Christopher M. Kopitzke

Richmond, VA 23225

PROFILE

(804) 396-3842

chris@chriskopitzke.com

skype ID: c.kopitzke

· Award Winning Multimedia Specialist, Visual Interaction and Instructional Designer, Front end Developer with

Technical Expertise to join a team and put my skills, talents and experience to work for you.

· Federal 508, WCAG W3C, SCORM. Standards Specialist with Secret Clearance and Security+ certification.

· Detail Oriented, Talented Team Player with a Unique Creative Style and Innate ability to exceed expectations

while delivering Consistently Exceptional Work on deadline and under budget.

· Excellent organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to work independently.

· Able to take Concepts from Draft to Completed Production in Numerous Media Formats. Enterprise SOA experience.

· Professional Photography, National and International Art Gallery Exhibition Experience.

· More than 16 years of Professional Art, Graphic, Visual and Web Design Experience.

· Familiar with and applied knowledge of: Advanced Instructional Systems Design (DL, CBT, WBT, IMI, Simulations,

Virtual Reality, Serious Games, Web 2.0) and Knowledge of Game Theory as it applies to Interactive systems.

· Advanced writing, editing skills, User Journeys, Vignette and scenario development.

· In-depth knowledge of the inter-relationships of design and technology including knowledge of the extensive range of

interface design, graphical, video, audio, authoring and editing software including Captivate, Camtasia and Storyline.

· Application of Generational Awareness, Adult Learning Theory and the five-phase (ADDIE) model.

· “Hands-on” application of Instructional Systems Design (ISD) / Systems Approach to Training (SAT) process that

ensures that learning objectives are linked to mission/job content, the target audience is defined, training requirements

are assigned to effective methods and media for delivery integrating behavioral, cognitive and constructivist sciences.

EXPERIENCE

12/15-present

Lead UI/UX Designer Developer

Chasmart – Contract - offsite / Richmond, VA

· Re-contracted redesign upgrade to Mobile first Responsive web and Social media sites, Html5, CSS3, Angular JS,

Git, HCI visual design SEO/SEM e-commerce product catalog site. Create deliverables; photos, videos, edit assets.

· Build, monitor social media, respond to queries, track metrics, ensure browser, operating system compatibility.

Review, assess, report, and integrate design elements, patterns for habit-loop formation, customer retention.

Lead UI/UX Designer Developer

5/13-12/15

Verisk Health Analytics - Apex - onsite & offsite / Richmond, VA

· Featured my UI/UX and graphics to secure several multi-million dollar contracts for StarNav, ChartNav and

Solution Portal web apps for Medicare, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Humana RFP(s).

· Led Humana RFP Team brainstorm to production discovery sessions. Designed UI/UX contributed to Forbes rank

of 18th on 2015 World’s Most Innovative Companies list. Building in Photoshop, Illustrator, Html5, CSS3, jOuery,

JavaScript, Bootstrap, Dxhtml, Ember, Angular, Kendo, Git, Jira, Rally, Visual Studio in Team Foundation Server

and ASP.Net in MVC. Design, Develop, storyboard, flowcharts, wire frames, functional prototypes of Saas cloud

migration Mobile first Responsive sites in Azure, Axure, Balsamiq with user-centered UI/UX. Branded, Designed,

Developed Veriskhealth.com Solution Portal on an enterprise level SOA. Member of Content Management team,

tasked with deciding which CMS to implement. Benchmarked, compared, recommended BetterCMS open CMS.

· Visio map SSO Federated ID for BCBSNC. Collaborated Card sorts, Contextual Affinity maps, Heuristic evals,

Usability tests, propose Smt2, create feedback log, custom buttons, feedback log, custom buttons, tabs, feedback

messages, adjustable font feature. Integrate experiential instructional design patterns and development principles

to produce effective, engaging, innovative applications. Storyboard, create, script, animate, led several UI/UX

Training / knowledge share Lunch-n-Learn developer luncheon workshops and video on demand on SharePoint.

· Consulted stakeholders, architects, developers, healthcare providers, physicians, nurses, clinicians, coders, gather

requirements. Build, QC, deploy final products, graphics aligned w/ style, brand guides integrating user feedback,

A/B, comparative, statistical analysis and holistic user-centered visual design working in Scrum & Scaled Agile.

