D. Michael Alberghene
Professional Profile
- Front-end Web Developer professional with nearly 17 years of experience in Web Development and Design
- Front-end Web Developer creating Web business applications for a privately held print services company that increased gross annual sales from $1 million to over $5 million
- Front-end Web Developer prototyping Web business applications for a privately held financial services company that managed over 6 million shareholder accounts
- Proven expertise in managing multiple projects with outside vendors and internal departments: Design, Editorial, Compliance, Information Services, and Production Control
- Implemented and maintained cascading style sheets (CSS) for multiple websites resulting in consistent corporate branding across the enterprise
- Dedicated team member with a focus on user experience (UX)
Technology
- Specialties
- HTML5, X/HTML, DHTML, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap
- Familiar with
- ASP.NET MVC, PHP, JSP, XML
- Applications
- Visual Studio, BBEdit, Dreamweaver, Balsamiq Mockups, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkXPress, MS Office Suite, Acrobat, Fetch, Interwoven TeamSite (CMS), Eclipse (CMS), NetTracker (Web analytics)
Career Highlights
Web Development
- Designed and optimized the user interface (UI) and experience (UX) for a print on demand (POD) website that includes a retail storefront and administrative account management web tools
- Redesigned and enhanced shareholder website to included visual, technical, and structural upgrades resulting in improved shareholder access to monthly and quarterly performance and daily pricing
- Integrated Advisor and Shareholder account information with third party supplier DST Vision templates
- Defined HTML standards across the enterprise to educate internal developers on best practices
- Implemented Photoshop and Illustrator mock-up designs for customized 401(k) client websites
Graphic Design
- Designed and produced marketing literature including brochures, catalogs, annual reports, collateral material, art‑direction for photography and illustration, and directed vendor services resulting in a consistent corporate branding identity
- Skilled typographer in Print Media and Web Design resulting in improved legibility and readability
- Designed and produced multimedia digital presentations, slides, overheads, and handouts for senior management, portfolio managers, sales team, and guest speakers
Quality Assurance
- Developed Style Guide for website coding standards resulting in consistent company wide corporate branding
- Created corporate presentation templates, training materials, and instructional support resulting in uniform company wide corporate branding
- Adapted websites for Web 2.0, W3C, and cross-browser and Mac/Windows compatibility
Professional Experience
Boston College Brighton MAHigher Education 6/2016–1/2019
Front-end Web Developer and UI/UX Designer (Contract)
- Develop functional HTML based on requirement documents using CSS3, HTML5, JQuery, and JavaScript
- Expertise with responsive design for desktop, tablet, and phone interfaces using bootstrap framework
- Partner with ITS developers to design functional web applications interfaces
- Ensures compliance with web accessibility and best practices
- Develop and implement design standards for elegant interface design
HubCast Inc. Wakefield MASoftware 5/2011–12/2015
Front-end Web Developer and UI/UX Designer
- Developed HubCast’s Web properties using CSS3, HTML5, and JQuery within ASP.NET MVC 5
- Produced wireframes for a complex multiuser print on demand (POD) web application
- Created custom corporate branding for HubCast’s client base
- Accountable for front-end Web development and additional graphic design associated with HubCast’s store‑front application
- Excellent HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills focusing on best practices compliant with W3C standards
- Provided cross-browser efficient HTML5, CSS3, and ARIA markup supporting Mac and Windows operating systems with outstanding troubleshooting abilities
- Broad understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and knowledge of AJAX, JQuery plug-ins, and Telerik UI framework
- Strong Web design skills including an attention to detail and aesthetic usability with a broad understanding of typography, color, and layout resulting in a uniform corporate identity
Peopleclick Authoria Waltham MASoftware 1/2011–2/2011
Freelance Front-end Web Developer (Contract)
- Developing Authoria’s Web properties and debugging for IE6 using CSS, HTML, and Eclipse (CMS)
LiTL LLC Boston MASoftware 9/2010–10/2010
Freelance Front-end Web Developer (Contract)
- Developed table-less HTML from Photoshop mockups using CSS3 and HTML for LiTL’s Web properties
Staples Inc. Framingham MARetail 5/2010–8/2010
Freelance Front-end Web Developer (Contract)
- Produced table-less HTML from Photoshop mockups for a B2B Website including ARIA, CSS, and HTML
Putnam Investments Boston MAFinancial Services 4/1994–2/2009
Front-end Web Developer, Marketing and Communications
- Provided front-end Web development for the company’s Web applications that managed nearly 6 million shareholder accounts: Shareholder, Advisor, Defined Contribution, Institutional, and International
- Produced hand-coded functional prototype HTML mock-ups based on static Photoshop comps
- Provided cross-browser efficient X/HTML, CSS, and SEO-friendly markup with excellent X/HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills following best practices standards and W3C compliant
- Broad understanding of Web 2.0 technologies and knowledge of JavaScript
- Actively contributed in project planning and collaborated with outside vendors and internal departments: Design, Editorial, Compliance, Information Services, and Production Control (QA)
Presentation Designer
- Created multimedia sales and marketing PowerPoint presentations for senior management, portfolio managers, sales team, and guest speakers; organized tasks and prioritized work for freelance presentation designers; created corporate presentation templates, training materials, and instructional support for account executives resulting in consistent corporate branding
Education
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth North Dartmouth MABFA Visual Design