Adjunct faculty for online Graphic Design and Media Arts program, including Web Design concentration.Courses taught include:• Advanced Digital Graphic Design for the Web• Advanced Digital Imaging• Interactive Animation for the Web• User Interface and Experience

Current list of works include:* The Reason Why He Came (pending publishing)* I Will Be True To You - SATB & Piano with mid-high solos* Variations in G Minor - advanced piano solo* Worthy (arranger / composer - pending publishing)and others.

Primary mentor for three children ranging second through ninth grade and meeting unique needs of gifted and special needs students, while encouraging development of critical thinking and independent learning.• Researched and developed individual study plans for students working at different age and grade levels.• Organized hands on instructional activities based on student interest to encourage continued independent learning beyond standard grade level curriculum.• Coordinated multiple student schedules that include academic studies, extracurricular activities and volunteering opportunities.• Excellent knowledge base in language arts, science, mathematics, technology, music, and art.

Student Mentor for the User Experience Design course.

• Instructed online courses as assigned by College of Fine Arts and Production related to web design.• Provided students with guidance and feedback related to subject matter to ensure student success.Courses taught include:• Content Management Systems• Web Design I• Web Design II• Programming for the Web II

• Instructed online courses as assigned by Professional Studies related to information technology theory, management, and programming.Courses taught include: • Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Programming• Introduction to Problem Solving• Managing Innovation

• Served as a UX Designer for Fortune 500 clients in enterprise level business applications.• Wrote creative briefs to aid in communication for design strategy and direction.• Designed user personas, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups for development.• Collaborated with developers and designers about WCAG 2.0 principles and accessibility in UI design.

• Curriculum development for online courses as assigned related to web design, graphic design, and information technology.

• Facilitated online courses as assigned by the Online Division related to web design, graphic design, and information technology.• Provided students with guidance and feedback related to subject matter to ensure student success, including screencasts to guide students through individual work.Courses taught include: • Fundamentals of the Internet• Applications & Industry• Project Management• User-Centered Information Design• Screen Design & Graphics• Interactive Authoring II• Basic Web Scripting• Sophomore Digital Portfolio

• Served as a UX Designer for federal government enterprise level business applications.• Wrote creative briefs to aid in communication for design strategy and direction.• Designed user personas, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups for development.• Collaborated with developers about Section 508 WCAG 2.0 principles and accessibility in UI design.

• Served as a UX Designer for mobile applications and international enterprise level business applications.• Provided professional quality visual layouts for applications relevant to supply chain technology; based on business requirements, desired user experience, and brand integrity.• Trained and led a team of UI developers in UX principles to ensure quality interaction design throughout the domain.• Continued discussions on topics such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and Angular 2.• Participated in Security Ambassadors program.

Last Assignment: Walmart, Bentonville, AR (contract-to-hire)• Served as a UX Designer for mobile applications and enterprise level business applications.• Provided professional quality visual layouts for applications relevant to supply chain technology; based on business requirements, desired user experience, and brand integrity.

• Learned and employed IT principles, SQL queries, Database development, Java object-oriented programming, JSP, JavaScript, Ajax, AngularJS, HTML5, CSS3, and Agile SCRUM development methodologies.

• Currently available for hire on Upwork.com.• Logo design, stationary design, and web design for various clients on Elance.com.• Web development for clients of Video Ideas Productions (2012).• Initial website set-up and design for johnjavon.com (2015).• Logo design and initial website set-up for attachandsave.com (2015).

• Taught online courses as assigned in the Department of Technology related to web design.• Developed syllabus, teaching method, and original content for adapting courses for an online delivery platform.• Provided students with guidance and feedback related to subject matter to ensure student success.• Presented departmental talk on digital trends and the importance of mobile design; including web apps.Courses taught include: • Web Design I• Web Animation

• Designed, developed, debugged, and maintained pages within the university website. Utilized HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP to develop custom user interfaces within an open-source content management system.• Collaborated with departments for concept development, design, research, and user friendly final product.• Translated design and development requests to active web based user interfaces as departmental web pages.• Designed advertisement graphics for use on university website, and provided analytics data on advertisements.• Wrote training materials and trained web content managers. Maintained general oversight of web content editors and gave technical support. Wrote web governance policy, web terms of use, and web privacy policy.• Wrote social media development plan to enhance marketing and community engagement; trained social media communication personnel on effective use of social media.

Performed web development work as a contractor.High fidelity custom HTML & CSS front-end layouts within a Content Management System to match design specifications for client websites.

• Assessed needs of individual departmental clients to provide recommendations for web user interface development as web pages.• Wrote and debugged code on specific departmental web pages, and update content as needed.• Provided website redesign and development for Village Market to enhance user experience.• Wrote social media guidelines for Village Market to enhance marketing efforts.• Researched, designed, and produced printed materials for Southern Adventist University for distribution to parents and students.

• Learned how to perform entry level maintenance tasks associated with IEW equipment and systems.• Learned advanced concept and troubleshooting theory which includes basic and advanced computer concepts and advanced troubleshooting skills using the Army's most advanced IEW systems.• Attended training which included basic analog and digital electronics; communications theory (receivers, recorders, and multiplexing/de-multiplexing; transmission line repair techniques; computer architecture/operating systems fundamentals; automated messaging; network operations/troubleshooting; theory of operation and troubleshooting techniques for Transmitters/Transceivers.