Will Jones 2k - Graphic Design, Web Design, 3d Animation

Web Developer & Graphic Designer

I am a self-motivated web developer with expert knowledge and design skills in progressive web development and user interface design. I look to obtain a challenging and rewarding position at a company that plans to expand and create a solid profound infrastructure in web development and add to the online experience adhering to cross browser WC3 standards.

The am proficient in both hand coding and visual HTML/XHTML web page design using Adobe Dreamweaver or any plain text editor. I design web pages in Photoshop, slice the design and HTML code in Dreamweaver by designing and producing optimized web graphics for fastest web viewing. I have knowledge of HTML coding standards for page validation and cross-browser compatibility based on the W3C standards (as well as Section 508 and Accessibility standards). I have expert knowledge of modern page design methodologies and table-less CSS layout design and typography.

I seek to expand my knowledge and abilities in creating complex web applications, animations and user interface designs with increased loading response times and build high-traffic search engine optimized pages on front-end and back-end.

Professional Experience

The Village of Wellington, Wellington, FL, Present
Web Developer/ Graphic Designer

  • Redesign, develop and maintain new Village website using W3C standard HTML/XHTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript frameworks and dynamic design to provide online government services to public
  • Design and produce graphic publications for the village residents and redesign branding for the Village
  • Web application interface design

Union Graphics- Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, December 2005
Marketing and Promotion, Lead Graphic Designer

  • Create, design, and complete all brochures, coupon, ads for Union department activities
  • Assist Union department staff with development of projects by matching deliverable information
  • Train new graphic interns in the process of project development and collaboration with our design team

Topeka Housing Authority, Topeka, KS, Design Freelance
Graphic Design Freelance

  • Design and produce student curriculum
  • Supervise and coordinate student art activities

Education/Training

Master of Fine Arts
Special Effects Animation, December 2008
Digital Media Arts College, Boca Raton, FL

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Graphic Web Design, December 2005
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Web Development

Basics

  • W3C standards
  • Semantic HTML/XHTML, CSS
  • SEO, Web Analytics
  • Section 508 Standards

Browser

  • DHTML, DOM
  • JavaScript, AJAX
  • Mootools, jQuery

Server-Side/Database

  • PHP language (also Joomla)
  • MYSQL, Microsoft Access
  • SQL (Language)
  • XML, XSL, XSLT

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Flash
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Autodesk MotionBuilder
  • Autodesk Maya 2008
  • Vue
  • Particle Illusion
  • Microsoft PowerPoint, Word, Excel
  • Publisher
  • Microsoft Access