Resume
Michael Herring
Boulder, CO
Experience
- Vermilion
- Boulder, CO
- Front-End Developer, November 2010 - Present
- Building visually-intense WordPress sites using PHP, CSS3, and HTML5.
- Local Matters
- Denver, CO
- User Interface Engineer, December 2009 - November 2010
- Worked in a JSP environment focused on advanced front-end web development techniques, load-time optimization, and thorough browser-compatibility.
- Foraker
- Boulder, CO
- Senior Front-End Developer, September 2008 - November 2009
- Worked in a Rails/Mac environment slicing Photoshop comps and building templates with Strict XHTML and CSS.
- Provided internal training on Semantic HTML and CSS.
- Geonetric
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Interface Designer, June 2004 - September 2008
- Worked in a .NET environment developing web interfaces, templates, and CSS for large healthcare websites.
- Provided internal training on website accessibility, semantic HTML, Javascript/DOM, and W3C standards.
- Worked within Scrum-based Agile software development processes.
- Kirkwood Community College
- Cedar Rapids, IA
- Web Design Teacher, October 2006 and February 2007
- Taught continuing education courses about Dreamweaver and Designing Effective Websites.
- University of Iowa College of Public Health Department of Epidemiology
- Iowa City, IA
- Web Developer, February 2004 - June 2004
- Developed a Flash-based Health Risk Tracker application and website for a grant-funded heart disease project.
- University of Iowa College of Public Health
- Iowa City, IA
- Assistant Webmaster, February 2003 - February 2004
- Assisted Webmaster with Collegiate website redesign, faculty training, and content management. Redesigned and built websites for research centers. Provided Mac support and assisted staff print designer with illustrations and print design.
- Americans for the Arts
- New York, NY
- Website Manager, September 2001 - May 2002
- Intern, June 2001 - September 2001
- Managed and maintained five Americans for the Arts websites. Built and updated templates, designed new sections, created and optimized web graphics. Trained and assisted staff members with content management system and worked with staff members to expand and organize web content. Worked closely with contractors on major site relaunch. Provided design work for email, brochure, and postcard marketing campaigns.
- Pamlyn Smith Design
- New York, NY
- Designer, July 2000 - July 2001
- Provided design and illustration work for use in print advertisements, museum banners, books, and advertorials. Created and maintained the Pamlyn Smith Design website.
Memberships / Affiliations
- Guild of Accessible Web Designers (GAWDS)
- “Promoting a vision of the future that assumes accessible web design to be relevant, obtainable, and not at odds with successful business practice or good visual and usable design.”
- My GAWDS Profile
Sites I’ve Worked On
- At Vermilion (CSS, HTML, PHP, WordPress, Javascript)
- At Local Matters (CSS, HTML, Javascript)
- At Foraker (CSS, XHTML, Javascript)