Design Management

User Experience, Web Design

University of Texas at Austin, McCombs School of Business Austin, TX Web Team ManagerMay 2008 – Present

Led the team that migrated an outdated site consisting of over 500,000 content items into a more focused, student-centered site; helped design both front-end and back-end architecture of Sitecore content management system; led UX design team responsible for unifying all programs and departments while allowing for unique customization; wrote all html and css code based on wireframes and mockups; facilitated user research responsible for changing minds in the organization about what the site should be; trained staff and developed documentation in UX goals; trained staff and developed documentation in SiteCore usage; developed web analytics strategy and implemented all code and profiles; served as liaison between technical team and staff; responsible for communication of long- and short-term goals to staff and administration.Freelance Work New Orleans, LA and Austin, TX Designer, DeveloperNovember 2000 – Present

Designed and developed web sites for a diverse client base; implemented sites using Wordpress and ExpressionEngine content management systems.University of Texas at Austin, Office of the Registrar Austin, TX Graphic DesignerSeptember 2006 – May 2008

Responsible for the design, typography and layout of four university catalog publications; redesigned and typeset all catalogs to reflect the philosophy of the new registrar; published and updated catalog content on the web; developed new workflow for print to web conversion using XML and style sheets in InDesign, cutting production time in half.Sizeler Thompson Brown Architects New Orleans, LA Graphic DesignerAugust 2005 – June 2006

In-house designer responsible for design and production of project proposals, Requests for Qualifications and brochures; redesigned logo and identity material related to firm's addition of new partners.St. Charles Printing Boutte, LA Graphic Designer/Pre-pressSeptember 2002 – August 2005

Performed design work based customer needs for both individual and professional clients; performed all prepress duties including proofing, preflight, trapping, and RIP; worked closely with clients such as Hilton Hotels, Dow Chemical, Doubletree Hotels, and JW Marriott hotels.

Conferences Attended

UX Intensive: Austin, Austin, TX, Adaptive Path

Week-long workshop with members of the Adaptive Path team; emphasis on requirements discovery and prioritization.SIM Tech 2010, Las Vegas, NV, STAMATS Integrated Marketing

Web analytics conference; emphasis on developing analytics for non-profits.SxSW Interactive, Austin, TX, 2005 2009, 2011

Web and social media conference with sessions focusing on cutting edge techniques, best practices, and future-focused web topics.

Certifications

Sitecore CMS HTML Developer, Sitecore

Education

Loyola University, New Orleans, LA, Drama majorTulane University, New Orleans, LA, Media arts major

References

References available upon request.

Contact

Eric Ogburn Austin, Texas

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