Resume of Jason Post
The perfect overlap of technical-minded plus creative-minded that you're looking for. Experienced web developer, social media manager, and graphic designer. Particularly interested in Front End Web Development, implementing UI/UX best practices that drive results, and beautifying media in all of its forms.
Code Samples
This entire site was hand-coded. Do you like it? I hope so :)
Building on a customized Twitter Bootstrap foundation, I designed this site to be mobile-first with progressive enhancement.
I'm incorporating typography best practices to set type to be pixel-agnostic with rem, serving images in a responsive way with the Picturefill library, and semantically marking up the page with HTML5 tags like nav, article, and section.
All this combines for enhanced SEO, screen reader ability, and all-around better experience. Check out the source HTML and CSS for reference.
Need more than this site's source?
Examples include:
- Dynamic Google Map built on PHP that queries a MySQL server, and parses in JavaScript, utilizing the Google Maps API v3. Live Map Demo Above
- Enhancement to the Picturefill library that I implemented on my site, adding support for img-tag level
classes, titles and id to enabling styling like img-responsive and img-circle with Twitter Bootstrap.
- JSON-P GitHub.com repo search by keyword.
- Proof of concept, jQuery and Bootstrap based simulated chat for a tech exercise.
Skills and Training:
UI / UX
- User Centered Design
- User Analytics
- Usability Studies
- Wireframes
- Prototypes
- Taxonomy
- User Flow
- iOS Apps (iPad & iPhone)
Web Design / Front End Development
- Responsive-Design
- Pixel-Perfect Imagery
- XHTML / HTML / HTML5
- CSS / CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- SEO
- WordPress
- Twitter Bootstrap
- Git Version Control / GitHub
Adobe Creative Cloud
- Dreamweaver
- Edge Inspect
- Edge Reflow
- Edge Animate
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Digital Publishing Suite
- Fireworks
- Acrobat Distiller
- Acrobat Pro
- After Effects
Email Marketing
- In-Bound Marketing
- HubSpot
- HTML Emails
- Pardot / Salesforce.com
- Database Administration and Management
- Cross-Client Email Testing
JavaScript Libraries
- jQuery
- jQuery UI
- Modernizr
- Picturefill
- Twitter Bootstrap
- Spry
- Zurb Foundation
Microsoft Office Suite
- Excel
- Word
- Access
- PowerPoint
- Publisher
Google Tools
- Google Analytics
- Custom Web Search
- Dynamic, Interactive Mobile Maps
- Docs / Drive / Shared Documents
Motion Graphics
- Autodesk Maya 3D
- After Effects
- Cinema 4D
- Final Cut Pro
- Premiere
Experience:
UI/UX Designer & Developer, 2013 - Present
jpost-design - San Francisco Bay Area, CA
Leading web design and app development following the latest technology and standards, while incorporating tried and true traditional design skills and styles. Specifics tied under non-disclosure agreements.
Focusing on HTML5, responsive design, and flat UI patterns inspired by the Bauhaus School and De Stijl Movement.
- Previous clients
- Vitamin T / Aquent, San Francisco
- Model N, Redwood City
- BrightRoll, San Francisco
- Stealth Startups, East Bay
- UI/UX
- Wireframes
- Design Patterns
- Taxonomy
- User Flows
- Google Analytics
- Interaction Design
- jQuery / JavaScript animations
- Performance optimization
- Rich Media Integration
- Responsive Web Design
- Designing mobile first with progressive enhancement support
- Frameworks: Twitter Bootstrap, Zurb Froundation
- Responsive images with
picturefill and noscript fall-back
- App Development
- Geolocation support employing HTML5
Geolocation API and Google Maps API
Audio and Video HTML5 integration, with cross-support for h.264, ogv, and shockwave-flash fall-back
- Email Marketing
- HTML email design and coding
- Increased house/retention list by 22,000 clients with dynamic vs static processes
- Email campaign management
- Campaign integration with HubSpot, Pardot, Salesforce CRM
- Prospect database management
- Prospect flow documentation and analytics
User Experience, 2011 - 2013
Pacific Coast Farmers' Market Association - Concord, CA
The Pacific Coast Farmers Market Association (PCFMA) is the largest farmers' market association in the U.S., operating over 70 markets spanning from Santa Teresa in the South Bay up to Vacaville in the North Bay.
This is where being a unicorn comes in. I juggled web development, social media management, and graphic design.
I'll say upfront the current site is dated, its one area I worked very hard on to update, and for the most part only backend changes were approved.
- Web development of a dynamic PHP/MySQL website with 1,000-plus pages. (Not involved with the 90's style table layout.)
