David G. White: Resumé

Profile

I’m seeking a position that will test my technical and artistic skills and allow me to develop new skills.

Experience

Senior User Interface Developer, BarkleyREI — 2019+

Front-End Web Developer, Media Post, Inc. — 2019

Developed, deployed and maintained responsive, accessible and search engine optimized websites for a variety of clients, using WordPress with Advanced Custom Fields, Gutenberg, WooCommerce and more.

Web Designer/Developer, H2 Design Group — 2000-2018

Designed, developed and maintained robust, responsive, accessible and search engine optimized websites; for clients ranging from small businesses to mid-size nonprofits and Fortune 500 companies; utilizing a wide array of technologies and frameworks from HTML to WordPress to enterprise CMS.

Web Designer/User Interface Designer, Essential Surfing Gear, Inc. — 1999-2000

Designed and maintained corporate website. Designed and tested user interfaces for software widgets. Collaborated on the creation of multimedia presentations for marketing.

Web Designer/Developer, SEEC, Inc. — 1997-1999

Designed, developed and maintained corporate website. Collaborated on the creation of multimedia presentations for marketing. Designed icons for software toolset.

Publications

Web Designer&lqsuo;s Guide to Color — Hayden Books, 1997

Co-author of book included with the PANTONE® Web Color Resource Kit. Authored sections related to art history, color theory, color design, and color psychology.

Education

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA — Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1997

Skills

Web Design/UI Design

Expert in core web technologies such as HTML, XML, CSS, and SASS, with a focus on responsive design and accessibility issues. Experienced user of the Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat.

Web Development

Experienced Javascript coder, including complementary technologies such as jQuery and JSON. Capable user of server-side scripting languages such as PHP and ASP/.NET. Familiar with creation and maintenance of document templates in a wide variety of content management systems, including WordPress and Kentico.

Search Engine Optimization/Social Media Marketing

Skilled in structuring and optimizing pages for maximum organic impact on search engines and social media platforms, as well as re-optimizing pages post-creation to maximize impressions and click-through rates.

Technologies Used

HTML, CSS, SASS, XML, XSLT, RSS, Javascript/ECMAscript, jQuery, JSON, PHP, ASP/.NET, ColdFusion, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint), WordPress, Drupal, Kentico, Windows, OSX, Unix

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Fallingwater (2016-2018)

The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy is a non-profit which protects and restores exceptional places in Pennsylvania, including Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater. We were tasked to create all-new sites for their flagship and Fallingwater web presence, replacing an outdated custom CMS that no longer met their needs, while integrating with the client's existing fundraising and ticketing systems. The site is built in WordPress 4.9 with SiteOrigin PageBuilder, allowing the client to have easy-to-use yet extremely flexible layouts. Ongoing support included additional design assistance and updating templates and functionality following the replacement of the client's ticketing system.

Dollar Bank (2016-2018)

Dollar Bank is a large, full-service regional bank located in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Virginia. We were tasked to create an up-to-date and modern website with a fresh and engaging look, while maintaining a classic and professional feel appropriate for a financial institution. The site is built in the Kentico enterprise CMS platform, integrating the client's legacy ASP/.NET controls with new functionality such as geolocation, supplemented by front-end Javascript widgets. Ongoing support included the creation of banners and landing pages for online advertising, SEO and accessibility refinements, and addition of new functionality.

Visit the Dollar Bank website

BSKB (2017-2018)

Birch, Stewart, Kolasch and Birch is an internationally-recognized intellectual property law firm in Washington, DC. We were tasked to transition the client‘s websites from a complicated an unwieldy Dreamweaver/Contribute website to a cleaner, easier-to-edit solution. The site is built in WordPress 4.9, using a combination of system-native features and Advanced Custom Fields PRO to integrate previously unrelated categories and systems, and to accommmodate multiple content areas on page templates. Ongoing support included the addition of several new page templates and complex form functionality.

PPG Sustainability Report (2015-2018)

PPG is a Fortune 500 manufacturer of paints, coatings and specialty materials. We were tasked with creating an engaging online presentation for their annual sustainability report that integrated their new color-blocked design motifs. The site is built in the Kentico enterprise CMS with additional front-end Javascript elements such as the auto-playing video billboard. Ongoing support included the creation of a new report for each calendar year.

Visit the PPG Sustainability Report website

Hampton Wealth Management BIONIX (2016)

Hampton Wealth Management is a boutique financial services firm in Wexford, PA. We were tasked with creating a professional-looking and engaging landing page to market their BIONIX online investment advisory service. The result is a flat HTML page, with Javascript-triggered animations and auto-updated side navigation.

Visit the Hampton Wealth Bionix website

Too Many T-Shirts (2010-2019)

This personal project started as a way to learn how to use my new digital camera, and turned into an entire year where I wore a different t-shirt every day. New shirts are added to the site periodically, and it was refactored in 2017 to learn Bootstrap, and in 2019 to learn Foundation.

Visit the Too Many T-Shirts website