Skills
Graphic design. Web design: xhtml/css production, W3C standards, accessibility (sec 508). Content Management System administration, theming, and plug-in configuration-customization.
Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Visual Studio, Flash, Quark, JavaScript, Drupal, Joomla, Wordpress, Magento, OsCommerce
Experience
Professional History:
March 2003 to present
Freelance Web and Graphic Design
Graphic and Web Design, Technical Support.
Build and maintain websites. Provide support and consultation on various web projects. Implementation of Magneto module installation and core version update. Designed and built Joomla/Virtuemart store site.
Designed promotional cards, mailing labels, business cards, T-shirts and a book cover.
October 2008 to present
GUI Producer
Oxclove Workshop; Kingston, NY
Build, design and maintain web sites. Open source CMS/blog/eCommerce site setup, theme building, extension installation, management and end-user training. Produce Flash animations. SmartyTemplate theme building. Create and deploy E-newsletters. Experience using PHP to create web forms, modify CMS extensions and customize website features. SEO best practices. Utilize source control (SVN). Linux command-line. Produced websites for the tourism, science/education, government, legal, and commercial sectors.
August 2006 to October 2008
Web Project Manager
CRSR Designs Inc. Kingston, NY
Build and maintain web sites. Conduct scoping for web projects: budget, timeline, deliverables. Create website information architecture. Set up web hosting. Create and distribute E-newsletters (Ebursts). Develop Drupal CMS based web portals. Build Flash animated menus. Design print materials. Manage programming vendors. Write RFP proposals. Provide training and support for clients.
June 1999 to August 2006
Graphic Designer, Embroidery Digitizer.
Dirt "T" Shirts, Inc. Kingston, NY
Created designs for screen printing. Digitized embroidery patterns. Provided technical assistance for computer users. Advised sales representatives. Designed print materials for employer: letterheads, postcards, and logos. Created English/Spanish employee handbook. Installed database backup system. Setup centralized artwork archiving system.
Education:
Dec 1996
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge, NY
A.S. in Graphic Design
Dean's list for two semesters.
Graduated with distinction.
Feb 2007
Participated in Temple University School of Tourism & Hospitality Management's Future of Tourism and the Internet forum in Atlantic City, NJ.
