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Who is Dale Mitchell
I am a Web Designer / Developer with broad experience creating everything from hand coded HTML, WordPress to C# .NET enterprise level SAAS websites.
In addition to my broad technical skill set, I have a strong graphic design background with experience designing websites, email and marketing media.
This living portfolio was created to provide a small sampling of my design style, recent print, email media and examples of PC and mobile device mock-ups used to assist clients in visualizing the final website’s appearance.
You can also take a look under the hood to get a feel of my HTML, CSS and JavaScript programming style.
I’ve uploaded additional WIP code and design projects that can be viewed on CodePen .
Branding
Design Phase 1
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Understanding how you present yourself to customers is the beginning of the design process.
For example, your business card.
Wire Framing
Design Phase 2
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Creating the overall concept of the website layout and design begins with wire frames and Adobe XD prototyping.
Live Demos
Design Phase 3
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The final design mockups and content details are resolved. Time to begin developing the live website.
- October 2020 - Present
Self Employed
Web Designer
After leaving Native Rank and during the COVID-19 mandatory Stay At Home mandates.
I freelanced small web design and graphic projects.
- Developing marketing media and copy for The Walnut Gallery and other businesses.
- Implementing and maintaining client WordPress websites and eCommerce service.
- Developing a WordPress Art Gallery CMS service using CPT, Custom Forms and Elementor Pro Page Builder.
- Providing webs design consultation and development services with local artists and art associations, WordPress installation, etc.
- Researching new design tools and completing online tutorials for web \ UI design and development. i.e. Adobe XD, UI /UX Design concepts, WordPress, LESS/SASS/CSS, BootStrap, Visual Code Studio, Node.js etc.
- HTML5
- Elementor Pro
- JSon
- SASS / CSS
- jQuery
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- PHP
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- January 2020 - September 2020
NativeRank
Web Designer
NativeRank is a Premier Google Partner web design studio in downtown Denver, Co. NativeRank provides web design, SEO and web marketing consultation services to a wide range of industries.
As a Web Designer, I was responsible for implementing new client WordPress websites using an in-house WP child theme implementing UI Kit and Mustache templates and JSON. These custom coded templates were developed in VS Code Studio. SEO and general content was uploaded into the website’s MySQL database using custom spreadsheets.
The time at NativeRank was severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. I was furloughed, brought back, and ultimately laid off due to the available work downturn caused by the pandemic.
- Developed and deployed multiple client websites.
- Managed multiple client projects at the same time.
- Resolved client website updates and bug report tickets.
- Developed and implemented a JSON and inhouse gallery plugin based UI Kit photo gallery template service.
- Developed JSON based Review / Testimonial templates.
- Worked with the Content and SEO Teams to refine data upload and SEO optimization processes.
- Worked with Graphic Team to resolve Adobe XD design issues.
- Created/modified SVG icons and miscellaneous media in Adobe Illustrator.
- Modified or optimized Adobe Stock photography in Adobe Photoshop.
- HTML5
- JSON
- LESS
- jQuery
- JavaScript
- PHP
- GULP
- WordPress
- VS Code Studio
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- January 2014 - January 2020
Self Employed
Web Designer
After leaving TraceGains, I began training for a group bike ride through China.
Failing to obtain the required travel permits, I became involved in the operations of a new Art Gallery in Louisville, Colorado.
This time away from programming allowed me to refocus on my art and photography as well as garner experience on the business and marketing sides of the art community.
- Developing marketing media and copy for the art gallery and local artists.
- Implementing and maintaining the gallery WordPress website and ecommerce service.
- Daily operations for the gallery.
- Developing a multi-lingual Art Gallery web application utilizing, .Net, C#, SQL2012 / MySQL and HTML5
- Providing general IT support to local small businesses. e.g. networking, system \ OS upgrades, desktop \ laptop maintenance.
- Freelanced small code snippet \ debugging projects.
- Assisted other consultants with SQL stored procedures, database optimization and schema design.
- Provided webs design consultation and development services with local artists and art associations, WordPress installation, etc.
- Researching new design tools and completing online tutorials for web \ UI design and development. i.e. Adobe XD, WordPress, jQuery, CSS / SASS, BootStrap, Mobirise, Drupal, Aquia Dev Desktop etc.
- C#
- HTML5
- Json
- SASS
- jQuery
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- PHP
- WordPress
- WooCommerce
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- Adobe XD
- February 2011 - January 2014
TraceGains LLC
System Development Lead
TraceGains is a Supplier Management and Compliance Management web based SaaS service provider for the Food Manufacturing industry.
As a System Development Lead I was tasked with a very wide range of duties and responsibilities beyond the normal R&D programmer lead roles.
My initial project was to develop a new OO infrastructure for the existing website with a secondary objective of converting the current single instance code into a secure highly configurable enterprise level multi-vendor portal service.
- Re-engineered the existing alpha product from a basic C# 2.0 web site to an OO C# 4.0 web application.
- Worked with the marketing department on company design of their new website.
- Redesigned the existing web application front-end, creating new CSS stylesheets and page templates.
- Re-engineered the existing alpha \ beta product website UI that was using Infragistics 3rd party controls to Telerik for AJAX.
- Worked with the Support services to design and implement a phase 1 support website.
- Worked with the Cognos developer to integrate the current reports into the new web application.
- Provided direct 3rd level support.
Developed website UI design mockups and web site site maps using Photoshop and MS Visio. - Managed and maintained production servers. i.e. Web (IIS), SQL, application and file servers.
- Implemented Teamshare code repository and integrated automated build services.
