Career Summary
- Front-End Web Developer with 15+ years of experience helping businesses and organizations grow and reach more people through WordPress-powered websites and software applications.
- Designed user interface (UI) for e-commerce software, upgrading from AngularJS to React and TypeScript, while also improving WordPress integration.
- Designed and developed learning management system to improve e-learning for over 700 healthcare employees.
- Co-host of Sacramento WordPress Meetup which helps hundreds in the greater Sacramento area build better websites using WordPress.
Skills
Experience
ItemGrabber, Rocklin, CA 2020-Present
Front-End Software Developer
- Designed and developed user interface (UI) for e-commerce software, upgrading from AngularJS to React and TypeScript, while also improving WordPress integration.
- Improved DevOps by reducing release cycle time from quarterly to weekly, resolving backlog of over 500 Jira tickets in under six months.
- Designed and developed website user interface (UI) for national B2B e-commerce business supply and cultivation supply stores, using Adobe XD, Bootstrap and WordPress.
Gold Country Media, Auburn, CA 2017-2019
Graphic Designer
- Designed editorial pages for two weekly newspapers, several monthly magazines and special publications for Sacramento and Placer counties using Adobe InDesign and Illustrator.
- Increased online reach through uploading editorial content using Drupal and other content management systems (CMS), and sharing on social media channels.
- Wrote and copy edited editorial content according to AP Style. Created and edited editorial photography using Adobe Photoshop.
Lumens/yDesign Group, Sacramento, CA 2016
Web Developer
- Helped company migrate from Adobe Scene7 to Adobe Experience Manager for digital asset management and content delivery.
- Improved user experience (UX) by troubleshooting issues with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Salesforce Cloud Commerce.
- Created user interface (UI) documentation using Axure RP.
Vision Service Plan (VSP), Rancho Cordova, CA 2012-2016
Digital Media Specialist/Web Developer
- Designed and developed corporate learning management system using AngularJS, Bootstrap and jQuery.
- Helped launch company migration to Microsoft SharePoint for document management. Built and maintained SharePoint team sites for customer care division.
- Produced promotional videos and motion graphics for e-learning courses using Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Freelance, Sacramento, CA 2010-2020
Web Designer/Graphic Designer/Marketing Specialist
- Improved copywriting and on-page search engine optimization (SEO), optimized Google Ads campaigns and managed social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Yelp, and Google My Business for local home service businesses.
- Designed and developed responsive websites for small businesses and organizations using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and WordPress.
- Designed marketing collateral using Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Produced promotional videos and motion graphics using Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.
Harry and David, Medford, OR 2008-2010
Graphic Designer
- Designed weekly marketing emails for four national gift retail brands using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Improved design process and project management using Microsoft SharePoint.
- Maintained and updated product image catalog using Adobe Scene7.
Mail Tribune, Medford, OR 2007-2008
Web Designer
- Designed and developed online magazine websites using Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Active Server Pages (.ASP).
- Designed digital display ads for local Southern Oregon businesses.
- Maintained editorial content using Saxotech Publicus content management system (CMS).
Education
Bachelor of Science, Broadcast Journalism
Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX
- Cum laude graduate
- President, promotions manager of Campus Activities Team
- Page designer, columnist and writer for The Optimist