Erik Phipps
Los Angeles, CA 90025 USA
LinkedIn Profile
Summary
Objective
Seeking a Senior Front End Designer/Lead UI Designer position where clean and modern web design techniques are embraced with a passion.
Description
Sharp and friendly web designer who works well with everyone including web developers, programmers, management, and clients. Enthusiastically and consistently seeks out new web trends and better web design techniques.
Qualifications
- Strong knowledge of web standards and the separation of content, style and behavior.
- Strong team leadership, training and organization abilities.
- Strong project life-cycle skills from conception to completion.
Software/Scripting Skills
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Flash, Semantic HTML/HTML5, CSS/CSS3, FireBug, DotLessCss, JavaScript, jQuery/jQueryUI, ASP.NET front-end, Perforce(SVN)
Professional Experience
Senior Web Designer
Spark Networks, Beverly Hills
April 2004 - Present
- UI development team leader for large, high traffic front-end.
- Assessed JDate.com for performance improvements (currently in development).
- Initiated and guided the transition from table-based layout to web-standards-based layout for JDate.com and other niche personals sites.
- Introduced code patterns and pattern library concept for easier and more efficient UI development across multiple Spark properties.
- Researched, developed and prototyped UI for new features and improvements.
- Introduced and maintained internal department development blog.
- Maintained and updated internal documentation and training material.
- Helped initiate better communications between in-house developers and web designers through open dialog.
Freelance Web/Print Designer
Self-Employed designer, Los Angeles
2001 - Present
- Currently building site UI with progressive enhancement, utilizing CSS3, HTML5, extended CSS (dotlesscss), jQuery, LabJS, CSS sprites, etc.
- Introduced start-up client to web standards and helped transition website to standards-based design.
- Built standards-compliant websites for various clients.
- Designed various printed items such as business cards, flyers and t-shirts.
Production Artist
Hanley-Wood, Los Angeles
October 2003 - January 2004
- Designed classified ads for publication in industry magazine.
- Prepared customer ads from various agencies and in-house design teams for printing.
- Built magazine classified sections for publication using Quark.
Team Leader/Production Artist/Proofreader
Vertis, Los Angeles
May 1999 - April 2003
- Built and revised automotive, real estate and retail newspaper ads for the Los Angeles Times, Daily News and Daily Breeze.
- Communicated directly with clients to solve a wide range of advertisement issues and tasks.
- Performed as a team leader to assist others in daily tasks.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Writing, Literature and Publishing
Emerson College
1999
