Professional Summary

UI DESIGNER/WEB CONTENT MANAGER
Creative, multi-talented client-side User Interface (UI) design professional, with more than 7 years experience in the inception, creation, and deployment of complex, content rich, sophisticated commercial interactive web 2.0 site designs, seeking a position where utilize my talents, be of great service, and expand my horizons.

• Great eye for Fresh Styles and new design concepts
• Maintaining look and feel of brand
• Designer of animated interactive User Interface (UI) design
• Object Oriented Programming
• Create multiple mock-ups based on client desires and needs
• Continuing Education Student, UCLA

Technical Skills

Hands on experience with Adobe CS4, FLASH, CSS, HTML, XHTML, JAVA, JavaScript, PHP, on PC & MAC platforms. Knowledge of and, able to assist in a heterogeneous environments using Microsoft Development Environment, ASP.net platform, and Open Source Environments, updating and archiving information with content management systems (CMS). WEB 2.0, Application integration with Content Management System (CMS) Central Reservation Systems (CRS), DotNetNuke and SEO and Search Engine Marketing (SEM) practices. Create multiple web pages quickly.

Software Skills

Adobe CS4, FLASH, hand Code HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, JAVA, and information architecture using Visio. Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project, Fetch, Cute FTP, and WS FTP. Microsoft Development Environment: Windows Vista®, DotNetNuke CMS, Microsoft SQL Server 2005 & SQL Server, Management tools 5.0, SVN, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, ASP.net.

Professional Certifications

Certified E-Commerce Architect
Web Design & Development
Graphic Design & Graphic Applications

Professional Experience

Confidential, Hawthorne, CA 05/01/2008 to 6/01/09
Web Content Manager Print Designer

Confidential,

• Developed and deployed web content for EagleRider.com, rentVictorys.com, rentBMWs, rentHondas.com
• Designed and created web site concept for Vespa South Bay , provided online comps, web pages, and wireframes
• Created content rich assets: Digital photography using NIKON D2X & D70 cameras, other content using Flash, Photoshop, & Illustrator, researched information for our Franchise locations, wrote all the copy, selected and used SEO practices
• Created animated banner ads using gifs and SWFs
• Created all print work, brochures, large banners, posters, rack cards, and other marketing collateral
• Designed UI designs, and developed all XHTML & HTML pages using Adobe CS3 & CS4 Fireworks, Flash &
• Dreamweaver, CCS2.1, hand coded HTML
• Researched and wrote all the copy for the websites, which included using SEO, and SEO practices
• Great interpersonal skills, with the owners of the company, management and my co-workers. J
  

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Accomplishments

• Reputation for delivering great products in a fast-paced environment. Prolific!
• Delivered over 85 Micro Sites for EagleRider Franchises, Worldwide in one year
• Created marketing print collateral major marketing campaigns for AAA, AMA, and minor ad campaigns
• Reputation for delivering high quality, sophisticated, web pages, interactive designs FAST
• Reputation for training clients and co-workers how to use their content management system, and other software applications
• Provided quality assurance, which includes addressing cross browser issues
• Web 2.0, SEO practices, site optimization, and Search Engine submission

Self-Employed:Confidential, 8/2000 to 05/2008

• Defined web site requirements and created scope documentation (proposal, MS Word & Excel)
• Flowchart planning and schematic diagramming (Visio)
• Developed web content with Adobe CS2, 3,and 4, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, and Flash 9
• Created Assets: Digital photography using NIKON D50 & D70 cameras
• Designed Interactive animated user Interface designs, site navigation systems, and developed all DHTML & XHTML pages (Adobe Creative Suites, Fireworks, Flash 9 & Dreamweaver 9, CCS2, hand coded HTML)

Accomplishments

• Reputation for delivering high quality, sophisticated, scaleable web sites
• Reputation for training clients how to use their content management system
• Provided quality assurance
• Consulted with clients on site optimization and SEO practices, domain name registration, and web hosting
• Save clients 50% to 75% on web hosting and set-up fees
• Within the last eight years, landed several accounts based on excellence of previous work
• Reputation for getting the projects done in a very timely manner

Confidential, El Segundo, CA 07/1999 to 07/2000
Web Producer/Project Manager
Project: Hotwheels.com FLASH, Fireworks, HTML, ASP site

Content development, content management, quality testing, and deployment of this highly complex site. Supervised development stages including art production, Flash animators, resource allocation, legal approvals of media content

• Closely collaborated with brand marketing managers to define the brand, style, and look and feel, and User Interface (UI) design
• Created animated components with Fireworks, Flash and Adobe ImageReady
• Digitally photographed content for over 700 products. Devised content management system, documented naming convention, and file structure, acquired assets, and coordinated delivery to various departments
• Interface mock-ups (Adobe FLASH, Fireworks, Photoshop & Illustrator)
• Archived assets to Cumulus database & Content Management System

Accomplishments

• Launched complete re-design of Hot Wheels Collectors, Ferrari, and Kids sections of site
• Deployed over 1,500 web site pages within time and budget
• Was able to accomplish a great deal of work with tight dead lines in a fast-paced environment
• Created International Division
• Completed 1999, 2000, and 2001 web sites in one year.

Education
BS Business Management Graduation