{"id":1193,"date":"2022-07-15T01:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T01:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/?page_id=1193"},"modified":"2022-12-01T23:58:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T23:58:23","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/?page_id=1193","title":{"rendered":"LeMel Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group site-resume-content is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div style=\"padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px\" class=\"site-resume-links wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lemel <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over 25 years, I have been entrusted by name\u2013brand companies to create visual design and technology solutions with HTML, CSS, Javascript, SQL, web development, design thinking, iterative design, lean-agile development practices, and writing, illustration, and presentation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:2.5\">Experience<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">NOVEMBER 2018 \u2013 MARCH 2020<br><strong>Macy\u2019s, Inc.<\/strong> | San Francisco | <strong>Lab Manager<\/strong>, Web Innovation (Senior Software Engineer)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsible for project oversight and technical guidance for a multi-disciplinary team that designed and built prototypes and launched A\/B feature tests on the premiere fashion retail site macys.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coordinated test design and development of feature ideas among Product Management,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Engineering, Customer Experience (CX), User Experience (UX) and Analytics.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pitched feature ideas across domains.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Communicated test results and recommended next steps.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hybrid style agile development on 2-week iterations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First-year incremental revenue on investment of 20:1 (2,000%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">OCTOBER 2012 \u2013 NOVEMBER 2018<br><strong>Macy\u2019s, Inc.<\/strong> | San Francisco | <strong>UI Developer<\/strong> (Software Engineer)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Front-end site feature development using <strong>HTML<\/strong>, <strong>CSS<\/strong> (<strong>SCSS<\/strong>), <strong>Javascript<\/strong> (<strong>Jquery<\/strong>, <strong>BackboneJS<\/strong>) in a managed code environment (<strong>git<\/strong>) for numerous high-profile site features including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&#8220;More Like This&#8221;, a product feature concept I originated within Macy\u2019s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Deals and Promos&#8221; page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Site header navigation redesign I &amp; II.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8220;Finders&#8221; &#8211; a quiz-style interactive banner for various families of business.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Product Image Optimization &#8211; internal tool for review and technical oversight of product image quality.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">OCTOBER 2008 \u2013 SEPTEMBER 2012<br><strong>Macy\u2019s, Inc.<\/strong> | San Francisco | <strong>Senior Content Engineer<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As in the previous position, continued to be responsible for development of front-end web code with HTML , CSS , and Javascript in a managed code environment, with added responsibilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provided technical support and code review of junior developers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Held primary responsibility for product photography image quality in user interface.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed guidelines for optimization of product images via parameterized requests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintained close consultation with creative partners in New York.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presented research findings and initiative proposals to senior leadership.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Continued to develop and launch high-profile site pages<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">JULY 2008 &#8211; SEPTEMBER 2012<br><strong>Macy\u2019s, Inc.<\/strong> | San Francisco | <strong>Content Engineer<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsible for production and release of delivered creative assets into web pages for this major American retailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Developed front-end web code in a managed code environment:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>HTML<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CSS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Javascript<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>JSP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>XML<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed guidelines for optimization of product images via parameterized requests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed and launched high-profile site pages for high traffic days, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Released new site pages on a weekly cadence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Held primary responsibility for coding HTML of daily national marketing emails.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">SEPTEMBER 1999 \u2013 FEBRUARY 2008<br><strong>Round Table Pizza, Inc.<\/strong> | Walnut Creek, CA | <strong>Web Developer<\/strong>, <strong>Graphic Designer<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Responsible for web programming, user interface design, and graphic design for this well-known pizza franchise company&#8217;s public web site, branding materials, intranet business tools, presentations, and many other design and technology projects. I planned, managed and created interactive portals, tools, and business data displays using various web technologies including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Web Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interactive data visualizations using Javascript and Flash.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intranet pages using CSS, SQL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Report pages using ASP, VBScript, and SQL.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intranet portals using XML\/XSLT as data transport, rendered with HTML and CSS.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Declarative user interface libraries for developers using XML\/XSLT, CSS and JavaScript.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Graphic and Interactive Design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Redesigned and developed the Round Table Pizza homepage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed and developed interactive features supporting 3 to 4 seasonal menu promotions per year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed extensive branding materials and images using Photoshop, Illustrator, FreeHand, InDesign and PowerPoint.