Collin Navratil

Web Developer,
Photographer,
& Graphic Designer

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About me

I am a 26 year old web developer, photographer and graphic designer with over nine years experience. I am driven with a passion to problem solve and an appetite for adventure both in my work and in life. Born and raised in Cleveland, OH, I am a die hard Cleveland sports fan. I enjoy the outdoors, playing the drums, video games and creating all types of art.

Below you will find a little bit more about me, my experiences and what I am passionate about.

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Skills

Web Development

HTML5 & CSS3

JavaScript/jQuery

Responsive & Mobile Design

PHP

Front End Frameworks (Bootstrap)

Cross-Browser Development

CMS & E-commerce Platforms
(WordPress and IBM ECM)

Testing & Debugging

Design

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Dreamweaver

Adobe InDesign

Adobe Lightroom

Typography & Vector Art

Branding (Logos, Business Cards, Brochures, etc.)

Print Design

Color Theory

Photography

Wedding Photography

Photo Retouching & Restoration

Commercial Photography

Portrait Photography

Lighting

Printing & Resizing

Digital Image Manipulation

Digital Video

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Experience

2016 - Present

Web Developer

Abercrombie & Fitch, New Albany, OH

The web developer position at Abercrombie & Fitch helps manage the execution and publishing of assets and content for all of the Abercrombie & Fitch websites and APP. The role introduced me in working with a wide array of team members such as Project Managers, Digital Designers, UX Designers, Developers, Site Merchandisers, Site Operations and many more. The positions foundation lies upon existing technology, databases, content management systems, and CRM tools. Work within these tools allows the developer to execute content for seasonal and daily updates on time with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and integrated 3rd party content for marketing and promotions. My main focus has included building content for Domestic and International sites for kids and adult brands. Other duties include partnering with translation teams to ensure correct verbiage is used in International markets. We also coordinate with the Testing and Analytics team to execute on site tests daily and actively support IT with day of code fixes for the site.
2014 - 2015

Digital Media Assistant

Student Technology Assistant Center, Bowling Green, OH

The Student Technology Assistant Center (STAC) offers peer-to-peer instruction on a variety of software applications including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Apple iLife, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office and more. These services are available to undergraduate, graduate, and distance students at Bowling Green State University. The STAC has allowed me to enhance my communication and creative skills by tutoring students in the various softwares listed above and in subjects such as photography, web design, video and graphic design, where I even had the oppurtunity to teach a few workshops.
July 2014 - Occasional Work

Photographer & Photo Editor

Legends Sports Photography, Willoughby, OH

Legends Sports Photography is a youth sports photography company that focuses on individual and group picture taking. At Legends, I work as a front line photographer, interacting with adults and children daily. Other duites inlcude assiting in photo editing, studio tear down and set up and graphic work.
April 2014 - July 2014 (Internship)

Videographer & Web Designer

My Community Focus, Macedonia, OH

My Community Focus is a public, educational, and government access television station that serves local cities in Northeast Ohio. television is a youth sports photography company that focuses on team and individual picture taking. My Community Focus allowed me to gain valuable experience working in many different areas such as videographer filming studio and outdoor events, video editing, studio production involvement and helping redesign their website.