Brandon Buttars

Brandon Buttars

Brandon Buttars
573 E 300 S
Spanish Fork, UT
84660
435.764.4574

My Resume

Objective

My objective is to become better at what I know and to learn what I don’t know. My motivation comes from wanting to do my best and do things right.

Skills Cloud

  • Analytics
  • Apache
  • Crazy Egg
  • Cross Browser Debugging
  • CSS/CSS3
  • CSS3
  • Drupal
  • Fireworks
  • Git
  • HTML/HTML5
  • Illustrator
  • Joomla
  • jQuery
  • Landing Pages
  • Less
  • Linux
  • Mac
  • MySQL
  • .NET
  • Photoshop
  • PHP
  • Phusion Passenger
  • Regex
  • RoR
  • SEO
  • Social Media
  • SSH
  • Subversion
  • UI
  • WordPress

Career Experience

  • PMA Media Group 2009 - Present

    Web Designer/Front End Developer/SEO Team Lead

    • Design and code various landing pages, websites, and marketing material.
    • Worked with internal development team to design and implement application UI's.
    • Debug and optimize CSS and HTML for all modern browsers.
    • Manage all SEO Team needs and resources.
    • Design and develop SEO Team tools and technology.
    • Designed two different CMS’s built in Ruby on Rails.
    • Managed multiple instances of WordPress installations.
    • Organized the creation of a mass content network.
    • Managed social media.

  • ODIN Development 2007 - 2009

    Senior Web Designer/Front End Developer

    • Worked internally and externally with clients to design and code templates for Drupal.
    • Worked with the development team to design and implement internal application UI's.
    • Debug and optimize CSS and HTML for all modern browsers.
    • Manage all design team needs and resources.
    • Worked with .NET and Ruby on Rails.

  • Prosper Learning 2005 - 2007

    E-Commerce Mentor

    • Worked with and managed 50+ e-commerce students a week.
    • Organized the E-Commerce curriculum.
    • Introduced social media and blogging into the curriculum.
    • Researched CMS/Shopping cart solutions for the division.

  • Buttars Tractor 1994 - 2004

    Laborer/Sales Assistant/Parts Manager

    • Began fulfilling miscellaneous needs the company had.
    • Worked with the sales department to manage displays and did some basic equipment assembly.
    • Managed the parts counter and managed all parts needs.
    • Built and managed the website.

  • WestHost 2004

    Technical Support

    • Level 1 technical support.
    • Was the first contact customers had for technical support.
    • Diagnosed customer’s issues and resolved them or elevated their issues to higher level of tech.

  • Freelance 1999 - Present

    Just Me Doing Stuff

    • Freelance design and basic development.
    • Created sites and themes for Drupal, WordPress, osCommerce, Joomla, Magento, ZenCart, and other opensource platforms.
    • Managed my own server.

Education

  • Sky View High School - Diploma
  • Bridgerland Applied Technology College - Computer Graphics Program
  • Utah State University - Graphics Design Program
  • Independent Study - Taught Myself

Portfolio

  • Websites/UI
  • Landing Pages
  • Logos

Code Samples