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Summary Web and Graphic Specialist with over 12 years experience in web and print based media. Orchestrated and implemented design challenges from conception to completion. Thrives in high-pressure environment - extensive web and print experience. Strong attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent communication skills and a team player.
   
Technical HTML, GUI design, information design, template design, CSS, ecommerce, PhotoShop, Illustrator, GoLive, LiveMotion, InDesign, ImageReady, Flash, Dreamweaver, Director & Director Lingo, Fireworks, GIF Animator, Premiere, Streamline, Dimension, FrontPage, Strata Studio Pro 3D, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SoundEdit 16, Acrobat 6.
   
Experience July 2002 - Present Web Consultant
  Web and Graphic Design
  Responsibilities include:
 
  • Web design, HTML build, DotNetNuke Implementation & Maintenance,
    E-mailers, Ecommerce, Icons, Banners and landing pages, Print work, Logo design, Letterhead, Maintenance.
   
  January 2001 - July 2002 VA Software, Inc. Fremont, CA
  Senior Graphic Designer
  Responsibilities and Accomplishments included:
 
  • Responsible for 1st generation packaging for enterprise product
  • Created an average of 40 new banners per month - astonishing 2% click-thru rate and an average of 90 NEW leads a month for sales team
  • White paper - screen shots of our current product for web and print
  • Design of company and executive letterhead (stationery and envelopes)
  • Creation of marketing webinar emailers and event banners (GIGA Conference and SDExpo Conference)
  • Responsible for direct relations with other outside design firms and print vendors
  • Created and optimized all web graphics for current web site
  • Assisted in the creation of VA Software's new corporate identity (i.e. collateral, web and style guide)
  • Performed all maintenance of HTML/PHP pages before corporate name change from VA Linux to VA Software
  • Created misc. specialty items as needed (i.e. Board of Directors cover, training manuals, logo conversions - web and print, special graphics, logo creations, etc.)
   
  April 2000 - November 2000 WishClick, Inc. Foster City, CA
  Senior Creative Designer
  Responsibilities and Accomplishments included:
 
  • Created custom GUI's to match potential partner sites for WishClick's Gift Center
  • Worked with programmers to implement JavaScript for WishClick's site functionality
  • Performed all maintenance of HTML pages on current WishClick site
  • Orchestrated all designs for marketing promotions (i.e. signage, t-shirts, CD cases
  • Created custom web graphics for marketing promotions (i.e. banners, buttons, etc.)
  • Developed first generation partner newsletter and member newsletter
  • Worked with design team members to create current WishClick's site look and feel
   
  June 1999 - March 2000 Desktop Innovations San Jose, CA
  Senior Graphic Designer / Web Site Developer
  Responsibilities included:
 
  • Information design and implementation of web sites and E-Commerce web sites for Desktop Innovations' clients
  • Attended client and internal meetings - provide reports and attend seminars as needed
  • Created graphical elements for use in client web site development
  • Worked with other team members, to execute design implementations
  • Became familiar with JavaScript applets and CGI scripts in order to edit and later develop complex program functions for web site usage
  • Performed updates to existing client web pages
  • Prepared WebTrends reports for posting on clients' web sites to track web site activity
  • Assisted in the development of streaming video and audio content for internet web site
  • Used Flash to animate logos
   
  April 1999 - May 1999 Spectrum Marketing San Mateo, CA
  Feb. 1999 - March 1999 Centraal Corporation San Carlos, CA
  Consultant / Web Site Design
   
  Jan. 1996 - Nov. 1998 Coptech West Sunnyvale, CA
  Senior Graphic Designer / Multimedia Developer
  Accomplishments include:
 
  • Graphic design production and implementation of eight web sites and 17 browsable CD-ROMs in less than one year for companies such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Philips Semiconductors, Moran Publishing, and Visual Edge Technology, Inc. This involved the development and creation of user interfaces, navigation schemes, page layouts, Java programming, HTML coding and Lingo
  • Developed first major marketing demo for Coptech West's Digital Publications Division. The demo was so successful in meeting Coptech's objectives that additional client's projects ensued
  • Developed first generation HTML interface for the Source ASA+ catalog. Created Source ASA+ Preview CD which is being displayed in Canada for their annual convention
   
Education/
Training
Masters Institute
  A.S. Degree Multimedia Communications and Presentations San Jose, CA
   
  De Anza College
  A.A. Degree Sociology Cupertino, CA
   
  Continuing Education
  Int. Director, Adv. Director, & Audio Class - UCSC Extension
Adv. Photoshop & Macromedia Flash - Siebold Convention
Int. Photoshop & Adv. Photoshop - MentorTraining
Animating FLASH on the Web - Los Medanos College
   
References Available upon request
   
   
   
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