Mike McCarty — Designer & Developer

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  • Web Design
  • Front-end Web Development
  • Information Architecture
  • Back-end Web Development
  • Branding/Art Direction
  • Print/Display Design
  • Email Design & Development

Contact Me

p: (773) 504-3830

e: mike@mccartydesign.com

Applications & code languages I know

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Work Experience

Interaction Designer

HighBeam Research, 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois. 3/2010–present.

Duties include:

  • Information architecture including wireframing for proprietary Web site interfaces
  • Web interface design
  • Product branding

Lead UI Designer

Liquidus Marketing, 372 W. Ontario, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois. 3/2007–3/2010.

Duties included:

  • Web and user experience design including for proprietary applications, dynamic advertising solutions and e-commerce
  • Information architecture, including use cases, wireframes and user flow diagrams for Web sites, online media units and applications
  • User interface development, including HTML, CSS, Javascript and Actionscript, as well as back-end and database integration using VB.NET and SQL
  • Video On Demand digital television platform design within system and broadcast-safe constraints
  • Branding and art direction for new products and initiatives
  • Email, print collateral and tradeshow display design

Graphic Designer

The Simons Group, 303 E. Wacker, Suite 1109, Chicago, Illinois. 7/2005–3/2007.

Duties included:

  • Newsletter design and layout
  • E-newsletter design and HTML coding and determination of distribution method
  • Design of advertisements, brochures, sell sheets and other collateral
  • Obtaining printer quotes and determining print specifications
  • Website design and coding including XHTML, CSS, Javascript and Actionscript
  • Working directly with clients; maintaining client relationships

Graphic Designer

Ann Arbor Observer, 201 Catherine, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7/2002–7/2005.

Duties included:

  • Editorial design and layout, keylining, and collection for press
  • Advertisement design and prepress
  • Photo color correction for print and the magazine’s website
  • Website graphic maintenance and updating
  • Website design
  • Design and updating of promotional collateral, including postcards, mailers and inserts

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

BFA in Graphic Design. 9/1998–4/2002.

Cumulative GPA 3.6

Graduated magna cum laude
Dean’s List five of eight semesters
Class Honors, 3/2000

Skill Sets

  • Web and user interface design, with a focus on usability and user experience
  • Information architecture, including use cases, wireframes and user flow diagrams
  • Front-end development, including semantic HTML, CSS and Javascript, including frameworks and libraries such as jQuery and MooTools
  • Back-end development and integration using VB.NET or PHP and SQL
  • Graphics and Web design application expertise including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Quark, and other FTP, imaging, audio and video editing software
  • Flash design and development, including familiarity with Actionscript 2 and 3
  • Product and branding development and management
  • Strong working knowledge of both Mac and PC platforms