Education

George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia USA
Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Studio, 1998

Expertise

Semantic coding using XHTML, CSS & JavaScript.
Graphics and design with Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator.
Web Animation with Adobe Flash.
Familiar with W3C & Standards Compliance including Web Accessibility & Usability, & Search Engine Optimization (SEO).
Application Development according to SCRUM methodology.

Experience

EPiServer, Inc., Stockholm, Sweden
Web Developer
October 2009 - Present
Prototypes new features & develops & designs functionality for the EPiServer CMS, focusing on accessible, user-friendly interfaces & semantic code. Participation in the development process adheres to the SCRUM methodology.

APCO Worldwide, Inc., Washington, D.C.
Web Developer
August 2005 - August 2008
Developed & designed websites & e-mailers for clients such as Microsoft, Nike & United Airlines. Spearheaded creation of development & coding guidelines. Performed heuristics reviews of client websites to assess various information architecture, design & development issues.

Pal-Tech, Inc., Arlington, Virginia
Multimedia Developer
January 2004 - September 2004
Supported client on-site at the U.S. Department of State's Foreign Service Institute developing CD- & Web-based multimedia training applications with a team of instructional designers, graphic designers, developers, and testers. Application domains included foreign language training, leadership and management training, & information technology training. Ensured applications were accessible to all audiences (Section 508).

Management Technology, Inc., Washington, DC
Lead Designer
August 2001-September 2002
Served client on-site at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Led design efforts on the Departmental Enforcement Center's Management System (DECMS) project. Designed & produced user interface for computer applications & layout for accompanying user manuals using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator & Macromedia Flash. Converted portions of the DECMS client-server application to a Web-based application.

Nasdaq, Gaithersburg, Maryland
Lead Designer
March 2001-October 2001
Led design team in creating the daily look & feel of the site under the constraints of large-scale effects of seven million page views per day. Designed revenue-producing advertisements, targeting both national & international traffic. Involved in complete redesign effort of the Nasdaq.com site, including new interface & navigation structure.

eLink Communications, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland
Senior Designer
April 2000-December 2000
Led the creation of interactive presentations and Web animations for both client and corporate use. Projects included online advertisements, trade show & sales presentations, interactive Web training applications, & animation for the corporate site. Created demonstrations of the corporate Web portal in Flash & HTML.

George Mason University, Media Authoring Center, Fairfax, Virginia
Multimedia Mentor and Designer
February 1997-July 1999
Designed & created all identity presentations, publications, signage & training materials. Provided training & assistance to both groups and individuals. Supported students, staff, & faculty in Web, multimedia & video techniques. Taught structured classes in Web, multimedia, & technology. Trained new staff members on policies & procedures.

Resume in PDF format

Web

Every Child By Two: Vaccinate Your Baby

Launched in August 2008 by APCO Worldwide, Inc., Vaccinate Your Baby is an awareness campaign that was launched by Every Child By Two, an organization devoted to raising awareness of the critical need for timely immunization and to foster a systematic way to immunize all of America's children by age two.

Duke Integrative Medicine

Duke Integrative Medicine is a state-of-the-art healing environment that provides medical care that combines the very best scientific medicine with complementary therapies. Development was done during my tenure at APCO Worldwide, Inc.

Humana UK

The Humana Europe site, developed during my tenure at APCO Worldwide, Inc., delivers expert commissioning services and support to the NHS in England.

Enterprise Green Communities

Enterprise’s vision through Green Communities is to fundamentally transform the way we think about, design and build affordable homes. Green Communities is the first national green building program developed for affordable housing, and their site was built and maintained during my work for APCO Worldwide, Inc.

Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease

The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease (PFCD) is a national and state-based coalition of hundreds of patient, provider, community, business and labor groups, and health policy experts, committed to raising awareness of the number one cause of death, disability, and rising health care costs in the U.S.: chronic disease. Development was done during my tenure at APCO Worldwide, Inc.

Sick of Lawsuits

Sick of Lawsuits educates the public about the costs and consequences of lawsuit abuse, empowers consumers to take action against these abuses, and challenges those who profit from abusing our legal system at the expense of consumers. Development was done during my tenure at APCO Worldwide, Inc.

Mikhail Prokhrov

Mikhail Prokhorov is a skilled businessman with a background in finance and natural resources who has worked hard to ensure his ventures result in great success, who hired APCO Worldwide, Inc., to launch his representative site. Development was done during my tenure there.