Developer / Designer

Sean

Blankenship

Development

A collection of sites I’ve designed and developed over the years. Sites are occasionally mocked up in Photoshop ahead of time; they are also designed & built directly in the browser.

Projects

Experience

I’ve worked as a designer & developer since 2006. I started off as an intern handling site edits for clients and have grown into a Lead Developer / Designer. Most projects are built in WordPress these days.

History

Education

I started college in 2001 as a Music Therapy major. After realizing it wasn’t the career for me, I got an undergraduate degree in Information Systems, following that up with an MA in Industrial Technology.

School

WordPress

Blair Hill Inn & Restaurant

Blair Hill Inn & Restaurant is one of only two businesses in all of Maine designated as a Relais & Châteaux Hotel & Restaurant. I was tasked with organizing and…

Woocommerce, WordPress

Kaiju Original

Kaiju was in need of a very specific design direction based on their logo. I was able to expand on their logo and design a site for them to sell…

WordPress

E/M Group

Experiential Media Group creates and tours exhibitions that utilize themed settings, theatrical innovations, and state-of-the-art media. They were in need of a new design for their corporate site that included…

Custom Coding, Woocommerce, WordPress

Ultimate Kids Experience

UKE a site dedicated to helping provide fun and meaningful activities for children during their off time from school. I was tasked with integrating WooCommerce in a way that would…

Custom Coding, Woocommerce, WordPress

Liyan McAteer

Liyan McAteer was in need a of modern, classy e-commerce solution for selling their fashion products and accessories. Custom additions to WooCommerce included a currency switcher, wishlists, gift cards, a…

WordPress

Orchestratr

Tisha Deloney, the Founder and CEO of Orchestratr, was looking for a new, modern website to help lead prospective clients toward discovery calls.

WordPress

Teletherapy Solutions

WordPress. Tasked with creating a site to allow people to sign up for teletherapy sessions. At the same time, directing them to crises resources if needed.

Custom Coding, Real Estate, WordPress

CBRE – Clackson Team

Kim Clackson is a retired NHL player out of Pennsylvania who now has a career specializing in industrial and office real estate transactions. I was tasked with designing a site…

Experience

Appnet

Lead Full-Stack Developer / Designer

2006 - Present

Started as a Web Design Intern in 2006 while an undergrad. Moved up to a full-time position while working on my master’s degree. After graduation with that degree, I was moved to my current position as Lead Developer / Designer.

Responsibilities:

Speak directly with clients across multiple industries to develop sites throughout the entire development cycle; can include communicating UI/UX needs, developing mockup designs in Photoshop, building the site, and performing QA before presenting to the client
Develop responsive websites using WordPress
Lead, and work as a part of, a team of designers / developers on multiple, simultaneous projects from a remote location utilizing Microsoft Teams
Troubleshoot any issues other team members may not be able to resolve, ranging from design feedback to coding issues (CSS/SCSS/SASS, JavaScript, php)
Optimize the front-facing portion of website to maximize performance
Provide ancillary support to the server admin when required

Previous Titles: Front-End Developer / Web Designer (2007 – 2009), Web Design Intern (2006)

Aisling Broadcasting, LLC

Web Producer

2006 - 2007

Built first ADA compliant website for local radio station; content updates for six radio stations; daily use of CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and ASP

Education

Master of Arts, Industrial Technology

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC | 2009

Concentration: Graphic Arts & Imaging Technology
Graduate Work: Universal Design Standards – Levels of Adoption Among Businesses in NC
Certifications: Adobe Certified Expert – Photoshop

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Appalachian State University

Boone, NC | 2006

Major: Computer Information Systems
Minor: Music

Professional Affiliations

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

2004 - Present

Epsilon Pi Tau

2007 - 2009

AITP

2005 - 2006