Devon Blandin

Web Developer | Chicago, IL

@dblandin

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The Short and Sweet

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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Who Has Employed Me

  • 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.

Where I've Studied

DePaul University | 2007 — Present

— Major: Interactive Media

— Minor: Computer Science

Organizations I've Been A Part Of

Radio DePaul

Computer Science Society (ACM Chapter)

Awards/Honors I've Received

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

What I Can Do

  • 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

Other Interests of Note

  • 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.