Interactive web designer

CAREER SUMMARY

Mr. Bickert is a seasoned front-end developer with a diverse background and focus on design and graphic technologies. His background includes over 20 years of practical experience designing and developing integrated software solutions and websites as well as content management solutions. His experience reflects a strong focus on graphic, web and video design implementation on front-end development using Human Centered Design, info-graphics and data visualization skills.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Eagle Award May, 1976

Troop 139 Verona, PA

EDUCATION

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh May, 1980

Associates Degree in Visual Communications

SKILL SET

Functional Software Skills: Adobe Suite Flash, Action Script, CSS,MySQL, PHP, ADOBE CS6 series, Adobe After Effects, Corel Draw, Vegas Video 12 and DVD Authoring, QuickTime, Quark Express, HTML, JavaScript and CMS, HTML5 and CSS3.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Leeds New Kensington, PA

Web / Graphic Designer, 2015 – Present

Created website graphics and animated graphics for several internal websites

Created graphic designs used in e-catalogs, email blasts and all aspects of digital media

Assisted in maintaining a consistent brand image for Leeds websites working within existing brand design

Maintaining and testing web layout and design programs in sharepoint, kinteco, huzzaz, catalog manager and adobe master series

Bickert Consulting Services Pittsburgh, PA

Web Development Engineer, 2014 - 2015

Used responsive design to create the Verona Chamber of Commerce website

Maintained the Verona Borough drupal website as a super admin

Created design concepts for the Verona Borough website using Wordpress for CMS capability

Residential contractor to provide input on video surveillance cameras for usage in Verona Bus. District

Continued education of PHP, HTML 5, CSS3 and IOS gaming development

Teletracking Technologies Pittsburgh, PA

ISD Specialist / Web / Video / Education Services, 2012 – 2014

Developed Landing pages using HTML for promoting the software used in the training

Executed the Adult Learning Theory and A.D.D.I.E model through use of Articulate Storyline software by writing training guides and computer-based training

Collaborated with Business Analysts and Developers to create department-level Implementation Guides for Orchestrate software used for OR procedural surgery

Assisted Training Manager in conducting Project Training for 4 homegrown software applications.

Created and edited educational training videos using Adobe Master Collection, Sony Vegas Video, and Sorenson Squeeze.

UPMC Bakery Square East Liberty, PA

Interactive Visual Designer, 2010 – 2012

Designed and developed integrated software solutions and content management solutions (CMS) used as a “how to” guide for using patient education monitors.

Built customized icons to be implemented in newly created healthcare application

Maintained shared documentation for Smartroom development on SharePoint websites

Implemented live-actor video integration and graphic avatar in the Smartroom environment using CMS

Coded format conversions with Shockwave files for animation to run in CMS application

Facilitated database structure maintenance in Development environments for version releases

Used Microsoft Software, HTML, Sharepoint, Adobe Master Collection CS6, Vegas Video

Bickert Consulting Services Verona, PA

Web Development Engineer, 2009 – 2010

Constructed business development web pages for various regional and national corporate clients (ex: Verona-pa.com, crossgatesinc.com and amerinet-gpo.com). Site specialties included company home pages, e-commerce applications, promotional sites and not for profit entities.

Developed commercial video documentaries, Restaurant television commercials and Business flyers

Collaborated with clientele to discuss design structure and planning through web page templates

Experienced in managing digital professional commercial photography and videography work

Used Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, Java Script, Adobe Master Suite CS6, Vergas Video

EDMC through Cyber, Inc. Pittsburgh, PA

CMS Content Management Editor – Web Development Engineer, 2009

Pioneered a solution to deliver education content management utilized by a forty-seven-facility school network using proprietary software

Used third party CMS (Content Management Software), HTML, CSS, Java Script, Adobe Creative Software

Amerinet Warrendale, PA

Electronics Communication Coordinator, 2006 – 2008

Produced daily electronic company-wide newsletters using Constant Contact (third party software)

Developed email database for delivery to specific topics

Maintained multiple internal-company websites using html code, java script, CSS and flash updates

Used Flash and ActionScript to create integrated solutions for website banner ads, graphic placement and introductions for corporate conferences

Beaver County Times Pittsburgh, PA

Interactive Media Web Designer – Administrator - CMS, Computer Graphics Designer, 1992 - 2006

Designed over 100 static and dynamic websites using php for CMS

Maintained websites with interactive information, local stories, sports, etc.

Recorded viewer activity from banner advertisements

Created logos, storyboard and video production for a cooking and financial show

Worked with Flash and Action Script to create banners, websites and video integration and DVD duplication

Interacted with sales to build business newspaper advertisements from layout to finish concepts

Promotional designed commercial inserts

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