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Website Designer
Customer focused web design professional with 10-plus years experience working closely with customers to identify top
tasks and objectives and helping them to convert to a user friendly structure that’s visually pleasing—it's that simple. Adept
at conducting user experience (UX) testing and designing seamless, easily navigable websites that increase user interface
(UI) success. Experience with brand management and social media synchronization, bridging social media platforms to
relevant news releases, digital documents, and tagged structure to increase SEO and site searchability.
QUALIFICATIONS
● Dreamweaver
● SparePoint 2010/13
● HTML
● CSS
● SharePoint Designer
● UX/IA/UI
● Google Analytics
● Adobe Photoshop
● Adobe Illustrator
● Adobe InDesign
● Microsoft Word
● Microsoft PowerPoint
● Final Cut Pro
● MovieCaptioner
● Camtasia
EXPERIENCE
Web Designer, Video Specialist, Branding Wyandotte Services – 10/2014 to 9/2016
Designed external and internal websites using information architecture, user experience and Google analytics to develop
content relevance and site navigation. Maintained site look-and-feel and created low/high fidelity wireframes and page
layouts using CSS to install branding within a SharePoint CMS structure. Directed, filmed and produced promotional videos.
Exported and converted content for sharing internally and for upload to social media sites.
● Teamed with Slalom Consulting for external site redesign to a responsive format. Developed new logo, reviewed design
fonts, and critiqued new color palette and branding guidelines for team approval.
● Branded MailerMailer customer newsletter templates, retrofit in-house newsletters, posters and email headers
● Built video workstation, researched and purchased computer, software, cameras and lighting kits.
● Teleprompter: converted a laptop into a teleprompter using HTML and CSS -- saved $800
Web Designer and Graphics Liaison Chugach Government Services – 7/2005 – 9/2014
Upgraded obsolete web editing tools and migrated all sites and content to SharePoint 2007 then upgraded to 2010.
Developed web governance and style guide documents. Technical liaison between Graphics and IT departments with
regards to computer and software platform consistency. Purchased Mac and PC computers, provided specifications and
pricing through GSA Advantage and budgeted annual expenses with procurement.
● Reduced outside Mac maintenance support by $6,000 annually
● Desktop Planning Group member
● Achieved one web tool for all sites internal and external – this took 15 years to accomplish!
Graphic Designer, Advanced Integrated Management Services Inc. – 8/2002 – 6/2005
Graphic design from concept to print ready files. Created high quality full-color publications, illustrations, reports, brochures,
posters, banners, exhibition displays, PowerPoint presentations and logos. Knowledge of prepress and electronic document
preparation for output, worked with print vendors for material selection and print process needed.
● Expert-level knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite software. Knowledge of PMS colors, ink, paper specifications.
● Created graphic media toolkits for sharing with regions to create company-wide visual consistency.
● Developed a MS Word PowerPoint clip art gallery embedded into Office products to assist employees in maintaining
corporate look-and-feel.
● E-friendly poster holders – saved $1,000 annual
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
● Cascading Style Sheets certificate -- International Web Association IWA
● HTML 3.2 certification – Training Information Center (Denver Federal Center)
● CSS and XML – Training Information Center (Denver Federal Center)
● Apprenticeship in Advertising Design 2-year – Art Institute of Colorado