Paul Demers
Experience Designer/Front-End Developer
Framingham, MA, USAWork Experience
Inflexxion
Interactive Designer
• Design and develop behavioral health web applications as part of a mid-sized agile software engineering team.
• Design and develop responsive site designs for both public facing and private sites and applications.
• Design and develop responsive site designs for both public facing and private sites and applications.
June 2013
- Present
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
TechTarget
UX Designer - Microsites/Mobile
• Participated in agile creation of microsites for industry-leading technology clients throughout the wireframe, mockup, coding and QA phases.
• Worked on a small team of developers, designers, and business owners to develop and prototype new and innovative interface and site elements.
• Worked on a small team of developers, designers, and business owners to develop and prototype new and innovative interface and site elements.
December 2012
- June 2013
Massachusetts, United States
TechTarget
UX Designer - Editorial
• Provided iterative UX design, visual design, and markup to support feature development and enhancements across the TechTarget network of over 80 sites in an agile environment.
• Collaborated with testing teams to produce mockups and markup to support A/B testing across theTechTarget network.
• Collaborated with testing teams to produce mockups and markup to support A/B testing across theTechTarget network.
February 2012
- December 2012
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Rothbury Software
Creative Designer
• Provided wireframing, UX, UI, and front-end development for Fox.com’s custom content management system powering the Fox Broadcasting homepage and individual show sites.
• Developed custom interfaces on top of the Alfresco content management platform for a myriad of clients including BuyerZone, Bedford/St. Martin’s, and Hasbro.
• Worked on a large development team creating eBay’s tablet/mobile application using the SproutCore framework.
• Spearheaded company rebranding including logo/identity, website redesign/coding, creation of marketing materials, copywriting, and social media.
• Developed custom interfaces on top of the Alfresco content management platform for a myriad of clients including BuyerZone, Bedford/St. Martin’s, and Hasbro.
• Worked on a large development team creating eBay’s tablet/mobile application using the SproutCore framework.
• Spearheaded company rebranding including logo/identity, website redesign/coding, creation of marketing materials, copywriting, and social media.
July 2010
- February 2012
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
New England Cable News
Senior Designer
• Collaborated with producers, content creators, and stakeholders to provide wireframes, front-end templating, and design for the 2010 relaunch of NECN.com.
• Designed and developed blogs, microsites, and other web elements for NECN properties as well as outside
partnerships and promotions.
• Developed, designed, and managed content for corporate intranet and other internal sites.
• Designed and developed blogs, microsites, and other web elements for NECN properties as well as outside
partnerships and promotions.
• Developed, designed, and managed content for corporate intranet and other internal sites.
August 2002
- June 2010
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Design Consultant
• Worked with doctors, nurses, and other hospital personnel to design collateral for patient workshops and programs.
• Managed content/design for a multitude of hospital programs displayed on LCD screens throughout hospital.
• Managed content/design for a multitude of hospital programs displayed on LCD screens throughout hospital.
October 2006
- April 2009
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Education
Endicott College
BS Communications - Video Production
Alpha Chi Honors Society Member
September 1998
- June 2002
Beverly, Massachusetts, United States
Skills
Bourbon,
Command Line,
Compass,
Copywriting,
CSS3,
Grunt,
Gulp,
HTML5,
Identity And Logo Design,
JavaScript,
Jquery,
Marketing,
Mobile Design,
Responsive Design,
SASS,
Site Flows,
User Interface Design,
UX Design,
Visual Design,
Wireframing,
WordPress,
For fun Paul is...
» An avid long distance cyclist who logs thousands of miles every season.
» A participant in numerous cycling-related charity events.
» A 5k runner
» Both a drumset and djembe percussionist who studies and plays both jazz and rock
» A participant in numerous cycling-related charity events.
» A 5k runner
» Both a drumset and djembe percussionist who studies and plays both jazz and rock
Software/Coding/Methodologies
HTML5, CSS3, PHP, SVG, JavaScript, jQuery, Grunt, Gulp, Angular
Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sublime Text
Responsive Design, Mobile-first design, Hand-coding, Agile
Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Sublime Text
Responsive Design, Mobile-first design, Hand-coding, Agile
Teaching Experience
October 2014 & 2015
Startup Institute - Boston, MA
Intro to CSS3 Frameworks Immersive
I taught an immersive 2.5 hour class that served as an introduction to CSS3 Frameworks and how they can fit into a designer/developer's workflow. We covered when and how to use popular frameworks including a deep dive into some of the components included in the Bootstrap framework. The class included lecture, live coding, and interactive group exercises.
Startup Institute - Boston, MA
Intro to CSS3 Frameworks Immersive
I taught an immersive 2.5 hour class that served as an introduction to CSS3 Frameworks and how they can fit into a designer/developer's workflow. We covered when and how to use popular frameworks including a deep dive into some of the components included in the Bootstrap framework. The class included lecture, live coding, and interactive group exercises.