Nick Shwaery
Experience
nshwaery@hotmail.com | nick.shwaerydesign.com | 941.350.6222
Freelance Developer/Designer - Shwaery Design – Contract Work
8.14 – Current
- Interfaced with clients to draw up technology architecture and design/UX plans.
- Hands-on designs, animation and code on various interactive media.
- Client list: Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Baptist Hospital
Manager, Interactive Development - SapientNitro - Digital agency
4.11 – 8.14
- Designed code framework/architecture, wires, comps and animation for Fortune 100 brands.
- Gave LOE estimates, built internal teams, gave UX/UI direction and interfaced with clients.
- As track lead, I was responsible for clean/efficient code for 10+ team in local/offshore locations.
- Client list: Verizon Wireless, Simple Skin Care, Victorinox, Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY,
Vitamin Water, Arctic/Coke No Limit, Liberty Mutual, Briggo Coffee, BBVA Compass, among others.
Director of Interactive Services – Diaz & Cooper - Advertising agency
12.10 – 4.11
- Mentored front-end developers and gave creative direction to designers.
- Initiated project workflow and procedures to ensure efficient delivery to clients.
- Wrote SOWs, proposals, project briefs and met with clients to set/achieve their goals.
Sr. UI Developer – GravityFree - Advertising agency
10.09 – 12.10
- Pitched creative blueprint, presented research and collaborated project direction with clients.
- Created SEO-friendly landing pages for PPC campaigns and ran/analyzed multivariate tests.
- - Coded and designed dynamic websites and interactive Flash applications.
Creative Director – Clickbooth – Affiliate marketing/SEM/SEO
7.08 – 10.09
- Hired, trained and directed team of 13 video editors, designers, developers and a PM.
- Established workflow processes for PR, tech and advertising teams.
- Built a dynamic publisher interface for tracking and analytic tools to optimize ad campaigns.
- Gave creative direction on a variety of interactive material based on analyitcal data.
Flash Developer – Walt Disney World PRO – In-house digital agency for Disney
12.07 – 7.08
- Created animated virtual tours, interactive games and multimedia site assets.
- Led Disney’s SEO committee, with emphasis on Flash visibility.
- Designed monthly multimedia assets for Disney World’s Backstage Pass section.
Art Director – Starwood Vacation Ownership – Hotels and timeshares
12.06 – 11.07
- Produced Ardy award-winning audio and video podcasts for Web and iTunes.
- Designed Flash banner ads, kiosks, multi-varient landing pages and interactive sites.
- Created e-mail/promotional campaigns with web tracking statistics using Omniture.
Animator/Sr. Designer – Deep Focus, Avatar NY, Razorfish, DirecTv – Various agencies
9.05 – 12.06
- Gave art direction on detailed storyboards for client’s promotional campaigns.
- Developed rich media, animated banner ads, screen-saver apps and 3D show opens.
- Client list: Citi, Ford Automobiles, L’Oreal, Maybelline, DirecTv, TBS, HBO, Hasbro.
Chief of Photography/Graphics Editor– The Washington Examiner – Daily newspaper
- Supervised 11 photographers, coordinated photo shoots and budgeted team’s finances.
- Approved all main art/placement on the daily cover, news and feature sections.
- Illustrated original info-graphics, charts and maps to accompany news articles.
- Wrote articles/interviews, laid out pages and shot photos for “Design Section” I created.
8.03 – 9.05
Education
Adjunct Professor – Valencia Community College – Orlando, FL
7.07 – 6.08
- Taught Flash Animation Principles. Served on Graphics Technology Advisory Committee.
Master’s Degree – New York Institute of Technology – New York, NY
9.05 – 12.06
- Communication Arts. Concentration: Motion Graphics. GPA: 3.95.
Bachelor’s Degree – Rutgers University – New Brunswick, NJ
9.99 – 5.03
- Visual Arts. Concentration: Graphic Design. Minor: Economics. GPA: 3.0.
Skills
Technology
- Hand-coded, cross-browser compliant, validated, responsive, HTML5 (Jade, ejs, handlebars) markup.
- CSS3 (less, scss, sass, compass).
- Single Page Applications (angular, backbone)
- AJAX/JSON/XML.
- Mobile webapps (jQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch, Phone Gap, jQTouch).
- Proper SEO semantics/structuring practices.
- AS2/AS3 Flash development.
- API integration (Social Media, Bazaar Voice, GoogleMaps, Scene7).
- Parallax animation/CSS3 Transitions.
- Version control (SVN, GitHub, BitBucket).
- Desktop app development (Adobe AIR).
- CMS/database (ATG, Adobe Experience Manager/CQ, Sharepoint, Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Magento).
- Creating/promoting podcasts/webinars via iTunes/Google Play.
- Analytics integration/campaigns (Omniture, Google Analytics, Site Catalyst).
- HTML email blasts with text backups (ConstantContact, Mail Chimp, Yesmail).
Design
- Seasoned experience of UI/UX, composition, color theory, typography, consistency and balance.
- Creation of user-friendly, memorable experiences for eCommerce, corporate and retail clients.
- Photography and video shoots, color correction, green screen keying out.
- Information architecture, wireframing, prototyping and storyboarding.
- Cross-media marketing (banner ads, email creatives, websites, landing pages).
- Extensive traditional and vector-based illustration/iconography experience.
Management
- Extremely selective in hiring top talent and aligning candidates with proper roles.
- Management of creative/tech process, architecture and inter-department workflows.
- Pitch of digital strategy campaigns to clients.
- Research and implemention of newest design/technology trends with teams.
- Delegation and organization of team schedules.
Tools
Development - Sublime Text, Notepad++, Edge Inspect, MAMP, Charles, Chrome Dev Tools/Firebug, Terminal.
Motion - Flash, After Effects, Motion, LiveType, Swift3D, 3D Studio Max, Maya, ZBrush.
Layout - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, MS Office, OmniGraffle, Balsamiq, Keynote.
Audio/Video - Final Cut Pro, Premiere, Avid, Soundtrack Pro, Garage Band, Logic Pro, Reason, Audacity
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