Eric D. Fields

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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

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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

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Fireworks
HTML
CSS
jQuery
PHP
* Drupal 6

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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.

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HTML
CSS
jQuery
* Drupal 6

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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

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Fireworks
HTML
CSS
ColdFusion
Subversion

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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

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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.

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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

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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.