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Travis Sanderson
travis@fortewebdesign.com1505 Little Bluestem Ct #114
Ames, IA 50010
319-310-6162 (cell)
Professional Summary
UX designer with 5 years of experience. Specializing in clean, easy-to-use user interfaces
developed with technologies such as jQuery, AJAX, PHP and Flex. Experience managing the
day-to-day assignments of junior developers and spear-heading design of new or improved user
experiences. Involvement in the entire development process from gathering user expectations
and use cases, designing solutions, implementing designs, and thoroughly testing software
pre-release.
Development Competencies
• PHP, Flex/ActionScript, Perl, Java, C++, C#, ASP, .NET
• XHTML, jQuery/JavaScript, CSS, SOAP, XML-RPC
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL
• Comfortable developing in any environment, Mac, Windows, Linux or FreeBSD
• XHTML, jQuery/JavaScript, CSS, SOAP, XML-RPC
• MySQL, PostgreSQL, MS SQL
• Comfortable developing in any environment, Mac, Windows, Linux or FreeBSD
Education
Iowa State University - Ames, IA
• B.S. Degree, May 2006
• Major: Computer Science
• Major: Computer Science
Experience
Nov '06 - Current
Palisade Systems in Des Moines, IA
Technical Lead, User Interface
Technical Lead, User Interface
• Lead designer of user experience for software as a service portal
• Responsible for managing user interface developers and creating UI roadmap
• Revamped many areas of the GUI to improve usability and functionality
• Employed new, beneficial technologies like AJAX and jQuery where appropriate
• Greatly assisted in criticial product roadmap decisions
• Oversaw bug tracking process, managed Bugzilla
• Responsible for managing user interface developers and creating UI roadmap
• Revamped many areas of the GUI to improve usability and functionality
• Employed new, beneficial technologies like AJAX and jQuery where appropriate
• Greatly assisted in criticial product roadmap decisions
• Oversaw bug tracking process, managed Bugzilla
Jan '05 - Oct '06
Plant Genome Database at Iowa State University in Ames, IA
Web Developer
Web Developer
• Responsible for identifying website interface flaws; propose and implement solutions
• Improved existing PHP and CGI scripts and create new scripts when new functionality is needed
• Improved existing PHP and CGI scripts and create new scripts when new functionality is needed
Aug ‘03 – Jan ‘05
AIT at Iowa State University in Ames, IA
Student Network Access Program (SNAP) Assistant
Student Network Access Program (SNAP) Assistant
• Provided support for configuring computers for ISU wireless and wired networks
• Created documentation on SNAP procedures
• Responsible for training new SNAP student employees
• Created documentation on SNAP procedures
• Responsible for training new SNAP student employees
Dec ’99 – Jan '09
Classic Tax & Accounting in Marion, IA
Network Administrator
Network Administrator
• Responsible for entire network administration
• Install new hardware and software on company computers
• Create and maintain company website
• Install new hardware and software on company computers
• Create and maintain company website