Devon Blandin
Web Developer | Chicago, IL
Web developer and designer in Chicago, IL. Currently attending DePaul University's College of Computing and Digital Media pursuing a BS in Interactive Media, with a minor in Computer Science.
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June 2009 — Present
Web Developer/Designer/Webmaster | Radio DePaul
Created and maintained a new website featuring an in-browser streaming player, a dynamically generated schedule interface using XML and ASP.NET C#, and an iPhone optimized layout. Designed the current vector-based Radio DePaul logo. Designed the print schedule and advertisements for regular inclusion with DePaul University's newspaper The DePaulia. Designed an exclusive Radio DePaul t-shirt.
October 2010 — March 2011 (7 months)
Web Designer/Developer | Marbles: The Brain Store
Designed and developed a new kiosk system for Marbles: The Brain Store to be used within their retail locations.
May 2009 — September 2010 (16 months)
Sales Associate | Marbles: The Brain Store
Handled opening and closing duties, managed company inventory, managed finances, managed inventory, organized stock room, packed and shipped orders, assisted customers, and executed purchases/returns/exchanges.
November 2009 (1 month)
Web Developer | Blueprint Chicago
Created a new hosting account, migrated domain to new hosting, setup a custom installation of Wordpress, and migrated Wordpress posts/assets to new Wordpress installation.
July — August 2009 (2 months)
Web Developer/Designer | GBS Conference
Designed and developed a static website for the GBS business conference in Chicago, IL.
June 2009 (1 month)
Web Developer/Designer | Goat Head Soup Book
Setup a custom Wordpress installation with a custom theme.
October — June 2009 (8 months)
Data Entry Clerk | DePaul University Office of Advancement
Managed an Access database manually and through SQL commands.
May 2009 (1 month)
Web Developer | Operation Moran!
Created a simple website from a provided hand-drawn design.
May 2009 (1 month)
Web Designer and Developer | County Wine Merchant
Static web design for a wine store in IL.
DePaul University | 2007 — Present
— Major: Interactive Media
— Minor: Computer Science
Radio DePaul
Computer Science Society (ACM Chapter)
Dean's List Spring 2010
Featured in the 2008 edition of DePaul's 'Threshold' Literary and Art Magazine
2006 Weems Award for Excellence in Photography
JavaScript +++
ActionScript ++
Ruby on Rails ++
PHP ++
XHTML/CSS +++++
C++ +++
Ruby ++
ASP.NET C# ++
+++++ = Ninja
++++ = Skilled and up-to-date with current trends/technologies
+++ = Experienced but nothing too fancy (yet)
++ = Taken some classes or read some books, and dabbled
+ = Checked it out
Cooking/Dining
Many photos I upload from my iPhone are food-related. I'm a huge foodie and love to pursue culinary bliss whenever I get the chance.
Traveling
I've been privileged to be able to travel extensively throughout the United States and Europe over the years.