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Christopher Hill

Summary: Accomplished web developer and interaction designer able to multi-task and work within deadlines.; Passionate User Experience Specialist with strong knowledge of User Centerred Design process and principles; Experienced web administrator comfortable in popular browsers and operating system environments.; Innovative problem solver with strong communication and technical skills.

Skills

Languages:: HTML / XHTML; JavaScript; CSS; ActionScript; XML; XSLT; PHP; SQL; UML

Software:: Dreamweaver; Flash; Photoshop; Fireworks; Illustrator; Indesign; Axure; Viso; mySQL; phpMyAdmin; Office; Notepad

Experience

Sr Interaction Designer: Yellowbook, King of Prussia, PA (June 2008 - Present); Design and develop websites, reporting dashboards, mobile applications and prototypes; Collaborate with Information Architect and Usability Analyst to develop use cases, task flows, wire frames and interaction standards.; Scope, develop and understand technical considerations and design feasibility; Create measurable performance goals, participate in quality assurance and maintain post release documentation

Multimedia Designer: Lockheed Martin, Mount Laurel, NJ (Oct 2006 - June 2008); Assess customer needs and create wireframes, flowcharts and storyboards for instructional, technical and graphical requirements of interactive courseware.; Direct design and development of web-based device simulation and interactive courseware.; Organize and facilitate meetings for project developers resulting in team driven solutions.; Participate in the development of a class driven JavaScript framework to be used as a code-base to ease development of web applications and improve efficiency and cost effectiveness of simulation development.; Design and manage development of hand-coded content management system and standards-based websites.; Administrate developer wiki as an intranet resource for interactive courseware best practices. (XAMPP, Apache, MySQL, phpMyAdmin, MediaWiki); Maintain a Learning Management System used for SCORM compliance testing.

Web Developer: General Dynamics, Mount Laurel, NJ (Mar 2006 - Oct 2006); Created web-based training simulations currently utilized in U.S. Navy submarine sonar training curriculum.; Researched and introduced new techniques and innovations to development team.; Prototyped DHTML solutions as alternative to Flash.

Web Developer: Anteon Corporation, Mount Laurel, NJ (Apr2005 - Mar 2006); Created web-based training simulations. ); Conducted Stand-up Instruction on best practices and object-oriented JavaScript to team of Lockheed Martin developers in Manassas Virginia.; Implemented web standard development practices emphasizing well-structured HTML and CSS.

Web Designer: Continuum Software Consulting, Philadelphia, PA (Aug 2003 - Jan 2005); Designed and developed web sites; Created banners and graphics for .net applications.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Multimedia & Web Design: The Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA (Jul 2002 - Jun 2005); Valedictorian GPA 4.0; Outstanding Graduate Achievement Award; Presidential Scholarship Recipient

Military Service

Sonar Technician (E-5): U.S. Navy,USS Hue City CG-66, Mayport, FL (May 1998 - May 2002); Underwater surveillance, interpreting and reporting acoustic data.; Preventive and corrective maintenance.; Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center: Digital Electronics, ITASS Maintenance, Basic Acoustic Analysis, Sonar Operations.

Awards: Team Achievement Award, Lockheed Martin Corporation (2007); Alumni Recognition Award, Art Institute of Philadelphia (2006); Academic Achievement Award, Art Institute of Philadelphia (2005); Art Institutes and Macromedia Design Contest Award (2005); Qualified Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist, US Navy (2002); Meritorious Unit Accommodation Medal, US Navy (2000); Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, US Navy (1999)

Memeberships: Usability Professionals' Association; Philly Chi; Sig Chi; Interaction Design Association; The eLearning Guild; Department of Defense Secret Level Clearance; Art Institute of Philadelphia Professional Advisory Committee

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