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    Jon Bates is a veteran Creative Director, User Experience Architect, User Interaction Specialist + Visual Designer. With more than 15 years experience in strategic product ideation and virtually every form of content development, Jon Bates builds dynamic online experiences that deliver measurable, quantifiable results + significant return-on-investment to my clients, which include some of the biggest + most recognizable brands in the world. But… Jon Bates is also a veteran house music dj, photographer, writer and co-founder of a nonprofit foundation that serves those affected by mental illness, including advocacy efforts to eliminate stigmas associated with emotional & psychological diseases. the top-secret business plan When we evaluate a client or their project before agreeing to an engagement, careful consideration of the immediate needs of the project are only the first step toward what constitutes success by our standards. For a project to demonstrate excellence, it must not only work flawlessly and engage the target audience: it has to perform behind the scenes, seamlessly integrating with existing systems. And since User Experience is one of our core strengths, we constantly work to improve the relationship between your visitors and the content they want while ensuring everything remains intuitive and familiar for the existing user base How do we keep clients? By keeping our clients ahead of the curve: We keep our clients agile: All aspects of any project are extensible and modular, so that the growth of the business is never hampered by the architecture or requirements of their online products. Changes and updates are implemented faster, with less effort and fewer problems. We keep our clients growing: business requirements must always shape the online product. Third party technologies (social media, sharing tools, feeds) should be well-integrated, but in a way that allows what’s popular today to be easily replaced by the inevitable new preferred platforms to come. Relentlessly promote visual elegance and innovation in what is delivered, but never at the expense of limiting audience reach. Product architecture must ensure ubiquity across OS platforms, browsers (and browser releases), connected devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, Internet appliances) and adopted standards (HTML, HTML5, and so on).If creating a cutting edge visual or product experience requires a plug-in, download or is restricted from use for a significant number of potential visitors, always choose the simpler approach with a greater reach. [Research suggests that 100% of clients are interested in reaching the largest possible audience...] Areas of expertise HTML5, CSS3, AIR, FLEX & Flash design + development Build one, play all: Platform/device/browser/version-agnostic development saves time, money & maintenance efforts by utilizing a universal open product architecture in virtually all projects Strategic creative direction User experience design (UI/UX) Brand development + extensibility Commerce review & integration: We don’t just add a shopping cart to your existing site… we thoroughly review your business, existing online products and infrastructure to discover new revenue & business opportunities. Working with your teams, we’ll create a project development plan and either build it for you or let you do it yourself; once and a while, we even find ourselves doing something between those options if it’s what the client wants. What’s our closing pitch? It’s pretty simple: most clients come back with new projects, and we’re lucky that many don’t even ask us to pitch against other firms. We’re also proud that in 10 years of business, we’ve never once cast out looking for work. New clients call out of the blue, and our existing client base has been tremendously generous in referring new business our way. That’s a nice way to work, and we plan on continuing our approach to business and serving clients to keep it that way

