History
Great Lakes Media Technology
Mequon, WI
Contract Application Designer/Developer for New Media: November, 2011 – February, 2012
- Contracted through Robert Half Technology
- Designed and developed CD/DVD-ROM applications with Flash/MDM Zinc and HTML/Adobe AIR
- Wrote Windows-compatible Autorun files
- Compiled bundled icons for Windows and Mac OS applications
- Organized CD/DVD-ROM application files for disc replication in a logical, comprehensive manner
- Designed and developed GLMT’s first mobile iPad application with Xcode
- Designed and revised menu screens for DVD and Blu-ray titles
ManpowerGroup
Milwaukee, WI
Contract Front End Web Designer/Developer for North America Marketing, Digital Media: June, 2011 – September, 2011
- Converted Photoshop designs into mass email marketing campaigns
- Worked with Manticore to manage and send mass emails
- Worked with Robohead to manage multiple projects
Contract Front End Web Designer/Developer for Global Solutions Delivery: January, 2011 – June, 2011
- Created eye-catching and engaging animated wall display for Manpower trade show
- Rebranded Manpower Professional website in preparation for rebranding and restructuring of Manpower holdings
- Created web page template for launching new international Experis branches
- Designed logo for GIS department
Contract Front End Web Designer/Developer on MyPath.com Web Property: February, 2010 – December, 2010
- Acquired proficiency with Jive CMS, jQuery, and Final Cut Express in extremely short order, expanding personal value to team
- Corrected long-standing style and layout problems with MyPath.com, leading to improved user experience and usability
- Reworked site presentation with jQuery-enhanced widgets, resulting in far higher volume of traffic
- Introduced promotional video presentation which dramatically boosted site traffic and user engagement
- Further developed CSS coding skills
Top Producer Broker & Builder Solutions, a division of Move, Inc.
Publicly traded on NASDAQ as MOVE; Formerly The Enterprise
Milwaukee, WI
Web Designer: October, 2005 – July, 2009
- Led efforts to improve departmental efficiency and client relations
- Applied knowledge of basic SEO techniques in front-end development
- Brought reusable layout codebase into compliance with W3C standards to increase usability and remove development bottlenecks
- Used Photoshop and Dreamweaver to develop original web interfaces that resulted in improved user experience for clients
- Created dynamic navigation systems, decorative Flash slideshows, and streaming video experiences to make agency and client sites more engaging
- Further developed CSS, JavaScript, VB Script, and ActionScript coding skills with Dreamweaver and Flash
Freelance Work
Greater Milwaukee Area
January, 2003 – October, 2005
- Contracted through OfficeTeam and Robert Half, or self-employed
- Filled various positions from technical illustrator to desktop publisher to web designer to administrative assistant
- Worked with Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop, GoLive, and Microsoft Office
Thomson BETA Systems
Brookfield, WI
Web Designer: August, 1999 – December, 2002
- Completed development duties on third-party redesigned public marketing website, BetaSys.com
- Used Fireworks and GoLive to create engaging and comprehensive web interfaces for company Internet and intranet applications
- Acquired proficiency with CSS, JavaScript, and ActionScript coding skills with GoLive and Flash
- Used telnet to FTP files to Unix servers
Huffy Sports
Sussex, WI
Instructional Media Specialist: April, 1998 – April, 1999
- Contracted through Argus Technical Services
- Used Adobe Illustrator to create high-quality, comprehensive, and reusable illustrations for product instruction manuals
- Used Quark Xpress to write all English-language instructional content and organize it into printable layouts
- Worked with engineers to write detailed, comprehensive instructional text and complete projects at or before deadline
Bill Frantz Photography
Delafield, WI
Web Designer and Webmaster (freelance): November, 1997 – June, 1999
- Worked with client to create a more visually appealing and engaging website
- Used Photoshop to scan and enhance photo gallery images and create original web graphics
- Used TextEdit to write all HTML from scratch
- Uploaded files via FTP to client-chosen server
Generac Power Systems
Waukesha, WI
Technical Illustrator and Graphic Designer: January, 1996 – May, 1997
- Contracted through Manpower
- Illustrated instruction manuals and lithographs for generators and pressure washers using India ink pens and Corel Draw
- Used Corel Draw to recreate old illustrations and logos in digital format
- Worked as a team member with engineers and technical writers to produce finished sets of illustrations on deadline
- Prepared and pasted-up manuals on boards for printing
- Created and illustrated a computerized slide show for use in employee training using Power Point
- Used Corel Draw to design innovative and eye-catching decals for use in decoratively marketing core products
(Promoted and relocated to Jefferson facility, January, 1997)