Skills

  • Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, & Fireworks, MS Office
  • CSS, HTML/XHTML, Javascript, jQuery, Actionscript, experienced with cross-browser compatibility, SEO, CMS integration, standards compliance, basics of PHP & AJAX
  • Meticulous editor and proofreader

Experience

Web Stores America

Web & Graphic Designer (June - November 2008)

  • Developed and collaborated on wireframes, site architecture, usability flow charts, and user interfaces
  • Optimized sites for increased search engine traffic and accessibility
  • Created specialized & seasonal graphics for promotional efforts
  • Designed and coded layouts for email campaigns
  • Designed static and animated banner ads
  • Coded new e-commerce sites from existing layouts
  • Managed site updates and content for a family of sites
  • Transferred sites from table layouts to CSS
  • Implemented new site features using Javascript & JQuery
  • Created landing pages to drive traffic toward site
  • Consulted on new site designs and redesigns

Sew Vac Direct

Web Designer and Webmaster (October 2007 - May 2008)

  • Created new e-commerce sites from start to finish, supervising every step - from logos and layouts to database population and testing
  • Photographed & photoshopped products for e-commerce websites
  • Set standards for faster & easier data organization and retrieval
  • Maintained and updated 5,000 product database
  • Revitalized 5,000 product retail site, adding intuitive, connected navigation and XHTML descriptions

XL Web Services

Contract Web & Graphic Designer (July - September 2007)

  • Designed websites, sliced & coded others' website layouts into HTML and CSS
  • Produced Flash applets for video and audio streaming applications

Brazos Valley Design

Web & Graphic Designer (January - June 2007)

  • Designed web graphics, websites, logos, business cards, and print media
  • Updated, proofread, and served as webmaster for over 100 websites
  • Interacted with clients to realize their ideas and create a visual identity for their project or business
  • Made Flash multimedia presentations, interactive CDs, & modules for insertion into websites
  • Optimized sites for search engine rankings and accessibility standards

Self Employment

Freelance Web Designer (August 2004 - ongoing)

  • Created, redesigned, and updated websites, logos, and flyers for clients in retail, real estate, service, and the entertainment industry
  • Worked directly with clients from start to finish on diverse projects, getting feedback and approval on everything from proposals and layout mockups to finished sites
  • Designed logos, graphics for publicity efforts and album cover art
  • Adapted sites for and installed multiple content management systems

Education

The University of Texas at Austin

Bachelor of Arts in French, Minor in Music

Coursework in computer science, design, translation, and linguistics