Keefer Madness

Resume

Ryan W. Keefer

Durham, North Carolina

 

Education

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC (1996-2000)
(B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication – Visual Communication/Graphic Design with outside concentrations in Information Science and Music)

Experience

01/11 – Present
Interactive Developer, Centerline Digital, Raleigh, NC
Translate concepts and information into rich interactive experiences under tight deadlines. Provide technical recommendations. Diagnose and resolve technical issues with sites, databases and servers. Create, add maintain a library of automated and repeatable web development best practices. Consult with writers/directors on content strategy. Generate, inform and prototype new concepts and ideas for sites, application, games and other interactive experiences.

04/10 – 01/11
Web Designer/Developer, iContact, Morrisville, NC
Designed, developed and maintained web sites, landing pages and other web properties using HTML, PHP, CSS and JavaScript. Added and enhanced site interaction and display via jQuery libraries. Created dynamic search engine-optimized web products and associated visuals. Hand coded sites to XHTML Strict standards. Browser tested various web properties. Created and maintained web processes and standards for web, quality assurance and search engine optimization projects.

04/10 – 11/10
Mac Specialist, Apple Store, Durham, NC
Sell Apple and third-party products related to Computer, and Apple consumer electronics products . Advised customers on solutions for home, educational and business software and hardware, specializing in graphic and Web design.

07/06 – 04/10
Web Developer, Ulanguzi Creative Services, Raleigh, NC
Design, develop and maintain web sites, web content, mobile sites eBlasts and blog platforms/templates utilizing HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript (Scriptaculous, YUI & jQuery), BBEdit and Photoshop and WordPress for a variety of commercial clients. Advise on and implement web sites, maximizing search engine marketing, cross-browser compatibility, site optimization and usability. Write web scopes, mapping out web site design and development projects. Act as a liaison between the creative and development departments.

06/01 – 07/06
Web and Graphic Designer, Net32, Inc., Cary, NC
Design, develop and maintain dental e-commerce Web site using HTML, CSS, Photoshop and JavaScript in HomeSite, UltraEdit and BBEdit. Stay educated on search engine optimization and implement on site, focusing on Google and Yahoo!. Develop and create promotional emails (HTML and text). Develop and design advertising and promotional campaigns using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator for Web, print and other promotional materials for Net32 customers and vendors.

02/04 – 01/05
Mac Specialist, Apple Store, Durham, NC
Sold Apple products and third party products for Macintosh computers. Advised customers on solutions for home, educational and business software and hardware, specializing in graphic and Web design, as well as music applications.

02/01 – 04/01
Web Designer, Trammell Crow Company/Cisco Systems, Research Triangle Park, NC
Designed, developed, maintained and updated intranet content for Trammell Crow/Cisco Systems using HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver and Photoshop. Created user interface that was easy to use and navigate for Cisco contacts and for operations personnel using HTML and JavaScript.

12/00 – Present
Freelance Web Designer, Durham, NC
Mockup Web site designs for clients utilizing Photoshop and Fireworks. Create templates, design schemes and site builds for sites in xHTML, PHP, jQuery, JavaScript and CSS. Update and revamp aging Web sites for clients using BBEdit and Photoshop. Create sites optimized for iOS devices including the iPad and iPhone. Advise and revise web sites for search engine optimization best practices.

05/00 – 12/00: User Interface Designer, net32.com, inc., Morrisville, NC
Created and maintained look and feel of entire Web site using HTML, HomeSite, UltraEdit, Photoshop and ImageReady, making it more appealing for users. Converted print magazine content to HTML, processed and optimized graphics for the Web using Quark Xpress, Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady. Created style guide for company for use in further Web designs. Researched, developed, designed and tested HTML email for weekly customer emails for HTML email clients and AOL email client.

Web Site Design, Build + Maintenance