- Correcting over 2,700 HTML warnings and errors
- Boosting mobile redirect from 26% to 100%, based on Google Analytics traffic funnels
- Creating a dynamic, interactive map of 70 farmers' markets utilizing PHP, MySQL, Google Maps API, including custom icon design
- Prototyping an entire redesign of the PCFMA site to be responsive-ready
- Social media management and content creation across 19 distinctive brands
- Achieving a 189% average increase of Facebook Likes across 19 unique brand pages in a single year
- Record-setting 833% organic increase (no ads) from 54 to 504 Facebook Page Likes on a single page
- Record-setting viral post with 153 Shares, on a Page with only 598 Likes, reaching 16,248 unique users
- Developing social media guidelines and policy
- Graphic design in print and digital formats for 70-plus unique markets
- Developing brands' visual guidelines
- Masking and compositing designs utilizing Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop
- Producing print media small and large, including postcards, booklets, posters, and 20-foot vinyl banners
- Generating digital media for the web, social media, and digital ads
Graphic Design and Illustration, 2009 - 2011
Crazy Shirts Hawaii - Honolulu, HI
Founded in 1964 at Waikiki's International Marketplace, the Crazy Shirts brand has risen to be recognized as an international icon. Innovation is a pillar that the company proudly stands on, pioneering specialty dyed products utilizing exotic materials such as volcanic ash, wine and chili peppers.
- Conceptualizing illustrations and graphic designs based on seasonal/monthly categories and nonspecific keywords
- Creating rough sketches to be digitized upon approval into compatible Photoshop or Illustrator files
- Separating art files into compatible silkscreen-ready color separated layers
User Experience, Social Media and Featured Artist, 2008 - 2009
Dark Friday Events - Honolulu, HI
Dark Friday Events is a premiere art and exhibition event planning association to raise awareness about local artists in previously untapped spaces. Nightlife venues would be transformed into exhibition spaces and filled with local artwork following specific themes such as Film Noir, Murder-Mayhem-Mystery, and Wonderland Madness.
- Managing an average of 27 artworks per event from 11 unique artists
- Social and print media outreach and advertising
- Arranging, installing and lighting of artworks
- Record-setting attendance over prior events at The Living Room Club
User Experience, 2008
University of Hawaii Art Gallery and Commons Gallery - Honolulu, HI
The Department of Art and Art History includes two galleries. They aim to serve as laboratories for the critical exploration of ideas about historical and contemporary art, design, culture, and society; and contribute to the cultural life of the region.
- Planning exhibitions for the University of Hawaii Art Gallery and Commons Gallery
- Prototyping 2D and 3D scale mock-ups
- Evaluating user interaction, pace and flow
- Managing teams from 10 to 28 people
- Cataloging and photography of artworks
- Arranging, installation and lighting of artworks
- Constructing custom display cases, shelving and frames
- Coordinating drop-off and pickup of artwork
Dormitory President, 2008
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, HI
Student body President of 650 Students in Hale Wainani - Hawaiian translation: "House of Beautiful Water.
- Liaison between students and faculty
- Improved facilities including funding a new game room and recreational equipment
- Organized activities that increased community involvement and comradery between students
Web Designer and Adobe Certification Teaching Assistant, 2006 - 2007
Leeward Community College - Pearl City, HI
Working in the Office of Continuing Education and Development, providing a variety of programs that support economic development, and training courses for job seekers, businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs.
- Web design of a Flash and HTML site with 150-plus pages
- User interface design and copy writing for OCEWD's website
- Collaborating with the Wahiawa Botanical Gardens on their website redesign
- Grant writing to fund a state-of-the-art Auto-CAD certified PC workstation lab worth over $45,000
- Troubleshooting, backup, repair and administration of PC and Mac workstations
- Teaching assistant for Adobe CS Certification classes
- Assisting students with the latest versions of Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat
- Preparing files, desktop workspaces and monitors to create a uniform learning environment
- Compiling demographic studies and student feedback reports
- Digitizing printed learning materials and previous records according to specifications
Education:
Tech SF Digital Design Certificate
BAVC - San Francisco, CA
- Responsive Web Design
- iPad App - Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
- After Effects and Cinema 4D Work-flow
BA Design and Applied Arts
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Honolulu, HI
- Award - Outstanding Electronic Arts
- President of 650 Students in Hale Wainani - Hawaiian translation: "House of Beautiful Water"
- Breadth and depth of "new" and "traditional" processes and styles
- Creating a "little piece of SoHo" in the commons gallery for the department head of Graphic Design
AS Digital Media Production and Animation
Leeward Community College - Pearl City, HI
- Award - Associate of Sciences Degree Valedictorian
- Certificate of Competency in Web Design
- Certificate of Competency in Desktop Publishing
- Certificate of Competency in Motion Graphics
- Open Market
- Closed Market
