Christopher Allen Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

As co-owner, I leveraged my design, development, and management skills to be a hands-on leader of 8 - 15 colleagues and driver of the business’ success (e.g. swiftly creating our pandemic era grocery web store ranking top 10 grossing of all Shopify ecommerce sites nationally within a week of launch). This role demonstrates the breadth of hard and soft skills that underpin my abilities as a developer.Renovating the store (literally) from the ground up, I was able to translate my skills… Show more As co-owner, I leveraged my design, development, and management skills to be a hands-on leader of 8 - 15 colleagues and driver of the business’ success (e.g. swiftly creating our pandemic era grocery web store ranking top 10 grossing of all Shopify ecommerce sites nationally within a week of launch). This role demonstrates the breadth of hard and soft skills that underpin my abilities as a developer.Renovating the store (literally) from the ground up, I was able to translate my skills in 2D design, layout, and UX to a 3D space, considering seating and retail areas, equipment requirements, and most importantly customer flow and feeling.Select duties include:◆ Interior design, CAD drawings◆ Website design and development◆ Logo, branding, label, and merchandise design using Adobe Creative Suite◆ HR, hiring, scheduling, training, team leadership◆ Facilitated B2B/neighbourhood involvement to promote fellow entrepreneurs and community events◆ Menu design, costing, quality control Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

molo is an internationally acclaimed design studio led by designers Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, with works held in the collection of the MoMA in New York. My hybrid position as Media Coordinator encompassed tasks from Frontend Developer, Designer, and Social Media/Project Management roles. The studio worked with continuous Agile-like sprint design cycles, collaborating in cross-functional teams to scale for significant projects, product releases, and to alleviate surges in… Show more molo is an internationally acclaimed design studio led by designers Stephanie Forsythe and Todd MacAllen, with works held in the collection of the MoMA in New York. My hybrid position as Media Coordinator encompassed tasks from Frontend Developer, Designer, and Social Media/Project Management roles. The studio worked with continuous Agile-like sprint design cycles, collaborating in cross-functional teams to scale for significant projects, product releases, and to alleviate surges in workloads.Select duties include:◆ Responsibility for frontend code maintenance of 3 production websites (B2B and B2C commerce)◆ Customize themes using Magento (Adobe Commerce) and Wordpress CMS◆ SEO and bug fixes◆ Design and management of all email campaigns using HTML, CSS, and Mailchimp◆ Layout and design of all digital and print media including materials for New York Design Week◆ Expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign to create web/print ready photos and illustrations◆ Responsible for all digital asset management, database storage, and organization◆ Oversaw colleagues’ timely delivery of documentation/codification of studio processes Show less

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Progressing from my design background, I transitioned my skill set into frontend development, reinforcing my proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Client work included contributions to projects for SAP and The University of British Columbia.Select duties include:◆ Updates to client sites built on Wordpress CMS and customizations with HTML, CSS, and Javascript◆ Layout and design of digital and print media utilizing Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator◆ Logo design and branding