Geoffrey Sagers

Summary

I am a skilled Front-end Developer with proven experience creating elegant high-quality front-end web applications. I have solid experience with a wide variety of tools, languages, and environments. In previous roles, I have improved website performance, implemented new front-end development tools, and revised overall site delivery structure. I am adept in collaborating with cross-functional teams and delivering projects on time and on budget. Managers have praised me for being uniquely capable at untangling legacy projects or providing project estimation and development stage scheduling. I can help you plan, schedule, and develop your successful enterprise web solution.

If your project is in the wireframe design stage, I can provide expert UI/UX Engineer insights to deliver the right design, branding, and performance for your product. I am eager to tackle complex problems and deliver elegant front-end solutions. I have been successful in hybrid and remote positions, and prefer remote. I have more than 20 years of developer experience and am skilled with these tools:

Expertise

• Created and published over 10000 web pages on over 1200 different domains
• Experience with graphic design, layout, and typography
• Experience in brand design and corporate identity
• Designed multiple mixed-media brochures that were sent to over 35,000 recipients
• Created 150+ Microsoft PowerPoint presentations used for teaching over 4000 university students

Employment

UX/UI Designer
Centage. Austin, TX September 2023 – November 2023

• Acted as advisor for UX and UI best practices, content layout, and interface options.
• Revised multiple customer sites for better functional tie to implicit actions. New icon and layout design provided better functional layout, and improved UI testing group performance.
• Cleaned up visual clutter by repurposing or removing extra pages for a more efficient flow and lowered the click-through amount to two clicks to reach any page.
• Improved UI design and site overlay for key customer sites. This revision focused on getting vital data in position to facilitate purchasing, staffing, and inventory decisions for clients.

 

As a Front-End Developer and UX/UI Engineer for the Software Technology Group (STG) consulting team, I completed consulting engagements for these customers from February 2012 to August 2023:

Senior Front End Developer
Maverik, Salt Lake City, UT. January 2021 – Present

• Led a team that made decisions regarding technology stack for the website.
• Repurposed old pages that were no longer useful to avoid confusion to customers and search engines.
• Updated method for commonly changing page to use flat-file JSON database schema.
• Improved page loading time by over 80%, reduced file size and quantity, and optimized code for better re-use and update efficiency.

Senior Front End Developer
NuSkin, Provo, UT. August 2017 – December 2020

• Responsive web development on a multi app site, using a mixture of JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML./li>
• Multi-language and multi-market functionality using custom e-commerce and registration applications.
• Created design wireframes for form layouts and functionality to increase customer understanding and completion rate

Senior Front End Developer
Younique, Lehi, UT. March 2017 – July 2017 / June 2016 – October 2016 / February 2015 - January 2016

• Responsive web development on a multi app site, using a mixture of JavaScript, CSS3 and HTML.
• Multi-language and multi-market functionality using custom e-commerce and registration applications.
• 150+ page site in 7 languages and 12 markets.
• Multi-market development, with variations for geography and language including promotions and market specific paths for registration, purchasing, and reporting.
• Customer-centric development, including product announcement, shopping cart and registration for geography specific marketing.

Senior Front End Developer
Backcountry, Park City, UT. October 2016 – December 2016

• Responsive landing pages for products from multiple vendors, Oracle Commerce CMS to publish pages.
• Created product layouts for ever-changing marketing campaigns using Photoshop
• Custom jQuery for manipulation of data for different viewports.

Senior Front End Developer
Cricut / Provo Craft, Salt Lake City, UT. February 2016 – April 2016 / August 2014 – December 2015

• Single page app for use with external hardware device. Catalog development, tiled layouts with multiple image sizes. Additional work for shopping cart layout and print dialogue, toolbars and editing panels.
• HTML, CSS, CSS3 transitions, Bootstrap, LESS, Illustrator, Photoshop
• Set up Drupal installation for content management of support site, eventually expanding to include design and main web site.
• QA work for sites on multiple browsers, platforms and operating systems.
• Crafted custom layouts and user templates for corporate Drupal content management system.

Senior Front End Developer
Bonneville Communications, Salt Lake City, UT. June 2014 – July 2014

• Template pages for site in multiple languages. Responsive design and CSS3 animations.
• HTML, CSS, CSS3, Animation, SaSS, Foundation, jQuery, Illustrator, Photoshop

Senior Front End Developer
McCann/Erikson, Salt Lake City, UT. April 2014 – June 2014

• Multi-screen single page landing sites for Fortune 500 company; utilized parallax scrolling and CSS3 animations and transitions.
• QA work for sites on multiple browsers, platforms and operating systems.

Senior UI Developer
Adaptive Computing, Provo, UT. August 2012 – February 2014

• Web interface for server application used by supercomputing facilities
• Designed and implemented UI features including icons, color schemes, and user flow
• Drafted architecture around user experience and interaction within the application
• Worked cross-team to manage potential roadblocks in development

Full Stack Developer / Front-End Developer
Hewlett Packard Logoworks Corp, American Fork, UT. Sep. 2006 - May 2012

• Advised key stakeholders on SEO optimization for customer-facing websites and partner sites.
• Managed multiple JavaScript/jQuery code projects using a combination of products.
• Revised numerous client websites to declutter and improve user experience designs.

Computer Hardware and Printer Technician
Canon Business Solutions – Salt Lake City, Utah. Apr. 2006 - Aug. 2006.

• Deployed over 800 computer workstations, including backing up and restoring client data to each machine.
• Supported break/fix operations on corporate workstations, servers, and network printers for enterprise client with over 10k users.

Store Manager
Alert Cellular, Tooele, UT. Aug. 2002 - Jan. 2006.

• Store manager for team of employees; managed schedules, inventory, ordering and sales quotas.
• Managed break/fix work for mobile customers for various wireless carriers.

Network Administrator
Business Relations Office, Utah State University, Logan, Utah. Jan 1999 – Apr 2001

• Support staff member for USU Business Relations team, managed break/fix operations for university staff, computers, and faculty members.
• Repaired computers, workstations, laptops, and printers.

Education

B.A., Information Systems - Utah State University

Volunteer Work

LDS Mission

Boy Scouts of America

Interests

Graphic Design

Woodworking

Industrial Design

Photography

Models and Miniatures