Tamara Hill-Tanquist

Current

Senior Program Communications and Web Specialist at Multnomah County Health Department
Owner and Creative Director at THT Design

Past

Green Team Committee Director at AIGA Portland
Web Design Instructor at Pacific University
Senior Consultant at Social Science Instructional Lab

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Education

University of Oregon

Recommended

3 people have recommended Tamara

Connections

106 connections

Industry

Internet

Tamara Hill-Tanquist’s Summary

Technical Skills

- Hand-coding web standard compliant CSS and XHTML
- Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Digital Photography
- Implementing Content Management Systems, JavaScript, and PHP
- Proficient on Mac and PC

About Tamara Hill-Tanquist

In 2005, Tamara Hill-Tanquist founded THT Design where she provides web design and development for clients, sub-contractors and agencies. She also works at the Multnomah County Health Department, maintaining their internal and public websites.

She has taught web design and programming at Pacific University and was the Green Team Committee Director for AIGA Portland. Tamara studied web design and fine art at the University of Oregon and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Multimedia Design.

Tamara's diverse background before web design includes working as a wildland firefighter, technical consultant, trail builder, and lead conceptual artist for a 3D animation. In her spare time, Tamara enjoys hiking, photography and throwing a Frisbee with her husband, Andy.

Tamara Hill-Tanquist’s Specialties:

Web Design, Front-End Web Development

Tamara Hill-Tanquist’s Experience

Senior Program Communications and Web Specialist

Multnomah County Health Department

(Government Relations industry)

August 2009 — Present (5 months)

Maintain internal and public websites using CSS, XHTML and CMS.
Owner and Creative Director

THT Design

(Internet industry)

December 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)

Provide web services for clients, sub-contractors and agencies.
As lead, collaborator and/or consultant, I work with customers to:
- Evaluate and update current websites to improve market performance
- Design, build and maintain new websites
- Develop text
- Design logos
- Provide photography for signage, brochures, and websites
Green Team Committee Director

AIGA Portland

(Internet industry)

February 2009 — July 2009 (6 months)

Planned and assisted in coordinating events relating to graphic design and sustainability.
Web Design Instructor

Pacific University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 2008 — May 2008 (5 months)

Class: MEDA 265, Web Design, 3 credits, from 01/30/08 to 05/07/08

Lectured on Photoshop, design, color theory, Dreamweaver, web standards,
usability, accessibility, CSS, and XHTML.
Senior Consultant

Social Science Instructional Lab

(Higher Education industry)

March 2003 — August 2005 (2 years 6 months)

Designed and maintained websites.
Provided technical support to students, faculty and staff.