- C#
- ASP .NET
- Telerik
- jQuery, WCF
- Entity Framework
- SQL Server
- Windows Server 2008
- Team Foundation Server
- VMWare
- October 2004 - October 2010
ZOLL Data Systems
Software Engineer
ZOLL’s Custom Solutions Group (CSG) is a small group of programmers and QA engineers that develop custom applications that extend and/or integrate 3rd Party vendor software and services with the RescueNET suite of EMS Dispatch / Patient Care Report services.
- Developed real time .NET C# CAD to CAD data interfaces and web services.
- Updated and refactored a ColdFusion web application to allow for international and multi-language support.
- Provided direct 3rd level support for all CSG off the shelf applications and custom solutions.
- C#
- ASP .NET
- ColdFusion
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- Entity Framework
- SQL Server
- Visual Studio 2005
- VMWare
- XML
- January 2003 - June 2004
G.A. Wright Marketing
System Development Lead
G.A. Wright was a general marketing and retail sales marketing company.
I was hired to develop a web site to automate data integration between IGT, the leading gaming machine manufacturer in the US, and G. A. Wright’s gaming industry customer’s Player’s Club marketing services.
- Develop websites for company internal and client marketing services.
- Develop & Maintain web based online proofing services for on-demand printing.
- Develop web forms for client mailing and data collection using ASP.Net, ColdFusion and Classic ASP.
- Develop SQL 2000 Database schemas and DTSs for data upload, processing and warehousing of client mailing marketing data.
- Develop VB.Net XML data upload applications for automating data upload & mailing processes.
- General Website administration (IIS 5.0).
- Support & train Jr. Programmers / Data Analyst in a variety of technologies.
- C#
- .Net 2.0
- VBA
- ASP .NET
- ASP .NET Web Services
- ColdFusion
- XML
- SQL Server
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- April 2002 - July 2002
M2M Matrix
Senior Programmer
M2M Was a joint venture between CERN and M2M to provide remote Linux based management devices for the power industry in the US and France.
- Developed SQL 2000 Database Schema and Deployment plans.
- Documented existing SQL 2000 database schema and Developed new server-scaling options.
- Developed Apache 1.3.28, MySQL 4.0.2, PHP 4.2.1 and XML based service for storing and retrieving data from remote embedded Linux based devices.
- MS SQL 2000
- HTML
- PHP
- Javascript
- MySQL
- Apache
- TCP\IP remoting
- May 1995 - August 2001
Digital Equipment Corp./ Compaq
Localization Tools Developer
While at DEC and Compaq I work in a variety of positions starting out as a Level 2 Technical Support engineer for the Windows 95 Launch and working my way up to Operations Manager for the first outsourced helpdesk for General Electric (GE).
I left the management position to take a position in the newly created “Reporting” team. While on the team, I developed web based reporting services and intranet support websites for a multitude of enterprise level help desks.
At that time I also was involved with Compaq’s deployment teams where I worked with the network architects in designing and implementing the helpdesk infrastructures. This position was challenging because it required the ability to work in a wide range of web management/development roles while meeting a variety of short-term deadlines.
- Administered 40+ MS IIS 4/5 websites for internal helpdesks and the Compaq client’s IT Staff and employees.
- Deployed and managed Intel based MS NT 4.0 and W2K servers in a multi-vendor environment.
- Worked with the System Networking Operations Teams to develop web service deployment plans for new Compaq clients.
- Worked with the System Networking Operations Teams to coordinate system monitoring and backup services.
- Worked with the System Networking Operations Teams to troubleshoot network connectivity issues.
- Troubleshot web application issues and/or worked with the 3rd party vendor to develop appropriate solutions.
- Designed and Implemented SQL 7.0/2000 Databases for web enabled applications.
- Developed report services using MS Access95/97/2000, VB, JavaScript, ADO, RDS and ActiveX/COM objects.
- Developed web-based applications using VB, JavaScript, ADO, RDS and ActiveX/COM objects.
- Developed specialty web sites for Compaq internal and external client use.
- Developed web design solutions for hosting 3rd party web applications.
- Assisted/trained other Webmasters in implementation and administration of the web infrastructure I developed.
- Assisted/trained content managers in the use of HTML, scripting languages and FrontPage 2000.
- VB .NET
- ASP .NET
- JavaScript
- Windows Forms
- SQL Server
- IIS Server
- Crystal Reports
- TCT\IP
- Windows 2000 Server
- May 1994 - May 1995
MindCrafter Computer Access
Self Employed
During this time, I worked as an outside contractor installing small peer-to-peer networks in small local businesses.
At the same time, I was attempting to start what is now an Application Service Provider (ASP) business providing computer access to a wide array of applications to the local temporary secretarial services.
Arrangements for providing Internet and terminal access to Mesa University’s Computer Science students had also been completed.
Failing to gain sufficient financial backing, I rejoined the job market.
- February 1985 - May 1994
U.A. Army
Military Intelligence Analyst
I was initially an Army Reservist in 1985 with a Military Occupation Specialty (MOS) as a Combat Medical Specialist (EMT+).
I switched to Active Duty in 1986 and changed my MOS to an intelligence field.
In 1990 I reenlisted and changed my MOS a third time to Military Intelligence Analyst.
- Performed initial analysis of information gathered by other intelligence collection agencies. Once the analysis was completed, wrote technical/tactical evaluation reports on said information.
- Trained personnel in the use of various computer applications.
Installed and configured new workstations and servers for small peer-to-peer networks. - Managed Computer Security Programs and Conducted periodic reviews and investigations.
- Managed Personal & Physical Security programs.
- Performed general personnel and office management duties.
- Managed a Medical Ambulance Detachment and Battalion Aide Station that provided medical support to all services located in the Military District of Washington.
Portfolio
Samples of Past Work
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- Branding
- Design Concept
- Graphic Design
- Live Designs
- Wireframes
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