Nick Stevens

Summary

I’m a UI developer and UX designer using human-centered design to build web and mobile apps. My code has executed in front of millions of people for brands such as Nike, TGI Fridays and Davita Healthcare. I’ve built apps for early-stage startups that were featured by Apple. I have eight years of experience in fast-paced startup/campaign environments.

Skills

Experience

BDW at University of Colorado-Boulder, Graduate Faculty

• Developed 20-week HTML, CSS and JavaScript curriculum for first-time developers
• Trained 16 students in latest front-end development techniques and best practices
• Challenged students to create UI kits geared towards rapid-prototyping and modular development
• Led design critiques that pushed students to consider audience, usability and outcomes beyond the functional requirements of their code

Nick Stevens Studio, UI Developer and UX Designer

• Providing front-end development, server-side development, mobile development, UX research, project architecture, API/data design and UI kit design services
• 1 million+ single-day pageviews for Nike Women’s Marathon, 12,000+ retweets for TGI Fridays #EndlessApps campaign, 4,000+ online veteran job trainings, Apple App Store category feature for Postly
• Major brands include Nike, General Electric, TGI Fridays, DaVita Healthcare, Copper Mountain and more than 15 agencies and startups

Human Design, Full-Stack JavaScript Developer

• Managed UI development of HealthySkoop.com
• Decreased development time by working with design team to identify user experience issues prior to development
• Increased speed of Node.js build scripts eightfold by recoding Grunt process to use Gulp
• Increased organization of JavaScript by implementing Browserify dependency management
• Increased organization of CSS by implementing a semantic and modularity structure

The Hooch Life, Web Manager and Photographer

• Developed websites for The Hooch Life and Shift 1 Design
• Collaborated with Art Director to define the brand’s image
• Shot and edited hundreds of images on a fast-paced editorial schedule

The ONE Campaign, Colorado State Organizer

• Built and maintained relationships with US Senate candidates and their staff
• Recruited and trained nearly 100 volunteers who engaged US Senate candidates 30 times and signed up 1,000 new members
• Secured support from both candidates in the US Senate race
• Organized eight events to build awareness, recruit members and train volunteers
• Landed six media mentions in Colorado news outlets

The ONE Campaign, Intern

• Founded and led ONE Webster
• Recruited and supported ONE leaders on campuses throughout the Midwest
• Built a team to enlist more than 300 students in the ONE Campaign at Webster University
• Secured support from US Senators Claire McCaskill and Kit Bond
• Earned top 10 in the ONE Campus Challenge in 2008 and 2009 among hundreds of universities nationwide

Education

Boulder Digital Works Boulder, ColoradoAug 2013 — Aug 2014

Graduate Certificate in Tech, Design and Entrepreneurship

Webster UniversitySt. Louis, MissouriAug 2007 — May 2010

Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations
Minor in International Human Rights
Certificate in Leadership

GPA 3.9, Graduated Summa Cum Laude with Department Honors

Icon Credits

• Scrum by Björn Andersson from The Noun Project
• Menu by Corie Johnson from The Noun Project
• Pen by Alex Sheyn from The Noun Project
• Light Bulb by Simon Child from The Noun Project
• Hammer by John Caserta from The Noun Project
• Email by Marcus Michaels from The Noun Project
• Awareness by Ivan Colic from The Noun Project
• Crosshair by Mister Pixel from The Noun Project
• Graph by Matthew Hawdon from The Noun Project
• Man by Vanessa Choi from The Noun Project