Jonathan Symond
Senior Production Planner
Melrose, MA
******@*****.*** - 617-***-****
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Production Planner
Lateral Group - November 2012 to November 2013
in charge of coding and deploying HTML emails using SDL's Dynamic Messenger for our clients.
Web designer
Lateral Group - August 2012 to November 2012
responsible for web, graphic and various multimedia projects. Languages used included HTML5, CSS3,
JavaScript, PHP, JQuery along with Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Illustrator, XAMP, MS Office, and testing
cross-browser compatibility.
Loss Prevention Investigator
Lord & Taylor Boston - Boston, MA - September 2011 to September 2012
responsible for monitoring and apprehending shoplifters.
Front desk agent responsible for guest services / Hilton engineering department
Extended Stay Hotels Waltham - Boston, MA - May 2004 to September 2011
Woburn, May 2004 - September 2011
• Front desk agent responsible for guest services / Hilton engineering department.
Massachusetts Attorney General Consumer Complaint Section
Extended Stay Hotels Waltham - 2007 to 2007
2007
• Responsible for calling Massachusetts companies, residents and acting as a middleman to settle disputes.
EDUCATION
certificate in advanced web design
Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts
September 2012
Bachelor of Arts
Bentley University - Waltham, MA
May 2007
LINKS
http://www.jonsymond.com
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Technical Skills
Adobe Creative Suite 6 (Fireworks, Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), CSS, HTML, HTML emails, JavaScript,
JQuery, Wordpress, SEO, Ajax, PHP, MYSQL, XML, responsive design, LAMP software, coding by hand in
Notepad++ without the help of a WYSIWYG editor.
Web Design Projects
• Helped code the UK changeover of the Lateral Group North America (lateralna.com) website using HTML5
and CSS3.
• Code, edit, and deploy HTML emails through SDL's Dynamic Messenger for a Mutual Fund Company using
best practices including tables and inline styling. Tested through Email on Acid to ensure W3C validation.
• Created responsive design websites for Lateral Group's parent company DST using CSS3 media queries to
ensure websites rendered properly on desktops, iPads, and smartphones.
• Created in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop the approved design for the DST holiday card which was sent
to all employees.
• Migrated an HTML/CSS page into a working Wordpress theme for Turtle Studios (turtlestudios.org) which
they could edit after presenting them the user interface.
• Created banners in Adobe Flash for our CFG rewards program using tweens and ActionScript.