TESTIMONIALS
"I was very pleased with my Pixolia Studios experience. I contacted Pixolia with a specific website in mind, and they worked diligently to satisfy my desires, as well as maintain good web design standards. As a fine art photographer, it is my necessity to have an easy-to-navigate and easily accessible website, but one which incorporates a visual design that does not compete with my photographic imagery. Pixolia Studios took this criteria into consideration and produced a final product with which I was very satisfied. And early feedback from my visitors has been nothing but positive."
Jon Horvath
Jon Horvath Gallery 
"Pixolia Studies is the most professional web design company I have ever worked with. The website that they designed for my company has far surpassed all expectations. I have worked very closely with Andy Meyer on a daily basis to handle of website maintenance, and his follow up time is remarkable. I have already recommended Pixolia Studies to many of my clients and vendors, they too have seen the same professionalism. We could not be happier with our choice in web design!"
Ashley Ebenhoch
Cambridge Lakes
"Pixolia Studios was very attentive to my needs. Before getting started, we sat down and discussed what my goals were for creating a website, what I wanted to achieve, and what experience I wanted for my members. They were very detailed and worked with me to create better content for the website. Pixolia also looked towards the future and built a few features that will allow our website to grow with our organization. A great experience and I would highly recommend Pixolia to others."
Christina Seidner
CARE WISCONSIN
"Pixolia Studios is an easy company to work with. I had specific requirements regarding my homepage and all of these were met within a timely manner. I would recommend Pixolia Studios to my friends."
Linda Mohsenian
Loop de Loop Hair Bowtique
REFERANCES
Kastwell Inc.
Owner
262-695-2208 Ext 117
Readers Digest
e-Commerce Marketing Manager
Bsorensen23@gmail.com
Currently Self Employed
Interactive Web Designer & Team Lead
262-949-5676
SpectraCom
Creative Director
414-455-6340
Pixolia Studios
Developer
262-707-8400
KHS USA, Inc.
Process Engineering Supervisor
414-688-7624
Foster Premier
Cambridge Lakes-Manager
1-847-571-1825
Loop De Loop Hair Bows
Owner
940-692-2396
RESUME'
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
- Degree: Bachelor of Information Resources
- Graduation: December 2005
- Major: GPA: 3.278 (A=4.0)
TECHNOLOGY
SKILLS: I am able to design and develop websites using my expert knowledge of HTML, XHTML, DHTML, CSS, Flash as well as some JavaScript & XML. I have a high understanding of Usability and user experience, as well as a proficient knowledge of search engine optimization.
SOFTWARE: I am able to perform design and development tasks using Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, and Flash, as well as some Illustrator skills. I have experience with both Apple and Microsoft operating systems. I am also proficient in many Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point, Entourage and Visio. Some experience using Basecamp, Quark XPress.
AWARDS
- Readers Digest Gold Award (Readers Digest 2010)
- Best eContent piece 2009 (Direct Supply 2008)
EXPEREINCE
Readers Digest
Digital Designer | Web Designer II
April 2009-Current
- Designed and developed several micro E-commerce websites for the purpose of selling books.
- Managed interns, developing their skills in Design, XHTML, CSS, and best practices.
- Designed and built many profitable HTML emails to meet and exceed goals set by the marketing leadership team as well as myself.
- Designed, Developed and Maintained 2 B to C E-commerce websites.
- Lead meetings to discuss website improvements to help other divisions of the company become more profitable in a competitive industry.
- Designed and built online forms with the use of XHTML and CSS.
- Lead efforts to improve on SEO for the World Wide Country Tours division of the company.
- Created, updated, and maintained direct marketing strategies to increase customer base and profitability for Everyday with Rachael Ray, Taste of Home, and The Family Handyman publications as well as several other books & magazines.
- Was awarded the Readers Digest Gold Award for consistently meeting and beating all expectations set for me.
Pixolia Studios
Web Designer/SEO Specialist/Developer/Owner
June 2008-Current
- Designed and developed the company website.
- Lead and built customer relationships through email campaigns, face to face meetings, and phone conversations.
- Lead designer and marketer of all websites and tools using web premium Adobe products.
- Lead SEO & SEM campaigns for all client websites.
- Created, updated, & maintained direct marketing strategies to increase customer base.
- Implemented new marketing strategies to improve "brand" awareness in the Milwaukee area.
Direct Supply
User Interface Designer
April 2007-March 2009
- Built and monitored the creative and user-experience standards of all online deliverables.
- Deployed Google analytics and usability testing on multiple sites and tools.
- Updated the user experience on existing websites by improving the general look and feel.
- Coordinated with internal customers to emphasize suggestions and ideas for website improvements and optimization concerning usability, SEO, good use of validated XHTML, and user interface improvements.
- Met monthly with a group to discuss issues in implementing new technologies through out the different branches of the company.
- Designed, developed and updated XHTML templates.
- Built, maintained, and designed a multi-million dollar E-commerce web site.
- Mentored an intern by teaching many different web design techniques and development skills, such as designing with SEO in mind, general CSS, and usability standards.
- Designed several HTML Emails for internal and external use.
- Won an award for best eContent piece for my design/development of the company’s careers website.
Top Floor Technology
Developer/Producer/ Designer
July 2006-April 2007
- Designed, populated, and validated websites using XHTML, CSS, and PHP.
- Coordinated with clients to emphasize suggestions and ideas for website improvements and optimization concerning web usability.
- Developed and implemented custom JavaScript applications for clients.
- Designed, Built and updated XHTML templates.
Whittman Hart Interactive
Contracted Developer
June 2006-July 2006
- Created and implement new features for the Harley Davidson web site.
- Q&A several new and existing pages, and applications.
- General maintenance on the Harley Davidson web site.
- Created and edited graphics and code.
