
Jacob Abshire
Verified Expert in Engineering
Front-end Development Developer
Hired during his second year in college to work for a large marketing production firm, Jacob embarked on his career in design and development. Since then, he has helped launch startup companies, including DigitalChalk, and served in creative for organizations like Google, Insperity, and UnitedHealthcare. He enjoys creating interface designs and working to resolve WordPress challenges.
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
jQuery, WordPress, PHP, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
The most amazing...
...thing I've worked on was developing a user interface and marketing platform for a top ten online learning company used world-wide.
Work Experience
Senior Graphic Designer | UI Developer
DigitalChalk
- Designed and developed software user interfaces.
- Designed and developed marketing sites, brand identities, and developer support sites.
- Oversaw all marketing materials for brand consistency.
Webmaster | Graphic Designer
Insperity
- Singled-handedly developed the company-wide intranet.
- Designed marketing materials for PGA tournament branch hosted in Houston, TX.
- Developed processes for department production services and software to handle projects and dispatches.
- Developed all marketing sites for corporate as well as customers.
Experience
Learning Management Software
http://www.digitalchalk.comGarage Door Storefront
http://www.doorson-line.comFlooring Solution Formulator
https://aquaflexinc.comHebrew College
https://www.hebraiccollege.orgSkills
Languages
CSS, HTML, PHP, HTML5, JavaScript, Sass, Less
Frameworks
Bootstrap, PHP MVC, ASP, .NET, Laravel
Libraries/APIs
jQuery
Tools
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Microsoft Access
Platforms
WordPress, WooCommerce
Other
Page Template Design, WordPress Design, Front-end, Front-end Development, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, User Interface (UI), User Experience (UX)
Storage
MySQL
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Studies
Moody Bible Institute - Chicago, IL, USA
Associate's Degree in Design
College of the Mainland - Texas City, TX, USA
Certifications
Human Computer Interaction
Interaction Design Foundation