Contact me here.<\/a><\/p>\nExperience<\/h2>\n
Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA<\/strong>
\nUser Interface Engineer (contractor), 5\/12 – present<\/p>\n\n- Work with design and engineering teams to implement new features and updates to the front-end of iTunes Connect.<\/li>\n
- Advise on best practices for the UI, as well as technologies and techniques that will enhance and improve the user experience.<\/li>\n
- Assess strategies for site-wide cleanup of the UI. Maintain and fix\/update existing front-end code.<\/li>\n
- Assisted cross-functional teams to update various charting tools for use by both internal and external end-users. Researched trends and technologies to find a best fit for the project, and tested plausibility of various solutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Stuart Web Development<\/strong>
\n5\/05 – present<\/p>\n\n- Create HTML comps based on Photoshop files provided by designers.<\/li>\n
- Create custom functionality, themes and plugins for WordPress.<\/li>\n
- Prototype web applications using HTML\/CSS and jQuery.<\/li>\n
- Maintain and troubleshoot websites for 50+ clients.<\/li>\n
- Create custom shopping cart skins using Squirrelcart and CubeCart.<\/li>\n
- Customize WordPress themes to work with a variety of off\u2010the-shelf plugins, including Shopp, Cart66, Gravity Forms, NextGen Gallery among others.<\/li>\n
- Train clients to use WordPress and create supporting documentation including video tutorials.<\/li>\n
- Plan out functionality of custom applications and manage additional contractors and resources to complete projects.<\/li>\n
- Estimate project scope and plan out budget for projects.<\/li>\n
- Create HTML emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Staples, Inc.<\/strong>, Framingham, MA
\nSenior Interactive Designer, 7\/02 – 5\/05<\/p>\n\n- Designed, developed, deployed online versions of a magazine for customers.<\/li>\n
- Migrated registration forms on several microsites from ColdFusion to ASP\/SQL using stored procedures, and leveraging Staples applications to encrypt and decrypt credit card information.<\/li>\n
- Maintained over 90 microsites, and followed Staples corporate policies for QA and code control procedures.<\/li>\n
- Designed UI and delivered HTML prototypes for new features on StaplesLink.com \u2013 (Staples business to business ecommerce site). New features included package tracking, budgeting, product comparison, search enhancements, and special offers.<\/li>\n
- Created custom \u201cmicrosites\u201d for StaplesLink customers.<\/li>\n
- Developed a tool using PHP that generated custom HTML for emails that included a formatted pricelist driven from an uploaded CSV file.<\/li>\n
- Designed and coded HTML emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cortera<\/strong>, (formerly eCredit.com), Dedham, MA
\nweb designer\/consultant\/contractor, 2\/02 – 7\/02<\/p>\n\n- Designed and developed HTML UI prototypes for web\u2010based financial applications and integrated HTML into JSPs<\/li>\n
- Re\u2010designed corporate website.<\/li>\n
- Developed a custom content management system using PHP and MySQL to manage articles, press releases, and event announcements.<\/li>\n
- Developed password protected area to corporate site that would display customized product information based user profiles. (PHP, MySQL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
JPMorganChase<\/strong>, Lowell, MA
\nSenior Technical Officer, 1\/01 – 1\/02<\/p>\n\n- Developed site maps, content wireframes, and final HTML prototypes.<\/li>\n
- Designed interfaces utilizing user-centered design principles. Conducted both task\u2010based and checklist\u2010based usability testing.<\/li>\n
- Assisted Java and JSP developers, and QA efforts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Boston Internet Group<\/strong>, Boston, MA
\nSenior Designer, 8\/99 – 9\/00<\/p>\n\n- Designed and developed HTML prototypes and websites.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Essinger Sullivan Inc.<\/strong>, Newton, MA
\nSenior Designer, 4\/98 – 8\/99<\/p>\n\n- Designed and produced projects for print and the Web.<\/li>\n
- Prepared comps and PDFs for clients, and final artwork for press.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Artech House Publishers<\/strong>, Norwood, MA
\nArt Director, 7\/96 – 3\/98<\/p>\nSpecular International<\/strong>, Ltd, Amherst, MA
\nGraphic Designer, 1\/95 – 6\/96<\/p>\nPaganucci Design<\/strong>, Inc., New York, NY
\nGraphic Designer, 1\/94 – 12\/94<\/p>\nSigns, Letters, and Nameplates, Inc.<\/strong>, Nanuet, NY
\nAssistant Art Director, 6\/92 – 1\/94<\/p>\nSpeaking Engagements<\/h2>\n
WordCamp Utah \u2013 2010<\/strong>
\nPresentation on using WordPress as a CMS
\nPresented tips and tricks on ways to use WordPress as a CMS.<\/p>\nEvo Conference \u2013 2011<\/strong>
\nBeginning WordPress and Intermediate to Advanced WordPress
\nLed hands\u2010on workshops on how to use WordPress. Included some basic HTML and CSS instruction as well as how to integrate social media and install plug-ins.<\/p>\nEducation<\/h2>\n
Java Programming Courses<\/strong>
\nSun Microsystems -\u00ad Burlington, MA and Boston University January 2001 \u2013 May 2002<\/p>\nPratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY<\/strong>
\nReceived credits towards a MS in Visual Communication. 1993
\nCourse work: Visual Communication I & II, Psychology of Visual Perception, Typography II.<\/p>\nUniversity of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA<\/strong>
\nBA\/Studio Art \u2013 May 1992
\nCourse work: Graphic Design, Computer Graphics, Interior Design, Architectural Lighting, Color Theory, Art History, Drafting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jennifer Stuart Contact me here. Experience Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA User Interface Engineer (contractor), 5\/12 – present Work with design and engineering teams to implement new features and updates to the front-end of iTunes Connect. Advise on best practices for the UI, as well as technologies and techniques that will enhance and improve the user […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21,"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/21"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stuartweb.net\/jennifer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}