Chris Collett
Front-End Developer
PROFILE
I am a front-end developer and consultant with 15 years of web design and digital publishing experience. I build websites using WordPress, which makes editing your website as easy as using a word processor. I have worked with large companies, startups and personal clients and with each, from start to finish, I’ve built friendly yet professional relationships. My goal is to provide you with total peace of mind and build you a fast, secure and responsive website focused on providing the best possible user experience. Along with your website, you’ll receive regular maintenance and support, premium services, and answers to any questions you have along the way. I also offer on-going WordPress support – including update management, security, training, and more.
EXPERIENCE
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Freelance Web Designer | 2001—present
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Front-End Developer - GTxcel, Inc. | 2015—Present
I work with publishers to design and develop responsive versions of their print publication. This includes translating the publisher's page designs into responsive HTML5.
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Custom Solutions Specialist - GTxcel, Inc. | 2011—2015
I provided customization support to the internal Digital Services Group, create email templates and scheduled and deployed mass mailings. Customized web and mobile apps with rich media and ad serving. Integrated tracking and analytics. Conceptualized and designed websites and modules on proprietary CMS. Designed and deployed custom, responsive templates for web and mobile applications.
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Project Manager - Texterity, Inc. | 2006—2011
Serve as main production contact for publishers. Guide customers through complex production process while meeting strict delivery deadlines for web and mobile applications. Monitor workflow, troubleshoot failures and escalate to development team. Maintain strong relationships with key custom stakeholders. Work across all departments to help resolve customer issues and identify solutions
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Project Coordinator - Home Depot At Home Services | 2003—2006
Provided logistical support for eight field managers and up to fifteen installation crews. Managed daily scheduling, materials procurement & delivery, billing, collection and payroll processing. Maintained revenue projection and daily reporting in lead management system. Maintained consistent communication with property owners.
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Business Office Service Representative - Bell Atlantic | 1997—2001
Service representative in high-volume business call center. Conducted Tier 1 troubleshooting, escalating when necessary. Processed customer service transactions, including equipment troubleshooting & inquiries, billing, service, directory listing and all other customer transactions. Reviewed customer account information to identify and match customer’s need with the appropriate products and/or services.
SKILLS
HTML5
CSS/LESS
JS/JQUERY
HANDLEBARS.JS
BACKBONE.JS
PHP/MYSQL
XML
PHOTOSHOP
FIREWORKS
DREAMWEAVER
ILLUSTRATOR
PREMIERE PRO
BALSAMIQ MOCKUPS
JIRA
BITBUCKET
CONFLUENCE
ASANA
ZOHO PROJECTS
SLACK
WORDPRESS
JOOMLA
DRUPAL
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
SEO
ANALYTICS
AD SERVINGPROJECTS
Ravensbeck, Ltd.
Ravensbeck Ltd. is a world leading media industry consulting firm that was seeking to update their 3 year old website. The goals for the new site were to make it modern, clean and responsive, update the messaging and adhere to the company's strict branding guidelines.
Since the original site used Wordpress, I was easily able to migrate some of their original content. The theme adheres to their branding guidelines while pushing most of the messaging to the front page.
Kreisky Media Consultancy
Peter Kreisky is an internationally-recognized expert on strategy in the media and entertainment. His website was outdated and non-responsive, and lacked SEO. The redesign needed to fix these issue and modernize the aesthetics, use a CMS while being be easy for the client to update/maintain.
I used Wordpress for it's ease of use and built-in SEO capabilities, set up Google Analytics and assisted Peter with the creation of his logo. Most of the messaging resides on the front page, and I provided training for Peter so he could update his blog regularly.
Get Funds for Life
Get Funds for Life is a startup company that needed a responsive website targeted at a specific demographic (seniors). It was built with Wordpress to be responsive and clearly legible, and includes a multi-step form that connects with Salesforce CRM.
Citizens Disability
Citizens Disability had paid a large design firm to create their original site using Wordpress, but the end result wasn't responsive and the lead generation form was almost illegible on any mobile device. I redesigned the entire theme to match the existing design, with the end result being responsive.
British Heritage
British Heritage magazine is a print publication with an archive of issues going back to 1998, but had no branded web presence. The first step was to extract all the articles from the PDF archives and import them into Wordpress. Once that was done, added a subscriber management layer and integrated with their fulfillment firm. The end result was a well designed site that complimented their print titles.
Hedge Fund LCD
Hedge Fund Legal & Compliance Digest is a weekly newsletter sent to Hedge Fund attorneys and managers. This project was created with Wordpress, with a complex membership management back-end. It's tightly integrated with MailChimp to automate several free and paid newsletters that go out at various times each week.
Uncable Me
Uncable Me is a hobby site I put together a few years ago when I cut cable. I've been too busy to post on it, but keep it up in the hopes of reviving it someday. It's done with Wordpress and is completely responsive
Kitchen Geek
Kitchen Geek is another hobby site of mine that I update every so often. It's also done with Wordpress and is responsive.
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