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Vignette Corporate Website
- Developed and led corporate redesign from table-based layout to CSS in three-month timeframe, meeting go-live deadline
- Optimized on-page layout to facilitate SEO
- Managed eight multi-national sites
- Wrote documentation for content contributors
- Site delivered using Vignette Content Management with Portal and Dynamic Site Module
Vignette Media Campaign Website
- Developed completely in-house to support marketing campaign to the telco, media and entertainment sector
- Developed using accessible CSS methods, including separate print style sheet
- Employees rich media assets such as video and Flash but provides alternative content or help text for users with JavaScript disabled
Paperless Campaign Website
- Campaign site supporting direct mailer to the healthcare sector
- Developed using pure CSS methods, including accessible, standards-based form
- Used Omniture SiteCatalyst reporting to track conversion funnel for leads
Vignette Village Website
- Site for Vignette annual user conference; brought all production in-house at a savings of $30,000
- Includes three regional versions (US, EMEA and APAC)
- Developed using accessible CSS methods, including separate print style sheet
- Live site ran on Vignette Portal
Mixtape Campaign Website
- Campaign site supporting direct mailer
- Developed using pure CSS methods, including accessible, standards-based form
- Used Omniture SiteCatalyst reporting to track conversion funnel for leads
QAD Inc. 2006 Website Redesign
- Developed 2nd corporate web site redesign including most technical aspects
- Established technical specifications
- Integrated cross-browser functional DHTML navigation metaphor
- Utilized JavaScript, CSS and SSI for extremely fast page loads and less redundant code
- Utilization of WebTrends on-demand tracking
- Design supported 10 additional sites: nine non-English and one English mirror
Explore 2005 Conference Website
- Site usability and implementation developed from comp files
- Flash navigation metaphor
- Utilization of WebTrends on-demand tracking
- Responsible for development and maintenance of all content and new sections before, during and after conference
Explore 2004 Conference Website
- Site design constructed from image files provided by graphics designer
- Responsible for all development and maintenance of all content before, during and after conference
Explore 2003 Conference Website
- Look and feel extrapolated from mock-ups by graphics firm
- Responsible for all development and maintenance of all content before, during and after conference
Explore 2002 Conference Website
- Designed look and feel from corporate collateral
- Rotating banner and e-card CGI scripts
- Reused side navigation metaphor for consistency with corporate web site
- Responsible for all development and maintenance of content before, during and after conference
QAD Inc. 2002 Website Redesign
- Developed 1st corporate web site redesign away from frames
- Established technical specifications
- Utilized JavaScript, CSS and SSI for extremely fast page loads
- Designed click-through consistent navigation
- Modernized file structure to limit redundancies
- Design supports nine additional sites: seven non-English and two English mirrors
Texas EIFS Corporate Website
- Built completely from the ground up in fewer than two weeks
- Informational versus aesthetic design view for these pages because many of our visitors used AOL and most were architects and builders looking for specific product information
- Development done with InterDev; PhotoShop used for graphics, including conversion of Illustrator-created EPS files
About Rachele
IAAP Certified Web Accessibility Professional
- Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) external
- Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC) external
I believe in information integrity and accessibility for all through inclusive design principles and I have a wide breadth of knowledge in many areas of web standards and user experience design including HTML, CSS, cross-browser testing, accessibility best practices, information architecture, interaction design, wireframing, prototyping and usability testing.
I earned my Master's Degree in Information Studies from the University of Texas at Austin School of Information external.