James Mandolini
james@nx571.com
520.404.9751
SKILLS
Client Side: Javascript, JQuery/UI, REACT, HTML, CSS, SASS, Bootstrap
Server Side: C# (.NET), LINQ, Node.js, javascript, .php, JAVA, .VB, .asp
Database: SQL , MS SQL Server, MySQL
Data: JSON, AJAX, XML, LINQ
Software: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, InDesign, Adobe XD), Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
CMS: Drupal/Wordpress
Source Control: TFS, Git
Principles: Semantic HTML, Site SEO, Responsive design, Site analytics
EXPERIENCE
Senior Software Engineer/UX designer, IMV Publishing (DrBicuspid.com, AuntMinnie.com), 2000 - Present
- With original founders, built startup online publisher from scratch to over 200,000 active users, 3.3 million monthly page views, and over $4.5 million in annual revenue.
- Created display templates and database structures for multi-site CMS to generate keyword matching of medical articles and education on industry leading publishing sites.
- Designed and programmed (Javascript/JQuery/React/MsSQL/C#) a custom Learning Management System (LMS) for certified continuing medical education in radiology and dentistry. Created unique, and subsequently patented, educational interfaces and self-publishing tools.
- Collaborated with faculty at the Baylor College of Dentistry to design and implement a system for distance dental education including an interactive oral chart. The system was later adopted by the American Dental Association.
- Led partnership with mammography device manufacturer Hologic to track and target web and email marketing on AuntMinnie.com. The work was used as template for numerous other clients including GE, Siemens, and Toshiba.
- Created an automated survey system, ratemyproduct.bioinfoinc.com, to poll and benchmark product development in the life sciences industry.
Principal, NX571 LLC
Collaborated with Cirrus Visual Communication to develop micro-sites and custom web applications for:
- Vaisala: Live lightning display, National Lightning Detection Network 40th Anniversary Web site.
- Tucson Medical Center: Interactive walk through of Tucson Orthopaedic Institute
- Rain Bird: RainBird.com/iq site supporting technical materials in 7 languages.
- FloorplansFirst.com: Patent Pending Interactive floor plan designer which allows users to collaborate on floor plan furniture placement.
Programmer, Epic Rides, 2006-2015
- Wrote (php/MySQL) and designed UI for epicrides.com.
- Created a custom content and sponsor management system.
- Designed an event registration system used in multiple large mountain bike races.
Senior Designer, Thunderhouse Online Marketing, McCann Erickson, Cambridge, MA , 1998 - 1999
- Project managed, prototyped, and art-directed the creation of Hasbro Interactive's web site.
- Designed multiple micro site solutions for AT&T, including a dual media (print/internet) graphic processing solution to turn thousands of clients' data and logos into customized experiences.
- Led design teams creating promotional micro-sites for clients including SAB, Silicon Graphics, and Mastercard.
Designer, Art Technology Group (ATG), Boston, MA, 1996 - 1997
- Created user interfaces for the Dynamo Application Server, a server-side JAVA environment.
- Diagrammed software functionality for marketing and documentation purposes.
- Prototyped and executed sites for clients including R.R. Donnelly, Sony, and BDDP.
Instructor, Boston Latin High School, Saturday Success School, Boston, MA 1994 - 1996
- Taught a weekly three hour class to seventh and eighth graders instructing them in the use of technology for communication purposes.
Senior Designer, Family Education Network, Boston, MA 1996 - 1997
- Designed navigational structure and content interactives for a family-oriented educational web site.
- Designed and created the prototype of a locally customized service.
Internet Design Specialist, The Phoenix Media Communications Group, Boston, MA, 1995-1996
- Designed and maintained web sites for The Boston Phoenix newspaper and WFNX radio station.
- Created over 30 classified advertising sites, each with a different identity, built upon a singular database solution with personalized content delivery for personal ad clients of The TelePublishing Group.
Design Assistant, The Computer Museum, Boston, MA, 1992 - 1995
- Designed print collateral and assisted in the drafting and creation of interactive exhibits at a science museum focused on the history and future of computing technology.
VOLUNTEER
Rotary LOCAL 2015-2018
Invented, obtained funding, and managed a program to give over 100 micro-grants to K-12 teachers in Tucson. Read the Tucson Weekly Article about Rotary LOCAL.
PATENTS
Educational system for dental professionals
A reinvention of the multiple choice question and an interactive oral chart for testing,
us US8777632 B2
Electronic Floor Plan Server and Method
us US20090105994 A1
A system enabling people to place furniture on a floor plan and share the arrangement with others over the internet.
EDUCATION
Wheaton College, Norton, MA
Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude
Wheaton College, Norton, MA