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Built visual training simulations in Flash with SQL, XML and ASP.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improvements to the user-friendliness of existing tools by working with and educating clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Promotion and implementation of new technologies, such as blogs for internal clients.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrote and presented material to the organization about technology, design and communication.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Outstanding Contributor, 2004 (employees of the year)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brand Strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As my career progressed, I was entrusted with responsibilities outside of design and web development,<br>including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Presenting, writing and leading informational sessions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leading and participating in company-wide strategic planning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leading brand development initiatives, working directly with senior executives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">1996 \u2013 1999<br><strong>George McWilliams Associates<\/strong> | San Francisco, CA | <strong>Graphic Designer, Transamerica Corporation<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provided graphic design and production support to George McWilliams for primary client TRANSAMERICA including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Held primary responsibility for graphic production on all national print advertising.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Held primary responsibility for corporate identity maintenance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Business presentations, including annual National Management Conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intranet web pages.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corporate communication including public quarterly financial reports, and shareholder information.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Established a cost-effective desktop video editing suite (early adoption technology) for small in-house projects at cost-savings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Developed a custom no-code database app for studio workflow management (FileMaker Pro).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">1993 \u2013 1996<br><strong>Visuals<\/strong> | San Francisco, CA | <strong>Graphic Designer<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 1995-1996, I was the leading contract designer for the agency for revenue over hours booked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Created national print advertising, annuals, brochures, illustration, infographics, posters, signage, and presentations, using <strong>Adobe Photoshop<\/strong>, <strong>Illustrator<\/strong>, <strong>Quark XPress<\/strong>, <strong>Microsoft Office Powerpoint<\/strong> and <strong>Excel<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provided extended in-house contract graphic design to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Levi Strauss &amp; Co.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bechtel Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With additional contract work for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-88e9f975-a5d1-4b0e-83d1-47c72ae83ecb\">\n<li>GT Global<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ESPRIT (clothing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>McCann-Erickson (advertising agency)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ketchum &amp; Ketchum (advertising agency)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Andersen Consulting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boston Consulting Group<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"line-height:1.5\">1992 \u2013 1994<br><strong>ACTIAN <\/strong>(formerly as INGRES\/ASK) | Alameda, CA | <strong>Marketing Project Assistant<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Provided multifaceted support to Project Coordinator for Partner Marketing for this database software company. Planned and produced marketing collateral, including presentation design and graphic design of Value-Added Reseller (VAR) marketing materials using <strong>PowerPoint<\/strong>, <strong>Excel<\/strong>, <strong>Word<\/strong>, and <strong>Quark XPress<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Planned and executed production of marketing collateral.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created sales information databases.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Designed sales and informational presentations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created graphic design of value-added reseller (VAR) marketing materials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provided technical support to VAR Marketing Team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provided administrative support to Marketing Project Coordinator.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education, Training and Certifications<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Google Data Analysis Certification (2022)<\/strong><br>Capstone Project: Fitness Journeys: Using FitBit Sample Data to Inform Bellabeat Promotions <br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaggle.com\/code\/llemell\/fitness-journeys-bellabeat-analysis\/\">https:\/\/www.kaggle.com\/code\/llemell\/fitness-journeys-bellabeat-analysis\/<\/a><br>Certificate verification:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/verify\/professional-cert\/CZ9WCGKT6889\">https:\/\/www.coursera.org\/verify\/professional-cert\/CZ9WCGKT6889<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ThoughtWorks <\/strong>(2009) | Agile Fundamentals and Project Team Workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LearnIT<\/strong>, San Francisco (2003) | Microsoft .Net Web Development<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>University of California at Berkeley Extension<\/strong> (2003) | Human Computer Interface Workshop<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edward Tufte<\/strong> (2002) | Presenting Data and Information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>San Francisco State University Extension<\/strong> (1994) | Macromedia Director Lingo Programming<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>University of California, Berkeley<\/strong> (1984-87) | 2 1\/2 years undergraduate study: Computer Science (L&amp;S)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lemel\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lemel\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lemel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1193","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1193"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1904,"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1193\/revisions\/1904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lemelwilliams.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}