4500 N. Winchester #701 Cell: 312-925-9145

Jason Ernst

JASON ERNST

Chicago, IL60640

SUMMARY:

Web designer and developer with over 10 years of experience.Experience includes full cycle web site development and interface design using best practices for usability, browser compatibility, and performance optimization.

LANGUAGES:OPERATING SYSTEMS:

HTMLASPLINUX

DHTMLPERLSOLARIS

JSPCGIHP-UX

JAVASCRIPTACTIONSCRIPTWINDOWS 95, 2000

XMLXSLWINDOWS NT

SQLVBSCRIPT

VISUAL BASIC

WEB / APP SERVERS:

APACHE HTTPd ATG DYNAMO

MICROSOFT IIS BEA WEBLOGIC

BROADVISION

ANCILLARY SKILLS:

MACROMEDIA FLASH (MX)PHOTOSHOP

DREAMWEAVER (MX) / ULTRADEVILLUSTRATOR

ADOBE PREMIEREADOBE AFTEREFFECTS

3D-STUDIO MAXMS VISUAL SOURCESAFE

MS OFFICE SUITEVISUAL STUDIO

MACROMEDIA DIRECTOR 7.0PAGEMAKER

WINDDPC ANYWHERE

EXPERIENCE:

02/06-PresentKelloggSchool of Management

Center for Research in Technology and Innovation

Position: Freelance Web Designer

Redesigned existing site to bring CRTI up to date with a more modern appearance, working closely with CRTI staff to define long term and short term project goals. Designed to meet KelloggSchool web and technical specifications for templating using Adobe Photoshop.

01/06-04/06Survey Systems of America, Inc.

Position: Freelance Web Designer

Created initial concept for website in Photoshop, working closely with client contact to define goals for overall site layout and purpose. Developed final pages using HTML, JavaScript, and Photoshop using CSS formatting for cross browser and platform compatibility.

10/05-PresentNational Investment Services, Inc.

Position: Freelance Web Designer

09/05-12/05G2 Switchworks

Position: Freelance UI Designer

Designed and developed user interface screens using HTML, JavaScript, CSS, CSLT, JSP, and Photoshop for travel agency booking client g2agent.com. Design process followed from concept mockups to completed HTML and JSP pages for web based client to match and improve upon existing site architecture, and visual appearance.

04/04-09/05Omicron Technologies, Inc.

9/04-09/05Position: Web Designer

Designed websites and applications for internal and client use, using Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Flash MX, HTML, JavasScript, and ASP. Built out user interface for all internal and external websites and integrated with ASP code developed by other engineers. Defined user interface standards for applications as well as user interface architecture for all sites designed and developed. Gathered requirements for applications before design or development phase and wrote user documentation for applications after development completion. Work included public facing websites developed to present corporate information, RFID tracking systems, project management systems and a variety of other applications in use on a large scale by corporate, school and non-profit users. Created product demos using flash, 3DS Max, and aftereffects. Created and edited video for clients using Adobe Premiere and Aftereffects.

4/04-9/04Position: Freelance Web Designer

Designed websites and applications, and assisted with website development on an as-needed basis for various corporate, school and non-profit websites.

10/02-08/04Digitas

Position: Freelance Developer

Created final HTML from design comps for targeted marketing and email campaigns for cross-platform compatibility.Markup developed using Dreamweaver/Ultradev, Homesite and without WYSIWYG editors.Assisted with Flash planning, designand development for multiple client advertising campaigns. Oversawand approved technical feasibility of designs and creative components before sending to clients for approval.Created layouts using Photoshop and Illustrator for targeted e-mail and e-newsletters.

05/02-09/02 CDI(consulting)

Assigned to: Delphion

Position: UI/JSP Developer

Developed dynamic layouts and prototypes for Intellectual Asset Management application using D/HTML, JSP, JavaScript and CSS. Modified JSP files to fix incorrect layouts and improve usability on existing application screens. Developed JavaScript to check dynamic form elements andverify user input. Worked with team leads to develop a more expandable, modifiable JSP page structure to allow for greater separation of form and function, as well as, allow for tag library use. JSP pages developed were created under the BEA Weblogic application server using the struts framework or for use with the JRun application server.

8/01 – 3/02cyberPIXIE.com Inc.

