Rick Rose

Web Designer / Content Management Engineer

RÉSUMÉ

SKILLS

UI/UX Designer:
  • Web Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator. Create web and print graphics using a wide variety of techniques creating compelling graphics output.
  • User Experience Design: Adobe XD, User Testing. Create low fidelity and high fidelity web user experience designs including user interactivity. Demonstrate interactive designs with potential users to garner feedback on usability issues.
Content Management Engineer:
  • Content Management: Evaluate, manage, and perform detailed content tasks including analysis of current content status, create recommendations and detailed plans to add, change and delete content, implement the detailed plans to successfully create highly accurate marketing and product ecommerce content across CMS, Amazon, and partner resellers product information management (PIM) systems in order to bring more complete and compelling information to the consumer so as to spark interest and sell more product.
  • Amazon's Vendor Central: Managed all attributes for 1000 ASINs using Vendor Central including product attributes, images, and pricing.
  • Content Management Systems: Evaluate, select, install and manage file and database instances of content management systems including Sitefinity and WordPress.
ECommerce Marketing Specialist:
  • Strategize, plan and implement IT-based ecommerce marketing activities including Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, cart abandonment cloud system, and email content development.
  • Advised on selection and implementation of digital asset management system as well as managed visual marketing content in coordination with other content management activities.
UI Web Developer:
  • Front End Development: HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Bootstrap, JavaScript, jQuery, Node.js, Node Package Manager (NPM), Semantic UI, AJAX, JSON, Google Maps API, Captcha, Firebug, JS Lint, JS Fiddle, W3C HTML/CSS3 Validation, RESTful Routing, Embedded JavaScript Pages (EJS)
  • Mobile Development: CSS Media Queries, jQuery Mobile
  • Backend Development: PHP, MySQL database creation and management, SQL statements

Work Experience

UI/UX Designer & Developer – Applied GIS Solutions, LLC – Westminster, Colorado – 10/2018 to Current

I am currently performing freelance work redesigning the user experience for a campgrounds directory website

  • Create user personas and produce project brief
  • Create internal style guide and implement new design patterns using Adobe XD for mockup and interactive prototype creation
  • Code functional prototype in HTML5, CSS3, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery and Node.js
  • Develop database schema for data storage
  • Manage code repository and updates to production

UX Designer/Content Management Specialist/Web Developer – Bestop, Inc – Louisville, Colorado – 4/2017 to 11/2018

Managed the ecommerce and web content for this automotive accessories manufacturer including ecommerce website, automotive content management systems and Amazon's Vendor Central.

  • Coded projects in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery
  • Implemented Google Tag Manager and managed Google Analytics reporting
  • Implemented email cart abandonment system using Ryzio platform
  • Managed Amazon data catalog including text, image, and pricing data via Vendor Central
  • Initiated and managed Amazon Marketing Services (AMS) marketing campaigns
  • Managed automotive partner data (ACES/PIES) including data requests
  • Managed internal data spreadsheet to track pricing
  • Developed and managed MySQL product database schema development and data
  • Audited and maintained editorial integrity and content quality for all online content including identifying and fixing broken links, typographical errors, and formatting inconsistencies
  • Managed multiple shifting priorities daily while working closely with sales, marketing, manufacturing, supply chain, engineering, and warehouse personnel to provide quality data services

Web Developer – GPS Discovery Adventures – Westminster, Colorado – 6/2015 to 4/2017

I worked on a project to create a GPS-based, high tech treasure hunt system. Utilized skills and experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, Cordova, Google Maps API 3.0, device geolocation, device orientation, HTML5 native graphics library to create a new system of websites for marketing and operations.

  • Marketing website to describe the event and allow customers to purchase an event
  • Cordova-based hybrid parent/guardian website to facilitate event setup
  • Cordova-based hybrid kids' event participation website

Full-Stack Web Developer – BI, Inc. – 11/2013 to 6/2015 – Boulder, Colorado

I worked on the small marketing team of this corrections industry leader to create and modify both internally-facing and externally-facing web systems. I utilized skills and experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, PHP, MySQL, WordPress, Word, Excel, MS Access, PHPMailer, PHPExcel, and TCPDF to create new systems and modify existing websites including:

  • The company's main customer-facing, product website including Google Analytics tracking and reporting in WordPress
  • Data collection site to allow client input, data storage, and report generation
  • Document control system to track periodic content review and provide ISO compliance
  • Forum registration system
  • Mobile solution to scan and track costly tracking equipment
  • Intranet analytics
  • Managed Linux file permissions on web server instances

Web Developer – NEON, Inc. – Boulder, Colorado – 8/2012 to 11/2013

I worked on a team of scientists on a citizen science data collection project to modify systems that allow ordinary citizens to report on annual plant data cycles. I utilized skills and experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, jQueryUI, jQuery Mobile, JS Cycle, AJAX, PHP, PHP Captcha, MySQL, Google Maps API 3.0 to create new websites and modify existing websites including:

  • The main Project Budburst project overview, data collection and reporting site
  • A companion, mobile-friendly, field data collection site allowing citizen scientists the ability to create a new reporting site via device geolocation

Applied GIS Solutions, LLC – Full Stack Web Developer - 3/2011 to 8/2012 - Westminster, CO

I worked on a project to create a directory of all public campgrounds in Colorado. I utilized skills in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, AJAX, PHP, PHP Captcha, MySQL, Google Maps API 3.0, and GIS technologies:

  • Coded geospatial data site utilizing full stack development tools and languages
  • Researched campground locations via various data sites and created Excel spreadsheet containing all relevant data
  • Visited hundreds of campgrounds and collected field data and images
  • Managed domain acquisition and retention
  • Managed web hosting service