Biographical Information
A seasoned web guru with a background in everything digital. My master plan; to take amazing web designs and make them functional.
My front end web development focuses on the usability of the end user. Focusing my talent on CSS and Flash combining with a designers content to bring a website to life! With a degree in Interactive Media Design from The Art Institute of Las Vegas, I take on the world of web development to assist designers and civilians alike.
I hold a record breaking reputation with my alumni peers, community, past and current clients. My 2 years of work experience with Zappos.com, Inc. has armed me with a great understanding and knowledge into usability and optimization of web development. I pride myself on pristine code and tell it like it is user testing. I continue to improve my skills by staying current with industry standards and trends. Follow me on Twitter to keep up with what I'm doing, join my network on LinkedIn, or contact me at Design@BryanMarkham.com
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Work Experience
Jr. User Experience Generalist
Zappos.com (Zeta)
June 2008 - November 2008
As a Jr. User Experience Generalist I participated in wire framing and user testing. I designed wire frames based upon usability best practices and information obtained from our user testing for various pages across the Zappos sites. These pages include Zeta F.A.Q pages, Measure Your Shoe Size, log in pages, My Account pages, category landing pages, and the home page. I also designed wire frames for HTML emails to be sent to over 1 million shoppers for account maintenance and promotional uses.
During the course of performing user testing for Zappos.com I participated in three user test as an observer and recorder. There were 16 users per test. It was my responsibility to observe each user and record each user's useful comments and observations. I also provided my own observations on the user's actions. I also participated in compiling the results for presentations and statistics used to make and improve decisions made in designing.
Lead Production Assistant
Zappos.com
October 2006 - June 2008
Responsibilities included site maintenance, boutique management, image processing and optimizing. My team was responsible for all of the brand and product images on site.
Student Worker – Career Services
Multiple e-blasts (electronic flyers)
2005 - 2006
Responsible for clerical office duties as well as creative development of Flash based flyers announcing school events.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Interactive Media Design
The Art Institute of Las Vegas
Graduated 2006"Interactive media design is an exciting field of integrated electronic communications that is becoming an essential part of the business, education, and entertainment industries. The advent of multimedia has established a regeneration of energy in business that has led to the creation of employment opportunities that require an individual who can combine sound, graphic arts, text, and video/film to enhance the dissemination of information. Compounding this is how the Internet is changing the scope of business today, resulting in the creation of a vast new electronic marketplace where commercial transactions take place in Web-based applications." - ArtInstitutes.edu