Profile

I'm a creative artist who enjoys interface design, development and solving problems with the simplest solution. I have experience with both front and back-end development and an understanding of what's easy for end-users to use and developers to implement. A nice blend of logic and creativity.

My expertise is in interface design and development for an Internet environment. I'm always researching to keep on top of design standards and emerging technologies. I want every finished product to be both intuitive to use and visually stimulating.

Experience

Graphic Designer, Digitell, Inc. – Jamestown, NY
April, 2007 – November, 2008
Developed and designed multimedia CD-ROMs, including interface design and product packaging.
Designed advertisements for print and web-based advertising campaigns.
Designed and developed websites for clients as requested.
Managed and shared network administration duties within a small team.
Automated and streamlined many processes within several stages of production.
Media Services, Jamestown Community College – Jamestown, NY
August, 2003 – August, 2005
Delivered multimedia equipment to classrooms as scheduled.
Repaired equipment as needed.
Maintained and cleaned equipment.
Handled POS system for video library.
Answered telephones and scheduled equipment.

Skills

Website Design: XHTML & CSS. Basic working knowledge of PHP, MySQL, & JavaScript.

Graphic Design: Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator.

Print Design: Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress.

General: Microsoft Office, Network Administration, PC & Macintosh Troubleshooting and Repair.

Education

Erie Institute of Technology, Erie, Pennsylvania — Associates in Specialized Technology: Multimedia Graphic Design, 2007.

Hewes Educational Center, Ashville, New York — Cisco Certified Network Associate and Nortel Networking Certification, 2003.

Portfolio

I follow a simple design philosophy, which I try to incorporate into all of my work: Clean layout, pleasing color and valid code. These are personal goals I set for every project I take part in.

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Digitell, Inc. — Website

I was asked to design a new company website during my time at Digitell. The goal was to present Digitell's services with a clean and modern design while allowing various employees to update and add information without involving a programmer or designer. The solution was easy: install the Etomite Content Management System.

This project was never completed due to my layoff.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins — Website

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, one of Digitell's clients, had asked me to design a simple layout to provide their conference attendees with information about their upcoming conferences. They also asked that all information be provided on a single page.

They were so pleased with the layout for Advances in Skin & Wound Care that they continue to have Digitell use it as a template for their other conferences.

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