Motivated and enthusiastic about working on web design and graphic projects. Effective working alone or as a cooperative team member. Able to take on a design from concept to finished product meeting the clients needs. Professional in appearance and presentation.

• Excellent graphic skills with an eye for detail.
• Great at picking up and learning new skills. Always willing to try new techniques.
• Able to quickly turn out concept art and finished graphics.
• Knowledge of all Adobe and Macromedia products. Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and Illustrator in particular.
• Excellent Design skills with a strong knowledge in color theory and composition.
• Expert knowledge in CSS and HTML layout and design. Including W3C validation and accessibility standards.
• Strong skills in PHP and Javascript coding as well as MYSQL database development and design.
• Knowledge of Macromedia Flash and action-scripting and it's use in interactive sites.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Highly productive in a fast paced or slower working environment.
• Very organized with project files and assets.

• September 2009 - Current :: Freelance Web and Graphic Design
• September - December 2009 :: Vertical Response Contract
  • Web/Graphic Designer
    - Graphic Design and layout of 100 new HTML email templates for their new online newsletter tool.
    - Converted 250+ of their old templates to use the new markup language used by the new system.
    
• 2006 - 2009 :: Commpartners LLC, Washington DC
  • Web/Graphic Designer
    - Graphic Design and layout of websites, logos and other graphic projects.
    - Programming dynamic and interactive HTML Newsletters.
    
• 2005 - 2006 :: Univision Computers, Missoula, MT
  • Web/Graphic Designer
    - Graphic Design and layout of websites, logos and other graphic projects.
    - Programming dynamic and interactive websites using PHP, MYSQL, Javascript and CSS.
    - Setup and programming of dynamic e-commerce websites with credit card processing integration.
• 2004-2005 :: Logistic Systems, Missoula, MT
  • Programming/Software Testing
    - Bug testing complex record keeping software.
    - Design, layout and programming custom reports in Crystal Reports and FoxPro.
• 2002-2004 :: Fleabyte Designs, Missoula, MT
  • Web Designer
    - Freelance Web Design/ Graphic Design Company, run from home
    - Creation of custom logos, brochures and other marketing material.
    - Design and creation of custom web sites.
• 2000-2002 :: Spectral Fusion Designs, Missoula, MT
  • Web Designer - University of Montana
    - Designed and programmed websites for the College of Arts and Science at the University of Montana.
• 1998-2000 :: Semi-tool, Kalispell, MT
  • Mechanical Sub-Assembly
    - Built and programmed robotic arms for the single wafer Dept.
    - Assembled hydraulic pumping systems for the single wafer Dept.

• 1999-2004 :: University of Montana, Missoula, MT
  • - Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree Mw/ a minor in media arts
    - 3.6 GPA
• 1994-1998 :: Flathead High School, Kalispell, MT
  • - Graduated w/ 3.8 GPA

• Software
  
  • Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, Flash, Autodesk Maya, Dreamweaver, inDesign, MS Office & Acrobat
• Languages
  
  • XHTML / CSS, PHP, MySQL, Flash Actionscript, Javascript & Perl
• Platforms
  
  • Windows 98/XP/2000/Vista/7
    Mac OS9/OSX
    Linux