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Jon Hadden

Current Location: Minneapolis, MN. Willing to relocate.

Objective

To apply and develop my creative talents and analytical skills to a wide range of user experience design issues within in a team oriented environment.

Qualifications

User experience designer with a strong understanding of web standards implemented within the software development lifecycle. Theoretical understanding and analysis of requirements, trends and developments in the user experience design and Web development industries as well as practical experience designing products and processes in both traditional waterfall and Agile development environments.

Technical Proficiencies: XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, JSON, JSTL

Tools: Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Visio, Microsoft Office 2007, Eclipse

Experience

  • Experience Designer at Assurant, Inc.

    December 2006 - Present
    • Translated requirements & engineering documents into standard information architecture and interaction design deliverables
    • Successfully advocated the need to reevaluate brand guidelines with Brand Guidelines Board.
    • Created a design and development methodology for all Assurant development teams.

  • Experience Designer at Boxes and Arrows

    March 2007 - Present
    • Sole web designer and developer, adjusting semantic XHTML and CSS to provide a consistent look and feel throughout the user experience.
    • Translate requirements & engineering documents into standard information architecture and interaction design deliverables.

  • Lead Web Design and Development at Echo Creative, L.L.C.

    October 2005 - December 2006
    • Sole web and application design and developer at start-up.
    • Created a design and development methodology for use with both print and web design projects.

  • Web Designer at Digital Array

    November 2003 - August 2005
    • Interview clients analyzing requirements and technical constraints
    • Provide full-service graphic, web and architectural design capabilities to clients needing professional web branding, site maintenance, application design and online messaging

  • Web Developer at Language Solutions, L.L.C.

    December 2001 - November 2003
    • Interview clients analyzing requirements and technical constraints
    • Provide full-service graphic, web and architectural design capabilities to clients needing professional web branding, site maintenance, application design and online messaging

Education

  • Minneapolis Community and Technical College, Web and Communication Design 2004 - 2006
  • University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Applied Economics 2000 - 2004

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Resources

This is my personal list of highly recommended resources for web standards, best practices and communities. Check out these websites and books.

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Books