Gabe Harris

Professional Experience

People always want to ask “What do you do?” Fortunately I can honestly answer “I do what I love,” but that’s not usually enough detail. In my time, I’ve had a wide range of jobs from retail to construction to web development. It took me a while to find what I love to do, but I’ve finally found it. The list below details my most recent and most relevant work experience.

Creative Technologist; Virid: Using HTML/CSS, Javascript/Ajax, Photoshop, and ASP.NET to improve web site performance and enhance the user experience
Marrying comps from the design team with the back-end code of programming team in a cross-browser compatible fashion
Filling in anyplace I’m needed from design to coding (utility player)
Web Developer; Quest Software: Responsible for all facets of the web site including our internal customer management tool (ASP.NET/SQL Server)
Design of marketing materials including banners, promotional products, and brochures
Complete redesign of existing site, migrating from ASP.NET 1.1 to ASP.NET 3.5
Web Developer; Tiber Creek Consulting: Design complex prototypes from screen mock-ups to functional (X)HTML/CSS web pages implementing JavaScript/Ajax
Familiarity with JSF libraries and pages
Consulting on information architecture and user interface
Web Developer; Veris Consulting: Developed web sites and applications from initial concept through submission to client (ASP/ASP.NET/SQL Server)
Created and manipulated databases including diagrams, modeling, stored procedures, and views
Primary resource for user interface, layout, color, and branding for client web sites
eCommerce Manager; Blooms Today: Designed and implemented new web pages enhancing customer experience (PHP/MySQL)
Executed email marketing campaigns including email schedule, design, and copy
Improved checkout process increasing conversions by 33%
Web Site Manager; CustomInk: Enhanced web site functionality and navigation resulting in increased sales
Researched and added new products to the web site increasing company revenue
Created new web pages to optimize natural search results from search engines

i am gabe

I love web development and I specialize in front-end development. If you think that means "just HTML" you can go play some place else on the internet, that's fine. While I'm neither an artsy designer nor an über-technical programmer, I am comfortable in both worlds. I work at the intersection of design and server-side programming with proficiency in HTML/CSS, JavaScript/Ajax (thumbs up for jQuery), ASP.NET, php (including Wordpress and CodeIgniter), Photoshop, and Illustrator.

I follow modern web design trends and techniques, but I'm not overly concerned with being bleeding edge. I browse the web with Google Chrome, I use Firefox for some of its development features sometimes, and I cringe at the thought of Internet Explorer (can guess which browser renders this site best?) I work on a PC, never had a good reason to switch to a Mac. I do have an iPod Touch, that's as close to trendy as I need to get.

When I'm not geeking out on the interwebs, I love playing with my kids and going fishing. Feel free to learn more about my experience, or see my work, or Facebook me, or follow me. Glad you stopped by!

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