11/12-5/13

3/08-5/09

6/12-11/12

Lead UI/UX Designer Developer / Animator & Video Editor

Owens & Minor - Dudley Mfg. - Brancore Corp. offsite / Richmond, VA

· Re-contracted, Design, Develop responsive web 2.0 sites. Html5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap, Photoshop,

Final Cut pro, Dreamweaver. Edit OM CEO Video/Audio, Create 3d graphic animation, design new look & feel.

Sr. Web Manager & Technical Lead

Governor of VA - Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) onsite & offsite / Richmond, VA

· Webmaster for the Governor of VA Design, develop and maintain VITA website(s) for all VITA directorates

including the Governor, Lt. Governor, Secretary of Technology and Northrop Grumman. Stream live video of press

conferences, speeches and events, edit audio of governor’s radio broadcast interviews for the website. Work with

VITA PR Dept. to ensure consistent branding across media.

· Extensively use TinyMCE, Ektron, (CMS) content management systems, content updates with Html5, CSS3,

JavaScript, jQuery, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio Team Foundation Server & ColdFusion Draft wire

frame storyboard versions, RFP’s for Responsive web, Mobile Phones and Tablets. Validate 508 accessibility.

Project Manager - UI/UX Designer Developer

4/12-6/12

4/09-5/09

1/12-4/12

Luxton Law.Com Contract, Blair Marketing Contract offsite / Richmond, VA

· Re-contracted design Html5, CSS3, Sass, Responsive, mobile, jQuery, Extjs, Sencha, Phonegap, Wordpress Drupal.

Capital One - WIPRO / NSI onsite & offsite / Richmond, VA

· Develop Design Portal migration, Html pages, Web apps, Web Services Remote Portlets WSRP Java Spec Request

JSR 168, 286 Java portal portlets in Spring MVC Framework Html5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery Ajax.

Lead Web & UI/UX Designer Developer

6/11-8/11

Federal 508, WCAG Accessibility Web Application Developer / UI/UX

U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs - Apex / CACI offsite / Richmond, VA

· Design, Develop eBenefits Vonapp web app Html5, CSS3, Ajax, jQquery on MVC Restful web Geolocation.

· Verify Federal 508, WCAG AA 2.0 compliance with W3C Accessibility Validation, Site Valet & JAWS.

Web Designer & Developer

10/10-5/11

9/09-9/10

Hewlett Packard - Paladin Marketing offsite / Dallas, TX

· Design, Develop, Create Hewlett Packard product pages: Xml CSS Html Geolocation and Flash localization.

Web Master & SharePoint Administrator

U.S. Army - Columbus Technology Inc. onsite / Fort Lee, VA

· Design, Develop, Maintain, Merge US Army Ordnance Corps, Aberdeen Proving Grounds 61st Brigade site into

the U.S. Army Ft. Lee Ordnance Corps Website. Html, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, Xml, Storyboard, script, shoot,

direct, edit, integrate HD Video/Audio, Photography to comply w/ Federal 508 Accessibility WCAG guidelines.

· Develop, Design, Admin Sharepoint sites draft specs, proposals, create wire frames, click-able prototypes.

· Develop, new navigation link taxonomy. user-friendly page design with Persona-driven user centered UI/UX and

Experiential Instructional Graphic design principles; color theory, typography, composition, perspective and

images with extreme attention to detail. Assure adherence to Software Engineering, Style & Graphic Design Guide

best practices. Pre-launch beta testing, cross-browser and demographic assessments, Shot, edit video for intro page.

· Build, Edit, Maintain, Content Management System (CMS). Establish DCGS-A, DCGS-A/IC cloud continuity.

· Powerpoint and Captivate presentations provide site performance stats/analytics for Command Monthly Brief.

· Designated trained as VTC specialist secure/non-secure Tandenberg video-teleconference system.

· Held periodic meetings with department leads to update progress provide analysis and feedback from Analytics.

· Establish helpdesk troubleshooting network protocols. Image new machines, provide customer support service

to several battalions. Manage server installation. Establish NIPRNet/SIPRNet perimeter security access.

· Build, Administrate SharePoint intranet. Designed sites, workflows, assign rights permissions edit templates.

· PC troubleshooting remote via Cross loop & onsite repair of hardware/software including AD active directory

10/07-1/09

Graphic & Web Designer / Animator & Video Editor

Heelys Shoes - Boss Staffing offsite / Dallas, TX

· Re-Contracted Design, Develop Heelys site Streaming Audio/Video, Animation, Editing in Action Script 2&3.

