About

Photo of Todd Todd wears many hats as an interaction designer, web developer, usability expert, instructor and musician, and they fit him well. He resides in Vancouver, B.C. where he does freelance web design. He enjoys challenging and empowering people, as they never cease to amaze. Contact him to discuss how he could help with your next project.

My Work

Shade Empire

Love the Shade.

Shade Empire is a collective of creative professionals striving for a more usable, engaging and overall beautiful web. With their background in interaction design, branding, usability and web standards, The Empire is sure to impress and amaze.

I am the founder of Shade Empire, and it is both my brainchild and “joie de vivre.” Throughout this project I have developed my knowledge of Responsive Web Design (RWD) and Hardboiled web design in order to create a unique and engaging user experience for the Shade Empire Multisite (currently powering this website.)

DShape

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The DShape 3D printer is a revolutionary new technology that reuses sand and rock powder to 3D print new objects, direct from CAD. They work with Landscape Architects, Interior Designers, Construction Architects and retail businesses to create chairs, tables, sculptural work and even entire houses.

I worked with DShape to optimize their existing layout for various browsers and mobile devices. I also set up a web server (using Ubuntu 11.10) and deployed WordPress.

Private Ocean

Based in Marin County, Private Ocean is an elite wealth management team made up of industry leaders and pioneers.

I completed the Private Ocean site during my term at Tidal Interactive / AdvisorWebsites. Originally a Flash-based layout, I worked with Private Ocean to achieve the desired effects and “look and feel” using CSS and jQuery, allowing them to optimize their website for iPhone/iPad.

C.V.

Objective

To apply the skills I’ve developed during my studies at Simon Fraser University and my term at Tidal Interactive. Also, to further my knowledge of Responsive Web Development (RWD) and to stay current with the developing web standards.

Skills

Highly Experienced

Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
Content Management Systems (WordPress 3, Drupal 6/7)
XHTML/HTML5
Microformats
CSS2/CSS3
Responsive Web Development (RWD)

Proficient

jQuery
PHP
MySQL
XML
Python
ActionScript 3
Javascript
Apache

Experience

Tidal Interactive

Lead Designer/Project Manager – 2007-2011

Helped grow (and support) number of subscribers from 150-700 at AdvisorWebsites.com.
Led the Web Standards and Quality Assurance (QA) initiative, ensuring all projects were cross-browser compatible.
Designed global templates and dozens of custom designs based on clients’ needs.
Employed Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, created and tested custom workflows, and trained the AdvisorWebsites team.
Developed with an emphasis on both backward and forward compatibility, as well as modular deployment.

Education

B.Sc. in Interactive Arts (Interaction Design)

Simon Fraser University, School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT)

Collaborated in teams with IT and Business Management students, which prepared me for the team environment of the workplace
Tackled complex design problems and developed public speaking skills presenting solutions to a board of instructors
The instruction method forced us to learn new software/technologies outside of the classroom, and determine which tool(s) would best solve the problem at hand

References

Available upon request.