David Patterson

Swisher, IA 52338 · (760) 777-0883 · dapatterson96@hotmail.com

Experienced web developer with 4+ years of experience building highly responsive and accessible UIs and web applications. Passionate about inclusive design and resilient to setbacks, with a demonstrated strong track record of success.


Experience

Associate Web Developer

Image Pointe
  • Designing, building, and maintaining over 50 e-commerce WordPress WooCommerce websites for selling union-specific promotional items to members, increasing company’s user base and operations by 355%
  • Develop a web design template enabling deployment of high-performance, ADA-compliant websites for union customers within a 12-hour development window
  • Elevating Image Pointe’s webstore accessibility from 47% to full WCAG 2.2 Level AA and ADA compliance, improving SEO by 42%, and increasing average web performance by 12%, all within the first year of employment
  • Utilizing Adobe Photoshop and Figma to design high-quality UX prototypes to showcase e-commerce solutions to union clients, helping secure contracts and reducing development risks by 75%
September 2023 - July 2025

Apprentice, I&O Cloud Engineering

Pearson
  • Lead developer of GojiCode, an interactive Python teaching app for teens and young adults, featuring a built-in code editor to run user-generated code and hosted on AWS; receiving high praise and user engagement from 35+ testers
  • Spearhead web application development by taking leadership responsibilities to schedule project goals and meetings during two-week sprint cycles and conduct usability testing in both remote and in-person settings, ensuring a high success rate
  • Build and test web features for WCAG 2.2 Level AA compliance by implementing custom JavaScript functions to create keyboard-accessible drag-and-drop functionality, keybinding elements to the tab key and dropdown menus, improving accessibility for users without mouse access
September 2021 - January 2023

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Accessibility Friendly Web Design
  • Basic VoiceOver Screen Reader Accessibility Testing
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Video Game Development Software
  • Unreal Engine

Adobe Creative Suite
  • Dreamweaver
  • Premiere Pro
  • Photoshop
  • InDesign
  • Lighthouse
  • Illustrator
  • Adobe XD
  • Bridge

Microsoft Office
  • Teams
  • Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Outlook

Portfolio

Professional Website Coding Projects

Starbucks Workers United Merch Store IUPAT International Online Store NTEU Online Store NEA Member Store UAW International Online Store AFL-CIO Union Store

Professional UX/UI Prototypes

Designed UX/UI homepage prototypes to show union clients how their sites could look on Image Pointe's WordPress platform. Completed in 2–4 hours, each prototype integrates layout, visual design, and branding research to engage target audiences and drive contract acquisition. Most clients become long-term partners after viewing a prototype.



Professional Video Projects

Created video projects with Pearson under the Apprentice, I&O Cloud Engineering role. Wrote scripts, filmed footage, conducted interviews, and edited video and audio using Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Audacity. Produced compelling stories to promote internal initiatives. Notably, the Learning2Work Pathfinders Apprenticeship Recruitment video directly led to 14 new hires.


Personal Video Projects

Edited personal video projects using Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop, including cinematic trailers, TV-style commercials, music videos, and restorations of canceled $48 million film projects. The most popular video, the Godzilla: King of the Monsters music video, created entirely from pre-release public footage, has earned nearly 2 million views on YouTube.

The most challenging project was restoring the canceled CGI film for Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. This involved contacting original production staff to verify authentic footage, distinguishing it from material made for the 2005 album re-release, and meticulously stitching together fragmented animation tests, such as a Martian tripod walk cycle from three separate clips, into seamless, accurate sequences.



Artwork

Godzilla_rising_sun_poster Rodan_Mothra_King_Ghidorah_poster retro_monster_movie_Halo 2_poster Halo_Infinite_poster retro_scifi_Halo_Fall_of_Reach_poster Halo_3_odst_poster

Certifications


Education

Franklin Apprenticeships

IBM z/OS Pre-Apprenticeships

Completed 105+ hours of coursework in computer science fundamentals, IBM Z Xplore, z/OS commands and system programming

February 2023 - September 2023

Copper Mountain Community College

Associate in Science in Computer Programming, CP
Computer Programming

GPA: 3.55

August 2014 - May 2018

Interests

I spend a large amount of my free time exploring the latest technology advancements in the front-end web development world and learning new skills to apply to both professional and personal projects.

Apart from being a web developer and designer, I also enjoy spending time making and editing videos in Adobe Premiere Pro and creating artwork in Adobe Photoshop. Some of my works include making 2 posters for a $2,000 art contest hosted by Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment for the 2019 movie, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, which can be seen in the Portfolio section.


Awards

    Copper Mountain Community College

  • President’s List - Fall Semester 2017 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2017 – 3.75 GPA,
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2016 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Spring Semester 2015 – 3.50 GPA
  • President’s List - Fall Semester 2014 – 3.54 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Spring Semester 2018 – 3.50 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Fall Semester 2016 – 3.67 GPA
  • Honor Roll - Fall Semester 2015 – 3.39 GPA

  • Other

  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for August 6, 2020 - Microsoft & 343 Industries
  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for May 9, 2019 - Microsoft & 343 Industries
  • Featured on Halo Waypoint's Halo Community Spotlight news article for January 17, 2019 - Microsoft & 343 Industries