Summary
Ira Siegel
Detail-oriented web designer/developer with over ten years of experience. I have a strong work ethic, am passionate about web standards, and am familiar with the complete web site life cycle—from planning to site launch.
Skills
Languages
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, SQL, ASP, ActionScript
Software
Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite
Databases
MySQL, SQL Server, Access, Oracle
Web/Application Servers
IIS, Apache
Platforms
Windows, Mac, Linux
CMSes
ExpressionEngine, WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MojoMotor
Source Control
Subversion, Git, ClearCase, Team Foundation Server, SourceSafe
Miscellaneous
Responsive design, phpMyAdmin, Google Analytics, NetTracker, Visual Studio, Navicat, LESS, Sass, DRY principles, Agile software development, Jira
Professional Experience
Constant Contact
Waltham, MA, 11/05 – Present
Visual UX Developer
Develop product prototypes for usability studies that enhanced new product introduction and improved customer experience and adoption
Work with software developers and product owners to design and develop enhancements and usability improvements to existing and new products
Participate in the design and development of new features for future products
Design and develop XHTML/CSS templates for the Email Marketing and Event Marketing products that increased template selection from 40 to over 400, improving overall customer satisfaction
Publish updated and new Email Marketing templates and Event Marketing themes to QA environments and production
Develop auto-generated system letters for business partner and customer-facing communications
Design, develop and maintain Regional Development Director Email Marketing templates to help drive Constant Contact-sponsored seminar attendance
Design and develop mobile email templates for QuickView iPhone App, a major corporate initiative
Led the design, development and maintenance of widely-used company intranet from concept to rollout
Built and championed the UX pattern library in use across company
CIGNA HealthCare (formerly STAR HRG)
Phoenix, AZ, 8/05 – 11/05
Web Designer
Redesigned starhrg.com, the premier provider of limited-benefit medical plans for non-benefited hourly employees in the U.S.; site built with CSS/XHTML and was launched January 2006 (Site featured as an Adobe Contribute Customer story.)
Optimized graphics and created XHTML plan charts for use in company’s Plumtree portals
Created re-usable JavaScript validation code for use on present starhrg.com marketing site forms (fundamentalcare.com, starbridgechoices.com, starhrg.com, starbridgechoices.com)
Ensim/TeleGea
Waltham, MA, 3/00 – 7/05
Web Designer
Designed/developed TeleGea.net, a password-protected VoIP software demonstration portal which aided in over twenty TeleGea customer wins
Assisted Sales Engineers with sales efforts by customizing and branding TeleGea’s additional VoIP software demonstration portals
Designed and developed offline versions of software demonstrations
Designed/developed five versions of TeleGea’s corporate web site
Provided ongoing design, development and content updates to corporate web site
Facilitated production and implementation of product and demo visual design templates into final HTML and CSS
Oversaw design and prototype phase of GUIs to ensure visual direction can be translated effectively into HTML and CSS
Maintained standards for coding
Distributed and created customer and employee e-mail newsletters and trade show e-mail invites
Prepared and distributed weekly NetTracker web statistics reports
Island Def Jam Music Group
New York, NY, 3/99 – 8/99
Rock Promotion Assistant
Assistant to VP and Director of National Rock Promotion
Downloaded all artist airplay and sales data from web-based applications SoundScan, Broadcast Data Systems, and Radio & Records
Prepared weekly rock radio report, which was distributed to label staff and independent promoters
Created weekly artist sales and air play one sheets for distribution to radio and independent promoters
Arranged all travel for VP, Director, and select local promotion managers
Tracked and coded all departmental invoices and check payment requests using the JDEdwards mainframe financial system
PolyGram Group Distribution
New York, NY, 5/97 – 2/99
National Advertising Coordinator
Downloaded all new, changed and canceled co-op advertising commitments to dBASE from mainframe advertising system
Distributed advertising commitments and account credits to respective regional advertising coordinators and accounts
Liaison for accounts, regional advertising coordinators and advertising auditing bureau to resolve rejected advertising claims
Performed all month-end close procedures utilizing mainframe advertising system and dBASE
PolyGram Holding, Inc.
New York, NY, 11/94 – 5/97
Accounts Payable Clerk
Acted as contact and was responsible for paying all A&M Nashville, Mercury Nashville and PGD regional and sales office expenses/invoices using SAP financial mainframe system
Education
Clark University
2000, Framingham, MA
Client/Server Programming and Web Development
Rutgers University
1993, New Brunswick, NJ
B.A., Communications
Sigma Alpha Mu
Associations & Awards
Associations
Member, National Association of Photoshop Professionals (2007 - Present)
2008, 2009 and 2010 An Event Apart, Boston
2009 Photoshop World Boston
2009 SimpleBits Handcrafted CSS Workshop w/ Dan Cederholm and Ethan Marcotte
Awards
2007 Constant Contact StepUp! Employee Award
2011 Constant Contact Innovation Day Finalist
2012 Constant Contact WOW Nomination
References available upon request