SUMMARY OF GRAPHIC WEB DESIGN EXPERTISE

Extensive background in graphic design and website development.

Print design experience in magazine design and production including color management document preflight and prepress.

Experience in Agile development and traditional project management environments.

Over 10 years of experience designing and coding for the web and web 2.0 on Windows Macintosh UNIX and the Linux LAMP stack using

Over 15 years of experience using the following software at an expert level

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Freelance Designer for Confidenital

Design and Layout a monthly membership newsletter using Adobe inDesign.

Develop and implement a process using Adobe inCopy and Dropbox to allow for off site real-time document updating and editing.

Facilitate technical relationship with printer making certain that offset printing standards are met.

Graphic Designer Confidenital

Through frequent design meetings and email work directly with customer to understand their complex business logic and design/ui needs for web based applications.

Provide design and front-end development using Adobe Photoshop HTML CSS jQuery Team Foundation Server and ASP.NET to build an application to manage large volumes of data.

Work within a team using Photoshop ASP.NET jQuery CSS and JavaScript interoperability to successfully deploy a case tracking tool for Army Freedom of Information division.

Ensure RMDA web sites conform to Section 508 and DoD regulations.

Understand and distill through the use of images and diagrams complex Records Management business processes into multi page web pages to assist user s complete tasks.

Graphic Designer Confidenital

Produced a quarterly 40-page full color bleed and staple stitched magazine for the Security Technology division.

Researched and filed formal technology requests such as for a replacement large scale printer and professional camera to department management.

Managed projects successfully in both classified and secure environments.

Designed posters for State Department events such as the Annual Management Meeting and Shark Week.

Photographed and managed photographs of State Department employees attending State Department functions Visa Passport and other official use.

Freelance Project Confidenital

Used HTML5 Javascript and CSS3 to build several pages for a login system to a VA application.

Modified jQuery UI component to provide modern navigation and form authentication.

Worked completely off site under my own guidance with minimal contact with client.

Used Photoshop CS5.5 to successfully deliver design to customer.

Graphic Designer Confidenital

Designed and delivered web site refresh to the RMDA public site.

Delivered an application that allows FOIA to publish documents related to recent FOIA requests.

Administered and maintained day-to-day operations and updates of RMDA web sites.

Administered and maintained RMDA sites that conform to 508 and U.S. Army Regulations.

Worked with .Net developers to provide user interfaces for internal applications.

Senior User Interface Designer Confidenital

Developed a style document detailing the correct use and application of the InterImage brand.

Managed and modernized the existing company website.

Delivered detailed Interactive forms using Adobe Livecycle and Subversion for a NCIS application to allow for the digitization of Navy case records.

Designed graphics representing complex technical concepts for work proposals.

Created posters and promotional materials for company events.

Senior Graphic Designer and Manager Confidenital

Redesigned and launched a major update to the epilepsy.com web site based on Commonspot CMS and ColdFusion architecture.

Updated and added functionality to the Commonspot ColdFusion templates on the epilepsy.com web site.

Served as lead designer on various Foundation initiatives such as the Hispanic epilepsy web site and a teen based informational site.

Built and deployed Adobe Flash features such as slideshows and video for use on the Foundation s web site.

Designed print promotional materials for Foundation events including the First National Epilepsy Walk.

Led an effort to develop and maintain web properties that conform to ADA guidelines.

Freelance Consultant Confidenital

Served as a Section 508 consultant for a Department of Justice web site.

Provided additional graphics and html experience for Department of Justice web site.

Senior Graphic Designer Confidenital

Led a team of writers developers and designers on three major redesigns of the company web site.

Developed and launched a major redesign to the City of Falls Church web site. Provided technical expertise to the Director of Communications and other staff during the content redevelopment stage of the project.

Designed and implemented a web-based ticketing application using ColdFusion and SQL for the Reliable Integration Services web site and the City of Falls Church web site.

Developed an extensive web based training application for the United States Air Force using ColdFusion and SQL Server.

Graphic Designer Confidenital

Worked on customer site with a team developing and implementing new interactive functionality for the Kinkos.com web site.

Sucessfully designed a user interface for the security focused iDefense.com analyst portal.

Associate Creative Team Confidenital

Designed and executed complicated web assignments working with a development team and web managers.