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    Jon Bates is a veteran Creative Director, User Experience Architect, User Interaction Specialist + Visual Designer. With more than 15 years experience in strategic product ideation and virtually every form of content development, Jon Bates builds dynamic online experiences that deliver measurable, quantifiable results + significant return-on-investment to my clients, which include some of the biggest + most recognizable brands in the world. But… Jon Bates is also a veteran house music dj, photographer, writer and co-founder of a nonprofit foundation that serves those affected by mental illness, including advocacy efforts to eliminate stigmas associated with emotional & psychological diseases. the top-secret business plan When we evaluate a client or their project before agreeing to an engagement, careful consideration of the immediate needs of the project are only the first step toward what constitutes success by our standards. For a project to demonstrate excellence, it must not only work flawlessly and engage the target audience: it has to perform behind the scenes, seamlessly integrating with existing systems. And since User Experience is one of our core strengths, we constantly work to improve the relationship between your visitors and the content they want while ensuring everything remains intuitive and familiar for the existing user base How do we keep clients? By keeping our clients ahead of the curve: We keep our clients agile: All aspects of any project are extensible and modular, so that the growth of the business is never hampered by the architecture or requirements of their online products. Changes and updates are implemented faster, with less effort and fewer problems. We keep our clients growing: business requirements must always shape the online product. Third party technologies (social media, sharing tools, feeds) should be well-integrated, but in a way that allows what’s popular today to be easily replaced by the inevitable new preferred platforms to come. Relentlessly promote visual elegance and innovation in what is delivered, but never at the expense of limiting audience reach. Product architecture must ensure ubiquity across OS platforms, browsers (and browser releases), connected devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, Internet appliances) and adopted standards (HTML, HTML5, and so on).If creating a cutting edge visual or product experience requires a plug-in, download or is restricted from use for a significant number of potential visitors, always choose the simpler approach with a greater reach. [Research suggests that 100% of clients are interested in reaching the largest possible audience...] Areas of expertise HTML5, CSS3, AIR, FLEX & Flash design + development Build one, play all: Platform/device/browser/version-agnostic development saves time, money & maintenance efforts by utilizing a universal open product architecture in virtually all projects Strategic creative direction User experience design (UI/UX) Brand development + extensibility Commerce review & integration: We don’t just add a shopping cart to your existing site… we thoroughly review your business, existing online products and infrastructure to discover new revenue & business opportunities. Working with your teams, we’ll create a project development plan and either build it for you or let you do it yourself; once and a while, we even find ourselves doing something between those options if it’s what the client wants. What’s our closing pitch? It’s pretty simple: most clients come back with new projects, and we’re lucky that many don’t even ask us to pitch against other firms. We’re also proud that in 10 years of business, we’ve never once cast out looking for work. New clients call out of the blue, and our existing client base has been tremendously generous in referring new business our way. That’s a nice way to work, and we plan on continuing our approach to business and serving clients to keep it that way

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    Resume - Jonathan Bates - Creative Director + User Experience (UX) Architect + Web Developer

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    Jon Bates is a veteran Creative Director, User Experience Architect, User Interaction Specialist + Visual Designer. With more than 15 years experience in strategic product ideation and virtually every form of content development, Jon Bates builds dynamic online experiences that deliver measurable, quantifiable results + significant return-on-investment to my clients, which include some of the biggest + most recognizable brands in the world. But… Jon Bates is also a veteran house music dj, photographer, writer and co-founder of a nonprofit foundation that serves those affected by mental illness, including advocacy efforts to eliminate stigmas associated with emotional & psychological diseases. the top-secret business plan When we evaluate a client or their project before agreeing to an engagement, careful consideration of the immediate needs of the project are only the first step toward what constitutes success by our standards. For a project to demonstrate excellence, it must not only work flawlessly and engage the target audience: it has to perform behind the scenes, seamlessly integrating with existing systems. And since User Experience is one of our core strengths, we constantly work to improve the relationship between your visitors and the content they want while ensuring everything remains intuitive and familiar for the existing user base How do we keep clients? By keeping our clients ahead of the curve: We keep our clients agile: All aspects of any project are extensible and modular, so that the growth of the business is never hampered by the architecture or requirements of their online products. Changes and updates are implemented faster, with less effort and fewer problems. We keep our clients growing: business requirements must always shape the online product. Third party technologies (social media, sharing tools, feeds) should be well-integrated, but in a way that allows what’s popular today to be easily replaced by the inevitable new preferred platforms to come. Relentlessly promote visual elegance and innovation in what is delivered, but never at the expense of limiting audience reach. Product architecture must ensure ubiquity across OS platforms, browsers (and browser releases), connected devices (smartphones, tablets, wearables, Internet appliances) and adopted standards (HTML, HTML5, and so on).If creating a cutting edge visual or product experience requires a plug-in, download or is restricted from use for a significant number of potential visitors, always choose the simpler approach with a greater reach. [Research suggests that 100% of clients are interested in reaching the largest possible audience...] Areas of expertise HTML5, CSS3, AIR, FLEX & Flash design + development Build one, play all: Platform/device/browser/version-agnostic development saves time, money & maintenance efforts by utilizing a universal open product architecture in virtually all projects Strategic creative direction User experience design (UI/UX) Brand development + extensibility Commerce review & integration: We don’t just add a shopping cart to your existing site… we thoroughly review your business, existing online products and infrastructure to discover new revenue & business opportunities. Working with your teams, we’ll create a project development plan and either build it for you or let you do it yourself; once and a while, we even find ourselves doing something between those options if it’s what the client wants. What’s our closing pitch? It’s pretty simple: most clients come back with new projects, and we’re lucky that many don’t even ask us to pitch against other firms. We’re also proud that in 10 years of business, we’ve never once cast out looking for work. New clients call out of the blue, and our existing client base has been tremendously generous in referring new business our way. That’s a nice way to work, and we plan on continuing our approach to business and serving clients to keep it that way

