Resume User Interface Designer Sequester McKinney Atlanta GA

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3028 Elite Lane• Alpharetta, GA 30005 Phone: 678-825-5305 • Email: [email protected]

PROFILE Experienced Front-End User Interface Designer and Developer with demonstrated success providing excellent service to organizations in the areas of: Front-End User-Interface (UI) Design and Development, Web Site Design, WordPress Theme Design and Customization.

EXPERIENCE INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP (IHG), Atlanta, GA Front-End User Interface Developer (UI) (November 2006 – present) • Launched 11 consecutive InterContinental projects under budget and ahead of schedule improving hotel online reservations by 10 percent. • Created innovative and compelling user experience designs that improved usability and client site visitation by 3 percent. • Implemented complex functional specification documents and Adobe Photoshop design compositions by hand-coding XHTML, CSS, and jQuery to achieve business goals. Static Content Developer • Used JavaScript, CSS, SSI, and HTML on Apache, PHP, CFM, PERL, and JSP to deliver compelling site content improving brand recognition and market reception. • Created XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL online image upload system that improved workflow efficiency by 20 percent. • Hand-coded XHTML/CSS web standards compliant designs to client specifications ensuring hotel brand releases were launched on time and under budget. 8STEPMEDIA LLC, Alpharetta, GA Freelance User Interface Designer (September 2004 – present) • Developed corporate brand identities utilizing WordPress Content Management System (CMS) dramatically improving client productions launches by 50 percent. • Migrated and imported existing client blogs into WordPress blog with 100 percent data transfer. • Implemented Google Adsense, Feedburner and Google Analytics improving site search engine optimization by 10 percent. THE WEATHER CHANNEL, Atlanta, GA Web Design Consultant (February 2006 – May 2006) • Hand-coded XHTML, CSS and JavaScript web standards compliant design for Vacation Rentals project adhering to client specifications. • Developed email and web campaign using hand-coded XHTML and CSS.

• Wrote JavaScript specifications improving the Vacation Rentals photo gallery by 10 percent. • Converted JSP pages to Ajax for Vacation Rentals Project.

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EXPERIENCE GEORGIA-PACIFIC, Atlanta, GA (continued)

HTML Consultant (September 2004 – February 2006) • Designed web graphics using Adobe Photoshop optimizing performance for Georgia-Pacific intranet. • Hand-coded Actionscript and Flash user interface for Do-It-Yourself project center improving brand recognition and customer participation by 15 percent. • Created PrimeTrimuser interface by hand-coding XHTML, CSS, Flash, Actionscript, and JavaScript resulting in a 10 percent increase in website visitation. BOARD OF REGENTS, Athens, GA Information Architect (March 2002 – September 2004) • Designed and developed XHTML layout streamlining web performance for the data warehouse user interface. • Conducted client usability testing and troubleshooting increasing facility participation by 10 percent for the University of System of Georgia data warehouse Web Interface Project. • Developed data warehouse user interface design resulting in 100 percent functionality for facility prototype demonstration. LEND LEASE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, Buckhead, GA Information Architect (January 2000 – March 2002) • Uploaded and tested XML accounting data in direct support of Vice President of Web Technology resulting in 100 percent delivery of error-free data weeks ahead of client schedule. • Implemented new Windows MRI (Management Reports, Inc.) user interface for the State of Florida accounting project resulting in a 20 percent productivity increase. UNITED STATES NAVY, Kings Bay, GA Submarine Electronics Technician (July 1988 – January 2000) • Stationed on USS Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 and USS Tennessee SSBN-734 as submarine electronics technician responsible for troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining fleet ballistic missile navigation equipment at 100 percent readiness.

WHITE HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS AGENCY, Washington, DC White House Telecommunications Technician • Worked in direct support of the President and Vice-President of the United States, First and Second Lady, United States Secret Service and any designated foreign dignitaries to facilitate telecommunications for domestic and foreign operations.

EDUCATION FULL SAIL UNIVERSITY, Winter Park, FL BSWD, Web Design and Development (2010 – 2011 expected) MFA, Media Design (2012 expected) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT • Art Institute of Atlanta (2004 – 2005) • Submarine Basic and Advance Electronics School (1990 – 1991)