Michael Alexander

UX, UI, Developer/Designer, Phoenix, Arizona, United States, michael@micalexander.com

Professional Experience

Designed aesthetically pleasing mock-ups and logos using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Affinity Designer to capture and the express clients overall message
Built and maintained web applications and websites using HTML5, CSS3, Javascript, PHP, and Ruby while adhering to coding standards, leveraging library and frameworks, and hand coding plugins and projects wherever necessary
Co-architected and maintained a scalable proprietary eCommerce service that currently serves over 100,000 clients using the latest Amazon Web Services integrated technology

Served as a Team Lead while closely working with Project Managers to meet deadlines and provide industry standard solutions to common web problems
Worked extensively with Drupal incorporating custom modules when the standard functionality did not meet the needs of our clients
Paired up with Tech Leads to ensure functionality was implemented correctly according to client specification and company expectation
Meticulously adjusted code to meet Drupal coding standards, provide a pixel perfect presentation, and encourage readability

Worked closely with Project Managers and other members of the Development Team to develop websites using modern web technologies
Acted as Lead Developer throughout the development process on numerous projects, completing them in a timely manner, and strengthening the companies relationship with clients and their board members
Identified unnecessarily repetitive tasks and programmatically built solutions to speed up workflow, sometimes by as much as 70%
Developed client relationships including development and administration of trainings regarding website use and editing

Over five years web developing in LAMP environments
Over 12 years experience in Adobe's Creative Suites and simular products
Proficient in HTML5, CSS3, SASS, PHP, Ruby, MySQL, jQuery, Javascript, Responsive Web Design, Git, Bash, MVC, RegularExpressions, Terminal, SSH, MacOSX, Windows, Linux, Sublime Text, and an array of text editors and IDEs
Strong ability to learn quickly and understand new technologies, frameworks and best practices
Able to work professionally under pressure and meet extreme deadlines while contributing to a healthy work environment for employees