Projects

PreKix

A web app/planner that helps people get ready to launch a kickstarter campaign.

FreeCycle Maps

A web app that allows FreeCycle users to see free items available on visual map interface.

Cards Against Humanity App

An online version of the popular group card game designed for an adult audience.

Beginning of the End of AIDS

This is the main landing page that I designed and coded for ONE.org's campaign to advocate for making the end of AIDS possible in our lifetime.

About Patti

Patti has a professional background in web/graphic design and is excited to be making a career shift to web development. Her experience learning to code at Portland Code School has been extremely empowering. Patti hopes that she can make a positive impact on the world through technology. She has a tendency to wander into deep thought about cool new ideas for web applications such as the Freecycle Map project.

Patti possesses the rare combination of natural creativity, technical expertise, project management skills and a presence that makes her a pleasure to work with. She excels at working in different mediums, completing projects on deadlines and exceeding expectations. Her competence is matched only by her humility.

-- Josh Peck, President at For Good Strategies

Patti is a talented designer who combines excellent technical skill with the ability to listen and understand client needs and feedback. She has very good command of design principles across media, including print and digital. Patti produced a number of outstanding design products at ONE. Patti is also a pleasure to work with; she is always professional in her approach and pleasant in her manner.

-- Ken Weber, Executive Director, Zynga.org at Zynga

I would work with Patti again in a New York minute. She is the consummate professional: talented, smart, fast, and efficient. She has strong print and Web design skills and --one of her best qualities --she asks the clarifying questions about goals, purpose, and content necessary for good design. Plus, Patti's got a great personality and is a great employee to manage and work with every day. Design skills + Professionalism + Personality = Win/Win/Win.

-- Garth Moore, US Digital Director at ONE Campaign

I have been working with Patti, a very talented and creative designer for over two years. Always, looking out how the web is evolving, she delivers her classy deliverables, which always have creative touch and uniqueness. On meeting deadlines, she works under pressure so much to give great pieces of work on multiple projects in a given time. She's perfect at the pixel level!

-- Tsegaye Hidru, Web Developer at The ONE Campaign

I worked with Patti for a year, and found her work to be brand-focused, simple, beautiful, and strategic. She is detail oriented, extremely hard-working and never misses a deadline. She was a great asset to my team, and a fantastic collaborator.

-- Elizabeth Brady, Senior Designer Global Creative at ONE

I had the pleasure of working closely with Patti over four years at ONE. Having frequently collaborated with her on a variety of projects I can tell you that Patti is an absolute joy to work with, extremely bright, details-oriented, talented, and professional. Patti was fantastic at sticking to deadlines and applying her creative energy in ways that always surprised me and contributed a great deal to ONE's mission. She's a great team player and extremely good at her job.

-- Chris Scott, Senior Online Campaigns Coordinator at ONE Campaign

Patti Jo is my favorite designer. Her work is inspired, clean, clear and refreshing. My favorite part about working with her is that she'll ponder the goals of the design and then come back with something much smarter and better than what I originally could have envisioned on my own.

-- Ginny Simmons, New Media, Mayors Against Illegal Guns

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Resume

Feb. 2013
– Present

Portland Code School

Student

  • Learning web development skills in a fast-paced, intensive environment
  • Building websites using various Ruby frameworks: Middleman, Sinatra, Rails
  • Collaborating with teammates using GitHub and pair programming
April 2007
– Nov. 2012

ONE.ORG

Designer | telecommute

  • Produced high-visibility, user-friendly designs that reached an audience of up to three million members in a fast-paced environment.
  • Designed microsites, landing pages, and graphics for new campaigns.
  • Conducted QA testing on all webpages before they went live.
  • Produced wireframes and proof of concept mock ups in short timeframes.
  • Fielded all major graphic requests for ONE.org website and ecommerce store.
March 2005
– April 2007

U.S. Department of State

Web/Information Designer (Contractor) | Washington, DC

  • Redesigned websites for Passport Services Intranet, ClassNet, and Bureau Emergency Action Plan with a focus on improved information architecture and usability.
  • Formulated design strategy for joint initiative between DoS and Homeland Security.
  • Awarded Domestic Operations (CA/CST/DO) 2006 "Unsung Hero" award for dedication to organization.
  • Commissioned by several VIPs to work on other high visibility projects within the department.
May 2004
– Sept. 2004

FierceMarkets

Webmaster | Washington, DC

  • Webmaster and SEO Assistant for busy start-up company with nine online newsletter publications each with its own website.
  • Made recommendations to improve usability and design of websites.
  • Handled Web traffic reports, and maintenance work for nine online publications.
  • Increased traffic to websites by finding opportunities for online exposure and using search engine optimization tactics.

Technical Skills

  • HTML5/CSS3
  • Ruby/Rails
  • Javascript
  • JQuery
  • Github
  • Jekyll
  • Wordpress
  • Sinatra
  • Middleman
  • Bootstrap
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Illustrator
  • Flash

Education

Amherst College
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology

Art Institute of Washington
Certificate in Web & Multimedia

References

Available upon request.