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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