David Brooks

Web Designer / Photographer

DavidBrooks

Ann Arbor, MI


859-317-2831 office

Experience

  • Interface Developer
    Ann Arbor, MI
    Nov 2008 - Present
    Fry Inc.
    • Wrote XHTML, jQuery and CSS for clients such as Goodyear Tires.

      Converted design compositions into functional websites.

      Worked with Fry's proprietary development platform
  • Visual Media Developer
    Wilmore, KY
    Jun 6 - Nov 8
    Asbury Theological Seminary
    • Managed the Seminary’s websites (www.asburyseminary.edu) (3015 pages of content presented both internally and externally)

      Created, designed and developed the Seminary’s custom portal system

      Assisted with the integration of a single sign-on system

      User interaction and interface design of Asbury’s Intranet.

      Pushed for an advancement in next generation web technologies and social medias.

      Pushed for the further use of web standards by converting the existing site to validating XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.0.

      Managed a small web team toward changes and upkeep of the Seminary’s website

      Instruction and training of employees on the Content Management Systems and the custom portal

      Lead the change from a traditionally managed website HTML based website to one driven by a Content Management System

      Managed audio and video Podcasting for both of the Seminary’s campuses

      Implemented live video streaming

      Developed a user interface to facilitate simultaneous delivery of video in a remote classroom setting

      Recorded and edited videos for distance learning applications

      Started development on the Seminary’s new approach to the online classroom

      Worked with the graphic designers to develop multiple editions of the main website as well as other sites

      Assisted with decisions about e-mail server selection

      Information architecture and user experience work

      * Video, Flash and creative motion graphic design

Education

  • MA World Missions (Equivalent to Intercultural Studies)
    Wilmore, KY
    Sep 2004 - Dec 2007
    Asbury Theological Seminary
    • Studied how cultures interact and how language is learned.

      I focused on leadership and how communication happens between cultures

      My final project included traveling to southern Chile to document the life and culture an indigenous community.
  • BA Spanish (Emphasis on Language and Culture of Latin America)
    Spring Arbor, MI
    Sep 2000 - May 2004
    Spring Arbor University
    • Focus on Spanish and Spanish linguistics

      * Studied Spanish, literature and culture in Latin America

Specialties


  • Specialties
    • Web and Interactive Design
      HTML / XHTML / XML / RSS / Atom
      CSS 2 and CSS 3
      PHP
      JavaScript and jQuery
      Flash, ActionScript 2 and ActionScript 3
      Interface Design
      Search Engine Optimization
      3D Studio Max, Bryce and Poser