Melissa's Resume
Objective:
A skilled Web developer and Graphic Designer with 13 years of experience in planning, design, layout and coding/ programming, seeking a key position utilizing diverse skills within a creative, flexible environment
Education:
Associate Degree: Information Systems 1997
Pending Degrees: Commercial Graphic Design & Advertising, Web Technologies
Expertise
Information Architecture and Design {Web accessibility, Cross-Platform/Browsers/Resolution, mockups, & wireframing,}
Design {Print/Marketing design, Graphic/WebSite design, branding, animations, video and audio}
Development {HTML, PHP, CSS, XHTML, AJAX, JavaScript, MYSQL, & RoR}
Strategy {Website and business-process development and brainstorming}
Computer & Hosting Support {Pc or Mac computer support, Trouble shooting computer problems from software to hardware. Replacing hardware, Working with a Linux/UNIX system that uses apache webserver & Cpanel}
Graphic Design {Building Brands, Full Identity Concepts, company collateral: Logos, stationery, business cards, envelops, etc. and marketing design}
Applications: { Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Quark, iWork, and MS Office (Mac & Windows)}
Platforms:{ Windows, Mac, and Linux/Unix (AIX, Redhat, Suse, BSD, and Ubuntu}
Professional Job Experience:
2006- Present Working with clients or design agencies (Freelance)
Web &Graphic Designer/ Multimedia Design specialist
- Designing websites from concept, to layout and back-end coding
- Retouching and restoring Photography
- Create user Interfaces, site navigation, graphics & coding for websites, Web applications, extranets/intranets
- Designed complete website backend solutions with databases
- Designed Flash websites, banners and video solutions
- SEO (Search Engine optimizing and Marketing)
- Design e-commerce websites
- Developed brands and logos
- Developed Marketing Material
- Tools Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Fireworks, Flash, CSS, XHTML, MYSQL, PHP, and Javascript/AJAX,
2008- Present-AWS, INC.- Contract(Work as Needed)
XHTML/CSS/Flash developer
- Design XHTML/CSS or Flash pieces when requested for weather related content.
- Tools Used: XHTML CSS, and Flash
2007 -Present-Laugh for the Cure (Non-Profit) (Work as Needed)
National Lead Web Developer/Designer
- Designed & maintain LFTC main website
- Designed e-mail marketing
- Design templates for other LFTC Affiliates to use
- Tools Used: Photoshop, XHTML CSS, PHP, MYSQL and Illustrator
2005- 2006 PCW
Graphic Designer
- Worked in Textiles as a graphic designer to prepare photos, art, or illustrations before they were sent out to the looms to be woven
- Took photos of products and then edited in Photoshop for the catalogs, print and email marketing pieces
- Collaborated with the in-house Graphic designer on projects such as:Company websites, Online Catalogs and Email Templates
- Tools Used: Photoshop, Dream Weaver, HTML CSS, and Illustrator
2004-Present LockerGnome.com
Writer/Blogger
2001-2004 Today’s Kitchen and Bath Cabinetry
Cad designer/PC Technical support/Webmaster
- designed computer aided drawing(CAD) for kitchen and bath layouts
- Designed a new logo concept, numerous ads for print, numerous documents for their billing and marketing department.
- Provided technical PC support to all employees.
- Webmaster of their web site
- Tools Used: Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Illustrator In design, 20/20-Cad Software, HTML, and CSS
1997-2001 Freelance (self employed and worked with different companies on contract
Search Engine Optimization specialist/Tech support person/Graphic Designer/Web Designer/web developer
- Developed computer related material for the Internet and print
- Provided trouble-shooting, technical support, hardware, and software upgrades to customer’s and employees computers.
- built & serviced computers, and web servers
- Developed sites from concept to coding
- Optimized websites to rank higher in search engines
- Learned SEO and Search Engine marketing
- Tools Used: Photoshop, DreamWeaver, Flash, Fireworks, Freehand, CSS, HTML, DTHML, JavaScript, CGI-Perl
References, Certifications, Skills, and Portfolio: can be provided upon request
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