Core Competencies

To bring my nearly decade long design and web experience with UCD/UX as part of a production team and ability to use ancillary skills with social marketing and technical to be a well rounded producer. To deliver and contribute as an active part of the collective with a broad and articulate creative point of view.

• Design and artistic development of projects great and small and meet deadlines
• Web, graphic, video, installation art and other various media for building art
• Advise and implement social networking environments for clients to improve visibility
• Structure a social networking chain for the best results for Likes and Follows
• Strong team building skills and group dynamic interaction and project management .

Work Experience

StudioSK / GotNurv – Design and Social Networking
Las Vegas, NV and San Francisco, CA
9/2008 – Present
Principle Designer / Sole Proprietor
www.art23design.com for on-line portfolio and www.gotnurv.com
As sole proprietor of this freelance studio worked closely with clients to meet their design and functional needs. Assists small business clients who are seeking an online presence and social network to promote their business or specials. Maintained scope and delivery on projects throughout the process.

Robert Half Technology – Contract Employment Agency
Las Vegas, NV
11/2009 – 5/2011
Web Designer / Developer / Graphic Designer
A contract employee and was a principle designer for several projects already under development including SummerlinHealth.Com and 4 subsidiaries as extension of TRNXS.NET and Canyon Gate Marketing. Finished up at eTech Productions and did their home page and several front end updates on other sites.

Resource Edge, LLC – Web based software company
Las Vegas, NV
11/2007 – 2/2009
Web Designer / Developer / Trainer / Web Application Technical Support
An employee of the corporation who upgraded the web site for their web based software that needed to be a source of information and training; TalentHook.Com needed to include a full training system. Produced more than 20 CBT’s including all graphics and sound.

Venetian Hotel and Casino – Large hotel in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
7/2003 – 6/2007
Technical Support Representative (Web and Network)
Hired principally as a Technical Support person who worked with web and network issues for employees and guests; this included making sure all company web sites were showing information correctly. On a couple of occasions assisted the web design team with emergency issues after normal working hours.

Hostpro – Web Hosting Company
Los Angeles, CA and Bellvue, WA
2/2000 – 8/2001
Call Center Technical Support Trainer
Originally hired as a Technical Support representative but in first month proposed a new training strategy and was given the position as Trainer for a call center of 44 employees. As a part of the management team took escalated calls and traveled between the Los Angeles, Ca and Bellevue, Wa site to conduct classes.

Professional Inventory: Full Adobe Creative Master Suite up to CS5 including: PhotoShop, Illustrator, Image Ready, InDesign, Acrobat, DreamWeaver , After Affects, Premier, Encore, SoundBooth. Final Cut and ProTools. Microsoft Products; Word, Excel, Outlook, Visio, Project, HTML / xHTML / CSS, CSS3. PC & MAC proficient. Familiar with but not versed in: XML, JavaScript.

Education

The Art Institute of Las Vegas – Henderson, NV 10/2006 – 3/2009
Bachelor of Science / Web Design and Interactive Media

Personal Accomplishments

• USAF Veteran – Honorable Discharge
• Several Art Projects lists on Portfolio Site