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    Jonathan Bates

    HTML5 + CSS3 + AIR + Mobile / Creative Direction (612) 217 1115 jonathan@jonbatesdesign.com

    Employment history

    Jon Bates Design + New Media Consulting


    Creative Director

    (2003 - present)

    Consulting on-site and remotely in multiple capacities, including Flash/Flex/AIR design and development; e-learning systems; interactive training; large project creative direction; user experience design; SEO/SEM deployment and analytics-based product evolution Senior-level responsibility for implementing efficient execution of projects within and across organizational units; leveraging external strategic partnership resources; and promoting innovation while mitigating budgetary, scheduling and deliverability risks Expertise building products and designing content across multiple platforms and mediums: dynamic rich media applications (Flash, FLEX, AIR, Silverlight, HTML5), data-driven website development, mobile application development (Android, iPhone, Flash 10.2 for mobile, Flex, Flash Catalyst CS5), brand extension and integration, widget design and development, social media multiplatform integrated marketing, Facebook corporate presence development Extensive experience and success managing development teams, budget oversight, schedule planning & compliance, product teams and fostering individual growth of reports skill sets, leadership, self-direction and peer mentoring Recent clients and projects include:

    eBay, who asked me to research and present a critical assessment of usability


    issues to eBays senior site managers in San Jose, and to prepare a framework global solution that managers used as part of a major redesign initiative. I created a Flash-based concept evaluator which allowed eBay to overlay my recommendations on the existing sites, as well as the capability to select subcomponents (search tools, navigation, shopping modules, visitor help systems) for discrete overlays.

    A major Minneapolis-based retailer needed to streamline and automate


    the approval process of product line designs: Design images had been emailed back and forth between the local buyers, several hundred vendor/fulfillment agents, a design firm in Boston, an India-based concept extrapolation design group, and manufacturing facilities throughout China.

    I developed three integrated systems to solve the clients problem: a


    Silverlight-based hub which was deployed within their intranet, and tied to existing product & inventory SharePoint databases; an installable Flex/AIR

    Resume of Jonathan Bates


    Creative Direction + User Experience + Dynamic Analytics

    612-217-1115 jonathan@jonbatesdesign.com

    Jonathan Bates
    widget for designers and buyers to share and approve designs (also connected to SharePoint); and a mobile app (using HTML5 and Flash) to allow stakeholders to monitor progress and direct revisions while away from the office.

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    The hub, Flex/AIR widget and mobile app proactively notified vendors when
    designs and revisions were due, automatically assigned version control and design identification codes for each submitted design, and tracking capabilities for more than 500 product lines.

    The buyers and line managers were able to visually map the status of all
    active projects, and audit-trail functionality allowed the retailers financial analysts to identify which vendors were most efficient, where systemic problems existed, and automated signoff bricks provided accountability. This system virtually eliminated errors or miscommunication, which prevented costly manufacturing problems and ensured seasonal design strategies were consistent across multiple product categories.

    The client was extremely pleased with the product, and has mandated that it
    be extended from use in their soft lines division to all non-grocery retail lines within 12 months. There is also a planned 2.0 version in which I added three major features and expect to migrate up to the Silverlight 4, Flash 10.2 and AIR 2 platforms; my client determined that this approach delivered key strategic and competitive advantages, resulting in requirements for all involved. compartmentalized development under their Special Projects lab with strict non-disclosure

    Other clients, including Microsoft, 3M; TellMe; BMW USA; Hewlett-Packard, HotGigs and Chegg have hired me to creative direct site design, implement AIR, FLEX, HTML5, CSS and Silverlight versions of static sites; provide team training in RIA, Silverlight, Flash and Flex online product architecture and implement dynamic content development protocols and best-practices.

    I have also been tapped to advise and oversee creative staff reorganizations; assess internal leadership and execution capabilities; and create design process standardization systems (identity guides; publishing procedures and tools; quality assurance; online toolkits with templates, code snippets and graphic master templates).

