-employed)
- Designer at CVS.com
- Web Site Builder at Girvin, Inc.
- Site Designer Programmer at Costco Wholesale
- Education
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- School of Visual Concepts
- Edmonds Community College
- Northwest University
- Highline Community College
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Tony Jacobson’s Summary
Experience: 13 years of web design and programming experience. I've seen it all, fortune 100 all the way down to the sole proprietor. Experienced sucess and failures. Learned much. Know what it takes to get things done.
Goals: Create beautiful, meaningful and useful web applications.
Tony Jacobson’s Specialties:
Ratio, the design and technology company for the people.
Creative, technical, and business.
Tony Jacobson’s Experience
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Design and Technology Strategist and Co-founder
Ratio [http://www.ratiointeractive.com]
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
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Strategist and Site Builder
Dual
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
September 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 10 months)
Dual was a design and development firm.
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Co-founder, Designer, Site Builder
CrashShop
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Internet industry)
January 2001 — September 2003 (2 years 9 months)
A web design and development company.
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Consultant / Freelancer
Tony Jacobson Design and Programming (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
March 1999 — January 2001 (1 year 11 months)
Freelance and contract work for several companies around the greater Seattle area. For example: CVS pharmacy, Girvin branding and Design, Talking Dog, Ticket Master, Yahoo, Everything Holidays, Microsoft and many more.
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Designer
CVS.com
(Public Company; Internet industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year)
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Web Site Builder
Girvin, Inc.
(Internet industry)
1999 — 2000 (1 year)
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Site Designer Programmer
Costco Wholesale
(Public Company; COST; Wholesale industry)
December 1985 — March 1999 (13 years 4 months)
My first job out of highschool. Worked for the company 13 and a half years. Warehouse experience: stocking, cashiering, and supervisor management experience. Corporate experience included buying for software, video, books department, marketing division to build the first Costco.com website.
Tony Jacobson’s Education
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School of Visual Concepts
Graphic Design and Advertising 1998 — 1999
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Edmonds Community College
Digital Music and Production 1992 — 1993
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Northwest University
Music 1988 — 1990
- Activities and Societies:
- Music performance groups.
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Highline Community College
Advertising and General Studies 1986 — 1988
- Activities and Societies:
- Music, graphic design, TV production.
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Tony Jacobson’s Interests:
Architecture, Musicianship, Slow Funky Music (hip hop, reggae, gospel, etc), technology, business, and civic planning/pedestrian epicenters.
Tony Jacobson’s Groups:
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Healthcare UX
Tony Jacobson’s Contact Settings
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