Experience
Web Designer & Developer Freelance February 2009 – Present
- Utilizing the WordPress platform as a blogging engine and Content Management System. Customizing of the backend to cater to the client’s needs and simplify their workflow, specifically implementing custom post types and taxonomies.
- Designing visually appealing site designs in Adobe Photoshop and converting them to HTML/CSS with pixel perfection.
- Taking advantage of the latest advances in web standards and browsers by using JavaScript, the JQuery framework, CSS3 and HTML5 to render interactive and progressively enhanced user experiences.
- Developing custom, reusable user interface elements on a site-by-site basis, resulting in a unique feel of each site.
- Creating Data Visualizations and highly interactive websites using the Flash and Flex platform and ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with clients nationwide by working efficiently to create websites that most closely match the client’s needs.
• Visit my portfolio at web.coreybutler.net
Mac Specialist Apple Retail Store – Soho, NYC and Miami, FL July 2005 – May 2009
• Provided direct customer assistance with Apple products and services
• Enhanced customer experience using exemplary customer service skills and strong product knowledge
• Performed numerous personal training sessions and theater presentations on new products and services
• Renewed employment four separate times, including a transfer to a flagship store
Marketing/IT Intern Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell – Miami, FL Summer 2008
• Designed and coded an online ad viewing system using Adobe Flash, ActionScript 3.0 and XML
• Established and maintained relationships with representatives at local and international magazines and newspapers
• Created mailers, magazine and tabloid newspaper ads using Adobe InDesign
• Optimized images for print and the web using Adobe Photoshop
Education
Duke University Graduated May 2008
Dual B.S.E.: Biomedical Engineering and Electrical Engineering
Specialties: Biophotonics and Digital Signal Processing GPA: 3.3
Relevant Coursework: Biophotonic Instrumentation, Digital Image and Multidimensional Signal Processing
Technical and Creative Skills
Web Development & Graphic Design
Languages: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript & jQuery, PHP, XML, MXML, ActionScript 2.0 & 3.0, experience with .NET 4.0 and C#
Applications: Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Acrobat, Flex
Microsoft Visual Studio, Apple iLife Suite
Engineering
Applications: MATLAB, LabVIEW, Quartus
Languages: VHDL, HSPICE, basic Objective-C
Office Productivity
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Powerpoint
Apple iWork Suite: Pages, Numbers, Keynote
Operating Systems
Mac OS X ≤10.6, Windows XP & Vista, Linux, basic Unix
Photography
Hardware: Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Software: Adobe Camera RAW Photoshop and Bridge, Apple Aperture