    In addition to the above-named clients, Ive done work for Unisys; Apple Computer; Walker Art Center; FOX TV; Om Records; HGA Architects; Impossible Fabrics LTD; Hennepin County; and pro-bono design, business consulting and strategy services for local non-profit organizations

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    CNET Networks
    Design Director

    (2001 - 2003)

    Directed user experience and design for 13 brands worldwide, comprising the 12th largest web publishing network in the world and serving 10-20 million visitors original content daily Developed the first dynamic Flash ad units deployed across CNET, ZDNet and MySimon using visitor profiles and real-time pricing databases to tailor specific ads based on product search history, demographic profiles and predictive price-point analysis. The ads were successfully used by CNET premier partners, including Microsoft; Dell; AT&T; Cisco and Amazon Led worldwide visual unification of network site designs, including overhaul of Shopper.com, mySimon, CNET Reviews and CNET.com, and the post-acquisition integration of all sites within ZDNet onto the CNET publishing system, ad insertion tools and network CMS Successfully led design team to implement a uniform template and design standards architecture, which enabled advertising partners to execute campaigns worldwide via CNETs network using standard ad types and a unified insertion/reporting infrastructure Managed staff and budget for over 30 direct reports, including art directors, technical producers, designers and production artists Responsible for overall design implementation and creative approval authority for multiple design and production groups sited worldwide in 23 countries

    The Ocean Channel


    Vice President, Product Development
    strategy for environmental/ ocean-centered start-up Built innovative business model for rich media content business, including content management and automated output systems, real-time ad insertion and use of VBI in video encoding for one of the first automated, searchable media collections available Senior leadership role in initiating product strategy into additional vertical markets and new product categories, including wireless, broadband media, set-top and traditional media Built revenue opportunities across network, including innovative ad units, lead drivers and sponsorship placements independent of media format, device or system configuration Architected user experience and created initial site design, content indexing and publishing

    (2000)
    Start-up venture

    Excite@Home
    Senior Producer, Multimedia

    (1998 - 2000)

    Resume of Jonathan Bates Flash / FLEX / AIR / Silverlight Development & Creative Direction

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    Jonathan Bates
    Created and managed video content programming team serving over 1.2 million subscribers, the worlds largest broadband network at the time. Managed content- sharing relationships with CNN, MSNBC, National Geographic, Fox News and over 20 additional affiliates Worked closely with advertising and marketing teams to create innovative broadband and intelligent promotional devices for sponsors, including Ford, Dell, CNN and Microsoft Produced three weekly online shows, including 'Click Video for @Home', a popular short-format broadband video collection which introduced the first animated 'veejay' host on a major portal

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    CNET Networks
    Director, Multimedia

    (1996 - 1998)

    Managed and assembled team of developers to create next-generation multimedia content and generate new revenue opportunities for the company, partners and advertisers, including Microsoft, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Earthlink, MCI and several others Designed and conceptualized offline animated content with online interaction and data-driven dynamic presentation; I architected and executed the Snap! training product as part of the launch team for Snap.com, which was later acquired by NBC Led R&D group under CEO Halsey Minor and senior executives to create prototypes and proof-ofconcepts to demonstrate CNETs forward-leaning leadership in the early development of largescale internet publishing; designed presentations for major media rollouts and acquisitions Worked with strategic partners under direction from the CEO and senior executives to integrate partner business goals and revenue initiatives with CNETs competencies, ensuring long-term relationships and providing financial benefits and other incentives for major brands to partner with CNET Networks and its worldwide collection of online properties;

    Tools, Skills & Training


    Superior creative ability in web, mobile and advertising design via tools that include Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud, Flex, AIR, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver and Flash Catalyst Advanced skills in Microsoft Expression and Visual Studio environments, including Silverlight content development and HD online video encoding Design / development of dynamic AIR/FLEX/Flash projects (Adobe Flash Professional CS4 & CS5), including database interoperability and integration with legacy CMS, commerce engines and site architectures Coding in HTML, HTML5, XML, XAML, ASPX, JavaScript, CSS 3, jQuery, Visual Basic & SharePoint

    Resume of Jonathan Bates Flash / FLEX / AIR / Silverlight Development & Creative Direction

    612-578-0222 jonathan@jonbatesdesign.com

    Jonathan Bates
    References & Resources
    Additional information on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanbates) Portfolio available at www.jonbatesdesign.com

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    612-578-0222 jonathan@jonbatesdesign.com

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