User-Interface Designer at ThePort Network, Inc.
Greater Atlanta Area
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- UI Designer at ThePort Network, Inc.
- Freelance at BsideDesigns.net, Self-Employed
- Past
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- Contract Web Designer at Vesdia Corporation
- Web Designer at rollingout.com
- Web Production Intern at AutoTrader.com
- Intern at DarynKagan.com
- Education
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- Art Institute of Atlanta
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Lakeshia Burnside’s Summary
Highly motivated web designer specializing in user-interface design. Seeking the opportunity to work for a company that uses my talents to produce superior work while keeping the user experience in mind, as well as utilize my knowledge of SEO and usuability best practice.
Lakeshia Burnside’s Specialties:
User-Interface/Experience Design, Web Design ,Information Design ,Conceptual Design ,Usability, FrontEnd Development, and Web standards.
XHTML CSS Actionscript 2.0 Expression Engine Wordpress PHP JavaScript libraries.
Lakeshia Burnside’s Experience
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UI Designer
ThePort Network, Inc.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
Designing engaging user interfaces that enhances the user experience for Non-profit and association social networks.
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Freelance
BsideDesigns.net, Self-Employed
(Design industry)
December 2008 — Present (1 year )
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Contract Web Designer
Vesdia Corporation
(Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2009 — May 2009 (4 months)
Create enhancements and modifications to web sites; organize and maintain the sites.
Implement design approach that supports usability best practices.
Develop HTML email campaigns vendors. -
Web Designer
rollingout.com
(Internet industry)
January 2009 — February 2009 (2 months)
Brought in as a contractor for the redesign of Rolling Out.com. Created sitemap and wireframes for
the sites new structure. Created a new design layouts for all the exciting pages. Convert PSD to
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Web Production Intern
AutoTrader.com
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Internet industry)
April 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 9 months)
Build and maintain Departmental resources
•Organize collateral
•Maintain eFiling documents
•Create and assemble graphics for template-based web advertising products based on
customer specifications.
•Create business logos.
•Create animated leader boards.
•Alter and enhance graphics.
•Communicate with internal and external customers.
•Identify potential design problems and
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Intern
DarynKagan.com
(Internet industry)
December 2006 — April 2007 (5 months)
•Update weekly news stories with html.
•Resizing and editing of images in Adobe photoshop.
Lakeshia Burnside’s Education
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Art Institute of Atlanta
BFA , Web Design and Interactive Media , 2004 — 2009
Graduated Best of Show, Best Portfolio Award - Web Design and Interactive Media, Art Institute of Atlanta, Winter 2009.
- Activities and Societies:
- AIA Webraising 2007
Additional Information
Lakeshia Burnside’s Websites:
Lakeshia Burnside’s Interests:
Designing, digital photography,cooking, usability research, movies, reading blogs,and overall being involved in the web industry .
Lakeshia Burnside’s Groups:
CHI*Atlanta
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Art Institute Atlanta Alumni
Lakeshia Burnside’s Honors:
Graduated Best of Show, Best Portfolio Award - Web Design and Interactive Media, Art Institute of Atlanta, Winter 2009.
Art Institute of Atlanta Featured Website Display 2007 & 2008.
Lakeshia Burnside’s Contact Settings
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