
Web/Graphic Designer & Photographer
Greater Chicago Area

Web/Graphic Designer & Photographer
Greater Chicago Area
Software:
- Photoshop
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- Premiere
- Visual Studio
- QuarkXpress
- Flash
- Access
- Visual InterDev
- Multi-Ad Creator
- various Internet and office software
Other:
- writing HTML/CSS code
- familiarity with web standards
- implementation of Server Side Includes, JavaScript, Perl, CGI, and ASP
- working with UI libraries
- equally comfortable in Mac and PC platforms
- basic operating procedures in UNIX shell environment
- administrative functions in Lyris
Conferences:
- An Event Apart (2007)
- SEED (2007)
design websites, HTML e-mail newsletters, web-based applications, logos, online ads, newsletters, print ads, and various print materials; take photos; edit video and audio; set project deadlines and brand standards; administer mailing lists
(Law Practice industry)
August 2006 — Present (1 year 10 months)
- Designed user-interface for web-based applications, flyers, reference cards, tent cards for conference rooms, brochures, floormaps for company directory, large foam board signs for off-site conferences, company intranet website, complex spreadsheet layouts in Excel, browser toolbar icons, presentation graphics, HTML e-mail newsletters, screen saver, and alternate logos for firm-related products.
- Helped marketing set brand standards regarding intranet site.
- Took staff photos during orientation, edited and uploaded photos to the directory for multiple offices, and manipulated photos for a variety of types of projects.
- Edited video and audio for podcasts and posting on company intranet.
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Internet industry)
May 1997 — Present (11 years 1 month)
- Design websites, logos, online ads, and various print publications on a freelance basis.
- Take event photos and portraits.
- Clients include 40oz Comics, Family Office Exchange, Alzheimer's Association, RAND Corporation, Antone Photography, Source Media, CADD/Engineering Supply, Adweek Magazine, Half Price Books, Ericsson Inc., Lucent Technologies, County Schools, TechOnWeb, Realarchitect.com, North American Company, Boston Back Association, Mechanics, Interactive Data Technologies, Ltd.
(Publishing industry)
May 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 5 months)
- Designed websites for company publications and intranet, designed HTML e-mail newsletter and web-based applications, streamlined existing site designs for ease of use, set project deadlines, administered mailing lists.
(Internet industry)
April 2000 — December 2000 (9 months)
- Designed clients' Internet sites, assisted with company's Internet and intranet sites, designed and print marketing materials.
(Internet industry)
June 1998 — October 1998 (5 months)
- Created and arranged advertisements, investigated options for company appearances at trade shows, and updated marketing materials.
(Internet industry)
April 1998 — October 1998 (7 months)
- Helped ISP customers resolve Internet-related technical problems and configure account features such as web pages.
(Computer Hardware industry)
August 1997 — April 1998 (9 months)
- Designed website and print advertising, researched online marketing strategies, and handled catalog mailings.
BS, Industrial Technology, 1992 — 1996
Concentration: Graphic Communications and Drafting.
Classes spanned the areas of Graphic Design/Printing, Drafting, and Industrial Computer Systems.