Eric D. Fields

Duties
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● Engage directly with clients during blueprint project planning phase, exploring user profiles and scenarios, wireframing, and prototyping of core project experiences.
● Actively maintain the in-house prototyping framework used for kick-starting new prototypes by incorporating the latest web frameworks and toolsets
● Front-end development of projects during solution assembly phase, routinely including the open source Drupal CMS, custom Drupal module creation, and custom Drupal theming.

Clients
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● 38 Studios (http://reckoningthegame.com)
● MIH Group (http://36boutiques.com)
● Harte Hanks (http://pennysaverusa.com & TBD)

Toolbox
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● Fireworks
● HTML
● CSS, SASS, Compass
● JavaScript
● jQuery
● jQTouch
● jQuery Mobile
● Drupal
● PHP
● Subversion

Duties
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● Designing and implementing user experience enhancements to the web-based Springpad life-management application.
● Coordinating half my cycles with the marketing department to strategize, design and develop landing pages, email templates, and the recently completed a redesign of our home page.

Toolbox
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● Fireworks
● HTML
● CSS
● jQuery
● MooTools
● JSP
● Google Web Toolkit (abstracted to XML-based presentation framework)

Highlights
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● The most advanced RIA I've yet to work on.
● Well-oiled production cycle based on frequent iterative improvements and a strong quality assurance routine.
● Collaborative culture across all levels of the company

Duties
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● Prototyping layout and design concepts in a static, HTML-based wireframe
● Identifying development requirements as they relate to both the client administrative needs and end-user experience, communicating those needs to colleagues working on the Flash video player and Drupal backend.
● Developing a foundational Drupal skin to be passed on to their in-house designer

Toolbox
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● Fireworks
● HTML
● CSS
● jQuery
● PHP
● Drupal 6

Services Provided
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● Designed and developed landing pages tailored to a college audience
● Used WordPress as a microsite management tool, providing a common CMS across many small multi-page sites they would implement for specific schools
● Designed a new company site to address the needs of their primary audience — college students seeking study abroad programs — as well as parents and college administrators. Ingested and reorganized existing content into Drupal and developed the template.

Toolbox
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● HTML
● CSS
● jQuery
● Drupal 6

Duties
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● Ongoing design and front-end development work on their consumer home page, working with a Minnesota-based agency in a ColdFusion environment

Toolbox
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● Fireworks
● HTML
● CSS
● ColdFusion
● Subversion

Duties
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● Redesign home page to feature more of our unique content, partner offers, misc. widgets
● Provide wireframes and UI briefs for new features
● Code new features in a custom Javascript framework based on Prototype.js
● Redesign end-user portal (layout, UI, icons)
● Design and markup partner self-service portal

Toolbox
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● Photoshop
● Fireworks
● HTML
● CSS
● JavaScript
● Prototype.js
● JSP
● Subversion

Highlights
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● First time deeply dedicated to developing a rich internet application.
● Took ownership of overall product look and feel.
● Advanced Javascript proficiency, creating reusable objects, mastering Prootype.js framework, and developing an understanding of practical AJAX.
● Played an instrumental role in brainstorming, wireframing, designing and and developing a B2B application.

Duties
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● Develop presentation layer for templates for school newspaper designs
● Implement presentation layer into custom College Publisher templating language
● Provide custom designs for high-traffic schools
● Design and develop features to the College Publisher CMS
● Phone and email support for our users

Toolbox
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● Photoshop
● HTML
● CSS
● JavaScript
● Prototype.js
● WordPress
● ColdFusion + Mach-II
● custom CP markup
● Subversion

Highlights
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Summer 2006 was used to brainstorm and implement much-needed improvements to our image-handling tool. I provided UI design and direction and delivered the following specs for team review.