Hello!
I’m Jose Medina
Front-End Developer & Designer
Houston, TX
About me
A creative in Houston, TX
A pixel pusher with an affinity for design and all things interwebs. Effectively communicating through a culmination of images and copy.
A results-driven Front-End Developer with fifteen years of experience, specializing in Ul and digital design, web development, project management. A proven track record of collaborating cross-functionally with technical teams and stakeholders across all phases of the software development lifecycle. Adept at performing quality assurance testing for web applications.
Experience
Front-End Developer & Digital Designer
CITGO (Contract)
08/2021 – Present
- Assisted in design improvements of the new CITGO.com website
- Worked with a third-party firm to implement the new CITGO.com website and data on the Kentico server
- Maintain and update websites and microsites that are both internal and external audience-facing (CITGO.com, MarketNet, MyCITGOStore, SimonBolivarFoundation, Company Intranet, PDV holding, GoingCITGO.com, CITGO MDA Golf Challenge)
- Design and create data-driven HTML e-mails and journeys for Marketers, Retailers, and other audiences through Exact Target on SalesForce
- Design digital assets for websites and e-mails
- Google Analytics analysis and implementation
- Google Charts Implementation
Web Production Specialist
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
02/2017 – 08/2021
- Design and develop fundraising websites for Walk and Bike MS Events for all browser platforms
- Develop special Black Tie event websites for fundraising
- Maintain and update foundation websites on Kentico server
- Re-evaluate current site designs and code to enhance and reduce load times
Art Director | Designer | Web Developer
JMEDINA Designs
03/2003 – 08/2021
- Consultant for small and large business, creating marketing campaigns, website development, booth designs, videos, and various marketing materials:
- McDonald’s Corporation
- DePaul University
- ServiceMaster
- Aramark
- SIRS Electronics
Marketing Manger & Senior Designer
NOVO Dia Group
08/2015 – 02/2017
- UI/UX design & user research of native and hybrid mobile applications
- Strategy and mobile application development assistance
- Design & development of micro-sites
- Main company website improvements and maintenance
- Managed and designed all marketing touchpoints
- Data analysis through Google Analytics
Marketing Manger
SIRS Electronics
09/2014 – 08/2015
- Re-designed, developed, and transitioned company website from B2C to B2B
- Managed and hired creatives
- Managed marketing campaigns through various mediums
- Created PPC advertising through Google AdWords
Senior Graphic Designer
ASPS
02/2013 – 01/2014
- Created and managed marketing campaigns for member-facing materials
- Maintained e-commerce product shop
- Designed annual reports, catalogs for plastic surgeon symposiums, booth designs, and periodical sponsor ads
Web Developer & Senior Designer
DePaul University
04/2011 – 02/2013
- Designed & developed program websites as well as trackable email campaigns
- Ran reports and managed redirects
- Website content updates
- Assisted in the transition of the University’s website to SharePoint
Education & Skills
DeVry University
Addison, IL
Associates in Electronics & Computer Technology
Professional Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Kentico CMS
- HTML
- SEO
- CSS
- Javascript
- PHP
- XML
- XSLT
- jQuery
- CSS
- Testing
- GitHub
- Problem-Solving
- VS Code
- Code Kit
- Remote Desktop
- CMS
- SharePoint
- Sass
- Bootstrap
- .NET
- Java
Technical Skills
- SalesForce Marketing Cloud
- Microsoft Office
- Jira
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Analytics & Tag Manager
- Google Charts for Dev.