Create GUI new events calendar and create Disney approved 3d graphics animation for Disney Heelys promos.

· Design Develop; High School Musicals 2&3 Promo, Little Mermaid Promo. Initial contract Design, animate

and launch site for 11th hour deadline launch of Heelys Gamer site with updates.

6/08-1/09

· Design, Develop, Produce Audio/Video and Photograph a twenty-eight room 360o Panoramic Virtual Tour of the

VA Capitol for the Capitol of Virginia website. Storyboard, Shoot, Edit HD Video, Animate Interactive 360o

Panoramic Photographs in AS2,3 Xml, JavaScript. Stream HD Video/Audio on Demand.

Web Designer / Lead Developer / Videographer & Photographer

Virginia House of Delegates - Boss Staffing offsite / Richmond, VA

· Integrate interactive instructional design of historical features for SOL info mapping in FS pro DocuTools.

· Assure (ISD) Instructional System Design (WBI) Web based Instruction best practices in SCORM standards.

Web & Graphic Designer / Branding, Print & TV

2/08-4/08

10/07-6/08

10/07-10/07

6/07-10/07

11/05-3/06

National Client Services - Consult2Hire offsite / Richmond, VA

· Design Create Good Neighbor Counseling site and logo for web, print, signage and network TV commercials.

Web Graphic Designer / Lead Developer

SSC Services - Contract offsite / Richmond, VA

· Design, Develop sites for Children’s Museum of Richmond, Orbit Logistics, Amelia County, Bradley Mechanical.

Web Graphic Designer / Lead Developer

On The Border/Truco - Boss Staffing offsite Dallas, TX

· Design, Produce Action Script, Animate promo Ad page, create 3d graphics sync audio. Design look & feel.

System Analyst II Web Manager SharePoint Admin

U.S. Army - Dekatron Inc onsite Fort Lee, VA

· Re-Contracted Redesign, Update ALMC, The U.S. Army Logistics Management College website with CSS

persona-driven user centered UI/UX design to distribute ALMC course material globally. W3C Validator SiteValet

JAWS to verify Federal 508 WCAG AA W3C Accessibility. Hands-on SharePoint migration. Admin user security,

delegate monitor permissions lists libraries. Assure (ISD) Instructional System Design (WBI) Web based

Instruction best practices. Provide user support, new user training and consult on best practices. Hold periodic

meetings with department leads clients analyze configure design sites based on client direction.

11/06-1/09

Multi-media Interactive Designer / Developer

Circuit City - Boss Staffing offsite Richmond, VA

· Design, Develop, Commercial for Firedog PRN (Press Release Network) for Nationwide distribution to Circuit

City America, broadcast on HD wide screen plasma and LCD in-store TV displays. Contract extended to Create IMI,

Interactive in-store Screen Saver on PC & Laptop displays. Contract extended third time create, animate interactive

HD video kiosk in Final Cut Pro, Flash to Mp4 HD video promo of Sony, JVC, Panasonic HD Camcorders.

8/06-11/06

Web Admin / Designer MCMS SharePoint Trainer SME

Wm. & Mary School of Business - Profiles onsite Williamsburg, VA

· Redesign with user centered UI/UX, Site Admin Content Manager and Faculty Trainer. Design, Develop, launch

School of Business site and MCMS Sites. Apply Adult Learning Theory and ADDIE to Train faculty & staff

MCMS, content management and development. Deliver lessons, evaluate criteria effectiveness and retention.

Web Designer / Web Developer

4/06-6/06

Virginia Dept. of Historical Resources - Udig offsite / Richmond, VA

· Redesign site with hand-coded xhtml, CSS. Comply w/Federal 508, WCAG AAA W3C Accessibility Standards.

· Led structured code reviews walkthroughs. Create content for operational documents with Technical Writers.

9/04-9/05

Lead Web Developer / Graphic & Web Designer

NASA - CNU onsite & offsite / Hampton, VA

· Design/ Redesign, Develop NASA Educational and Administrative websites integrate Audio/Video Web casts and

Interactive Instructional Design. Maintain update UNIX, Perl, CGI, MySQL Databases on Apache Servers.

