Jody Brewster's Resume (Last updated October 2nd 2008)

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JODY BREWSTER

Pembroke Pines, FL 33026 - United States

http://www.jodybrewster.net

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SUMMARY 
Jody Brewster is a multi-disciplinary creative professional and engineer exploring the next generation of human interface systems, interactive, and adaptive media design.

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CORE COMPETENCIES 
  • Superior design skills and a mastery of design tools with an incredible passion for the arts.
  • Usability best practices, user centric design methodologies, interaction design, wireframing and rapid prototyping.
  • Strategic Planning & Engineering
  • Project Planning & Monitoring
  • Software Re-Engineering
  • Systems Analysis & Design
  • Information Architecture Design
  • Problem Analysis & Resolution
  • Change Control & Documentation
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • Presentations & Demonstrations

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

Sapient, Miami, FL

5/18/2008 - present
Senior Interactive Developer
Sapient group-hires ichameleon/group/

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ichameleon/group/, Hollywood, FL

9/2007 - 5/18/2008
Senior Digital Media Developer
  • Developed and implemented many different interactive experiences for companies/brands/agencies like NBC, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Guiness, BBDO, Toyota, Saatchi + Saatchi using a multitude of advanced presentation technologies like Flash, Flex, AIR, Ajax, CSS, and HTML.

  • Mentored and trained other developers on important design principles and cutting edge technologies, helped improve the existing frameworks in house and helped with the switch from AS2 to AS3, taught others Flex/AIR and Silverlight/WPF

  • Developed and implemented time tracking software that improved tracking production hours.

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Brown Jordan International, Pompano Beach, FL

8/2002 - 9/2007
Interactive Producer
  • Designed, produced and/or managed more than a dozen web sites and interactive materials under the Brown Jordan International holding company umbrella.
  • Managed and produced an advanced ASP.NET / C# product administration site based on the CSLA.NET framework.
  • Produced annual DVDs for Brown Jordan's new product collections.
  • Oversaw the development and SharePoint integration of Brown Jordan International's intranet.
  • Produced BJIConnect, BJI's corporate extranet, which provides order inquiry, purchase order management, media & marketing material fulfillment, CRM system, and sales forecasting.
  • Site started in asp / sql server and is slowly migrating to .net.
  • Produced an Order Writer Bar Code Catalog for our custom built order writer which uses pdflib to output the catalog of products for each brand with their corresponding product number, image, and barcode.
  • Producing a couple mini-sites and small 'web visible' projects.
  • Support the graphic department's technical needs.

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Freelance

1/2001 - 8/2002
Freelance

  • Developed an application for iCreatives where temporary placement artists can upload images from their portfolio. Potential employers can search for artist skills and review their portfolio.
  • Built the iCreatives site.
  • Worked with Vortex Communications, Cave Images, and Color Reflections on LAMP systems, some flash involved.

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No Boundaries Network, Inc., Jacksonville, FL

11/1999 - 1/2001
User Experience Designer

  • Responsible for the development of design strategies and concepts for client projects,
project management, recruitment and assignment of design resources.
  • Develop conceptual ideas and specific design direction for client projects.
  • Lead the design effort for all projects from initial concept to final delivery
  • Implemented creative design techniques into projects, including graphic manipulation into different formats and styles
  • Assigned tasks to the appropriate and/or available designers.
  • Responsible for the creative process scheduling which included estimating project length and breakdowns with project manager and designer time scheduling
  • Monitored design team progress
  • Responsible for reviewing the design specification to ensure that all of the content-related applications are designed with user's perspective in mind
  • Supervised support staff and freelance contractors
  • Responsible for the corporate branding and identity guidelines for NO Boundaries Network and subsidiaries
  • Encouraged enhanced technical competencies of creative staff through weekly training sessions, visual & technical
  • Communicated project goals and concepts to creative team to ensure integration of design requirements for animations, web sites, interactive projects, and other products
  • Designed and developed GUI system for java based data replication software. The GUI was produced in Flash, displaying live XML data.
  • Programmed eLoanSaver.com comprising mainly of Servlets and JSP. Our focus during the development was with the general security of the site since it would involve B2B transactions with a banking system carrying personal financial data on each customer.
  • Responsible for the initial decisions on technical requirements for the company's business model, which required the initial hiring and management of the software developers until a formal CTO was placed.
  • Oversaw all web development stages from production to launch, giving me a QA Engineer title in the process.

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BFW Advertising , Boca Raton, FL

8/1998 - 8/1998
Freelance
  • Produced Greek Central's marketing materials, compact disc, and web presence.
  • BFW was very impressed with the speed, creativity, and technical knowledge; offering a full time position when the project was completed.

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Innovative Internet Solutions, Miami, FL

2/1997 - 11/1999
Lead Interaction Designer
  • Developed numerous amounts of web sites while managing the company's network and web presence for clients like, the Dan Marino foundation, FIU, Braman Honda, Sharpshooters, World Interactive Network, and Compuquip.

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INTERESTS 
Researching and/or learning next generation web presentation technologies such as Silverlight / WPF development, Javascript libraries such as JQuery, Dojo, Prototype/Scriptaculous, YUI, MooTools, and Flex/AIR/Flash development.

