Dan's Resume
Professional Experience
Sr. Web Experience Designer at The Regence Group
2009 - present
Author user experiences on myRegence.com that improve customer service, promote revenue growth and reduce company costs
- Educate members on health care cost and quality measures that assist them in making smarter choices for treatments, services and care providers.
- Empowered members to go paperless and potentially save Regence $8 million a year
- Translated Regence's One-Time Payment Service from a paper process to an online task
- Designed a new version of myRegence.com for the non-insured audience that will generate revenue for TRG, provide the means for employer groups to reduce their health care costs and their employees to improve personal health and wellness
Sr. Web Interface Designer at Red Studio
2008
Added significant value to Red Studio, Inc. as their web design services capability
- Reported directly to the Creative Director and collaborated with her design team to create complete web and print marketing assets for clients
- Oversaw and engaged in every aspect of new web projects including creative, front-end development, quality assurance and web traffic analysis
- Enriched user experiences with jQuery, sIFR, Flash Video, Flash JumpEye media components and Google Map API
Sr. Web Interface Designer at The Regence Group
2006 - 2008
Contributed to enrolling nearly 300,000 new members at myRegence.com, a customer service portal of BlueCross BlueShield Regence
- Authored validated xHTML and CSS based layouts to myRegence.com's web assets which resulted in faster rendering pages, more efficient code and improved accessibility for our audiences
- Designed and coded the UI for the "Join the Conversation" marketing campaign, which contributed to enrolling 300,000 new members
- Authored user-centric information architecture which outlined the foundation for myRegence.com v2.0
- "Mentored two web interface designers on xHTML, CSS and related markup practices
Sr. Web Interface Designer at Pheedo, Inc.
2006
Improved the user experience and user interface for Pheedo, Inc's enterprise level web-based applications. Pheedo pioneered the RSS advertising industry in 2003 and their efforts have resulted in triple digit revenue growth for leading publishers
- Authored key usability improvements based on customer needs, analysis of current applications and new business requirements
- Introduced and authored validated xHTML and CSS based layouts to Pheedo's IT infrastructure which resulted in faster rendering pages and better managed code
- Strengthened Pheedo's brand by visually redesigning both applications and marketing web site simultaneously
Sr. Consultant promoted to Associate at Booz Allen Hamilton
2003 - 2006
Created tremendous impact by translating client and project team initiatives into visual requirements that resulted in a wide variety of graphic design deliverables, including web, print, motion and multimedia. Booz Allen is a 95 year old firm at the forefront of strategy and technology consulting with 20,000 employees and over $4 billion in annual revenue
- Converted a paper-based classroom course into a CD-based learning tool that resulted in more efficient training of FDA employees
- Art directed, designed and developed the new web site for IPIX.com. Project managed remaining tasks as an Associate
- Awarded the Team's Appreciation Award - Absolute Personal Best in April 2005
- Promoted to Associate within two years
Sr. Web Interface Designer at Lokion Interactive, LLC
2001 - 2003, 2006
Added significant value to Lokion Interactive during their startup phase by operating as their web design services capability, resulting in tremendous company growth and new business
- Designed several notional UI concepts for Viking Range which had an impact on the final site design launched two years later
- Project managed, designed and developed a new web site for Lokion's partner firm, The Ramey Agency
- Reported directly to the President and collaborated with her development team to provide complete web solutions for a variety of clients
Art Director at Plural, Inc.
2000 - 2001
Founded a new creative team at Plural's DC office and introduced best practices and methodologies authored at marchFIRST
- Shared knowledge with developers and bridged the gap between designers and developers resulting in more effective teamwork
- Wore many hats, including project management as well as development to ensure project success
- Authored usability recommendations for NASDAQ Online which resulted in a more user friendly site experience
Sr. Web Interface Designer promoted to Art Director at marchFIRST (USWeb/CKS)
1997 - 2000
First web interface designer hired in the DC office. By 2000 we were a $15 million a year office and one of the largest internet professional service offices in the area
- Designed/redesigned the web sites for several globally recognized clients such as America Online, US Airways, Royal Caribbean, Fannie Mae and the National Geographic
- Authored the 'online style guide' which provided digital documentation for all our clients
- Promoted to Art Director in 2000; managed and mentored a team of eight designers with varying levels of experience
- Improved design team's capabilities with the latest computer hardware, graphic software solutions and design training opportunities
Prominent Skills
- User experience, wire framing, creative and information architecture
- Hand coded validated xHTML and advanced CSS
- jQuery, TypeKit and light PHP
- Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Fireworks
- IBM RAD and Team Site
- Competent on PC and Mac
- Experience in Java and PHP environments
- Experience in Agile development
Education
- W3 Schools HTML Developer Certification with Excellence
- Syracuse University MFA in Art Media Studies in Computer Graphics
- Rochester Institute of Technology BFA in Graphic Design
Exhibitions
- 2007 Pixel: Artists Who Use The Computer juried art show
- 2006 Filter/Talent office in Portland, Oregon
- 2003 SIGGRAPH 2003 in the Art Gallery Exhibit and 2 yr. Traveling Art Show
- 1997 annual VENTE exhibit at Fujita Research, Encino, CA
- 1996 7th Visual Fantasy at Machida City Museum Of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
- 1996 SIGGRAPH '96 in the Computer Animation Festival Electronic Theater
- 1996 THAW 96 Digital Festival at the University of Iowa, Museum of Art
- 1995 La Segunda Bienal De Video Y Artes Electronicas de Santiago
Press, Awards and Certifications
- 2010 Certificate of Appreciation, The Regence Group
- 2009 HTML Developer Certification by W3Schools.com
- 2005 Team's Appreciation Award for Absolute Personal Best (Booz Allen Hamilton)
- 2000 US Airways new website design wins honors by Emarketer
- 2000 Co-authored article on Photoshop 5.5, published on Cnet.com