
Web Designer at I-ology
Phoenix, Arizona Area

Web Designer at I-ology
Phoenix, Arizona Area
I am a Web Designer with a passion for aesthetic design which promotes effective, compelling, mass-communication via the World Wide Web. More than just a designer, I always build sites using the latest standards-compliant CSS and XHTML, as well as XML, JavaScript, Flash, etc. on a situational basis.
I do not consider my career a "job"... I consider it a way-of-life.
Visual Design (Web, User Interface, and Interaction Design)
XHTML
Cascading Style Sheets
JavaScript
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
Adobe Illustrator
TopStyle or Homesite (for hand-coding)
Dreamweaver (if I must)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Online Media industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 1 month)
Designs and builds award-winning Web sites using beautiful, clean, standards-compliant CSS2, XHTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and a variety of other Web languages on a situational basis. Designs and builds Flash animations where aesthetically and strategically appropriate to a site's design.
Software Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, TopStyle Pro, and a few others... but they're a company secret :D
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)
August 2004 — October 2006 (2 years 3 months)
Provided Web design, graphic design, user interface design and interaction design for numerous clients throughout Phoenix, AZ. Notable clients included Intel Corporation, Dermacare USA, and Merchants Information Solutions.
Software Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Visual Studio .NET, Vertical Response (email marketing program), Homesite, Vault (version control)
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2001 — August 2004 (3 years 6 months)
Responsible for all aspects of this company's Internet Marketing strategy, including the design and maintenance of 7 Web sites and corresponding Internet marketing campaigns. Performed Web Design/Maintenance, Search Engine Optimization, Graphic Design (for printed collateral), and managed numerous Pay-Per-Click marketing campaigns via Google AdWords, Overture, and LookSmart Looklistings.
Software Used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks (hey, stop laughing, it was cool back then)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
September 1992 — July 1999 (6 years 11 months)
This job required a Top Secret security clearance and all details of my 7-year career are classified (I'm being completely serious).
Bachelor of Science, Graphic Information Technology, 1999 — 2003
This unique degree program focused on visual design for the Web and print, as well as general technology. The program also included a 15-credit-hour Business Management core curriculum.
Guitarist, amateur chef, and Science Fiction buff. Other interests include exercise, philosophy, ancient art/art history, red wine, world travel and gourmet coffee.
AIGA Arizona
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
National Society of College Scholars
Golden Key Honor Society
Arizona Regents Scholarship Recipient
ASU Dean's List - All Semesters