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Tobby Smith

Web Designer / Developer

(616) 780-2585

1420 Congress St.
Lansing, MI 48906

tsmith@smithdesignservices.com

Objective:

To obtain a design/development or marketing position in a sales-orientated company challenging my creative and web development talents while allowing me to enhance my knowledge and professional skills.

Web and Design Skills:

Adobe Creative Suite CS3, HTML 4.0, XHTML, XML, CSS, Project Management, PHP, Adobe Acrobat, E-Mail Automation, Accucast E-Mail Server, Omniture, Google Analytics, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Zend Studio, Apache Server, Microsoft Office, Browser-Independent Web Design, Browser-Compatibility, Graphic and Logo Layout and Design, Photography, and PDF automation.

Work Experience:

Web Developer

December 2008 to Present – Jackson National Life Insurance, Lansing, MI

Handle front-end web development for Jackson’s broker-dealer companies.

  • Developing Front-End website code using XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Leverage advanced UI components using jQuery, YUI, and SPRY frameworks.
  • Work with multiple content owners across the country to establish concise work requirements.
  • Design and Implement time-sensitive website improvements.
  • Troubleshoot mission critical website problems.
  • Effectively manage large workload in a team-based environment.

Project Manager / Web Designer

December 2007 to March 2008 – gNetworks, Grand Rapids, MI

Project Manager responsible for handling web development projects.

  • Creates wire frames and UI specs for projects.
  • Assigns tasks and deliverables to development team.
  • Creates web site designs and interfaces.
  • Ensure developed components correspond with site design.
  • Ensure deliverables are completed on time and on budget.
  • Meet with clients as needed.

Web Developer / Web Designer

November 2006 to November 2007 – Meijer, Walker, MI

Web Designer / Developer responsible for designing and developing emails, landing pages, and other marketing content.

  • In charge of design and development of weekly email with a subscriber list of over half a million.
  • Drive sales by using targeted email campaigns to reach target demographics.
  • Design and develop landing pages and homepage headers.
  • Measure open and click through rates using Accucast, Omniture, and Google Analytics.
  • Advise leadership on current email trends and marketing strategies.

Web Developer / Web Designer

April 2002 to October 2006 – Smith Design Services,
Grand Rapids, MI

Web developer and designer responsible for creating ads and marketing material and designing web sites.

  • Designed and created web sites using Linux and PC platforms.
  • Updated existing web sites in FLASH, HTML, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop.
  • Designed and developed print ads and marketing material using Quark, Photoshop and Illustrator.
  • Create dynamic automated PDF documents using Adobe Acrobat.

Education:

Davenport University, Grand Rapids, MI
(January 2005 – February 2006)

W3C Schools – Certified HTML Developer

Other Skills:

Team leadership, creative and technical writing, telecommuting, sales, accounting, support and technical documentation, troubleshooting, telephone-based, email and "hands-on" customer support, ecommerce catalog maintenance.

Recommendations

“Tobby's experience and creativity in web development are quite strong, but it's his interest in understanding the business reasoning behind the image that makes him such an asset. He takes the time to understand the entire picture and offers suggestions not only in navigation and presentation, but also in process and content development. Tobby makes it a practice to work above and beyond expectations. Well done!”

Wendy Kottke

Wendy Kottke - AVP of Marketing , SII Investments, Inc. worked directly with Tobby at Jackson National Life


“Tobby has an incredible level of passion for the industry and the work he does. I thoroughly enjoyed collaborating with him on numerous occasion. Tobby's dedication and work ethics to achieve are traits very few people have. He would be a great asset to any team due to his extensive knowledge and drive to achieve results.”

Chris Pritchard

Chris Pritchard - Senior Designer / Web 2.0 , Meijer, Inc. worked directly with Tobby at Meijer


“Tobby did work for me on our non-profit's website www.jacobsprayer.org and did an outstanding job redesigning the layout and content to maximize the traffic that came in. His contribution had a huge inpact on a recent fundraiser that was highly successful, including switching us to a PHP site, adding forms and working out a pay online option.”

Rob Geer

Rob Geer - hired Tobby as a IT Consultant in 2009


“Tobby has the skill set, expertise, knowledge, and drive to be a valuable assets for any team. I have learned a tremendous amount working alongside Tobby at Meijer, and it is clear that he has the ability to adapt to and stay 1-step ahead of the ever-changing world of the web.”

Scott Engemann

Scott Engemann - Web Developer , Meijer Inc. worked directly with Tobby at Meijer


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