JERRY DICKENS

mr.jdkns@gmail.com | 404.409.4310 | Atlanta, GA

Web Designer & Front End Developer

Hello. This is Jerry. I specialize in the design and development of graphical user interfaces for online products and web applications. I consider myself to be an excellent conceptual thinker who loves to brainstorm and produce creative solutions on and offline.

I easily shift between a creative and/or technical focus depending on the project / product. As a strong leader, I have a natural ability to work collaboratively on concurrent projects using clear communication with a positive professional attitude.

In my free time, my passions are discovering good food, farmers markets, diverse people/cultures and new cities/surroundings. I enjoy bringing good people together and introducing them to new experiences. I find great satisfaction in teaching others and sharing knowledge with like minds.

SOFTWARE SKILLSET

DESIGN

Adobe CS4 Creative Suite, Photoshop, Dreamweaver

DEVELOPMENT

XHTML | CSS | JAVASCRIPT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb 2009 - May 2009Macquarium Inc. | Lowes.com (Atlanta, GA)
Freelance Lead Front End Developer & Web Production Specialist

  • Lead a team of FEDs in debugging and resolving stage 2 and stage 3 defects during new platform development.
  • Worked closely with project managers, and business analysts to meet project milestones and development deadlines.
  • Utilized Test Director to manage, direct, and communicate the status of master defect list during QA and UAT.
  • Produced front end templates utilizing best practices in image slicing, XHTML, & CSS2 technologies, Javascript
  • Designed multiple graphics and processed images for Category Pages using Photoshop CS4

August 2008 - October 2008LBi Atlanta (Atlanta, GA)
Freelance Front End Developer

December 2007 - August 2008GA Department of Transportation (Atlanta, GA)
GUI Designer / Front End Developer / Information Architect

  • Create and maintain front-end graphics, HTML templates, JavaScript, and CSS files for the redesign of MIMS & CMIS web applications
  • Lead interaction design and Java integration peer reviews during the development phase of each project
  • ui design & dev sample | ui design & dev sample 2

September 2006 - December 2007AutoTrader.com (Atlanta, GA)
Visual Designer of Online Products and Web Applications

  • Analyze business goals and requirements and translate them into visual design
  • Coordinate schedules for deliverables with project managers and provide accurate estimate of effort to meet milestone dates
  • Ensure that product look and feel is compelling while satisfying business value goals, branding requirements and interaction design specifications
  • Present design rationale to internal business executives during iterative review cycles
  • Deliver page comps, style guides and documentation for business approval and development
  • ui design sample 1 | ui design sample 2 | ui design sample 3 | ui design sample 4

August 2006 Intelligentmediadesign.com (Atlanta, GA)
Freelance Front End Developer

  • Transformed visual page comps into presentation layer templates utilizing HTML, CSS
  • Maintained effective communication with all departments to accomplish production goals and deadlines
  • sample template | sub page template

Febuary 2005 - August 2006Melia Technologies (Atlanta, GA)
GUI Designer / Associate Developer

  • Suceeded in Client Management / Project Scheduling
  • Assisted in the implemention and Deployment of .NET websites
  • Transformed visual page comps into presentation layer templates utilizing HTML, CSS, Javascript, and XML
  • Maintained effective communication with all departments to accomplish production goals and deadlines

May 2004 - Feb. 2005 Bellsouth Intelliventures (Atlanta, GA)
Interactive Designer

  • Produced various online marketing campaigns including websites, banner advertisements, and presentations
  • Utilized HTML, CSS, JavaScript and Flash for design and development of custom websites for small to medium businesses
  • sample site | sample site | sample site | sample site

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Atlanta - Associate in Arts Multimedia & Web Design Winter 2003

Gwinnett Technical College - (1998 - 2000)

Georgia State University - (1998)