Kristen Byers

Current

• New Media Development Specialist at Monterey Institute of International Studies
• Freelance Writer/Designer at kristenbyers.net (Self-employed)

Past

• Online Digital Content Intern at ITaP, Purdue University
• Webmaster at MSU Neuroscience Program
• Marketing & Outreach Intern at Urban Options

• Webmaster at Kresge Art Museum
• Abstracting & Graphic Design Lead at Turfgrass Information Center

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Education

• Michigan State University

Recommended

6 people have recommended Kristen

Connections

220 connections

Industry

Online Media

Websites

• Portfolio
• Blog
• Twitter

Kristen Byers’s Summary

Kristen has been hand-coding websites since the age of 9 (including graphic design, layout creation, site maintenance, database-driven content, Section 508 standards, and user testing).

She also has extensive experience writing, editing, and designing different types of print and online documents (including memos, press releases, reports, presentations, and web content).

Kristen Byers’s Specialties:

Crafting social media and other web presences; fluent in XHTML and CSS; proficient in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite applications; comfortable with PHP

Kristen Byers’s Experience

• New Media Development Specialist

  Monterey Institute of International Studies

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  November 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  - Serve as the project manager for the redesign of miis.edu, set to launch September 2009
  - Lead and collaborate in the development of web and new media content initiatives, both within the Monterey Institute and with partners at Middlebury College
  - Develop project timelines, manage project workflows, maintain project schedules for design and production

• Freelance Writer/Designer

  kristenbyers.net (Self-employed)

  (Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)

  January 2007 — Present (3 years )

  - Design a new website for the UPS Store Franchise Owners Association using Expression Engine
  - Illustrate 26-character TrueType font based on hand drawn image of 8 letters
  - Generate content for Web Ascender, a local web design and development firm, to use for dental office website templates

• Online Digital Content Intern

  ITaP, Purdue University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)

  June 2008 — August 2008 (3 months)

• Webmaster

  MSU Neuroscience Program

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; MSU; Higher Education industry)

  April 2007 — August 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Marketing & Outreach Intern

  Urban Options

  (Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; UO; Environmental Services industry)

  August 2007 — May 2008 (10 months)

• Webmaster

  Kresge Art Museum

  (Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; MSU; Museums and Institutions industry)

  January 2007 — May 2008 (1 year 5 months)

• Abstracting & Graphic Design Lead

  Turfgrass Information Center

  (Libraries industry)

  January 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 5 months)

Kristen Byers’s Education

• Michigan State University

  BA , Professional Writing , 2004 — 2008

  Specializations: Editing & Publishing, Digital Design & Rhetoric
  Minors: Journalism, French
  Graduated with Honors.

  Activities and Societies:

  Honors College, Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band

Additional Information

Kristen Byers’s Websites:

• Portfolio
• Blog
• Twitter

Kristen Byers’s Groups:

Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band, Glassmen Drum & Bugle Corps

•    Monterey Institute
•    Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN)
•    MSU Alumni Association
•    Web Standards Design + Development
•    Digital Communications Marketing in Higher Education
•    Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
•    Girls in Tech - Global
•    EVP&T Internship Program
•    Professional Writing @ Michigan State University

Kristen Byers’s Honors:

Honors College member, Dean's List
Robert C. Byrd Scholarship recipient
Big Green 2nd Annual Poetry Contest - Honorable Mention