Pete Wilson

SENIOR FRONT-END DEVELOPER & DESIGNER offering 12 years of design and development experience with a passion for staying up-to-date on current web and mobile design/development trends. I enjoy the process of bringing a project to life from conception to deployment with fellow designers, product managers, and engineers all working toward a seamless user experience. What excites me most is working on cool projects, problem solving, and learning new skills along the way.

Recent Work

tacboard.com
  • HTML
  • CSS/SCSS
  • Javascript
  • Photoshop
  • Premiere Pro
  • InVision

TacBoard Website

Designed and built TacBoard's entire website and all visual content from scratch, all of which has been continually updated based on real-world user feedback and tracked user-behavior.

tacboard.com/dashboard
  • HTML/JSX
  • CSS/SCSS
  • Javascript
  • React
  • InVision

TacBoard Web App

Designed TacBoard's web app from wireframe to production. Developed front-end while working in collaboration with back-end engineer.

doheny.com
  • HTML
  • CSS/LESS
  • Javascript
  • Photoshop
  • Magento
  • Balsamiq

Doheny's Website

Design complete reskin (2013), complete site redesign (2017), and designed and built multiple front-end javascript applications for this ~$90M ecommerce site.

cision.com
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Photoshop

Cision Website

Collaborated with marketing director and developers to redesign and rebuild entire site for this ~$750M software company.

cision.com
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Javascript
  • Photoshop

Cision Web App

Collaborated with other designers and UX specialists to design multiple sections of Cisions different paid web applications.

Resume

Education

Bachelor of Science, Information Systems University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Skills

Javascript, HTML, CSS / SCSS / LESS, React, React Native, Dev Tools, AWS Amplify, Git, GitHub, Responsive Design Best-Practices, SEO Best-Practices, Photoshop, XD, Illustrator, Premiere, InVision, Balsamiq.

Process

Build light and clean. Avoid bloated code by attempting to meet needs with plain javascript rather than libraries when applicable. Utilize SCSS for clean, legible styling. Reference images via <source srcset> for both responsiveness as well as modern image formats such as WebP with tradition formats as a fallback. Use SVG and/or CSS for all iconography, logos, and visual shapes.

Achievements

Designed and built the first website for (at the time) hit TV show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Volunteer Basketball Coach at Chicago Public School Agassiz Elementary

Won a game of H.O.R.S.E. versus a guy who played 512 total minutes in the NBA.

Experience

TacBoard / Senior Front-End Developer & Visual Designer tacboard.com

Chicago, IL / 2017 - Present

From concept to production, designed and developed front-end and UI for text-to-screen software used at special events. Designed, developed, and managed all web related activity, to include web-app, website, emails, micro-sites, Facebook chatbot, and Facebook media.

Doheny's / Senior Front-End Developer & Designer doheny.com

Remote / 2013 - Present

Designed and developed front-end applications for $90M+ ecommerce site. Designed major site reskins. Wireframed, redesigned, and developed front-end of complete site re-platform while working in collaboration with the director of marketing, content manager, SEO specialist, and third-party back-end dev agency.

Cision / Web & Product Designer cision.com

Chicago, IL / 2010 - 2013

Worked with the director of marketing, front-end developer and third-party agency to redesign and rebuild entire site. Worked with internal developers and UX team to completely redesign app UI from concept to production. Designed and developed for ever-changing website and digital content library.

Quill / Web Designer quill.com

Remote / 2007 - 2010

Worked with team of six designers and a developer to manage this ecommerce site. Designed, developed, and managed all web related activity - web-apps, SEO, website, emails, micro-sites, and banners.

Short-term Consulting

  • University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • American Marketing Association
  • Potbelly Sandwich Works
  • Jones Lang LaSalle
  • Williams-Labadie
  • Hess Oil Co.
  • CME Group
  • MSI