Mike Propst

Last updated July 21st 2010
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MICHAEL R. PROPST

Austin, TX 78741
www.nonsensor.com

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SKILLS 
Software:
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Microsoft Office
  • Mac OS and Windows

Languages:
  • Fully versed in (X)HTML
  • Fully versed in CSS.
  • Highly capable in JavaScript.
  • Working knowledge of PHP and ASP.

Knowledge:
  • Image optimization for the web.
  • Semantic markup.
  • Web standards.
  • Legal accessibility of websites.
  • Software usability.

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WORK EXPERIENCE 

Blogsmith / AOL, Dulles, VA / New York, NY (remote)

2007 - Current
Principal User Interface Designer
Create the tools behind the world's most powerful rapid publishing platform.

Design the Content Management System that hundreds of professional bloggers at AOL use daily to create content for some of the world's most popular blogs, including TMZ.com, Engadget, Politics Daily, and Autoblog.

Design and build unique and unprecedented tools for web designers to easily and efficiently create monetizable blogs within minutes without knowledge of underlying PHP.

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Weblogs, Inc. / AOL, New York, NY (remote)

2005 - 2007
Interactive Media Developer
Design and build sites for the largest network of weblogs in the world. Handle all aspects of creative, including branding, design, promotional graphics. From 2005-2006, the sole designer for all network sites.

Sites include:
  • Engadget
  • WoW Insider
  • Weblogsinc.com
  • AOL Money & Finance: Blogging Stocks
  • TUAW
  • Joystiq

Helped facilitate the transition from a startup to becoming an AOL company.

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Emurse, Orlando, FL (remote)

2005 - 2007
Web Designer/Developer
Create an online resume builder with personalized job leads, networking, plenty more in the works.
  • Help design workflow of resume builder
  • Address usability concerns
  • Design and build graphics, logos, and identity
  • Build HTML and CSS

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Wunderman, Dearborn, MI

2004 - 2005
Developer (Freelance)
Participate on a freelance contract basis in various projects for Lincoln and Mercury vehicles' websites in an agency environment
  • Build front-end (HTML, CSS, Javascript) for large portions of www.lincoln.com and www.mercuryvehicles.com, including two mini-sites
  • Work closely with and bridge gap between engineering team and design team to adapt designs into lean, future-proof front end code

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), Norfolk, VA (remote)

2005 - 2005
Web Designer/Developer (freelance)
Create an online version of a kids' magazine based on the print materials.
http://www.petakids.com/grrr2-2005
  • Adapt print design for web
  • Build HTML and CSS

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CommerSel Software, Pittsburgh, PA

2002 - 2005
Senior Web Designer/Developer
Design and build the interface to two applications for a small software shop: a web interface between teachers, students, and parents; and a content management system primarily for educational facilities. Clients included the Pittsburgh public school system and the University of Pittsburgh.
  • Design graphics and interface for both apps
  • Build HTML, CSS
  • Use ASP 3 to connect with a small team of programmers
  • Create documentation, including help files and use cases.

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eonNET, Pittsburgh, PA

March 2000 - April 2001
Web Designer/Developer
Build client websites primarily for small businesses and non-profits in the Western PA region.
  • Meet with clients to determine their needs and iterate on designs
  • Design client websites
  • Build client websites in HTML and Flash

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EDUCATION 

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 1997 - 2000

Associate in Specialized Technology in Graphic Design

 

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KEYWORDS 
web, design, standards, interface, usability, webapps, software, html, css

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