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Jon Bolden, Design Developer in Austin, TX, United States
Jon Bolden

Design Developer in Austin, TX, United States

Member since March 20, 2014
Jon is a freelance web developer and 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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Experience

Location

Austin, TX, United States

Availability

Part-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

    2011 - PRESENT
    Jon Bolden Design & Photography
    • 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

    2008 - 2011
    OrgSync
    • 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

    2006 - 2008
    Volusion, Inc.
    • 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

  • Top Trainer (Development)
    https://toptrainer.com/

    Fully customized eCommerce experience built on WordPress and WooCommerce. Features highly functioning automations for product pages, wholesale accounts, custom fields, and custom user types.

  • 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

    CSS, JavaScript, HTML5, Less, Sass, PHP

  • Frameworks

    Bootstrap 3, ZURB Foundation, Angular, Ruby on Rails (RoR)

  • Libraries/APIs

    Zendesk API, jQuery, Volusion, React

  • Tools

    Sublime Text 3, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Sketch, MAMP, Sequel Pro, GitHub, MailChimp

  • Platforms

    WordPress, Tumblr, Shopify

  • Other

    Design, User Interface (UI), Transmit, Accessibility, Software Development, Front-end Development, Front-End Developer, Squarespace

  • Paradigms

    Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Mobile Design

  • Storage

    MySQL

Education

  • Bachelor's degree in Graphic Design
    2001 - 2005
    Marietta College - Marietta, OH

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