Resumé

Nathan E. Lilly

used his artistic training to become a software developer for Fortune 100 companies in the finance, technology, and media industries. He is an effective communicator with the ability to explain technical issues in everyday language. He has consistently demonstrated the ability to effectively translate ideas into reality, working on multiple assignments simultaneously, while ensuring that each one meets its deadlines and is of high quality. Skilled in User Interface (UI) Engineering and Front-End Development; Human Factors & Accessibility (A11y); Full-Stack Development (LAMP, MERN, AWS/Serverless), CMS Development; Information Architecture, Content Strategy; User Experience (UX) Design; Illustration and Visual Design; Interactive Media, Animation and Motion Graphics.

Experience

Comcast NBCUniversal • UI Engineer • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 4/2016-Present
Collaborate with UX designers and back-end developers in a fast-paced Agile driven environment to create and enhance user interfaces, components, and page designs for high-volume, large-scale web applications using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6), and Javascript UI technologies and frameworks (including MERN, AWS/Serverless, React.js, Polymer, JQuery, JSON); Work with various CMSs and IDEs; Required intimate knowledge of web standards, accessibility, responsive device support, browser rendering, and cross-browser support.
The Judge Group • Senior Front-End Developer • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • 8/2014-4/2016
Collaborate with UX designers and back-end developers in a fast-paced Agile driven environment to create and enhance user interfaces for high-volume, large-scale web applications; Develop advanced interactive page features using HTML5, JavaScript, JQuery and custom code; Work with Sitecore CMS, Visual Studio, and Team Foundation Server (TFS); Experience rendering page designs for large-scale, public-facing websites using HTML, CSS, and Javascript UI technologies (including JQuery, React.js, Polymer, AJAX, JSON, MVC, MVVM, Knockout.js); Required intimate knowledge of web standards, accessibility, responsive device support, browser rendering, and cross-browser support.
LiquidHub • Senior UI Designer • Malvern, PA • 1/2010-6/2014
Responsible for User Interaction development (UX), user interface design of website prototypes, and component based design solutions using Dreamweaver, XML, Cascading Style Sheets, JavaScript, HTML, JSF, Photoshop, Illustrator, and RIAs (Rich Internet Applications using tools like AJAX, Flash) in an Agile project management environment for the User Centered Design group of a premier investment management company. Provide senior level user interface design services, which include the analysis of complex user and business workflows and the design and documentation of highly usable interfaces (web, mobile, or client/server), reflecting knowledge of the user’s tasks, information hierarchy and usability best practices. Create detailed user interface designs, including prototyping, for external (web/mobile) and internal (client/server) applications. Support the creation of visual elements, components and templates. Recommend viable, effective design/code solutions which supported underlying performance thresholds. Maintain technical knowledge around company UCD practices, use of templates & components, and prototype process.
Freelance (Various Clients) • Philadelphia, PA • 8/1998-Present
Work closely with clients to answer questions and to gain an understanding of project expectations. Creation of and adherence to project budgets. Detailing and presentation of specifications, storyboards, wireframes, and design prototypes. Advising and guiding of clients through each step of site construction. Quality assurance and testing of all web design projects, including web usability and accessibility. Creation and management of Internet and Intranet sites, with key responsibility for creation of web content. Design, development, and implementation of web interfaces, graphics, and layouts. Image creation, optimization, and manipulation. Creation and production of interactive rich media ads. Writing, editing and proofreading of documents in the process of planning and preparing articles for online dissemination.
GMAC Mortgage • Web Developer • Fort Washington, PA • 4/2007-10/2009
Worked closely with business/marketing staff to answer questions and to gain an understanding of project expectations; Responsibility for quality assurance and testing of all web design projects, including web usability and accessibility; Responsible for development and maintenance of web sites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, Flash, and XML through the use of Collage CMS and Offermatica/Touch Clarity systems;
Kelly Professional Services • Web Technician • Wilmington, DE • 5/2005-4/2007
Responsible for development and maintenance of client websites for JPMorgan Chase. Additional responsibilities include creation and maintenance of automation scripts and applications. Clients included Disney, United Airlines, Amazon, Starbucks, Universal Studios.
E-duction, Inc. • Electronic Media Manager • Blue Bell, PA • 2/2001-7/2002
Creation and implementation of the company’s style guides and visual brand standards. Design and maintain all aspects of the company’s published materials including web sites, desktop publishing, traditional print media, and presentations.
University of the Arts • Instructor (Adjunct Faculty) • Philadelphia, PA • 2/2001-9/2001
Instruction of continuing education students in web development methods and technologies in a university class format.
JFC ProTemps (TSR Inc.) • Web Developer • Camp Hill, PA • 10/1999-10/2000
Re-design and maintenance of the 4,000 page United States Navy Supply (Fleet Material Supply Office) website to ensure greater security of the site based on consultations with Navy Marketing Representative and Navy Webmaster.

Skills

UI Design

User Experience (UX), Internet consulting, project management for the WWW, web analysis & redesign, and web design & development. Creation of visual, audio, animation, video, and interactive media for the Internet. Search engine optimization, including keyword research/selection, meta tagging, search engine submissions, position tracking.

Visual Design:
Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator, CorelDraw, GIMP;
UI Design:
Cross-Platform, Cross-Browser, Web Standards compliant design, Search Engine Optimization, XHTML, HTML, HTML5, Javascript, jQuery, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS-1, CSS-2, CSS-P, CSS3), DHTML, Web Page Editors (Dreamweaver, Adobe GoLive, Microsoft FrontPage);
Media Production
Macromedia Flash (Animation, Video, Actionscript), Streaming Audio and Video, SVG, SMIL, Director, Sound Forge, Premiere; Lightwave, Poser, Bryce;

UI Engineering and Front-End Development

Development of applications integrating databases and using server-side scripting languages. E-commerce implementation and support. Database planning, normalization, and integration.

Programming:
LAMP, MERN, AWS/Serverless; Javascript, Javascript Frameworks (Polymer, React, Angular + Redux), Functional Programming, Regular Expressions, Object Oriented Programming (OOP);
Server-side Scripting:
Node, PHP, CGI, Perl, ASP, XML;
Web Services:
HTML5 APIs, RSS, RDF;
Networking:
Apache, FTP, SSH;
Databases:
DynamoDB, SQL, MySQL, SQLite, Access;

Certifications

International Association of Accessibility Professionals
Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA), 12/2018

Volunteering

gPARSEC (Greater Pottstown Area Robotics Science and Engineering Community)
Mentor, 2016 to present
BSA Troop 4 of Royersford
Webmaster, 2014 to 2016

Education

Berkeley Computer Training Corporation
Internet Technology Certificate, 1998
Lock Haven University
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art (Electronic Media), 1996
Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, 1996
Mastbaum (Area Vocational Technical School)
Vocational Technical Diploma, Commercial Art, 1991