Web Designer at Disaboom, Inc.
Greater Denver Area
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- Web Designer / CSS Specialist at Disaboom.com
- Past
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- Web Designer at WebSolvers
- Art Gallery Assistant at Ohio University
- Graphic Design Intern at WOUB Public Broadcasting
- Education
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- Ohio University
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Rachel Conn’s Summary
My design background began in the print field, but throughout my career, I've gotten accustomed to adapting to various types of media. For the past few years, my experience has grown a web designer, I use design concepts in conjunction with XHTML and CSS to create clean, standards compliant websites. I've had the opportunity to work on several site redesigns, and designed and hand coded many sites from the ground up. Along the way, I've also learned search engine optimization standards and utilized analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Omniture to measure and improve ROI. I work with sites coded in ASP.NET, MVC and PHP. Along with fellow members of the development team, I work to solve problems in the design and build-out phases.
Currently, I am involved in a major site redesign for disaboom.com, focusing heavily on improving user experience, accessibility and standards compliancy. This project has given me a chance to expand my creativity, leadership and coding skills.
Rachel Conn’s Specialties:
XHTML, CSS, UX, SEO, Accessibility, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver & InDesign. Can work with .NET Masterpages.
Rachel Conn’s Experience
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Web Designer / CSS Specialist
Disaboom.com
(Public Company; DSBO; Online Media industry)
August 2008 — Present (1 year)
Responsible for design and layout of new pages and updates to disaboom.com, which serves as a social network and resource for those touched by disability.
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Web Designer
WebSolvers
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
June 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 1 month)
Worked with project managers and web programmers to establish and execute creative strategies for site updates and new projects. Translated designs using validated XHTML and CSS using W3C standards.
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Art Gallery Assistant
Ohio University
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
Set up, took down and promoted shows at 2 campus art galleries. Assisted with show opening and closing parties. Organized and maintained gallery office and storage spaces. Updated gallery websites on a regular basis.
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Graphic Design Intern
WOUB Public Broadcasting
(Broadcast Media industry)
September 2005 — September 2006 (1 year 1 month)
Worked on deadline to produce quality graphics and on-air news screens for a nightly, student produced news program, Newswatch. Developed promotional posters and fliers for various events sponsored by the station.
Rachel Conn’s Education
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Ohio University
BS , Visual Communication , 2003 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- Society for News Design, Mortar Board Honor Society, The Post
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Rachel Conn’s Interests:
graphic design, technology, visual arts, travel, hiking, camping, snowboarding, live music, movies
Rachel Conn’s Groups:
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OU Alumni (6,000+ members) -
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Denver Young Professionals
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