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Troy Riso Senior User Interface Developer
Objective / To further develop my technical skills and understanding of human-computer interaction while building associated experience in UI design and development.Professional Experience / Ralph Lauren New York, NY
Senior Presentation Layer Developer current
Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE: RL) is a leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in four categories: apparel, home, accessories and fragrances. For more than 44 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets.
Work Overview:
- Actively developing and supporting immerse marketing site experiences for web and mobile interfaces within a .NET MVC Framework using HTML5, CSS3 transitions/animations, jQuery object oriented java scripting and Ajax to pull from an XML data structure. Examples include "World of Polo" ( and "Soft Ricky" (
- Actively developing site wide reusable components to create an internal department wide framework to decrease overall development time. For example I'm currently working on a video generator that through the use of a JSON data structure will pull video attributes and dynamically write videos into a page using the player (JW or youtube) of the developers choosing.
- Developed the framework for Summer Olympics 2012 campaign site. A global promotional site that showcased Olympic athletes sponsored by RL and the apparel they wore.
- Working closely during concepting phases with Senior Creative Directors to prototype new interactive features used throughout our e-commerce sites and larger overarching page navigation/interaction for marketing site experiences.
Senior Presentation Layer Developer 9 months (2012)
Razorfish is one of the world's largest interactive agencies. They provide digital advertising and content creation, media buying, strategic counsel, analytics, technology and user experience. In 2008, Razorfish won over 75 creative awards including 10 Webbys, 16 WebAwards, 3 OMMAs, 2 ADDYs, and 3 Create Awards.
Work Overview:
- Developed and supported a highly interactive campaign website for Smart Car ( concept to production
- Built and supported the mobile version of smartusa.com
- Developed promotional mini-sites for multiple Kraft umbrella brands
- Maintenance on Smart legacy site ( (ASP framework)
- Maintenance and new development for Ford Owners site ( (JSP framework)
- IE compatibility conversion for FannieMae (
- Developed facebook integrated social media campaign pages
Senior UI Developer 6 months (2011)
Sudler & Hennessey is one of the world’s leading healthcare communications firms, developing strategic promotional and educational programs for a broad array of healthcare brands.
Work overview:
- Give insight as to the technical application and feasibility of designs
- Developed base frameworks for product sites such as PsoriasisPro ( and MET inhibition (
- Developed mobile apps using HTML5 and CSS3 specifically for iPad
Senior Front-End Developer 2005-2011
Promotions.com specializes in delivering consumer entry promotions for large brand companies - including sweepstakes, contests and instant win games - that compel consumers to care about a brand, participate in offers, and purchase more, more often.
Work overview:
- Global McDonald’s Monopoly Instant Win Game.
- Promotional mini-sites, sweepstakes, IWGs, campaign sites, and business systems for:
-Hasbro (and brands under its umbrella)
-HSBC
-Barnes & Noble
-HUB
-Nascar
Responsibilities overview:
- Work with designers and project managers to ensure designs can be accomplished within technical specifications and deadlines, and present ideas and solutions based on technical requirements.
- Implement standards based websites built for accessibility, SEO and interactivity
- Juggle multiple projects while being able to solve problems independently, adapt to quickly changing priorities, maintain a high-level of work under pressure, and deliver on fixed timelines
- Manage team members and define best practices for the team
- Effectively communicate my work to both technical and non-technical peers as well as clients during showcases
User Interface Designer 2003-2005
SAC is a private hedge fund based in CT with offices in NY and SF. The IT department creates customized software solutions on behalf of a number of internal departments including: front office, middle office, back office, compliance, accounting, risk, research, human resources and legal.
0BAs an entry level UI designer, my role in the company was to design and develop web interfaces for database-centric web applications and the company intranet.
Responsibilities Overview:- Developed prototypes to evaluate navigational structure, appearance of screens, and effectiveness of tools for day traders
- Builds, tests, and maintains interface code for complex web-based applications.
- Contribute to internal UI framework.
- Created and updated Technical documentation to assist the application support team, server team, development team, and development managers.
Skill Set / UInterface Development Skills:
- Translating graphical designs from Photoshop into functional, production-ready prototypes via Front-End technologies.
- Establish and implement front-end architecture and standards
- Work closely with back-end developers to ensure the integrity of the UI throughout the development life cycle.
- Understanding of backend frameworks, how to work within and even modify them.
- Identify and address cross-browser issues during planning and development phases
- Expert knowledge of hand-coded HTML5, XHTML, CSS3, JavaScript (with emphasis on jquery and unobtrusive code)
- Extensive knowledge of Facebook and Mobile applications as it pertains to UI integration
- Solid understanding of SEO and accessibility issues as they relate to the front-end.
- Strong organizational and estimation ability
- Ability to thrive under tight deadlines
- The ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously requiring stringent attention to detail and excellent time-management capabilities.
- Experience working on large branded websites
- Experience working with CMS and/or backend frameworks (Java, .NET)
- Experience working with version control programs such as CVS, SVN, GitHub.
Education / Chubb Institute New Brunswick, NJ
- Web Development, Business Programming.
- Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
- 13 hours a semester as an active tutor.
- Computer Science Major.
- Attended numerous seminars on business and information technology.
References / Emma Story–Sudler & Hennessey
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3T – 646.334.8092
Carolyn Boschi – Promotions.com
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3T –917.699.7733
EugeneGorskie–SAC Capital
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3T –732.284.9122
Recent Work / Websites:
World of Polo -
Soft Ricky -
Ralph Lauren –
Club Monaco –
SmartUSA –
Fannie Mae –
Exelixis Met Inhibition -
Galderma PsoriasisPro -
C-SPAN Whitehouse Week -
Templeton Foundation -
Business Systems:
Itzhaki -
Affinity -