MATTHEWBUSH

I'm a UX architect, UI designer, and front-end engineer intent on using data driven design to build intuitive interactions and meaningful experiences

RESUME (PDF iconPDF)

EXPERIENCE

Web Team Manager at The State News September 2012 - May 2013

Web DeveloperMay 2012 - September 2012

  • Plan and design information architecture, wireframes, design documents
  • Develop websites/web-apps using HTML5, LESS, JavaScript, Twig
  • Manage projects for State News web development initiatives as well as several other universities
  • Oversee student web team

User Experience Designer at MSU College of Arts and Letters May 2012 - September 2012

  • Plan, design, and develop university web applications
  • Make analytics driven user interaction decisions on current web applications
  • Work closely with designers, developers, and content creators to produce a seamless user experience

Lead UX Analyst at RHS Marketing Communications May 2011 - May 2012

  • Develop, test, and report heuristic evaluations for user experience on websites for specific user bases
  • Measure and report on web analytics for user/brand specific websites
  • Generate and manage web content for user-based web applications

Vice President at Spartan Web Authoring Team May 2012 - May 2013

Treasurer at Spartan Web Authoring Team January 2010 - May 2012

  • Manage web development projects for non-profits and student organizations
  • Work closely with president and other board members to develop meetings/workshops/etc.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Digital & Technical Writing • Design Specialization

Michigan State University • 2013

  • Dean's List Fall 2010 - Spring 2013
  • Cognates in design and telecommunications

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • UI/UX ( User Research/Testing | Wireframing | Prototyping | Information Architecture | Data Analysis )
  • Web Development ( HTML5 | CSS3 | LESS | JavaScript | jQuery | PHP | Twig | SQL )
  • Content Management ( WordPress | Gryphon | Drupal )
  • Graphic Design ( Photoshop | Illustrator | InDesign | Photo/Video Capturing and Editing )
  • Expert knowledge of web standards and browser compatibility
  • Good knowledge of Object-Oriented Design and MVC Architecture
  • Familiar with ActionScript and Flash development
  • Willing and able to learn new concepts and technologies, I stay adaptive and evolve with the web

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