
UX Engineer at Mallfinder Network
Greater Denver Area

UX Engineer at Mallfinder Network
Greater Denver Area
Passionate web professional, that dreams in markup, seeks opportunity to slap uncooperative browsers into shape with a paperclip, some dental floss, and a well-placed “position: relative.” But wait, this professional steps back and starts to think “Now, how can I make this better or more interactive for the user?”
Moving forward, I would like to take on more responsibilities and opportunities in the realm of web design and UX and/or product development and conceptualization roles particularly those that take advance of video and social networking.
Able to provide valid cross-browser hand-coded XHTML and CSS, use JavaScript Libraries (jQuery & YUI), Ajax, JSON, XML & improve website optimization for maximum capability and reach — including mobile.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
April 2009 — Present (8 months)
I work closely with the department heads from Marketing, Graphics, and Development to identify, target, build, and deliver highly usable and engaging web experiences through the creation of wire-frames and story boards as well as furnish cross-browser, standard compliant, XHTML, CSS, and jQuery (with the occasional PHP, MySQL and ColdFusion) code; produced from supplied PSD files for new and existing shopping center websites, mobile websites, facebook pages and the company's unique social networking website.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
July 2008 — January 2009 (7 months)
Front-end Web Developer responsible for developing and integrating sponsorship opportunities into the company’s top tier web application, at 2.5 million unique visitors per day, using optimized/cross-platform XHTML/CSS, DOM Scripting, Ajax, Prototype, PHP, Smarty, and MySQL.
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
April 2008 — July 2008 (4 months)
Implemented client specifications into high traffic local search products – across voice, wireless, and Internet channels with a team of 12-15 developers in agile 2-week iterative development cycles. Daily tasks consisted of working closely on multiple projects with other departments to meet aggressive schedules.
(Internet industry)
June 2006 — June 2008 (2 years 1 month)
Performed a full spectrum of web-related tasks including project planning, UI layout, web design direction and optimization, server-side programming using PHP and MySQL, JavaScript interactivity, standards compliant XHTML and CSS, browser testing and SEO optimization.
(Public Company; ARW; Semiconductors industry)
August 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Strategically planned and developed essential global websites in a highly team-oriented setting using web standards for a fortune 500 company. Sites were programmed with JSTL, custom JavaScript and jQuery, Ajax, and JSON data from a proprietary back-end environment of Java and Oracle.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
June 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for maintaining the company’s website and its sister company’s website consisting of XHTML, CSS, PHP, and image optimization. Also rendered management and support for all servers, desktop computers, software, and network infrastructure.
(Privately Held; Higher Education industry)
June 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Responsible for maintaining the company’s website and its sister company’s website consisting of XHTML, CSS, PHP, and image optimization. Also rendered management and support for all servers, desktop computers, software, and network infrastructure.
(Real Estate industry)
April 2002 — May 2004 (2 years 2 months)
Created and maintained company’s website utilizing standards-compliant, efficient and optimized XHTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL. In addition, was able to execute the setup and administration of a network and central server with database for company’s client management system.
(Public Company; Computer Software industry)
May 2001 — February 2002 (10 months)
Engineered the look and feel of the company’s most prominent web-based application, a proprietary back-end environment employing the use of Java and XML, for meta-data searching. Implemented the front-end using custom graphics, valid XHTML and CSS.
(Public Company; TWX; Internet industry)
August 1998 — May 2001 (2 years 10 months)
Responsible for creating and updating web page templates along with optimized graphics for the client based products, as well as the layout and interface design of Intranet based sales tools. Integral in research of new web methodologies and overall ‘look and feel.’
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)
August 1997 — June 1998 (11 months)
Served as a Customer Service Representative assisting customers in dial-up and Internet connectivity and related support issues.
Internetworking Technologies 2001 — 2003
All classes were done on-line.
Computer Information Systems 1995 — 1997
Graphic Design 1994 — 1995
Web Development, Entrepreneurialism, Art, Photography, Architecture, Travel, Spending Time With My Family, Reading, Cooking, Gardening, Fishing, Camping, Hiking, Backpacking, Snowshoeing, Snowboarding, Water Skiing, Drawing, Painting; Watching Movies, Watching Tv; to name a few.
The HTML Writers Guild, International Web Master Association, Refresh Denver