Resume
Web Design and Interactive Media
To continue my growth as a designer and web infrastructure architect by working with a design firm and grow with that organization. To bring my experience from freelance and a corporate culture in balance to thrive and potentially one day be able to mentor others in this industry. To bring my experience from a technical side of web hosting to strengthen my design outlook and create exciting user center design and make the user experience optimal in its result.
Professional Inventory
Adobe Creative Suite CS3, CS4; PhotoShop, Illustrator, Image Ready, InDesign, Acrobat 8 & 9, DreamWeaver , Flash, After Affects, Premier, Encore, SoundBooth. Microsoft Products; Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, Project, HTML / XHTML / CSS, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP, QuarkXpress, ProTools, Final Cut. PC & MAC proficient. Including: FTP and permission setting, DNS, Zone Files.
Work Experience
StudioSK – Freelance Design Studio – Las Vegas, NV
9/2008 – Present
Principle Designer / Sole Proprietor
- Interact with clients and ascertain their needs and aesthetic for design
- Propose and recommend site features for the success of the site mission
- Maintain scope of the the project by driving the client gently to project completion
- Meet with customers periodically checking in that their needs are being met
- Hire support freelance staff to tackle advanced features of the site and pay them
TRNXS.NET,LLC – Las Vegas, NV
11/2009 – 2/2010 (under contract through Robert Half Technology)
Web Designer / Developer / Graphic Designer
- Update and tuned www.SummerlinHealth.com and all ancillary company sites
- Develop logos for 2 products: PureCare and ProviderCare
- Write copy for all 4 primary company product sites
- Produce print branded materials for company meetings and other media on the fly
Resource Edge, LLC – Web based software company – Las Vegas, NV
11/2007 – 2/2009
Web Designer / Developer / Trainer
- Design and develop www.TalentHook.com website promoting company software
- Create flash semi interactive CBT’s in a whole library of tutorials currently on the site
- Manage the site and adjust the site needs when needed to assist visitors
- Write a plan featuring the flow of the site using flow charts and scope document
Venetian Hotel and Casino – Large hotel in Las Vegas – Las Vegas, NV
7/2003 – 6/2007
Technical Support Representative
- Monitor the various company web sites and reported problems
- Kill and restart IIS as needed on the web server to correct errors on the site
- After business hours work as an extension to the principle designer to correct site code
- Assist hotel guests with Internet access and advise them on browser settings
Hostpro – Web Hosting Company – Los Angeles, CA & Bellvue, WA
2/2000 – 8/2001
Web Call Center Technical Support Trainer
- Provide training for new employees joining the call center to support shared hosting
- Spoke with customers on supervisor level calls requiring escalation
- Travel between Los Angeles and Bellvue to do cross-training with Washington staff
- Create and serve application training to general staff of the company
- Edit and adjust zone files for customers including MX and A records
Education
The Art Institute of Las Vegas – Henderson, NV
10/2006 – 3/2009
Bachelor of Science / Web Design and Interactive Media
- Full time student with recommendations from instructors
- Courses included design, coding and object oriented scripting
- For career advancement
The Art Institute of Las Vegas – Henderson, NV
6/2002 – 3/2004
Associate of Science / Culinary
- Full time student
- For personal growth
Personal Accomplishments
- USAF Veteran – Honorable Discharge
- Communicates well in German
- Active in the community
