Ann Arbor Front End Web Developer

Lead Front-end Web Developer, February 2007 - Present
Niche Retaill LLC, Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Responsible for production of XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript for multiple eCommerce sites
• Participate in Interaction Design for existing and new eCommerce applications, including wireframing and prototyping.
• Produce Mockups/Comps of new designs and branding for current sites
• Control all Comparison Shopping Engine feeds
• Support Marketing staff in new campaigns and ideas

Freelance Front-end Web Developer, Oct 2004 - Present

• Servicing several local Ann Arbor Web Design Firms as a Front-end Web Developer.
• Websites developed using the most recent coding standards including XHTML valid code, Full CSS layouts with tables for tabular data only, and DOM Level JavaScript to fully separate structure, style, and behaviors.

Front-end Web Developer, April 2006 - Oct 2006
Fry Inc, Ann Arbor, Michigan
(Contracted through Wolverine Staffing)
Front-end Web Development for multiple projects and various clients such as: Ann Taylor, Whirlpool, and Maytag Jenn Air.

• Contribute to the production of the XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript for the following sites AnnTaylor.com, AnnTaylorLOFT.com and Ann Taylor's Call Center Site. (Report directly to the Lead Front-end Developer)
• Provide new features for various Whirlpool projects, including enhancing the existing checkout system.
• Serving as the Lead Front-end Web Developer for the redesign of the Maytag Jenn Air website http://jennair.com
  • Developed the site using CSS, XHTML, and JavaScript. Created 6 main templates for the Client to update through Fry's Content Management System.
• Produced these websites inside of a Java environment where it was important to work in collaboration with software engineers and system architects while using CVS version control to Commit and Update files between the team
• Worked inside of Fry's Content Management System on all of the sites, including developing a new section of the content management system itself for Whirlpools Trade Partner Store.

Web Department Intern, April 2004 - Oct 2004
Q LTD (www.qltd.com), Ann Arbor, Michigan

• Code websites from mockups to launch
• Development languages include (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and Server-Side Includes
• Focus on W3C standards compliance and usability/accessibility optimization
• Assist with Information Architecture planning and deliverables

WASHTENAW COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Associate of Applied Science, December 2004
Internet Professional Program, GPA 3.75

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac OS
Client-Side Web Development: (X)HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, CSS
Server-Side Web Development: PHP, Server-Side Includes
Web Authoring Tools: Homesite, XHTML-Kit, IntelliJ Idea, Dreamweaver
Imaging: Photoshop, Illustrator
Diagramming / Wireframing: Visio
Version Control: WinCVS