Ari DeSano

Front-End Development & Design

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Belkin
Front-End Developer, Presently
http://www.belkin.com
http://www.belkin.com/fr

  • Update templates and static pages to incorporate new design into Belkin's U.S. website and and into 20 international sites
  • Front-end development using HTML, CSS, and Interworld Template Language
  • Localize sites into European and Asian languages
  • Create print stylesheets
  • Implement logic to create dynamic PDFs based on what data is available for each product
  • Implement jQuery slideshows and photo galleries
  • Update product and section data in CMS

Relief International
Web Developer/Designer, 2010
http://www.ri.org
Design Comps

  • Built credit card processing system in PHP using Authorize.net as the gateway
  • Created design comps for site redesign
  • Updated website using HTML, CSS, and PHP
  • Worked with MySQL databases
  • Designed and coded Email newsletters
  • Implemented Google Analytics

Davis Elen Advertising
Front-End Developer (Contract), 2009
http://www.good.com

  • Provided front-end development for site redesign of mobile services corporate site
  • Hand coded XHTML and CSS
  • Created PHP includes for dynamic navigation
  • Multi-browser, cross-platform bug testing and fixing

Eyemaginetech
Front-End Developer (Contract), 2009
http://www.avconnect.org
http://biamp.com

  • Provided front-end coding for the entire avconnect.org site
  • Built new sections for biamp.com
  • Handed code XHTML and CSS
  • PHP nav stay states
  • Used Subversion for source control
  • Multi-browser, cross-platform bug testing and fixing

Wasserman Media Group – Sportnet
Front-End Developer, 2008
http://wetsand.com
http://motocross.com

  • Hand coded XHTML and CSS for social networking Websites
  • Re-skinned sites built in Tapestry (Java framework) and PHP
  • Used Subversion for source control
  • Multi-browser, cross-platform bug testing and fixing
  • Implemented analytics code: Omniture and Google Analytics
  • Implemented ads: Double Click and Google Adsense

USC
Programmer/Analyst II for USC College, 2006-2008
http://www.college.usc.edu
http://college.usc.edu/phed/

  • Hand coded XHTML, CSS
  • Created dynamic navigation with JavaScript, PHP, and CFML
  • Implemented Ajax frameworks
  • Desigedn Websites for internal clients
  • Built Websites from design concept
  • Designed and coded Email newsletters

UCLA Extension
Programmer/Analyst II, 2005-2006
http://www.uclaextension.edu

  • Coded HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and performed multi-browser, cross-platform quality assurance testing
  • Created dynamic navigation and interactive forms with CFML
  • Researched, documented, and implemented improvements in Extension Websites regarding accessibility and usability
  • Designed departmental sites and Email newsletters
  • Performed research regarding usability testing of Email newsletters

Apollo Interactive
Web Designer, Contract to Full-time, 2003-2005
http://www.johnnyrockets.com

  • Created Websites, Email newsletters, Flash banners; integrated design into content management systems for Curves, Roland, and Johnny Rockets
  • Hand coded HTML, CSS, XHTML; updated JavaScript and PHP
  • Graphic design and Flash
  • Multi-browser, cross-platform quality assurance testing