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Professional Experience

Intern, Online IT Operations :: May 2010 - August 2010

The Home Depot, Austin Technology Center:: Austin, TX
A 12-week, project-based, paid internship. Tasked with the design and development of an Online IT Support Portal to provide a scalable tool repository for use by the Online IT Team beyond the internship. Presented final project at ATC management all-hands meeting. Final product is live on The Home Depot's ATC production servers.

  • Developed in Adobe FlexBuilder with direct integration of custom Java web services.
    • No prior experience in Adobe FlexBuilder development prior to internship. FlexBuilder SDK, ActionScript, and MXML were learned during the course of the internship.
  • Designed application framework with focus on rapid tool development, web services integration, and external application configuration for ease of use and future tool development.
  • Implemented a modular architecture to allow for efficient tool and web services development independent of core application code with minimal developer learning curve.
  • Created detailed developer's guide to enable efficient development of future tools.
  • Collaborated with other IT departments to initiate cross-team development and discuss the platform's potential as a company-wide tool repository.

Web Developer :: Mar 2008 - Feb 2010

White Glove Technologies :: Austin, TX
Provider of technology services to small and mid-sized businesses in Central Texas

  • Design and develop web applications for a wide variety of clients from inception to launch. Projects range from simple websites to full-scale e-commerce applications. Features include, but are not limited to:
    • Custom content development and distribution
    • Custom shopping cart development and secure payment gateway integration
    • User account acquisition and maintenance
    • User-generated digital content distribution
    • Database design, administration, and custom data reporting
  • Responsibilities include:
    • Developing, testing, and launching websites
    • Conducting client meetings to assess project goals and requirements
    • Creating internal project specifications to ensure project adheres to client functional requirements and expectations
    • Coding said applications with PHP, MySQL, HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, and a multitude of libraries and utilities.

Creative Director :: Nov 2004 - Sept 2007

OOH VISION NETWORKS, LLC :: Hazlet, NJ
A digital place-based media firm with revenues in excess of $1.8MM

  • Headed the creative and traffic departments of a digital signage network in 30 Quick Service Restaurants across the NY Tri-state area, garnering over $1.5mm in local advertising dollars from over 300 clients.
  • Designed, implemented, and managed all departmental policies and procedures at company's inception to efficiently coordinate and document all video production progress, client communication, and video distribution within a high-volume, deadline-driven environment while enabling rapid, scalable growth.
    • Successful operation of said departments enabled OOH Vision to secure one of the largest digital place-based media contracts in the country for the deployment of digital signage throughout the client's franchise system, encompassing over 20,000 franchisee locations.
  • Directed freelance video design professionals, in-house video designer, and traffic manager throughout the creative process to ensure effective visual communication and superb client satisfaction on schedule and within budget.
  • Strategically designed screen layout, static assets, and message sequencing of digital signage systems for Market Pilot Roll-out consisting of 100 locations in the NY Tri-state and Chicago Designated Market Areas (DMAs), resulting in a substantial lift in sales for franchisees.
    • Later evolved this design based on enhanced technological capabilities. This new design was showcased at the client's annual Vendor Convention, peaking interest amongst attending franchisees and culminating in the acquisition of over 1000 Franchisee Location Agreements in the top 20 US DMAs.
  • Created all sales materials, video demos, spec ads, and presentations used to garner significant revenue from anchor tenant advertisers such as CBS, Walt Disney Studios, and American Express.
    • Worked directly with these clients to design, procure, and traffic all creative ensuring 100% contract adherence and exemplary client satisfaction.
  • Drafted Functional Specification Documents and project-managed software engineers for industry leaders such as Convergent (a unit of Technicolor Network Services) and Helius to develop turn-key digital signage solutions which were then integrated into 3rd party legacy systems, customizing them to meet the requirements of a successful advertising-supported media network.

Senior Designer :: Aug 2003 - Oct 2004

Cenuco, Inc. :: Boca Raton, FL
A pioneer in the development of wireless applications

  • Managed multiple outsourced projects to ensure marketing goals, stylistic requirements, and deadlines were met.
  • Designed advertisements, packaging, business collateral, retail product brochures and spec sheets, and online marketing materials.
  • Produced web sites and other interactive digital media with an emphasis on increasing market awareness and improving viewer response rates.
  • Improved overall corporate image through the redesign of numerous documents, envelopes, and electronic correspondence materials.
  • Headed the design and implementation of complex user flow and information architecture within e-learning, e-commerce, and rich media applications with extensive back-end integration.
  • Managed, maintained, and designed internet marketing campaigns with upwards of 100 million impressions through Yahoo!, Overture, Google, and others.
  • Developed tracking techniques and systems for said campaigns.

Education

Current Student :: May 2008 - Present
Computer Science Major, 3.493 GPA

University of Texas at Austin :: Austin, TX

Associate of Science :: Apr 2001
Digital Media Major

Full Sail Real World Education :: Winter Park, FL
A condensed Associate's Degree program consisting of 40+ hours per week in class and lab, over a period of 14 consecutive months

Bachelor of Business Administration :: May 1999
Marketing Major, Art Minor, 3.651 GPA

University of Miami :: Coral Gables, FL
Cum Laude Graduate, Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business Administration, Golden Key National Honor Society, National Dean's List, University of Miami Honors Program, Provost's List (two semesters), Dean's List (six semesters), Henry King Stafford Scholarship