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Mill Valley, Ca

Mill Valley, Ca

Alameda, Ca

Managed development, execution and analysis of the company's online content strategy and application development. Collaborated with the Web Content Manager and key stakeholders in merchandising, creative, marketing, production and technology to ensure a superior customer experience, drive engagement, and increase conversion. Responsibilities include:• Managing web content project process with internal web creative, copy, production and technology teams.• Managing day-to-day business of the World Market blog including blog post execution, file management, vendor invoices and budgeting.• Maintaining on-page content modules using platform CMS tool: determine module needs based on brand initiatives, events and content plan; oversee creative, copy and coding of all modules.• Curating and tailor user-generated content from various platforms (including Instagram) for UGC landing page and on-page galleries.• Generating weekly content recap utilizing analytics to access the impact of the web content strategy on the overall eCommerce business.• Overseeing web content proofing and product linking processes—working closely with eCommerce Merchant team to ensure accuracy of final content.• Maintaining daily and weekly site update schedule to ensure all site changes are accurate and timely.

Petaluma, Ca 94952

Spearheaded the implementation of sophisticated, responsive omnichannel solutions for diverse B2C and B2B clients. Leveraging expertise in Web development, UX, and creative design, I constructed responsive templates within a Java environment using Bootstrap, Less CSS, and jQuery. My role involved close collaboration with design teams, translating concepts into functional, user-centered designs that exceeded client expectations.• Design and implement complex, responsive, customer-centric solutions for mid-market businesses engaged in B2C and B2B commerce across numerous disparate verticals: health and beauty, apparel, fashion, and many other specialty categories.• Architect and develop responsive templates for the MarketLive platform as well as for custom client implementations and 3rd party solutions.• Collaborate with in-house and 3rd party designers and agencies to construct best-practice, dynamic templates and functionality to satisfy or exceed unique business requirements.• Provide strategic guidance for clients and MarketLive’s interdepartmental teams to coordinate concept-to-function implementations.• Adapt numerous responsive mobile upgrades for legacy implementations.

San Francisco, Ca

Evolved contract management products by integrating user-centered design principles into the development process. I led front-end development efforts, modernizing the codebase and implementing consistent user experiences while collaborating closely with product management and development teams.• Partnered with senior management to integrate user-centered design techniques into product planning and release cycles.• Educated development teams on UI principles and standards-compliant XHTML/CSS coding practices.• Implemented front-end JSP/XHTML/CSS code to align with modern standards and improve user experience consistency.• Collaborated with product management to conceptualize, design, and implement wireframes into HTML screens using iterative prototyping.• Utilized advanced JavaScript frameworks including ExtJS, jQuery, Prototype, and script.aculo.us.• Designed a reusable framework for server-side HTML generation within a J2EE compliant Servlet container.• Developed an extensible private label framework enabling customer-specific application customization.• Trained the Professional Services team on applying the customization framework for clients.

San Francisco, Ca

Responsible for all aspects of user experience throughout Determine’s Web based enterprise equipment finance and RFP management applications. Led company wide initiatives to improve legacy applications and establish interface consistency. Researched, designed, prototyped and implemented new, highly usable applications based on proven UI principles. Validated models empirically with user testing.Worked with development team to implement interface designs using JSP, DHTML, CSS, HTML and JavaScript in Determine’s Java-based Web environment. Collaborated closely with Marketing, Product Management and Executive Teams.

San Francisco, Ca

Developed cross-product UI and accompanying HTML to unify Microsoft’s bCentral portal’s thirteen products into one dashboard. Produced the model for integrating the newly acquired LinkExchange into Microsoft’s look and feel. LinkExchange's management team presented this work to Bill Gates.Trained new employees on proper coding techniques and style guide constraints.Managed several complete site redesigns often singlehandedly overhauling hundreds of static pages as well as template structures for Unix/Perl and NT/ColdFusion based Web applications.

San Francisco, Ca

See above (LinkExchange was acquired by Microsoft in November 1998).