Web Design Résumé
Dan Connor
(415) 899 - 7822
Objective
I seek to contribute to a creative and highly collaborative environment - one that will be conducive to both to personal growth and to quality work. The opportunity to leverage the range of my skills, including audio/video production & web design would be ideal.
Proficiency Chart
| HTML/CSS | Expert |
| Compression | Expert |
| Templating | Advanced |
| SEO | Advanced |
| jQuery | Intermediate |
| PHP (Zend Framework, especially) | Intermediate |
| SQL | Working |
| Flash (animation and basic Actionscript) | Working |
Skills
Web Design
- HTML/CSS
- Web standards
- Cross-browser optimization
- CMS templating
- Usability and accessability
- Rapid prototyping & mockups
- SEO best-practices
- Javascript & Flash integration
Technologies
- Compression & codecs
- Vector & raster graphics
- Storage & backup
- Digital distribution
- Database integration
- Flash animation
- PHP / Zend Framework
Software
- Linux, Unix, Mac OSX
- Windows
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Open Source Creative Suite Equivalents
- Final Cut Pro
Recent Client List
- ReelzChannel
- J&S Bean Factory
- Pachyderm Studios
- Mike Gravel for President
- Ryan Partnership
- BB Organ
- ... many other small businesses
Education
- Philosophy, University of Saint Thomas - Saint Paul, MN 2006
- Audio Production & Engineering, Institute of Production & Recording - Minneapolis, MN 2003
- Physics, University of Minnesota - Minneapolis, MN 2002
- High School Diploma, Hopkins High School, Hopkins, MN 2001
Work History
Founder & Collaborator: Blab-lab, Inc. - San Francisco, CA 08/06 - PRESENT
Blab-lab is a 'collaborative media label' to be launched in the Bay area. I am currently programming its web applications using PHP, MySQL, and the Zend Framework.
Independent Web Designer: Vitruvian Marmot Productions - Minneapolis, MN 04/03 - PRESENT
Numerous small businesses and entrepreneurs have contracted me to build or renovate their web presences, including branding, site design, CMS installation, customization, and templating, UI, ecommerce, and SEO.
Web Designer: ReelzChannel - Minneapolis, MN 04/08 - 04/09
While at ReelzChannel I was responsible for the layout of articles and various aspects of the site, interpretting content composed in Word into visually engaging and useable webpages. I coded by hand in HTML and CSS, designing graphics in Adobe and miscellaneous open-source applications.
Intercom Technician: Telex Communications (RTS, AudioCom, ElectroVoice) - Burnsville, MN 05/06 - 06/07
While at Telex I worked with a large variety of intercom products, assisting such organizations as the NFL, ESPN, NASA, CBS, MTV, and others. While there I also managed the website for the Telex Legacy product line.
