OVERVIEW

Ed brings over eight years of experience doing award winning interactive design and development. His passion for great visual design is matched by his insistence on high coding standards.

EXPERIENCE

2009: ExtraCogent, LLC
Principal & Information Designer
+ Provided information design consulting for clients including American Eagle Outfitters to help with investor presentations.

2007-2008: Elliance
Senior Interactive Designer
+ Managed complex web apps through information architecture, wireframing, and into interface design.
+ Created successful web marketing & branding campaigns that exceeded the client's business goals.
+ Created award winning web design for clients including Phipps Botanical Conservatory and Duquesne University.

2005-2006: LotterShelly, LLC
Senior Interactive Designer / Developer
+ Created and developed sites for clients including CMU Robotics and UPMC Children's Hospital.
+ Responsibilities included idea generation, wireframing, rapid-prototyping, and client presentations.

2003-2004: Ripple Effects Interactive (BarkleyREI)
Interactive Designer
+ Designed sites and web apps for clients including Cornell University and the Pennsylvania Dept of Tourism.

2000-2002: Agnew Moyer Smith (ThoughtForm)
Senior Web Developer
+ Developed & coded complex web apps for clients including Steelcase and MaterialConnexion.

1998-2000: Sapient
Web Developer
+ Developed & coded complex web apps for clients including Bank Boston and Harvard University.

SKILLS

Expert in Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, AfterAffects, Premiere, DHTML, CSS and SEO. Proficient in JavaScript, AJAX, XML, PHP and MySQL.
Ed has carried complex web projects from concept to completion and has been in too many client presentations to count.

AWARDS

Ed's work has been featured in various design magazines and popular blogs. His awards include:

+ 2008 Interactive Media Awards, Best In Class Award for Nonprofit
+ 2008 Practical Web Design Magazine, Showcase Gallery
+ 2008 Webby Awards Official Honoree
+ 2007 STEP Inside Design Magazine, Best of Web
+ 2007 DynamicGraphics Magazine, RE:Design Winner

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University
B.S. Biological Science / Computer Science Track (1998)