Resume
Profile
Creative, hard-working self-starter with a knack for thinking outside the box
(exception: coming up with metaphors for resumes).
Education
BS – Utah Valley University
Digital Media emph. Internet Technologies/Web Design
AAS – Utah Valley University
Digital Communication Tech
Experience
- Graphic Designer and Packaging Specialist, Little Adventures July 2011 – Present
- Web Support Technician, UVU – Web Development Services June 2010-July 2011
- Multimedia Technician, UVU – CSSE August 2009-April 2010
- Director of Marketing, Hoggan Health Industries September 2002-July 2007
- Digital Photo Restoration, Howell’s Photo June 2002
- Achievements and Recognition
- Recipient of national SMART Grant, eligible for students with at least a 3.0 GPA enrolled in technology field.
- Lead graphic designer and web developer for senior projects service learning project, which was selected as top tier to showcase.
- Attained an achievement level above the national mean on the CAAP test.
- Team leader in Game Design class.
- Completed one year internship for UVU CSSE Department 2009-2010.
- Official member of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals
- Letters of recommendation and referrals available upon request.
- Operating Systems
- Windows 7
- OSX 10
- Linux/Ubuntu
- Software
- Adobe Creative Suite CS5
- Quark
- iWork & iLife
- Microsoft Office
- Internet Technology
- Web Design
- W3C Standards
- Javascript
- PHP & MySQL
- Flex & Actionscript 3
- JQuery
- HTML/XHTML
- CSS
- Joomla
- WordPress
- OmniUpdate
- Google Analytics
- Social Media & Marketing
- Flickr
- Design & Web Development Skills
- Lead web developer, graphic designer, and web designer for nonprofit organization Common Bonds
- Experience with preparing for prepress processes
- Spearheaded over a hundred marketing campaigns from conception
- through execution
- Created newsletters, emails, posters, flyers, brochures, large print media creation
- Created and updated corporate logos
- Edited marketing & promotional photography, preparing for print and web use
- Lead promotional photograph sessions
- Directed creation of user manuals, including typesetting
- Saved over $100 per unit utilizing digital methods of user manual creation.
- Advanced working knowledge of digital SLR cameras
- Experienced in packaging design and implementation
- Communication Skills
- Composing press releases
- Typesetting and editing
- Detail-oriented
- Self-motivated
- Multi-tasker
- Strong grasp of English language orally and in writing
- Can communicate ideas effectively
- Strong leadership skills while also being a great team player