Tim Wright

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Education

2000–2004 BS Marketing Management Virginia Tech, Pamplin College of Business

2004–2005 AAS Specialization in Graphic Design, New River Community College

Breadth of Knowledge

Wild Experience

Adjunct Faculty/Instructor (December 2011 – Present)

Center for Digital Imaging Arts, Boston University – Boston, MA

• Teach Advanced Web Design with a focus on Web Standards
• Guide & create curriculum
• Teach immerging technologies and prepare students for real-world design & development

Web Interface Designer (January 2011 – Present)

IST Web App Development, Boston University – Boston, MA

• Build and design accessible, user–centered Web sites & applications using HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and the latest technologies
• Explore and implement a scalable mobile strategy for the university
• Develop, design, lead and educate about BU Mobile, small screen & touch interface strategies
• Lead the BU Accessibility initiative
• Lead the interface design effort from project to project
• Rebuild and update legacy interfaces to modern practices following Web standards
• Improve application–based, user flow and conversion rates

Sr. Designer/Developer [Web Developer III] (July 2008 – May 2011)

ITS Web Services, University of Southern California – Los Angeles, CA

• Build and design accessible, user–centered web sites & applications using (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP and the latest technologies
• Lead web architecture design and requirement analysis for web projects
• Lead the department initiative to bring Web standards to the University through presentations, training, and articles
• Provide expert consulting and support to members of the web team & community at USC
• Manage Web projects & part time employees
• Integrate social media, mobile design, and applicable technologies into university practices
• Improve interface design of Web sites and applications through usability testing
• Develop and promote Mobile USC

Business & Technology Application Analyst (October 2007 – July 2008)

Web Content Developer (September 2005 – October 2007)

DELTA, North Carolina State University – Raleigh, NC

• Code and structure accessible/cross browser web sites using (X)HTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Design, develop & manage dynamic web sites and applications using PHP/MySQL in a UNIX environment
• Develop themes & customized templates for WordPress, Expression Engine and Moodle
• Document content change specifications & requirements for department web sites
• Lead and manage a team to develop and maintain a 300+ page department web site
• Consult on the redesign of the NC State home page
• Consult with faculty to solve instructional and web development design challenges
• Teach & structure web development workshops for faculty/staff

Web Developer (August 2004 – September 2005)

New River Community College – Dublin, VA

• Utilized (X)HTML, CSS, ASP and image editing in development of college/course websites
• Developed websites on Apache server & IIS
• Managed the content updating process for 100+ college websites
• Consulted with faculty and college administrators on web projects
• Mentored and trained NRCC college interns about web development issues

Publications (Articles & Books)

• Web Design Predictions of 2012 ‐ December 2011 [Web Designer Depot]
• HTML 5 Developer's Cookbook – December 2011, Technical Editor [Addison-Wesley Publishing]
• Adapting an Interface for Touch Devices – October 2010 [SitePoint]
• Best Practices in Mobile Detection – March 2010 [USC]
• What You Need to Know About Behavioral CSS – December 2009 [Smashing Magazine]
• CSS Techniques I Wish I Knew When I Started – December 2009 [Smashing Magazine / Noupe]
• HTML5 and the Future of the Web – July 2009 [Smashing Magazine]
• 10 Tips to Create a More Usable Web – June 2009 [Web Designer Depot]
• 20 Sites that Brought CSS into the Mainstream – March 2009 [SitePoint]
• CSS Angles: Just the edge your web page needs! – December 2008 [SitePoint]
• Elastic Calendar Styling with CSS – June 2008 [CSS-Tricks]
• Tomorrow’s CSS Today: 8 Techniques they don’t want you to know – April 2008 [SitePoint]

Speaking

• CDIA, December 2011 – Color & Typography [ slides ]
• CDIA, December 2011 – The Design Process [ slides ]
• Future of Web Design, November 2011 – Living at the Edge of the Web: A look at the Future of HTML5 [ slides ]
• Boston Front-end Developers, August 2011 – Implementing a Scalable Mobile Strategy [ slides ]
• Boston Web Performance, June 2011 – Slow Kinda Sucks [ slides ]
• Cascade L.A., October 2010 – CSS Media Queries & Touch Detection [ slides ]
• 2010 Higher Education Web Symposium @ Penn, July 2010 – HTML 5 and the Future of the Web [ slides ]
• USC Web Council, March 2010 – Native Device vs. Mobile Applications [ slides ]
• USC Web Council, April 2009 – Standardizing the Web: The Why of Web Standards [ slides ]
• Los Angeles Semantic Web MeetUp, sponsored by Yahoo!, January 2009 – Introduction to RDF and Microformats [ slides ]
• Lead discussion at Web Directions North, January 2008 – Progressive Enhancement
• Guest lectured undergraduate students for the College of Design at NC State University

Conferences & Training

• Future of Web Design 2011, October 2011 – New York, NY
• An Event Apart 2011 – Boston
• Penn UI Conference, July 2010 – Philadelphia, PA
• Think Vitamin jQuery Online Conference, July 2010 – Online
• Think Vitamin HTML 5 Online Conference, April 2010 – Online
• Future of Web Design, February 2010 – Miami, FL
• Do It with Drupal, December 2009 – New Orleans, LA
• USC Project Management Training, May 2009 – Los Angeles, CA
• Web App Summit, April 2009 – Newport Beach, CA
• SXSW 2009, March 2009 – Austin, TX
• CalWAC Accessibility Institute, January 2009 – Long Beach, CA
• Web Directions North 2008 (wdn08) – Vancouver, BC
• An Event Apart 2007 – Boston, MA
• Siggraph 2006 – Boston, MA

Notables

• Actively maintain CSSKarma.com
• Released Official jQuery Plugin Sliding Labels (and many others)
• Received certificate in Flash video from Lodestone Digital in Charlotte, NC
• Received teacher level certification in Dreamweaver