Position: Senior Interface Engineer

Develop web based administration tools for wireless services and hardware configuration.Designed and implemented front and back-end interfaces for Content Management for portal sites using HTML, JavaScript, Photoshop, and Illustrator. Updatedcorporate website using ASP, HTML, and JavaScript. Updated and upgraded portal sites for hospitality industry clients in JSP, HTML and JavaScript.Created initial interface in Java Swing for applets.Developed ActiveX controls for webpage based application launching in Visual Basic 6.0 using Visual Studio. Developed web based interface for wireless gateway management using XML, Perl and HTML.

6/01–10/02Independent Consulting

Position: Web & Print Design/Web Development

4/02-6/02Oprahaffiliates.com

Developed HTML and ASP code for oprahaffiliates.com website.Planned and implemented MySQL database for oprahaffiliates.com and integrated with ASP to allow for dynamic listing of media files for download.

5/01-10/02Oprah.com/DrPhil.com

Assisted with the creation and modification of HTML pages and fixed existing issues with HTML for DrPhil.com website using Homesite, Dreamweaver and Interwoven Teamsite. Created a set of standards for front-end developers at Oprah.com and DrPhil.com to follow when creating web sites.Standards included best practices and guidelines for developers creating HTML for multiple sites to ensure cross-browser compatibility, clear labeling for modification by back-end developers, modularity, and ease of future modification by front-end developers.Presented guidelines document to developers and site staff.Compared markup to standards, performed and presented code reviews to developers and team leads with suggested corrections and fixes to cross-browser and other issues found in reviews.Designed layouts and mockups of administration tools with Photoshop and Illustrator for Oprah.com web site.Implemented administration tools designs in HTML for use by Oprah.com developers and staff to use following previously defined guidelines.

6/01-7/01Maxim Group (consulting)

Assigned to: Agency.com

Position: Web Developer

Developed HTML for a major banking site.Worked closely with Agency.com designers and project management to create static HTML pages for inclusion in larger project rollout with 1 other developer.Developed for cross platform compatibility and visual accuracy.

1/99 – 3/01Organic Inc.

Project list available on request (clients included Target.com, law.com, payless.com)

7/00 – 3/01Position: Manager, Interface Engineering

Developed and maintained standards for Interface Engineering (formerly Content Engineering) group.Participated in exploration of new client side technologies and content management solutions,in a group, and on anindividual basis.Increased responsibilities leading, growing and maintaining Interface Engineering group.Set long term goals for group, and assisted with goal setting and growth of other members of the Interface Engineering group. Assisted with maintenance and configuration of web servers running on Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms for clients, and within the Engineering group.Assisted in configuration of web and application server packages (JRun, ATG Dynamo, Tomcat).Actively participated in corporate wide managers meetings to establish standards and re-use libraries for Interface Engineers.Responsibilities also extended to writing performance evaluations for members of Interface Engineering Group and retaining Senior Interface Engineer responsibilities on a client by client basis (developing specifications and code, as well as helping prepare for new business pitches).

1/99 – 7/00Position: Senior Content Engineer

Developed client side portions of E-Commerce websites using HTML, JavaScript, DHTML, ASP, JSP, ATG Dynamo, XML, Flash, and other client side technologies.Architected and developed the structure ofwebsites and include file strategies for web pages. Implementedthe design, architectural and technical requirements for flow of pages, template creation and page by page layout.Created data cleanup and conversion tools in Perl for use with multiple projects.Lead Content Engineer in growing team of Content Engineers on a group and project basis, also heavily involved in interview and recruiting process. Assisted with maintenance and configuration of web servers running on Windows NT and Sun Solaris platforms.Assisted in configuration of web and application server packages (JRun, ATG Dynamo, JServe, Tomcat).

12/95 – 12/98Web Developer/Webmaster

Worked for at various corporations, newspapers, and commercial websites designingand developing websites through contracting firms.Assisted in the startup of two Internet Service Providers as lead web developer, webmaster and technical support for clients as needed. Used various web technologies including HTML, JavaScript, ASP, and Perl as well as Adobe’s design tools for print and web design and website implementation. More information is available on request.

EDUCATION:

McHenryCountyCollege

PartialCollege Coursework completed, 1994

TRAINING:

2000 - Broadiant - Broadvision Technical Introduction to Broadvision

2000 - Broadiant - Broadvision Server Side Scripting

2000 - ATG - Designing Dynamic Web Pages (developing client side for Dynamo)