Stephen Wyatt Bush

Web Developer

Work

  • MailChimp Redesign

    Date Complete
    January 2011
    Project Summary
    When the MailChimp marketing website was redesigned, I rebuilt the site from the ground up. The site moved from Expression Engine to a Ruby-based static site generator. The site receives over 200,000 page views each day, and the front-end is optimized to ensure great performance.
    Roles
    • • Development Lead
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript

    Visit MailChimp Redesign

  • Voice and Tone

    Date Complete
    November 2011
    Project Summary
    Voice and Tone is MailChimp’s internal guide to maintaining a consistent tone in writing. The site is built on Sintra, and it takes advantage of AJAX and HTML5 PushState to create a smooth browsing experience. I used CSS3 media queries to create a mobile phone optimized version of the site.
    Roles
    • • Ruby / Sinatra
    • • Responsive Design
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript/CoffeeScript

    Visit Voice and Tone

  • MailChimp Mobile Site

    Date Complete
    January 2012
    Project Summary
    I designed and built a mobile-optimized MailChimp site, which decreased bounce rates and improved conversion rates on traffic from mobile devices.
    Roles
    • • Design
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript

    Visit MailChimp Mobile Site

  • MailChimp Experts Directory

    Date Complete
    January 2012
    Project Summary
    The Experts Directory is a place for MailChimp users to find skilled professional help.
    Roles
    • • Ruby on Rails
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript/CoffeeScript

    Visit MailChimp Experts Directory

  • MailChimp Integrations Directory

    Date Complete
    October 2011
    Project Summary
    The Integrations Directory lists plugins that connect MailChimp to all sorts of other platforms through the MailChimp API.
    Roles
    • • Ruby on Rails
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript

    Visit MailChimp Integrations Directory

  • MailChimp Giveaways

    Date Complete
    September 2011
    Project Summary
    This app was used to give away 5000 shirts, 1000 hats, and 1000 plushies within a matter of minutes. This video shows the giveaway in progress.
    Roles
    • • Ruby on Rails
    • • Pusher Integration
    • • HTML5
    • • CSS3
    • • JavaScript

    Visit MailChimp Giveaways

  • Tastyville Booking

    Date Complete
    April 2012
    Project Summary
    I built a custom CMS using Ruby on Rails for Tastyville Booking agency. The CMS allows management of artists, shows, news, media, and more. I designed a mobile view using CSS3 media queries.
    Roles
    • • Ruby / Rails
    • • Responsive Design
    • • HTML
    • • CSS
    • • JavaScript

    Visit Tastyville Booking

  • UTC Art Department

    Date Complete
    May 2010
    Project Summary
    As a design student at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC), I co-redesigned the Art Department website. As a developer at Medium, I built new Art Department site on MessageCMS, a Python-based web framework. The site maintains a clean and minimal aesthetic. Courses, departments and faculty all have unique profiles.
    Roles
    • • Information Architecture
    • • Visual Design
    • • Python Backend
    • • HTML
    • • CSS
    • • JavaScript

    Visit UTC Art Department

  • Chattanooga Football Club

    Date Complete
    Feb 2010
    Project Summary
    The Chattanooga FC (CFC) site is built on MessageCMS in Python. It makes use of reusable widgets and allows CFC to manage custom profiles, schedules, news and products.
    Roles
    • • Python Backend
    • • HTML
    • • CSS
    • • JavaScript

    Visit Chattanooga Football Club

About

Stephen Wyatt Bush is a Web developer living in Atlanta and working at MailChimp. While pursuing a BFA in design, he started teaching himself to code, and hasn’t looked back. He is a proficient front-end developer with an increasing interest in server-side technologies, open source software, and programming languages. His work is featured in .net Magazine, Unmatched Style, and DailyJS. He shares what he learns on his blog.

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