Brian Andrich

Frontend Developer, UI/UX Designer, Desktop + Mobile

New York, NY    

    HTML5
  • Semantic Markup
  • W3C Valid
  • Canvas
    CSS3
  • SASS / SCSS
  • Compass Framework
  • Cross-Browser Compatibility
    Javascript
  • jQuery / Ajax
  • Efficient & Unobtrusive
  • Graceful Degradation
    Mobile
  • HTML5 Web Apps
  • jQuery Mobile / Sencha
  • Native App Design
    Design
  • I believe in clean and minimal design that showcases content and gives users the best possible experience on all devices
    Et cetera
  • Git, SVN, XML, TextMate, Photoshop, Illustrator, Wire framing, PHP(moderate), MySQL(moderate), Ruby on Rails(limited)
    HopStop.com New York, NY Frontend Developer (2011-Present)
  • Site redesign: spearheaded initiative to redesign site and improve UI/UX; conceptualized, wire framed and created final compositions; met business requirements; created reusable and scalable visual elements; increased page views and average time on site
  • Frontend development: wrote HTML, CSS and Javascript to support new site design; ensured cross-browser compatibly (IE 6+, FF 2+); improved page speed and site performance; wrote jQuery to support rich interactive interfaces of search and result pages, optimized site for tablet and touch devices
  • Mobile design: designed HopStop’s first iPad app (#1 ranked free app in 'navigation' category); worked towards creating a consistent style across all mobile platform apps
  • Other development: designed and coded new 'Mobile', 'About Us', 'Press', 'Advisories', 'Transit Maps' and 'Yelp' pages; created custom HopStop Tumblr theme
  • Marketing: designed and coded cross-client compatible HTML email template; created HopStop ads to promote mobile apps; designed ads for third-party clients to run on HopStop.com
    AccuScore.com Los Angeles, CA Manager of Web Operations (2008-2010)
  • Lead Frontend Developer: wrote standards compliant CSS and XHTML; ensured cross-browser compatibility; used Blueprint CSS framework; jQuery
  • Lead Designer: created logo; crafted three total site revisions; UI’s; widgets; ads; etc.
  • Managed team of three backend developers: assigned tasks; tracked progress; assured quality standards and deadlines were met
  • Managed B2B partnerships: spearheaded product integrations; delivered assets; worked directly with ESPN.com, Yahoo! Sports, LATimes.com, NYPost.com and more
  • Google Analytics: analyzed user behavior on site and made changes to promote efficiency; set-up and tracked funnel goals; optimized keywords and content for SEO best practices
  • Managed email marketing: created content strategy; designed templates; segmented mailing lists based on user activity; integrated and managed Listrack and BlueHornet EMS
    NGTV.com Beverly Hills, CA Web Designer / Frontend Developer (2007-2008)
  • Frontend development: wrote standards compliant CSS and XHTML; took mockups and created pixel-perfect code
  • Web design: created new site elements, ads, UI/UX, promotional pages, etc.
  • Responsible for site updates: edited flash templates; XML files; pushed changes to staging area for Q.A.
  • Worked in a small team in an extremely fast paced environment