Project Manager / UI Developer at Northrop Grumman
Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Current
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- User Interface / Web Developer at Northrop Grumman Information Systems
- Past
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- Project Manager, Senior Design Lead, UI Consultant at Graphic Odyssey
- New Media Department Director at Impress Communications
- Programs Director at Mountain and Sea Adventures
- Education
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- Purdue University
- Connections
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- Industry
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John Utter’s Summary
I have 10 years experience as a Senior Graphics Designer specializing in designing web, multimedia, & offline marketing materials currently in DC Metro area.
Day-to-day designing graphics, marketing collateral, commerce engines and programming scripts to link online technologies to existing business infrastructure and offline materials for clients of all sizes. Additionally, I have much experience in training non-technical clients to be productive with complex software.
John Utter’s Specialties:
GRAPHICS EXPERTISE
Digital imaging, desktop publishing, video composition & non-linear editing, streaming media, 2D animation, DVD creation, illustration, technical & design advisory, compression.
PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE
Actionscript (Flash), CSS, JavaScript, jQuery, YUI, XHTML, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL, Progress, Secion 508 compliance and accessibility
John Utter’s Experience
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User Interface / Web Developer
Northrop Grumman Information Systems
(Public Company; NOC; Defense & Space industry)
October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)
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Project Manager, Senior Design Lead, UI Consultant
Graphic Odyssey
(Internet industry)
March 2006 — August 2008 (2 years 6 months)
Art direction, design consultant and production for new startup. Created graphics, marketing collateral, scripts, and commerce engines, linking online technologies to existing business infrastructure and offline materials for clients of all sizes.
Created 90% of the sites for the website template book, 1 Hour Web Site, Wiley Publishers (ISBN-13: 978-0471933380)
Pitched, designed, launched, and reviewed many client online marketing initiatives and offline campaigns. Augmenting existing development teams to create the best possible product on-time and at or under budget.
Recruited and wrote job descriptions for new employees. Consulted on benefits packages and total compensation offers to attract and retain top local talent. -
New Media Department Director
Impress Communications
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Printing industry)
October 2003 — March 2006 (2 years 6 months)
Web & new media production team lead. Worked as interface between technical group and clients, including writing proposals, client interaction, creating concepts & producing final products.
Designed, produced, managed, and reviewed client’s major online media buys.
Interviewed new hires and freelancers, conducted regular staff performance reviews, managed & monitored departmental budgets and production schedules.
Brought department to profitability for first time since inception by reducing production costs, tracking and accurately quoting jobs, and expanding client base through delivering on launch dates and superior customer service. -
Programs Director
Mountain and Sea Adventures
(Education Management industry)
February 2003 — October 2003 (9 months)
Oversee day to day operations of outdoor educational camp, managing a staff of 10-15 instructors and 500+ students per week. Camp teaches marine science, conservation, and self-confidence to third grade through high school students.
Excelled as a liaison between all outdoor educational and non-profit groups using the facilities, and to the company from educational faculty and representatives. -
Web Designer/Developer
Intel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)
May 1998 — August 2001 (3 years 4 months)
Integral resource for graphics, video, Windows programming, scripting and webpage production for various market segments within Intel Architecture Marketing Groups internal and external to Intel, creating & updating online initiatives.
Helped automate and streamline various early email marketing tools, saving over $80,000 in external software expenses.
Trusted employee within a confidential environment prior to public announcement of Intel-Capital funded startups. -
Software Test Engineer
Intel
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; INTC; Semiconductors industry)
March 1997 — August 1997 (6 months)
SQA Test with Intel VideoPhone and ProShare.
John Utter’s Education
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Purdue University
Computer Graphics 1997 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- AFROTC
ACM SIGGRAPH
Additional Information
John Utter’s Websites:
John Utter’s Interests:
myspace + pantsuit = LinkedIn.
John Utter’s Groups:
Intel CPS Certified Web Author
Nick Blizzard Fan Club
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AIGA DC -
Purdue University CGT Alumni, Faculty & Staff
John Utter’s Honors:
Who’s Who in Azerbaijan, 1994-2000
John Utter’s Contact Settings
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