Resumé

1338 East 37th Street Tulsa, OK 74105 | 651.707.5465
ryan@tvenge.me / ryantvenge.com

9.2007 – Present – FindLaw

R&D Web Specialist

Responsible for investigating, creating, and documenting features for Web Producers to implement, as well as continuing to work on production sites. Some projects include creating JavaScript-based features to increase value to our customers in their sites. also included in this roll is the creation of production-based tools to increase quality and quantity of production sites.

  • Created quality checking tool that crawls the site and returns any phone numbers that aren’t correct and any pages that do not have any content on them or are waiting for carry-over content.
  • Wrote 15+ scripts in 2010 for the team to implement on sites. Because some of the Producers have a limited knowledge of JavaScript, it is imperative to make features robust and easily implemented.
  • Rewrote cascading menu (css/js) to be more robust and to include optional animations, while still being functional without JavaScript enabled in IE7+.
  • Awareness of how scripts will act without Javascript enabled in a browser. It is very important to be aware that when a user has JavaScript disabled, all of the content of the site is still seen in a similar fashion.

Promoted from…

Web Specialist

Responsibilities include working beyond the Web Producer role to include special projects. These projects include creating versatile html/css/javascript code for engineers to create business system web applications as well as collaborating with other teams at FindLaw to work across boundaries, increasing inter-team communication. Another aspect of this position is being cognizant of the special projects’ scope relative to production expectations.

  • Increasing development team’s knowledge of design principles through presentations and ongoing training opportunities.
  • Built relationships outside of the Development Team through collaboration with our internal customers (i.e. Designers & Project Managers), ongoing.
  • Assessed current template development process, identified a need for improvement and proposed creation of a refined process. Presented these findings to management keeping in mind the business risks and initial time investment versus long term time savings. Proposal was approved and new process was created, saving 60 hours over the course of a year.
  • Represented FindLaw as a member of the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA) by regularly attending speaking and meet & greet events.

Promoted from…

Web Producer

Responsibilities included the development of  valid html/css on complex and very large web sites for attorneys. In this roll, I was expected to complete sites at a high level of production, coding 5–7 per week.

  • Increased leadership skills through html/css training to peers while continuing to meet full production goals.
  • Achieved top performer 5 out of 12 months in 2009.
  • Achieved or exceeded monthly goal 10 out of 12 months in 2009.

10.2007 – 9.2008 – Specialist – Apple Store MOA

The goal at Apple is to enrich lives on a daily basis through great products. As a specilaist, my respoonsibilt was to listen and understand the needs of the customer, and find solutions unique to them.

  • Built extensive knowledge base on Apple products that I continue to use on a daily basis as the “go-to” person at FindLaw.
  • Developed effective communication skills.
  • Conducted one on one training sessions with customers to find solutions that met their needs.

9.2007 – Present – Freelance Design/Development

Freelance work gives me the chance to work freely with other tools and platforms outside of my day job. It gives me the experience of working with a project from front to back.

Education

BFA in Graphic Design with Minor in Arts in Media – University of Minnesota Duluth – 5.2007

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