David Bridges

Current

• Webmaster at Chicago-Scene
• Graphic Designer / Webmaster at Pit Pal Products

Past

• Safety and Health Designer at Abbott Laboratories

Education

• Robert Morris College

Connections

1 connection

Industry

Design

Websites

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

David Bridges’s Summary

● Talented artist skilled in graphic design, web and print media.

● Quickly can perceive project needs and provides innovative and tastefully created documents/web media.

● Experienced at troubleshooting; providing extra measure of knowledge to assist in maintaining functional computer hardware and software.

● Ability to learn quickly and apply new technologies, knowledgeable about multiple levels of mass media.

● Builds strong and positive relationships in all working environments. Is reliable, capable of managing tight deadlines and has strong work ethic.

David Bridges’s Specialties:

● Microsoft Office 03 - 07
● HTML Hand Coding
● Windows
● Mac
● Adobe Design Premium
● Adobe Photoshop CS3
● Adobe Illustrator CS3
● Adobe InDesign CS3
● Adobe Dreamweaver CS3
● Quark
● CSS Hand Coding
● File Organization
● Network Fundamentals

David Bridges’s Experience

• Webmaster

  Chicago-Scene

  (Entertainment industry)

  March 2008 — Present (10 months)

  Update weekly and monthly sections
  Design and manage banner ads
  Create new web pages on an as needed basis

• Graphic Designer / Webmaster

  Pit Pal Products

  (Retail industry)

  February 2005 — Present (3 years 11 months)

  Develop marketing campaigns
  Create and develop aspects of 100+ page ecommerce site
  Conceptualize and develop media ads for 5 major periodicals
  Design and distribute email marketing campaigns
  Prepare signs/materials for trade shows
  Photograph and manipulate images for business catalogs/website
  Design banner ads and pay-per-click ads to allure potential affiliates
  Manage online accounts
  Troubleshoot e-commerce related problems

• Safety and Health Designer

  Abbott Laboratories

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ABT; Pharmaceuticals industry)

  September 2002 — July 2003 (11 months)

  Develop ideas and create monthly safety posters
  Generate and format Power Point presentations
  Capture images of community involvement
  Organize and update online and paper documents

David Bridges’s Education

• Robert Morris College

  Bachelors, Web Design, Print Design, 2003 — 2005

  Activities and Societies:

  Editor for Lake County Branch of Eagle Newspaper

Additional Information

David Bridges’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Blog
• My Portfolio

David Bridges’s Interests:

Blogging, Vlogging, Maintaining Personal Website: www.dabridges.com, Updating, Building, Painting, Photoshop, Illustrator, Designing Posters, Movies, Gaming, Malls, Clubs, Concerts

David Bridges’s Groups:

•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Designers Talk
•    Adobe Photoshop Group
•    Adobe Illustrator

David Bridges’s Honors:

Full Tuition Scholarship to Robert Morris College for contributions made to the RMC Eagle Newspaper

David Bridges’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• expertise requests
• reference requests
• getting back in touch