Bob Zavala

Strengths

3435 SE 13th Ave Apt 6, Por tland, OR 97202

bobzavala.com bobzavala@gmail.com 310.406.7694

Over ve years experience designing and developing web interfaces and advertisements Extensive knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator and Flash on Macintosh and PC platforms Intermediate experience creating and integrating jQuery/Javascript, ASP.net, and Django applications Strong intuition, creative problem-solving skills and abiliity to unite multiple departments toward a common goal Self-motivated, organized and able to multi-task effectively in a high-pressure, deadline-driven environment Detail oriented with a genuine thirst for knowledge and willingness to learn new and emerging technologies

Experience
Retail Imaging Portland, OR March 2010 - Current UI Designer / Web Developer
Designed and developed a C# MVC3 based time-tracking application that collectively saves mid-level management and human resources 40+ hours on a monthly basis Designed and developed front-end interface for vintage dirt-bike e-commerce site: www.nwmaicocz.com Created a consistent user interface for all of companys web applications including their core website www.retailimaging.com and their online ticketing system that is utilized by Sams Club and national technicians

VictoriaAdvocate.com Victoria, TX June 2008 - December 2009 Web Designer / Junior Developer
Established and directed a commitee of three to completely redesign VictoriaAdvocate.com while emphasizing usability, consistancy and standards compliance resulting in a 67% increase in trafc over the course of a year Designed and co-developed front-end Django and AJAX applications for hyper-local sports site Advosports.com Trained Editorial staff on usage of Ellington CMS Produced and coordinated many successful email campaigns one of which contributed to a 30% increase in trafc to MarketplaceVictoria.com and another that achieved over 50% click-through rate Designed logo, business cards and web advertisements for MarketplaceVictoria.com

Cashman Professional Las Vegas, NV July2007 - January 2008 Web Designer / Junior Developer
Co-designed, co-developed and maintained Coldfusion application used for interdepartmental job-tracking, communication and report-building. Fixed bugs and added enhancements to existing web-based applications created in Flash, Coldfusion and ASP. Custom-tailored Flash template for company client: www.highland-photo.com. Organized and consolidated all company domains with one registrar. Designed business cards and letterheads for Web and Imaging Department staff. Oversaw production and coordinated with outside vendors for printing of Siegfried and Roy's 2008 calendar.

Tools
Photoshop Illustrator Flash XHTML / CSS jQuery / Javascript Django / Python C#.net MVC3 Google Analytics Microsoft Ofce SVN / Git Mac / PC / Linux

Education
Associate of Arts / Northwest Vista Community College

Achievements
2nd Place ADDY Award for AEP Texas web advertisement 3rd Place for SNPA Best Website for Newspapers under 50,000 circulation - www.victoriaadvocate.com