Resumé

Focused, experienced professional in process development/management and design seeking a leadership position in design, marketing or UI/UX. I place on a premium on ethics and people-focused management for both my clients and my employees. I enjoy being a dedicated husband, father, and nerd, probably in that order.

Experience

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, FIRST WEB MARKETING, AKA THE WEBMASTERS;

FORT WORTH, TX – 2014-PRESENT

I have served in a management capacity with First Web Marketing for over 8 years. First Web is a small shop, so I wear many hats. This has afforded me experience in every aspect of operations and creative management, as well as providing me with a trial-by-fire that has proved my adaptability, leadership, and people management skills. Under my guidance, the company’s client base has grown by 400% during my tenure.

During my time with the firm I have been involved with all of the following:

  • Develop and manage processes for tracking productivity and quality
  • Development of new marketing direction for both company and clients
  • Work closely with partners developing new company initiatives
  • Manage content style, quality and production
  • Human Resource Management
    • Institute procedures and policies to enhance employee retention
    • All recruiting and hiring
    • Training and talent development
    • Annual reviews
    • Mediation of disputes
    • Disciplinary actions
  • Direct all production and output including creative and software development
    • Oversee visual design
    • Coordinate with department heads to ensure smooth workflow
    • Visual Design for company web properties 
    • UI/UX design for internal, proprietary CRM and Project Management software

FREELANCE WEB DESIGNER & DEVELOPER, 2001-2014

I spent 13 years working as a freelance designer and web developer. My projects ran the gamut from simple identity design and small business websites all the way to UI/UX for an online mortgage application processing service.

SENIOR DESIGNER, DIVA MEDIA, 2000-2001 

Diva Media was the outgrowth of a local radio show aimed at bargain hunters in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. This was an early attempt to capitalize on the concept that we would today call “influencers”. I served as a senior designer for interactive and web design.

DESIGNER, RIBIT PRODUCTIONS 1998-2000

I came on board with Ribit Productions in 1998 as a motion and interactive designer. This was the (sadly defunct) agency where I cut my teeth and learned the industry. My first bis project there was an overhaul of the firm’s website, for which my design won a Texas Interactive Media Award at SXSW 1999. During my tenure I worked on all the following:

DESIGN

  • Graphic design
  • Identity design
  • Interface and user experience
  • Multimedia authoring
  • Motion graphics and animation
  • Retouching photographs
  • Preparing graphic assets for print
  • Audio and Video editing

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

  • Assisted management with proposals
  • Scheduled project flow
  • Client interfacing
  • Managed client and team meetings
  • Helped formulate company marketing strategy

EDUCATION

THE ART INSTITUTE OF DALLAS, DALLAS, TX – COURSEWORK, 1995-1997

ONTRAPORT MASTERMIND MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, SANTA BARBARA, CA – 2015

SKILLS

Leadership, Process Development, Recruiting, Business Development. Excellent communication skills in both written and verbal format. Excellent rapport with team members and management. Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite of programs including Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, with a working knowledge of Premiere and After Effects. Proficient in HTML, CSS and SASS, some knowledge of javascript especially jquery with over 20 years experience in web/UI/UX design and related tools.

References

“Strive to learn everything you can, but never think you know everything.”