John Ragland Resume

Skills

Programming

  • Languages: Javascript, Typescript, HTML, CSS, PHP
  • Libraries: JQuery, ReactJS
  • Frameworks: NextJS, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, AngularJS
  • Other: JSON,Sass, NodeJS
  • Databases: MySQL

Graphics Design and Marketing

  • Software: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Acrobat, Figma, Corel Draw
  • Skills: Graphic Design, Video Editing, Social Media Marketing, Content Creation
  • Other: SEO, SEM, Google Analytics, Photography, Ubersuggest

Engineering and Technical Writing

  • Software: Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Revit, Pro-Engineer
  • Skills: , 3D Modeling, Rendering, Copywriting, Graphic Design

Work Experience

Endicott Clay Products Company | Senior Web Architect - Marketing Director

Dates: December 2008 - Present

Senior Web Architect
  • Research new methods and technologies to improve website performance and user experience
  • Developed and maintained a new dynamic company website using Nextjs, Bootstrap, JSON, and SSR (Server Side Rendering) to ensure fast loading times and improved SEO
  • Maintained previous company wegsite using PHP, HTML, CSS, Javascript, AngularJS, JQuery, and JSON
  • Proposed and implemented SEO strategies to improve website visibility and search engine rankings
  • Proposes and implemented Accessibility strategies to improve website usability for all users
  • Created artwork and graphics for the website, including product images, banners, and icons
  • Finalized and deployed the website to a production environment, ensuring all features and functionality were working as intended
View the Endicott Website here: Endicott Clay Products Company
Marketing Director & Graphics
  • Researched SEO and SEM strategies to improve website visibility and search engine rankings
  • Promoted good Accessiblity practices to ensure all users can access and use the website
  • Managed a team of direct reports, marketing agency, printing agencies, and video production firm to develop and implement marketing materials and campaigns: Videos page Endicott Videos, Literature page Endicott Literature
  • Created and Maintained annual company price lists that are used by the sales team and distribuotors
  • Designed created sample boards, brochures, flyers, and other marketing materials to promote the company and its products.
  • Photographed individual brick, color corrected the images and created a template to place each individual brick in format to be used on the website: Colors Pages Endicott Colors
  • Headed the company's social media presence, creating and scheduling posts, engaging with followers, managed firms and others that provided content, and analyzing performance metrics: Endicott LinkedIn, Endicott Instagram, Endicott Facebook
  • Worked with Architextures to create and promote a custom texture library for the company's products, allowing users to easily access and use the colors and textures in their projects using an Endicott branded application: Endicott Visualizer

Landoll Corporation | Marketing/Web Design - Technical Writer - Engineering Designer & Drafter

Dates: August 1998 - December 2008

Marketing
  • Create advertisments, brochures, flyers, and other marketing materials to promote the company and its products
  • Website design and development using HTMl, CSS
Technical Writer
  • Created Operator and Parts Manuals for various products using Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Corel Draw, and Microsoft Word
  • Created images and graphics for the manuals
Engineering Designer & Drafter
  • Designed trailers, and fork trucks, and maintained engineering drawings and schematics using Autodesk Autocad, and Pro-Engineer
  • Created animations of designs using C code lanuguages for demonstarations.