The Quick Facts:

I'm from Austin, not Texas.

Mac convert, but I won't dis' a PC.

Still torn between Sublime and Brackets.

About Me

It only took me three and a half years of Marketing and Communication studies in undergrad to somehow stumble into a basic web design class my senior year. Though I only got a taste that semester, it was enough; I knew that code was where I’d call home for the rest of my career… at least until I figure out how to make a living playing endless Austin Sports and Social League Dodgeball and Sand Volleyball…

Over the last four years I’ve created countless web pieces within a corporate brand style and taken every chance to bend the Inspect Element tool to my will to dissect every piece of a beautifully designed website’s code to learn more and more. There’s more to the story, but after reviewing the nitty gritty details below, please feel free to yell my name from the rooftops and I’ll come running… or maybe try an email or phone call first, as to not disturb the neighbors.

EDUCATION

2013 -

University of Denver

Denver, CO

M.A.S. in Information & Communication Technology
To-date Cumulative GPA, 4.0

2007 -
2011

Trinity University

San Antonio, TX

B.A. in Communication ; Interdisciplinary Major: New Media Design
Cumulative GPA, 3.77, Magna Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

2015 -

Creative Web Developer

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to design, develop, and test dynamic new and engaging web experiences, with a focus on responsive design
  • Stay current with rapid innovation in web design and technologies, particularly in responsive web design; educate team members on best practices and served as functional expert on HTML5 & CSS3
  • Code pages, microsites, and templates from conceptual models and wireframes using HTML, CSS and Javascript within an HTML/ASP environment; proactively work with the IT team and Web Strategist to develop not just stand alone solutions, but high quality reusable components and standards

2011 - 2014

Graphic/Web Designer

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
  • Redirected online presence to employ Resonsive Web Design in both websites and HTML Email/Newsletters
  • Executed responsive redevelopment as project lead for ACFE.com
  • Designed and developed emails, microsites, and landing pages using predominantly HTML, CSS and jQuery within ASP.NET framework and CMS
  • Responsible for Brainstorming, Wire-Frames, Mock-Ups and Designs

2010 -

Freelance Graphic and Web Designer

The lovely small businesses of Austin
  • Website redesign and development for non-profit and for-profit organizations
  • Logo and cover art creation for local Texas non-profit organizations

2009 -
2010

Graphic and Web Intern

Bluedogg Innovation
  • Graphic, promo design, and layout for Hautedog Magazine

2009 -
2010

Graphic Editor

Trinity University
  • Created feature, info, and photo-graphic illustrations for university newspaper

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Strengths

  • CSS3, LESS, HTML5, jQuery, Vanilla JS
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • Responsive Frameworks (Twitter Bootstrap, Foundation, jQuery UI)
  • Icon font generation
  • Windows and Mac Operating Systems
  • Content Management Systems and Blogging SaaS (Wordpress, Ektron, Squarespace)
  • MS Office, Apple Pages and Numbers
  • Restraining from throwing my computer out of the window when debugging for IE

Developing

  • MVC frameworks and other JS libraries
  • PhoneGap and related technologies and processes
  • PHP, Wordpress Theme Development
  • Java, MySQL

REFERENCES

Furnished upon request

Downlad Résumé