
Production Artist at Nomadic
Phoenix, Arizona Area

Production Artist at Nomadic
Phoenix, Arizona Area
I am an award-winning 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 also code my designs/Web sites using latest standards-compliant CSS and XHTML, as well as XML, JavaScript, Flash, etc. on a situational basis.
For me, design is not just a job... it's a way-of-life.
Web Site Design
User Interface Design
Interaction Design
Flash Design/Animation
XHTML
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS2/CSS3)
JavaScript
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
October 2006 — June 2009 (2 years 9 months)
Designed and coded award-winning Web sites using clean, standards-compliant CSS2, XHTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and a variety of other Web languages. Designed and built Flash animations. Created Functional Specifications documents for Web projects and helped define and streamline company's Design & Development processes as well as CSS/XHTML coding standards.
(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.
(Privately Held; 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.
(Government Agency; Military industry)
September 1992 — July 1999 (6 years 11 months)
Collected and reported various EMT/Satellite transmissions. This position required a Top Secret security clearance, therefore all other details are classified.
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.
2009 AMA Spectrum Award: Best Web Site
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
National Society of College Scholars
Golden Key Honor Society
Arizona Regents Scholarship Recipient
ASU Dean's List - All Semesters