Work history
Freightquote, Senior Principal UI Designer / Developer
As Principal UI Designer / Developer at Freightquote I have the opportunity to see many projects from inception to production all within the realm of what I like to call amazification development.
Responsibilities
- Define along side project managers and business analysts what needs to be done
- Designate a target release for both products and features through Jira
- Design next-gen user experiences on both legacy and upcoming products with the Adobe Suite
- Develop and enhance the presentation layer based on mock ups in HTML5, NodeJS, AngularJs, .Net4.5 MVC4, PHP, Wordpress, VBA etc. (based on project)
- Deploy code to repositories for Continuous Integration (CI)
- Learn proactively from my peers, pluralsight, and some good old fashioned Google Fu.
- Share what I have learned and give back to my peers
- Research current design and development practices to better hone my skill set with the bleeding edge.
Few of the Projects Worked On
- Continuous Integration Build Wall
- http://fqjobs.com
- http://freightquote.com
- http://freightquote.com/news
- Excel to PowerPoint presentation (auto generation)
Quick Recruit Mobile LLC, CTO/Co-Founder
As CTO of a fast paced (SaaS) mobile technology startup, I wear many hats and keep the company momentum moving forward utilizing technology, creativity, and old fashioned hard work.
Responsibilities
- Managed dev team as product owner, developer, and co-architect.
- Drove object-oriented design and reusable layouts with PHP / HTML / SCSS / C#
- Developed on both the business and presentation layers for both Android / iOS App and website using C# (Mono), and ZF2 (MVC PHP Framework)
- Curated backlog and prioritized project milestones often meeting and exceeding deadlines under budget.
- Streamlined new technologies into existing business processes for more efficient customer feedback and smaller time to live for product innovations.
- Built and Managed LAMP stacks
- Managed Customer service department
- Assisted business development and marketing teams by creating videos and training materials
Property Farrs, Managing Partner and Real Estate Investor
Preston Farr Illustration, Freelance Graphic Artist/Illustrator
As a Freelance Graphic Artist/Illustrator I have the opportunity to meet and work with a variety of people in an even broader spectrum of markets.
Responsibilities:
- Employed both traditional and digital techniques to enhance the finished piece
- Continually maintain a self motivated demeanor to ensure all deadlines are met
- Sustained efficient and clear communication with clients to ensure unanimous satisfaction
- Published works include 'Of Stone and Steel ...' (available on Barnes&Noble/Amazon)
- Collaborated with other illustrators, graphic designers, and programmers to complete a series of works that met the demanding criteria set by clients
