Erik Wysocan
Verified Expert in Engineering
UI Developer
With a master's degree in visual arts, an undergraduate degree in graphic design, and over a decade of experience working as a graphic and interaction designer, Erik has the in-depth knowledge and experience required to transform design systems into impactful interactive experiences. He specializes in synthesizing design systems and user interfaces through code.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Prettier, Figma, Sketch, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, PostCSS, Webpack, Git, Slack, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), OS X
The most amazing...
...project I've worked on recently is a pre-review publishing platform for Outbreak Science which is currently helping to support scientific research on COVID-19.
Work Experience
Senior Developer
Library Stack
- Designed and developed a custom WordPress-based research archive of contemporary artists' media.
- Developed a custom PHP OAI-PMH server for integration with library search systems including Worldcat, ProQuest, and EBSCO.
- Managed the ongoing graceful upgrade from a traditional WordPress PHP/jQuery architecture to a modern headless React front end.
- Oversaw the successful launch of a library subscription service currently serving many high-profile universities and libraries, including, Yale, Columbia, VCU, RISD, The Whitney Museum, and many others.
Front-end Developer (Independent Contractor)
PREreview
- Helped to develop Outbreak Science Rapid Prereview: a science journal pre-review platform currently focusing on the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Designed and developed a responsive UI that works across the full range of screen sizes, from mobile to desktop.
- Created an interactive web-based style guide to assist future developers in producing consistent UI components.
Senior Interaction Designer
Sci.pe
- Designed and developed the UI of a large-scale scholarly publishing and discovery platform using React and CSS3.
- Created the brand identity, logo and graphic system for the company,.
- Developed a robust and detailed HTML and CSS system to produce high-quality client-side print-ready PDFs of journal publications.
Creative Director
DBA LLC
- Developed the brand identity and logo for an ecological home products company.
- Oversaw the successful launch of the inaugural product: a 98% recyclable pen made with renewable resources. It received wide press coverage including Interview Magazine, T Magazine, Paper Magazine, Inhabitat, Tree Hugger, and Apartment Therapy.
- Directed the design and development of the company's eCommerce website.
Art Director
Sarkissian Partners
- Led the art direction of the website design of several major corporations including Mazda USA.
- Art directed the website and photoshoot for the Mazda automotive museum located in Hiroshima Japan.
- Oversaw the art direction of the prototype UI design for a major automotive in-car touchscreen dashboard.
Experience
Library Stack
http://www.librarystack.orgI designed and developed the website and supported the ongoing development of the codebase. The custom WordPress solution included an API integration with AWS Lambda, S3, and Elasticsearch service in addition to an OAI-PMH server for library-systems integration (including EBSCO, ProQuest, and WorldCat search discovery).
Outbreak Science
https://outbreaksci.prereview.org/I was responsible for the design and development of an overall app interface and UI component library. In addition to app development, I created an interactive style guide so that future developers could maintain the design system standards I developed.
Skills
Languages
CSS, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, PHP 7, HTML5, CSS3
Libraries/APIs
WordPress API, React, Node.js
Paradigms
UI Design
Platforms
WordPress, OS X, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
Other
Graphic Design, Icon Design, UI Development, Web UI, WordPress Themes, SVG, Interaction Design (IxD), Logo Design, Front-end Development, Web to Print, Semantic Web
Frameworks
Next.js
Tools
PostCSS, Webpack 4, Adobe Illustrator, Figma, Sketch 4, Adobe Photoshop, Slack, Git, Webpack, Sketch, Prettier, Ghost
Storage
Elasticsearch
Education
Master's Degree in Visual Arts
Columbia University - New York, NY, USA
Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Design
Rhode Island School of Design - Providence, RI, USA
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