SETH LEAMER
SUMMARY OF EXPERTISE
I am a Web Developer/Artist hybrid who is drawn to projects that integrate my technical and aesthetic skills.
Artistically, I have over ten years of applied artistic retail experience creating and directing the installation of hundreds of murals, paintings, displays, and sculptures that effectively market a wide range of products while creating a memorable experience for the consumer. I've also participated in a fair amount of fine art shows.
Technically, I have strong project management experience coupled with robust frontend coding skills (HTML, CSS3, JavaScript) and an ever-increasing backend knowledge base. I spent several years as a project manager/developer in the early 2000's and recently went back to school to update my repertoire.
Combined this allows me to navigate through a online project's lifecyle -- understanding disparate requirements, executing challenging code, and delivering attractive websites.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
HTML5
CSS3
JavaScript
Git
WordPress
Bootstrap
jQuery
SQL
ModX
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Basecamp
Sass
Flat File CMSs
Office
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
DayOne Response
Web Developer
Portland, OR 2014 - Present
Currently developing www.dayoneresponse.com
Mobile responsive site built with Bootstrap and jQuery.
Talent Philanthropy Project
Internet Consultant
Portland, OR 2014 -Present
Act as an adviser and developer for www.talentphilanthropy.org built with WordPress
- Additional technical support on sub-brand websites.
- Support on email newsletter and emailing lists.
- Creation of a HTML/CSS style guide for Talent Philanthropy branding.
- Graphic design work on collateral and publications with InDesign and Photoshop.
Portland Code School
Front End Development
Portland, OR 2014
Designed and coded websites while updating web skills
Student Advantage Inc.
Technical Project Manager
Senior Online Developer
Boston, MA 1999 – 2001
In both roles I was Responsible for the development life cycle, multiple redesigns, and ongoing maintenance of www.studentadvantage.com along with management for the web production and design teams.
- Overhauled discounts and services directories along with a search engine of over 10k participating businesses while ensuring data consistency for over 100 national partners.
- Integrated content management systems, relational databases, static content, and online advertising software.
- Collaborated with sales/marketing and design/technical to achieve stated revenue, promotional, and branding goals.
- Regularly used HTML, CSS, PHP, SQL, and the Adobe Suite.
Cahners Business Information
Online Production Editor
Newton, MA 1997 – 1999
Managed the workflow process and scheduling for conversion of 12 monthly and bi-monthly online publications from Quark to HTML on www.manufacturing.net.
ARTISTIC WORK EXPERIENCE
City of Yelm
Muralist
Yelm, WA 2014 - Present
Design and paint murals throughout an emerging tourist town that is "the gateway to Mount Rainier". Working with public and private spaces to capture their vision and create a cohesive body of work.
Trader Joe's Inc.
Art Lead
MA, OR, and WA 2002 – 2014
Design and paint community oriented murals for new and existing Trader Joe’s stores and provide administrative support.
- Lead and direct the art team: train members on all artistic, technical, and logistical elements of creating powerful visual marketing while delegating tasks to maximize team members’ strengths.
- Act as liaison with management and develop store standards manuals to create team cohesion.
- Play a lead role in creating and maintaining store color palettes, fonts, and themes to ensure consistency and fluid marketing.
- Design display boards, banners, and directional signage that adhere to store themes.
- Create multiple murals in 12 stores throughout Oregon, Washington, and Massachusetts.
- Serve as mural consultant to other Trader Joe’s stores, training staff in artistic, logistical and technical skills.
- Develop sales floor templates and display schedule spreadsheets to maximize project management and responsive marketing.
- Provide direct customer service by assessing, prioritizing, and meeting a wide variety of customer needs.
- Maintain store art supplies and accounts.
Frog Pond Toys
Muralist
Lake Oswego, OR 2010
Created an 1,600 sq. feet interior-encompassing mural that highlighted the natural world of a frog pond, both above and below water so that children would be immersed in that environment . Worked closely with owners to ensure that the mural represented the marketing vision of the shopping experience.
ART SHOWS
Spark - 20 and 21
Spark
Portland, OR 2013-14
A ten day project in which I contributed a painting and created art in response to a writer's story.
Big 400
Peoples Art of Portland
Portland, OR 2013
An array of 400 artists, all contributing up to ten 8”x8” pieces. A portion of the proceeds go to the Oregon food bank.
Frame Show
Art Media
Portland, OR 2011
A group show where I created a painting to complement a given frame.
Landscapes
Physical Therapy Associates
Portland, OR 2011
A permanent installation of a large scale paintings.
Concerted Effort
Lower Columbia College Art Gallery
Longview WA 2009
A group show in celebration of the collaborative effort of the artists who installed the mural of Lucinda Parker.
Intergalactic Toys
The Ugly Mug
Portland, OR 2009
Paintings of Star Wars Action figures in unexpected poses.
Sex(xy) Plastic
Tribute Gallery
Portland, OR 2009
A joint art exhibition showcasing paintings of toys in unconventional ways.
PNCA Juried BFA Show
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR 2007 and 2006
A group show with selected works of the BFA students.
Carey Drawing Award
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR 2006
An award for the best figure drawing.
Vorhees Drawing Finalist
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, OR 2006
A finalist in non-representational art.
VOLUNTEER WORK
PNCA Thesis Review Panels
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, OR 2009-Present
Selected to discuss and assess the BFA thesis students' progress twice a year.
EDUCATION