Jon Bolden

Austin, TX, United States

Member since March 20, 2014

Jon is a freelance web developer & designer specializing in framework and HTML/CSS/JavaScript programming. His background is heavy in user interface development and in customizing websites to be easy to update and use, all while adhering to strong design practices. Jon's design background and passion for furthering his development skills makes him the ideal liaison between designers and back-end developers.

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Portfolio

Jon Bolden Design & Photography
HTML5, CSS, jQuery, WordPress, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Photoshop...
OrgSync
HTML, CSS, Ruby on Rails
Volusion, Inc.
HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript

Experience

Adobe Photoshop, 15 years
Adobe Illustrator, 15 years
Design, 10 years
HTML5, 8 years
CSS, 8 years
WordPress, 7 years
jQuery, 5 years
Bootstrap 3, 4 years

Availability

Full-time

Preferred Environment

GitHub, Git, BitBucket, OS X

The most amazing...

...project I've developed on is designing and programming an advanced financial budgeting system for a college organization web app.

Employment

Owner, Web Developer, Graphic Designer
Jon Bolden Design & Photography
2011 - PRESENT
- Developed custom websites for dozens of small and medium sized businesses.
- Provided training for custom features & support.
- Customized CMS systems, shopping cart software to fit exact needs.
- Utilized design skills to adapt customizations to current designs while improving UI/UX.
- Always fulfilled deadlines and established flexible development and communications.
Technologies: HTML5, CSS, jQuery, WordPress, JavaScript, Ruby on Rails, Photoshop, Illustrator, PHP, MySQL
Creative Director, UI Developer
OrgSync
2008 - 2011
- Overhauled the visual design for an existing Rails application, developing custom helpers for UI/UX components.
- Designed and implemented a UI/UX for an advanced and customized budgeting system for college financial departments.
- Created a mobile application for the iOS and Android system.
- Developed a custom calendar events system with more advanced recurring events than iCalendar or any other competing applications at the time.
- Programmed customized TinyMCE functions for a client's WYSIWYG system.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, Ruby on Rails
Lead Designer
Volusion, Inc.
2006 - 2008
- Programmed hundreds of customer and custom designs for eCommerce interfaces.
- Developed new UI/UX designs for internal company applications.
- Worked side-by-side with an ASP development team to create new features.
- Designed and programmed new eCommerce templates.
- Consulted new front-end web designs and maintained company branding.
Technologies: HTML, CSS, jQuery, JavaScript

Experience

Blood & Tissue Center of Central Texas (Development)
http://www.inyourhands.org
I programmed this custom WordPress site from design mockups and wireframes. It includes highly customizable WYSIWYG extensions for easy client updating. I also developed an advanced mobile menu and event calendar responsive code.
Nightfox.es (Development)
http://www.nightfox.es
Handled custom WordPress template programming for the popular artist blog, Nightfox.es. My contributions to this site include customizing typefaces, advanced mobile menu functionality, and writing a custom search display.
ClearAccess IP (Development)
http://clearaccessip.com/
I converted the design and UI/UX experience of a Ruby on Rails application using Bootstrap 3, HTML, SASS, and jQuery.
InQuest (Development)
I implemented UI/UX design and improvements using AngularJS, CSS, HTML5, and especially CSS3 animations.

Skills

Languages
Sass, Less, CSS, HTML5, PHP, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap 3, ZURB Foundation, Ruby on Rails (RoR)
Libraries/APIs
Volusion, jQuery
Tools
Sublime Text 2, MAMP, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sequel Pro, Sketch, GitHub, MailChimp
Platforms
WordPress, Tumblr, Shopify
Other
Transmit, Accessibility, Squarespace, User Interface (UI), Design
Paradigms
Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Mobile Design
Storage
MySQL