Will
McCain
**********@*****.***
PORTFOLIO
mccainwill.github.io
linkedin.com/in/mccainwill
@wilyiconoclast
Designer, writer, and a11y advocate with many years’ experience building websites. Passion for clean, attractive designs and better life through technology. Experience
Development & Design
● Freelanced as a UI designer on large-scale web app
● Designed a comic-themed web app in collaborative Iron Yard project
● Developed logos for yearly Assistive Technology Expo, added accessible galleries, and updated CSS for printed readability on SCATP website (scatp.med.sc.edu)
● In collaboration with a graphic designer, customized WordPress themes for local businesses and built out the websites
Copywriter
● Penned articles in local publications Lake Murray Columbia in addition to press releases for the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Dorchester County. Technical Skills
● HTML5, CSS3, SASS, JavaScript, jQuery, Git,, WordPress, Angular, LAMP Work History
● Program Assistant, SC Assistive Technology Program – 9/2008 to 1/2016 Maintained and developed new functionality for the SCATP website. Helped people with issues using website or needing info. Assisted on AT trainings and coordination of yearly Expo. Edited Access database as needed for new functions. Kept track of durable medical equipment repurposed through program.
● Intern, State Ports Authority, Charleston, SC – 7/2006 to 3/2007 Designed and published weekly electronic newsletter on the Ports Authority's Foreign Trade Zones initiative. Selected relevant news stories for inclusion in newsletter.
● General Assistant, McCain-Atkinson Insurance – 5/2003 to 3/2004 Assisted clients with questions regarding their policies, alongwithgeneratingquote and general IT duties.
Education
The Iron Yard, 2016
● UI Design Bootcamp
Midlands Technical College
● Web Design and Maintenance Certification
Clemson University
● BA, Language and International Trade