Kris Hedstrom
I make things clickable and swipeable
Email: hello@k-create.com
Site: k-create.com
I'm an Interactive Designer and Developer with 15 years of experience working on the web (and a few months of dabbling with apps). I have both programming and graphic design skills, which makes me a bit of a strange monster. In addition, I have Information Architecture and User Experience design expertise. I can juggle.
Experience
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Engineering Manager
TumblrOctober 2014 - PresentNew York, NY- Lead a team of Product and Mobile Engineers
- Plan and manage projects for the blog network and the dashboard of Tumblr.com
- Utilize Agile methodologies
- You know that scene from Minority Report with the virtual reality gloves? It's almost exactly nothing like that.
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Product Engineer
TumblrJuly 2012 - September 2014New York, NY- Create new features on Tumblr.com using Javascript, PHP, CSS and HTML5
- Design and develop new default themes, including Optica (the current default)
- Focus on post creation and sharing tools, for example embeddable posts
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Senior Developer
Fantasy InteractiveJune 2011 - July 2012New York, NY- Focus on implementing complex UI designs using Javascript (including Ajax, SVG, WebGL and Canvas APIs), CSS and HTML5
- Mentor junior developers
- Clients include Google, EA, HTC, and USA Today
- Stayed out late one night
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Senior Interactive Developer
POPJuly 2010 - June 2011Seattle, WA- Develop award-winning, standards-based, high-profile sites for interactive agency
- Implementing OOP JavaScript solutions using design patterns such as the Factory, Module and Pub-Sub
- Create solutions using jQuery and Prototype libraries, as well as native JavaScript
- Lead team of junior developers
- Clients include Microsoft, Pokémon, Target, Nintendo, and San Francisco Opera
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Freelance Interactive Designer
Freelance / K-CreateOctober 2001 - PresentSeattle, WA- Freelance designer / developer for various award-winning web sites
- Creative development using Web Standards
- User Experience Design, Information Architecture, and usability testing
- Dynamic content, including content management systems, using languages such as PHP, JavaScript (Node.js), and Ruby (on Rails)
- Database architecture
- JavaScript development using jQuery, Prototype / Scriptaculous, Mootools, YUI, and native JavaScript
- Flash design and OOP Actionscript development
- Graphic, logo and print design
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Senior Interactive Designer
NCsoft WestJune 2009 - July 2010Seattle, WA- Create mockups for NCsoft's Western game franchise web sites
- Design user interface solutions for game installers and launchers
- Develop and maintain game sites using Movable Type and Expression Engine
- Project Management
- Games include Guild Wars, Guild Wars 2, Aion, Lineage II, City of Heroes
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Senior Designer
CobaltOctober 2008 - June 2009Seattle, WA- Design mockups for automotive industry web sites
- Design and implement click-through simulators and prototypes for use with usability testing and client pitches
- Create Information Architecture deliverables (Wireframes, sitemaps, personas, etc)
- Act as mentor and technical consultant for junior members of the team
- Clients include GM, Lexus, BMW, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Subaru, Audi
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Senior Web Developer
POPJune 2007 - October 2008Seattle, WA- Develop award-winning, standards-based, high-profile sites for interactive agency
- Responsible for implementing complex UI designs using Ajax, Javascript, CSS, XHMTL, and Actionscript/Flash
- Web application development
- Lead team of junior developers
- Clients include Nintendo, Raleigh Bicycles, Diamondback Bicycles, Microsoft, Gene Juarez, Ubisoft, New York Metropolitan Opera
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Interactive Developer
KCTS TelevisionDecember 2003 - June 2007Seattle, WA- Design, develop, and maintain KCTS.org and related websites
- Design and implement PBS and PBS Kids related sites
- Create interactive features using Flash / Actionscript, ASP, SQL and XML
- Application development
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PHP Programmer
Technology Resource FoundationJune 2001 - October 2001Seattle, WA- Programmer for non-profit educational organization
- HTML, PHP and MySQL development
- Initial functionality tests and analysis on beta versions
- User-interface and graphic design
Education
Skills
- HTML5
- CSS3
- JavaScript
- PhotoShop
- Actionscript
- PHP
- Ruby (on Rails)
- Django
- Google AppEngine
- NoSQL
- SQL
- MySQL
- Eclipse
- Git
- SVN
- Vault
- TextMate
- Sublime Text
- Swift
- SASS
- LESS
- Illustrator
- Fireworks
- Sketch
- Mac OS X
- Windows
- UNIX