Note: I am happily employed. Please do NOT contact me with job offers.
I am a CSS ninja from Portland, Oregon who has been making websites for over 14 years. Between my education in graphic design and my experience working alongside programmers, I specialize in bridging the gap between design and development.
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Experience
ELC Technologies, 04/11 - present
Front-End Web Developer
Provided front-end production for selected clients including Food Network. Pushed client adoption of mobile support and CSS3 standards like media queries and @font-face. Drove adoption of maintenance-focused best-practices and expansion of front-end as a discipline in the organization. Continued speaking at conferences and blogging.
Metal Toad Media, 01/10 - 3/11
Front-End Web Developer
Created standards-compliant sites for a variety of clients, including Limewire and the Emmys. Most of these were Drupal themes utilizing CSS3, XHTML/HTML5, and jQuery. Helped to promote social media as a marketing tool, including Twitter, Facebook and blogging. Created a Drupal 7 base theme using HTML5, and began speaking at conferences about HTML5, Drupal theming, and web standards.
R2C Group, 10/09 - 12/09
Web Developer
CSS and XHTML production of standards-compliant web sites, ranging from single-page DRTV promos to large-scale corporate sites. Heavy use of jQuery to enhance functionality. Job required flexibility and patience.
Pop Art, Inc., 02/06 - 10/09
Front-End Web Developer
CSS and XHTML production of large-scale web sites. Worked closely with designers and programmers, applying design comps to functionality. Advocated a web-standards approach to increase search engine optimization and accessibility. Worked to promote blogging as a internal and external communication and promotional tool. Required excellent communication skills, self-motivation and technical expertise.
Pop Art, Inc., 11/05 - 02/06
Front-End Web Developer (contractor)
Hired as a contractor to assist with production of a large-scale corporate website. Job responsibilities included content population, markup production, and applying existing CSS styles following the styleguide.
Aquent, 08/05 - 11/05
Front-End Web Developer (contractor)
During this time, I was a contractor being represented by Aquent. I worked a wide variety of short-term web production jobs.
LuxuryRealEstate.com, 03/05 - 07/05
Web Designer
Assisted in design and production of several large-scale luxury realty web sites. Primary duties included implementing design comps using standards-compliant XHTML and CSS. Personally led efforts to implement blog technology into standard design and hosting packages offered to clients. Job required creativity, speed, communication skills and initiative.
Registration Resources, 11/01 - 12/04
Web Developer
Worked closely with and coordinated programmers to design, develop, and test a complete suite of online registration programs. Responsible for overall interface design and usability of each program. Interacted directly with clients to install and customize products, as well as deliver training. Job required adaptability, thoroughness, and long-term thinking.
Skills
Specialties: Web standards, CSS, HTML5, XHTML, jQuery, Photoshop, Fireworks, Wordpress, Drupal, Hand-Coding, QA, Blogging.
Public speaking and teamwork: Friendly, confident and effective as a group member, team leader, or a public speaker.
Education
Portland State University, Portland, OR, Class of 2000
Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design
Grant High School, Portland, OR, Class of 1996
Interactive Science and Math program
References
- Ben Waldron
Partner, Pollinate Media
Work: (503) 417-8236
- Thom Schoenborn
Editorial Director, Webtrends
Mobile: (971) 235-7884
- Libby Molina
Front-End Web Developer, Pop Art
Mobile: (480) 241-2935
- Eric MacCartney
Educator
Mobile: (503) 502-5212
Other
Personality: Easy-going, cheerful, and a quick learner.
Enjoys: Science fiction, downbeat techno music, and the occasional comic book
Testimonials
“Scott was great to work with, absolutely open to my design ideas... He is always responsive, quickly isolating and fixing issues. I highly recommend his work!”
— Sara Ryan, client
“I worked with Scott at Pop Art from 2006-2009, and my standards for web site development are now considerably higher than they were before I began working with him. With his design background, he has an eye for producing great looking, standards-compliant web sites that are as easy to update as they are to look at... I would highly recommend Scott for any web work, and look forward to working with him again.”
— Dave Selden, coworker
“Scott's an absolute pro when it comes to coding. You will find very few people as driven as Scott to stay at the cutting edge of web design and usability, as well as the code necessary to combine them... Scott's diplomacy, communications, and ability to teach make him an incredibly valuable asset.”
— Thom Schoenborn, coworker (you can read the full letter of recommendation)