The Creative Portfolio of Web Designer Adam Polselli

Below is my resume. If your response is “tl;dr,”* then let me tell you this: I’m smart, experienced, and very good at what I do. *tl;dr = too long; didn’t read

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Summary of Qualifications

I began designing and developing for the web when I was 13 and have done it ever since. My strengths include graphic, UX, UI, and interaction design, but I am also highly experienced at hand-writing clean, semantic, W3C-valid HTML and CSS to turn my designs into elegant and easy-to-use websites and web apps. I possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, I work well both independently and in collaborative team efforts, and I always wants to learn more.

Technical Expertise

  • Software — Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Lightroom
  • Content Management — ExpressionEngine, MovableType, WordPress
  • Languages & Technologies — HTML, XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Ajax, JSON
  • Operating Systems — Mac OS X and Windows

Experience

Interactive Designer Rdio 12/2009-present

  • Making magic happen. Stay tuned...

Senior Designer SocialMedia.com 04/2009-12/2009

  • Responsible for creating highly polished and interactive online brand advertisements — from concept to production — for some of the world's best known brands, including Apple, Best Buy, Chevrolet, HBO, McDonald's, Microsoft, MTV, Nike, Sony Entertainment, Starbucks, Target, Universal Studios, and Volkswagen
  • Designed, built, and maintained the company's public-facing website, the goal being to position our company as the pioneer and leading platform for social advertising on the web

Owner, Lead Designer The Garmentor 08/2008-04/2009

  • Conceptualized, built, designed, and launched The Garmentor, an online magazine geared towards today’s style-minded men
  • Fully responsible for all facets of product, including front- and back-end design, advertising, marketing, writing, editing, and publication
  • Designed with standards compliant code with emphasis on browser compatibility, ease of use, accessibility, and SEO (search engine optimization)

Freelance Web Designer 2000-2009

  • Planning, design, and implementation of complete websites
  • Use Photoshop and Fireworks to develop visually consistent websites that are elegant and easy to use
  • Hand-code XHTML to create clean, valid, semantically structured documents
  • Create stylesheets using CSS that is valid, organized, and efficient
  • Strict dedication to the separation of structure, presentation, and behavior
  • Compliance with latest Web standards to ensure usability, browser compatibility, accessibility, and SEO (search engine optimization)

Forum Moderator SitePoint Forums 2001-2003

  • Invited to be Forum Moderator; one year later, promoted to Forum Advisor
  • Made extensive use of interpersonal and written communication skills to moderate discussion, develop ideas, and implement changes to the design of the forums themselves
  • Voted by SPF community (approximately 200,000 members) as Designer of the Year 2002 and Graphic Designer of the Year 2003

Education

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, May 2008

  • Bachelor of Arts in Screen Arts and Cultures (Film and Video Studies)
  • GPA 3.6/4.0, University Honors Fall 2005
  • Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society

Lahser High School Bloomfield Hills, MI, June 2004

  • GPA 4.0/4.0, National Honor Society