Bill Copes

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Email

Phone

617-304-0254

Socials

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Chirpy Bird

Expertise

Skills

• User interface/experience design
• Brand identity design
• Front-end website development, incorporating cross-browser compatibility and accessibility standards
• Creative direction and guidance

Technology

• XHTML
• CSS 3
• Familiar with SQL, ASP Classic, PHP, Javascript
• Knowledge of both OS X and Windows operating systems

Software

• Adobe Photoshop CS3
• Adobe Illustrator CS3
• Adobe Indesign CS3
• Adobe Acrobat CS3
• Dreamweaver / Textmate / Edit Plus
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Enterprise Manager

Experience

Tributes – Senior User Experience Designer – 2008 - Present

• Create visual concepts that match the content and the Tributes brand image
• Create design prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, functionality flow and content layout
• Hands-on translation of UI design concepts into functional, dynamically developed, and scalable CSS front end UI

Digital Bungalow – Senior Designer – 2003 - 2008

• Design user interfaces and experiences for a variety of clients (National Amusements, Wall Street Journal, Verizon)
• Present and discuss concepts to prospective clients
• Develop websites and applications utilizing XHTML and CSS 3
• Maintain online catalogs via SQL database administration (Bob's Discount Furniture, Imperial USA, Brighams)
• Design and develop email newsletters (Brighams, Danvers Bank, Tufts)
• Update and maintain existing site content for over 10 clients, adhering to style guidelines
• Provide creative direction to junior designers
• Work closely with design and development teams to strategize and fulfill tasks
• Research current and future industry trends
• Create brand identities and graphic standards

Untangled Web Design – Freelance CSS Developer – 2007

• Developed websites from Photoshop templates
• Maintained and updated client websites
• Converted Flash modules to html (www.cakes4occasions.com)
• Met with clients to discuss website updates and code implementation

Cake Creative Group – Freelance Designer – 2003-2005

• Populated catalog templates with product information (BJ's wholesale catalogs)
• Photo retouching (Timberland, BJ's)
• Website development (mariposa-gift.com)
• Pre-press supervision at printer (BJ's wholesale catalogs)

Education

BFA (Concentration in Graphic Design) Montserrat College of Art

Affiliations

AIGA

Past and Present Design Concepts

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  Home page and inside page designs for BCGI wireless
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  Home page design concept for BCGI wireless
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  Verzon Fios Contest home page design
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  Home page design concept for Vitale
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  Home and inside page designs for Vitale
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  Home page design for Rand Whitney
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  Home page design for Patriot Place
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  Home page design for Cinema Delux UK
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  Home page design for The Bridge: Cinema Delux
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  Home page design for The Bridge: Cinema Delux
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  Home and inside page designs for Camenae

Designed

• Tributes.com
• National Amusements
• Imperial USA Ecommerce Site
• Danvers Bank
• Wall Street Journal Services

Developed (CSS)

• Tributes.com
• Ore Medix
• WSJ Professor Journal

Look at my horse. My Horse Is Amazing.

I'm a web designer, specializing in css development and user experience design.
You could call this a portfolio of sorts, but it's really just the tip of the zebra's snout.