Nicholas Brown

nicholas@iseebrown.com
818.800.0031

web designer & developer
boston, ma

Skills Summary

Web Design Director with 3.5 years experience at a Los Angeles-based Web Design / Print Company. As lead designer and project manager for the web division my focus was on the user's overall experience on a site as well as delivering the client's message in an effective and visually stimulating way. My tasks included the overall site flow & layout design, design of the details (icons, buttons, colors, etc.), design & implementation of various flash / java / ajax / jquery modules as they're best suited for the project, and managing the development team while handling communications with the client and the rest of the staff.

Design & Technical Skills

PROGRAMS: Adobe CS3 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash • Microsoft Office 2007
LANGUAGES: HTML • XHTML • CSS • PHP • PHP MySQL (editing) • XML (editing) • JavaScript (editing) • JQuery (editing) • Smarty (editing)
CMS: WordPress • Magento • OSCommerce • Joomla • Convio
OTHER: MailChimp • Constant Conact • Cpanel

Web Design Experience

June 2009 – Present Freelance - iseebrown.com
Act as consultant & independent contractor for 3 Los Angeles-based companies (Weston Graphics Inc / Impress Media / Lead Acquisition Technology) with the same responsibilities and general hours as a full time employee. As a contractor for my previous emplyer I'm still fully engaged as a project management, lead designer, developer liason, and handle inter-office communications as well as communications with clients. As a Freelance Designer the job varies from project to project, but fall in the general categories previously mentioned, the main difference is the addition of sales and billing.

June 2006 – June 2009 Web Design Director, Project Manager - Weston Graphics, Inc.
Web Design Director / Project Manager / Lead Designer / Developer in charge of the overall look and feel of Websites. Trusted with; Website Design and Development from concept to completion, Client Consultation, Manage a team of 3-5 Programmers, Manage various tasks including email account setup in CPanel, Database edits / additions, Website Maintenance, Web Module Configuration / Setup (JQuery scripts, JavaScript Apps, Twitter and RSS Feeds, etc.), Logo Design, Business Card design, Open and close the company office.

Dec. 2005 – June 2006 Freelance
Freelance Web Design and Development for various clients, Sales, Website Setup & Maintenance.

Sept. 2005 – Nov. 2005 Internship – Boston Concessions Group
Develop print materials for John Harvard’s Brew House including various advertisements in the Weekly Dig and the Phoenix, coaster and t-shirt designs, promotional fliers and posters for restaurant specials and events such as NFL Sunday Ticket, Talent Night, Trivia Night, etc..