Anthony Cain

Chicago, IL | (708) 829-8577 | ajcain19@gmail.com

I am an innovative leader and creative thinker that leverages human-centered design thinking and development best practices to create immersive digital experiences. My quest is to build aesthetically pleasing, easy to use, accessible user experiences backed by data, and strategically aligned to business goals. As a developer with an eye for design, I strive to bridge the gap between design and technology through collaborative feedback and refinement, showing an eye for visual details, and understanding how design principals affect the long-term goals of a project or product. I love pushing the boundaries of design while working within the constraints of the code, so I strongly feel that the more crossover, the better.

Web Development

Web Development
Creating interactive interfaces that are not only cool, but accessible is very self rewarding and keeps me interested in my work.

Web Design

Web Design
I believe that websites should be beautiful and elegant, however they should also have excellent usability.

Illustration and Painting

Illustration / Painting
I'm very passionate about my art. I love being creative and always try to think "outside of the box".


Experience

Sr. Manager Front End Development

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, NM, OK & TX
  • Manages the development of digital experiences, ensures a human-centered design and development approach was taken into consideration as well as maintaining HCSC brand standards and web development best practices
  • Manages, mentors, and growing a team of professionals, while overseeing technical viability and feasibility of projects and products while driving change to keep pace with emerging technologies
  • Collaborates with design leaders to identify opportunities to optimize design delivery through shared resources and new or upgraded tools
July 2018 – Present

Sr. Web Applications Developer

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, NM, OK & TX
  • Lead developer aided in planning product development and timelines, mentored other developers, and provided general design guidance while developing prototypes and production ready components and templates
  • Implemented, tracked, documented, and trained other web developers on addressing accessibility for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Section 1557 Non-Discrimination federal laws through the use of the WCAG 2.0 and 508 compliance checklist
  • Collaborated with designers and back-end developers in Foundation 4 – 6 and Bootstrap 3 & 4 CSS frameworks to quickly develop reusable components and microsites
Jan 2014 – July 2018

Web Design and Developer (Contractor)

Tahoe Partners @ Blue Cross and Blue Shield of IL, MT, NM, OK & TX
  • Delivered code for web and mobile based layouts, apps, widgets and micro-sites
  • Cross-browser tested in IE 7-10, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Involved in efforts to increase Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for public facing sites.
  • Provided creative vision and strategic insight for projects including wireframes, style guides, usability documentation, and functional prototypes.
August 2010 – December 2014

Delta Freight Inc. | DeltaOrg

Web Developer
  • Developed a microsite, leveraging existing content, imagery and videos for a quick delivery
October - November 2019

Day N Nite Transportation Inc | Day N Nite

Web Developer
  • Designed and developed website, to display DNN logistic capabilities and provide customers with easy to use interface
July 2018 - 2019

Education

The Art Institutes | Chicago, IL

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Web and Interactive Design

GPA: 3.8

January 2008 – May 2010

The Art Institutes | Chicago, IL

Associates of Applied Sciences
Graphic Design
January 2007 – 2008

South Suburban College | South Holland, IL

Associates of Fine Arts
January 2004 – 2008

Skills

Languages
  • HTML5
  • CSS3
  • SCSS
  • JavaScript
  • jQuery
  • JSON
  • AJAX
  • Angular 7+
  • NPM
Tools
  • Visual Studio
  • Dreamweaver
  • InVision
  • Zeplin
  • JAWS (Screen Reader)
  • WAVE (Chrome Extension Accessibility Tester)
  • GitHub
  • Jira
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Wordpress
  • Interwoven Teamsite / Livesite
  • Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
Specialties
  • Management & Leadership
  • Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
  • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 & 2.1 testing
  • 508 Compliance Checklist testing
  • Mobile-First, Responsive Design
  • Cross Browser Testing & Debugging
  • Cross Functional Teams
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Whiteboard & Rapid Prototyping