· Create, Develop Sites, Pages, Graphics, Concepts, Animation and Navigation connecting to MySQL databases CGI, Perl, Html,

CSS, Photoshop and Illustrator. Design, Build UI/UX with data/feedback from targeted field tests, demographic

Persona-driven user centered design. Create, maintain video web casts with video conversion to three bandwidths and

Video/Audio stream on demand from database video library/ PhpMyAdmin Mysql.

· Responsible for complete site migration to NASA portal format with SCORM standards, maintain Federal 508 Accessibility,

WCAG AAW3C Standards on Edspace site, conduct, maintain Astronaut interviews, blogs/vlogs.

· Integrate Interactive educational instructional design principles; discovery based learning, pattern recognition modalities

and (ISD) Instructional System Design best practices. Represent Langley web team, report design, development progress

at interagency video teleconferences. Distribute email newsletter to 15,000+ members.

· Draft NEAT (National Educator Astronaut Teachers) conference agenda, prepare, brief Langley NEAT team

representatives for National NEAT conference at Air & Space Museum in Hampton, VA. Prepare, brief NASA Robotics

Education Project (REP) representatives for FIRST Robotics regional competition. Maintain, integrate Astronauts and

ASCAN (Astronauts Candidates) on-line journals and diaries including multi-lingual w/ captions.

· Design, develop ISS (International Space Station), SST (Space Shuttle Transport) return to flight web agenda content.

Design, develop Site Overview, an inter-agency tool for the site development to be used by JSC (Johnson Space Center)

in Houston, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, Langley Research Center Hampton VA, Marshal Space Center in Alabama.

Maintain site remotely RSNVPN secure access (telecommute).

Web Designer / Developer / Consultant

2/03-6/10

6/02-9/05

CommForce LLC - Contract offsite Richmond, VA

· Design, Develop, Maintain Secure site for Legal Title Search Company with clientele including Sun Trust Banks.

Adult Education Instructor

Career Training Center, Richmond VA

· Teacher of Business English, Grammar, Composition, Web Design/Development, MS Office, integrating e-learning, IMI,

Generational Awareness instructional design techniques for Business Professionals, Secretarial and Medical Assistants.

Director / Associate Director Videographer

7/01-3/02

7/97-5/00

Media Arts Inc. Independent & Contractor offsite Richmond, VA

· Direct, Cast, Crew on location and in-studio, HD Video Cinematography Write Pre/Post Production DVD/TV.

ESL/TOIEC/TOEFL English Instructor

Nisso Début English Academy and ShinYokohama Hospitals Tokyo, Yokohama, Shibuya, Japan

· Adult Education Instructor, K-12 Teacher of ESL/TOIEC/TOEFL English curriculum creation integrating Generational

Awareness, ADDIE, LMS, e-learning, experiential instructional design for Adult students, physicians, nurses & clinicians.

Computer Technician

4/94-5/97

MCV Hospitals Richmond, VA

· Troubleshoot, Resolve computer errors to component level. Provide Analysis, Recommendations, Tech Support Customer

Service. MVS, CICS diagnostics on IBM 3745 Cisco Token Ring Linux network. Including PC repair in Operating Room while

surgery was in progress as well as repairs in the Emergency Room during triage.

Photographer

11/93-3/94

American School Pictures Richmond, VA

· Professional Photographer of class reunion portraits throughout Washington, D.C. and VA.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & TRAINING

BGS - Bachelor‘s Degree - Independent Studies - Multimedia Productions, VCU Richmond (‘88)

Computer Technology - Computer Technology Associates Diploma - ECPI Richmond VA (‘94)

SAFe Scaled Agile Framework (SA) Scaled Agile Academy (5/15)

CSM Scrum Master Certification - Scrum Alliance (5/14)

Comptia Security+ Certification (6/10)

PSI Adjudication of NACLC OPM Secret Clearance granted (5/07)

MCMS - Microsoft Content Management System Trainer (7/06)

DOD - U.S. Army - Web Master & Security Certifications (11/05)

NASA RSAVPN Remote Server Access Virtual Private Network (1/04)

Basic IT Security NASA Langley Research Ctr., Hampton VA (11/04)

Train the Trainer Training Certifications - Richmond, VA (08/03)

3624 FX Laser -Vytek Laser Training Boston, MA (06/02)

HTML Certification Brainbench.com Richmond, VA (10/00)

ESL/TOIEC/TOEFL English Instructor Tokyo, Japan (10/97-4/00)