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SKILLS 
Languages

Python / Beginner / Currently Used / 1 year
Ruby / Beginner / 1 year ago / 1 year
C# / Advanced / Currently used / 4 years
ASP.net / Advanced / Currently used / 3 years
Actionscript / Expert / Currently used / 7 years
Javascript / Advanced / Currently Used / 10+ years
ASP / Expert / 3 years ago / 7 years
PHP / Intermediate / 2 years ago / 5 years
Flex/AIR / Currently Used / Advanced / 1 year
WPF/XAML/Silverlight / Intermediate / couple months
WCF / Beginner / couple months
XML/XSL / Advanced / Currently used / 4 years
CSS / Advanced / Currently used / 7 years
XHTML / Expert / Currently used / 10+ years
WAP/WML / Advanced / 3 years ago / 2 years
SQL / Advanced / Currently used / 7 years
CFML / Intermediate / 3 years ago / 1 year
Lingo / Beginner / 5 years ago / 1 years
Visual Basic / Beginner / 2 years ago / 2 years
Java / Intermediate / 4 Years ago / 3 years
JSP / Intermediate / 4 years ago / 3 years

Operating Systems

All current and previous versions of Windows and Macintosh systems

Databases

Sql Server / Advanced / Currently used / 3 years
Access / Advanced / Currently used / 5 years
mySQL / Advanced / Currently used / 5 years
Oracle / Beginner / 6 years ago / 2 years

Design/Development Tools

Visual Studio .NET / Advanced / Currently Used / 4 years
Eclipse / Advanced / Currently Used / 5 years
Expression Blend / Beginner / Currently Used / 1 year
JBuilder / Intermediate / 4 years ago / 2 years
Intellij IDEA / Intermediate / 5 years ago / 3 years
Interdev / Intermediate / 2 years ago / 1 year
GoLive / Intermediate / 1 year ago / 2 years
Dreamweaver / Expert / Currently used / 10+ years
Director / Intermediate / 4 years ago / 6 years
Flash / Expert / Currently used / 8 years
PhotoShop / Expert / Currently used / 10+ years
Premiere / Advanced / 2 years ago / 4 years
Illustrator / Expert / Currently used / 10+ years
PageMaker / Advanced / 1 year ago / 10+ years
In-Design / Advanced / Currently used / 4 years
Acrobat / Advanced / Currently used / 6 years
After Effects / Advanced / Currently used / 6 years
Image Ready / Advanced / Currently used / 6 years
Cubase / Intermediate / Currently used / 2 year
ProTools / Beginner / 2 years ago / 1 years
Swift 3D / Advanced / Currently used / 2 years
QuarkXPress / Intermediate / Currently used / 6 years
3d Studio Max / Intermediate / Currently used / 8 years
Maya / Intermediate / Currently used / 6 years
Rhinoceros / Expert / 6 years ago / 2 years



Case Tools

MS Visio / Beginner / 3 Years Ago / 1 year
Visual Paradigm / Intermediate / Currently used / 3 years

Other Tools

.NET Framework / Expert / Currently used / 3 years
IIS / Expert / Currently used / 8 years
Visual SourceSafe / Beginner / 6 years ago / 1 year
Crystal Reports / Beginner / Currently used / 1 year
Active Reports / Intermediate / Currently used / 2 years
Microsoft Word / Intermediate / Currently used / 10+ years
Microsoft Excel / Intermediate / Currently used / 10+ years
Microsoft PowerPoint / Expert / Currently used / 8 years
Microsoft Access / Expert / Currently used / 6 years
Microsoft Outlook / Expert / Currently used / 10+ years
Microsoft Front Page / Expert / 4 years ago / 5 years
Microsoft Visio / Intermediate / 1 year ago / 4 years

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AWARDS AND HONORS 
Awards:

I can't keep track of all the sites out there that recognize my work, but the most important thing is that I want to create really great web sites for my clients.

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AGENCIES/FIRMS/CLIENTS 
NBC
Diageo
Guiness
Coca-Cola
Toyota
Saatchi + Saatchi
BBDO
Brown Jordan
iCreatives
Tommy Bahama
Miami Dade Community College
BFW Advertising
Winston
Hypermedia Productions
GMAC
No Boundaries
Bellsouth
Braman Motors of Miami
Sharpshooters
Charter Furniture
Color Reflections
International Wire Communications Loewenstein
Indx
Tropic Craft
Texacraft
Lear Creative
International Wire Communications
Cave Design
Hawaiian Tropic
United Technology Group
Vortex Communications

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COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 
Active member and contributor of the South Florida Adobe User Group

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KEYWORDS 
User Experience Design, Web Design, Web Development, xhtml, html, C#, actionscript, Photoshop, Expression, Blend, javascript, Flash, Flex, WPF, WPF/e, AS3, AIR, ASP.NET, Apollo, WCF, Sql Server, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, South Florida, Silverlight, Illustrator, Visual Studio, Sql Server, Sharepoint, Adobe, Microsoft, xml, xsl

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