Knowledgebase
Work
New Balance (2015 – Present) WebUI Developer
Front-end site updates for New Balance US & Canada, Warrior Sports , PF Flyers & Joe’s New Balance Outlet. HTML, CSS, Javascript & jQuery. I work with Salesforce CMS, Foundation, Handlebars, XSLT, & Responsys ESP platform, templating for responsive emails & web assets.
Contractor-for-hire (2006 – Present)
As an on-site contractor, I’ve worked with a variety of technologies. I’ve helped improve legacy code, crafted themes, & leveraged frameworks. I have occasionally performed project & team management duties.
Build-A-Bear Workshop (2012 – 2014) Email Coder, Front-End Web Developer
Worked with Responsys & ExactTarget ESP platforms. Maintained email codebase. Benchmarked against industry standards. Employed responsive email design & development. HTML & CSS projects on buildabear.com. Responsive design on specific pages.
Brown Shoe Company (2008 – 2011)
Fulfilled production development needs for a dozen web properties. Drafted email development standards, & delivered email to 20+ email clients. Improved click-through traffic steadily over a three year trajectory. [carlosshoes.com, naturalizer.com, shoes.com]
Graybar Electric (2007 – 2008)
Rebuilt a business-facing information site & designed new information architecture, improving user experience. Drafted web branding style guides for future contributors. Omniture analytics was leveraged for stats tracking. [graybar.com]
Education
University of Missouri – Saint Louis – St. Louis, MO (1999 – 2002)
Fine Arts Program: package & print design, typography, painting & art history.
Saint Louis Community College – Forest Park – St. Louis, MO (1997 – 1999)
Graphic Communications Program: design, drawing, & computer-oriented media.