Michael Doxsey is an experienced creative professional skilled in front-end web development, UI/UX design, and visual design. He has extensive experience designing and developing responsive websites using tools like HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, and content management systems. Some of the companies he has worked with include GoSuperSonic, Bleu Marketing, DotNetNuke Corp, Invino.com, and Global Wine Co. He is passionate about user experience and ensuring websites are accessible, functional, and achieve business objectives.
1. MICHAEL DOXSEY
925-808-1733
mdoxsey@gmail.com
http://www.michaeldoxsey.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Driven, passionate creative professional… high-functioning, balanced hybrid Designer & Developer. Excellent communicator
when interpreting, designing and implementing client and staff visions of new websites, and new functional elements. Ability to
multi-task and juggle multiple time-sensitive projects simultaneously. Embraces new cutting-edge technologies, seeks out new,
more refined coding techniques/languages and is methodical when breaking down challenges into workable pieces. Lives to
inspire and motivate. Interested in helping others succeed. Unstoppable desire for high-usability websites and improving user
interactions with every step in the design/development process. End-user advocate and champion.
COMPETENCIES
• HTML4/5 • CSS2/CSS3 • jQuery • SPA Development • Basecamp / JIRA • SASS / LESS
• Sitecore/DNN/CMS • Bootstrap3 • Omnigraffle • Adobe CS6 • Digital & Print • UI/UE Design
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Programming/Web: hand-coding classic HTML, XHTML, HTML 5, .NET/ASCX, CSS2/CSS3, JQuery & JavaScript libraries
implementation/usage/editing, OO Development, , SPA dev experience, JSON, GeoJSON
Software: Adobe CS6 Suite, Visual Studio, Camtasia, After Effects, Squeeze, Topaz, Perforce, Subversion, Sitecore/ Wordpress/
DotNetNuke CMS’s, SQL Server Manager, IIS, Microsoft Office savvy
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
February, 2015 – March, 2016
GoSuperSonic.com / for NDA Client: (Largest Telecommunications Provider in Alaska) - All aspects of Front End Web
Development, SPA Development & UI/UX/UE Design processes for complete, multi-phased site redesign, and re-marketing plan
for the largest telecommunications provider in Alaska.
Lead Front-End Web Developer - Contractor
Took client requirements combined with the creative team’s PSDs and transformed them into shiny, new, scalable,
Bootstrap 3, responsive Sitecore-driven coded site themes, webpages, campaigns and microsites. Made
recommendations to facilitate client’s design requests and technological requirements and limitations; (would
recommend JavaScript libraries and development patterns for the project, based on goals, purpose and use-cases).
Interface with development team daily - communicate project requirements and ensure UI and UE best-practices are
present and openly discussed during the design phase, through multi-scenario/multiple-version prototyping and
componentization for Sitecore, empowering the client to do versioned A/B Testing to improve their ROI.
Regularly interfaced with client's internal Development and external Marketing teams from beginning of the project.
Worked with client's Marketing Agency in Anchorage, ensuring all Branding Guidelines are being followed.
Excels at rapid prototyping of new functionality, is talented in evoking useful, pointed client feedback and delivering
quick fixes during quick return change rounds.
Using HTML5, CSS3/Sass, Boostrap 3, jQuery, Visual Studio, TDS / TFS, Photoshop, PivotalTracker
Built on Sitecore CMS
October, 2014 – March, 2015
Bleu Marketing – San Francisco-based Digital Marketing Agency
Lead Front-End Web Developer - Contractor
Brought onboard to help build and manage a global training initiative Wordpress website project for Cisco.com
Built wireframes, designed and developed responsive CMS templates using HTML5, CSS3 & Bootstrap
Worked on UI, flushing out best UE in accordance with Cisco’s high‐quality brand standards
Developed overall workflow and process for translation of site into 10 languages
Responsible for working with Cisco’s IT dept. on a single‐sign‐on solution for the website
FRONT-END WEB DEVELOPER
UI/UX & VISUAL DESIGNER
2. November, 2012 – August, 2014
DotNetNuke Corp - Enterprise-level .NET-based DNN CMS and Social Community Platforms
Sales Engineer / Corporate & Customer Trainer / Front-End Web Developer / Corporate Evangelist
Help Sales Team to understand products/ solutions better, helped the team in qualifying opportunities faster
Participated in client product migration and post-sales design & development; helping to ensure client success
Confidently lead hundreds of pre-sales technical calls, one-on-one product demos and also webinars to iterate the
high-value proposition of DNN’s software solutions, to anywhere between 1 and 200 attendees.
Demonstrated our solutions, consulted and participated in post-sales implementation services. Current and
prospective clients include the US Department of Defense, Bank of America, Mars International, DBS Bank and other
well-known national, and international Fortune 50 – Fortune 500 (NDA) companies.
Went on-location/on-site for client trainings throughout the US with clients like Sharp Electronics and Bausch & Lomb.
Implemented and streamlined processes to build fully-customized POC’s for pre-sales demonstration purposes, which
resulted in noticeably higher sales conversions, and shorter sales cycles. Clients felt much more compelled to move
forward when seeing their branding reflected in our solutions.
March, 2012 – July, 2012
Invino.com - Online Wine Sales / Private Label Wine Production
Creative Direction / Web Developer Consultant
Spearheaded positive transformation of under-performing creative team. Partnered with new VP of Marketing as key
player in larger organization turnaround. Developed new creative philosophy and created processes, instilled new
enthusiasm. Motivated creative team to get them to work both more independently and collaboratively as a team.
Created new Excel-based project management system, then trained creative team on its use, resulting in substantial
increase in on-time project delivery, overall project quality and eventually less stress for everyone.
Renovated Invino Wordpress website’s UI / UX CSS3 upgrades, improved marketing banner designs and new more
effective marketing-centric HTML/CSS landing pages.
Designed & built out new email designs and landing/promo pages using Photoshop, HTML & CSS.
Project manager and wire-framing for new mobile e-commerce app developed by third-party service provider.
April, 2011 – March, 2012
Global Wine Co., San Rafael, California
(Wine-of-the-Month Club UI/UX development for clients Williams-Sonoma, New York Times and Food & Wine Magazine)
Web/Print Designer, Web Developer, UI/UX, Product Photography Consultant
Redesigned 3 clients’ websites in order to better leverage and better mirror their current well-known websites and
brands, built on Microsoft’s Dynamics CMS, designed in Photoshop.
Facilitated creative SCRUMS with high-profile clients’ management and creative teams throughout the design process
Facilitated conversion of existing website operations to new, more powerful third-party CMS / e-commerce solution.
Collaborated with and managed third-party service vendor for new CMS storefront during installation.
Redesigned and built clients’ weekly email campaigns, creatively highlighting their featured wines and special
gift-offerings, resulting in a noticeable upturn in email-driven sales.
Responsible for product photography & retouching for the website and for Food & Wine magazine’s full-page
advertisements.
Other previous experience on request