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WORK HISTORY

Sept 2016 – Current

Front End Web Developer

Zacks Investment Research

Zacks provides professional investors with financial data and analysis for stock and investment markets.

  • Collaborate with design teams to implement all promotional sites and email, developing websites, landing pages, and email campaigns using Bootstrap, HTML5, CSS, PHP, and JavaScript.
  • Delivered a mobile-first microsite for Zacks IRTools product and a mobile-first corporate site for Zacks Direct service using PHP, JavaScript, jQuery, HTML5, CSS, and Bootstrap.
  • Serve as internal subject matter expert for Salesforce and Pardot integrations and automations used on email marketing campaigns. Set up campaigns and configure tracking for marketing teams.

Jan 2009 – Current

Web Designer/Developer

Freelance

Provide web design, development, and graphic design services for a range of clients.

Select projects:

  • Le Medaillon – Designed and developed a modern, responsive, mobile-friendly website for an award-winning champagne company using JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, WordPress, HTML5, and CSS.
  • Superior Exotic Rentals – Built and maintained website for a premium car rental service to showcase fleet. Currently developing reservation and e-commerce capability.
  • St. Damian School/Archdiocese of Chicago – Designed and developed a WordPress website with features that included tour information and online registration.

May 2016 – Sept 2016

Front End Web Developer

Elliotts Web (Contract)

Elliotts Web provides web development, hosting, SEO, and digital marketing services with offices in Chicago and Phoenix.

  • Developed websites including e-commerce, corporate, and institutional sites using WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla.
  • Developed a mobile-first corporate website for client Sorsby Financial Group using JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, PHP, HTML5, CSS, and WordPress.

Jan 2015 – Aug 2015

Graphic Designer/ Web Developer

RealSupport Inc. (Contract)

RealSupport provides web design, SEO, and social media services for real estate clients.

  • Served as team’s Lead Web Developer on multiple website development projects using PHP, HTML, and CSS on diverse CMS platforms including WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla.
  • Created custom marketing collateral including logos, postcards, brochures, and marketing presentation layouts.

Oct 2014 – Jan 2015

Web Developer

Identity Dental Marketing (Contract)

IDM provides marketing services including web design and social media marketing for dental practices.

  • Designed and developed fully responsive and SEO optimized websites for clients nationwide using WordPress, PHP, MS SQL Server, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
  • Created web content, logos, branding, and social media campaigns.

EDUCATION

2010

Graphic Design & Advertising

College of DuPage

I received an Associate’s in graphic design and advertising while at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn Illinois.

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Coding Skills

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

jQuery

WordPress

Design Skills

Photoshop

Illustrator

TESTIMONIALS

Todd Merrill

Business Analyst at C.H. Robinson

Nick and I worked together at RealSupport, Inc on web development and graphic design projects. Nick is very talented in both areas but perhaps his best quality is his ability to take the vision and make it into a reality. He takes the time to study the client, know the market and thinks “outside of the box” in order to come up with the highest quality marketing for our clients. Nick also does this within strict deadlines and budget in order to meet both internal demands and client expectation. Nick is excellent at what he does and he has a long and successful future ahead of him in design.

Nicole Czmiel

Operations Coordinator at Freedom Forever / Entertainment Writer & Blogger

I’ve had the utmost pleasure of working alongside Nick during our time together at RealSupport, Inc. Nick has the rare ability to take direction from many sources such as clients, executives and account managers to produce quality work for client satisfaction. He also holds a sincere can-do attitude and is an excellent problem solver when it comes to graphic/web design. Unlike most graphic designers I’ve worked with in the past, Nick is able to work well independently as well as alongside others and is always vocal about his creative input. Furthermore, Nick would be a great asset to any company!