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Summary
Problem-solver, colorfully creative. More than 7 years professional experience as a web designer and graphic designer. Passionate, self-motivated, and a natural leader, enjoys working in a team or independantly.
Skillset
Photoshop
Dreamweaver
Illustrator
InDesign
Flash
Fireworks |
HTML
CSS
JavaScript
ActionScript
PHP
MySQL |
Visual Studio
Microsoft Office
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Premier
Autodesk Maya
Corel Painter |
Identity
Illustration
Web Design
Front-End/UI Design
Info. Architecture
Plan + Implement |
Work Experience
June 2007 - Current: liQuidprint, Lincolnwood IL
Graphic and Web Designer for web developement firm.
- Provided art direction for web sites, both internal and external
- Utilized Lead Art Director's home page design to create art direction for various internal and other miscellaneous pages.
- Developed front-end for various sites utilizing advanced CSS techniques, creating XHTML compliant code.
- Built Flash animations and created widgets by modifying existing Flash components and ActionScript.
- Created logos, illustrations, business cards and various other graphic designs.
April 2007: Market Sense, Inc., Burr Ridge IL
Temp web design position at web design and marketing agency.
- Prepared and coded for web, mockups created by Art Director
- Created email blasts and mini websites for use with their proprietary "Marketing Response" system
Februrary 2007: Swanson Video Media, Wheaton IL
Worked with client on-site producing video with Macromedia Flash for efficient web delivery
1999 - 2006: Aardvark Web Design, Hollywood FL
Freelance web and graphic design, operating as Aardvark Web Design.
- Met with clients to pinpoint what the client needed, and developed strategies for implementing solutions
- Successfully managed multiple projects with competing deadlines.
- Collaborated with programmers in designing and implementing user interfaces
- Created websites and graphic work for multiple businesses and industries, including: Corporate, Clothing & Retail, Health & Relationships, Jewelry, Entertainment, Food, Education, Religion, Design
- Created print work, including: Catalogs, business cards, stationery
2005: Yeshiva Toras Chaim, North Miami Beach FL
- Designed and taught “Survey of Design” to ninth through twelfth graders
- The class was an introduction to various uses of computers, including basic computer science, graphic design, web design, computer animation and visual effects
2002: Vision Burst, Inc., Hollywood FL
Designer in the Creative Services Department for South Fl marketing agency
- Worked on design projects both internal and external
- Created templates to be used in future website projects
- Continued work on projects started by previous designers
- Designed websites from concept to launch
Education
2004 - 2006: Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale
continued study for Bachelor of Science, Media Arts & Animation
Cumulative GPA: 3.9
2003: Illinois Institute of Art - Schaumburg
began study for Bachelor in Media Arts & Animation
Cumulative GPA: 4.0