I am an accomplished web designer who understands the full life cycle of website creation from research, sitemaps, wireframes, designing, coding and content management systems. I have expert experience with XHTML/CSS and Adobe Photoshop CS4. I am also passionate about photography and use Nikon equipment to primarily photograph people. Feel free to very my online resume here.
Technical Expertise
Adobe: PS CS4, AI CS4, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Lightroom 2
Web Marketing: On page SEO, SEO Code Structure, Landing Pages, Calls to Action.
Front End Technologies: XHTML, CSS 2, CSS 3, (some) jQuery, 960GS
Content Management Systems: ExpressionEngine, Wordpress, BusinessCatalyst, Squarespace, Textpattern, Firerift, CushyCMS
Other Applications: Espresso, Omnigraffle, OmniFocus,web based: Basecamp, Highrise, GoPlan
Summary of Skills
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills.
- Natural creative talent that is continually nurtured with focus towards excellence.
- Consistently seeks to streamline workflow for most efficient production.
- Highly proficient in web standards design.
- Makes great use of standard development framewords like: 960 Grid & jQuery
- Extensive knowledge and experience using Adobe Creative Suite.
- Proven ability to meet deadlines ahead of schedule.
- Motivated and flexible person who takes initiative.
- Excellent communicator in both individual and across working groups.
- Experienced working with as a member of multiple remote teams during various project phases.
Work History
Wall Street on Demand (Current)- I am working as a Designer at the Boulder based Wall Street on Demand
- Responsible for designing and creating high level styleguides
- Learning about how to take complex data and making it easy to understand
- More to come!
- Relationship started as a contractor and developed into a full time position as they desired to have me 100% on their team.
- With GreenTent, I focused on growing their business through client acquisition, networking and cold calling.
- Designed and developed award winning websites during my time with GreenTent.
- Focused extensively on building their business
- Provided extensive consulting and client training to new clients
- Allowed the use of my complete portfolio of work to help them acquire clients
- Developed, established and maintained client websites as an independent contractor.
- Developed several company identities and web presence.
- Performed pro-bono work consisting of websites and print material for Non-Profit Organizations.
- Consistently managed financial constraints to meet client budgetary needs.
- Built successful ongoing processes for developing client sales, marketing, and relations.
- Worked with other remote design and devlepment teams for both short and long term projects.
- Worked on location as an Independent Contractor for short and long term engagements.
- Regularly created architectural drawings to scale.
- Project management from conception to completion, with minimal supervision from senior management.
- Designed and buillt commercial grade to high-end cabinetry and furniture.
- Consistently met deadlines ahead of schedule with no compromise of quality.
- Excelled at on-site creative problem solving.
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