Resume

Skills

My core skills are: 1) Designing graphics for print or web with Adobe Creative Suite. 2) Writing code and scripts by hand for websites and email 3) Consulting clients regarding web trends, marketing and business services. 4) Sales & Client Development

Software & Platforms

Languages & Scripting

Hardware

Adobe Creative Suite
MS Office Suite
Flash
Web developer tools
QuickBooks
Wordpress, Drupal
XHTML/HTML
CSS
JAVASCRIPT
DHTML
PHP
Digital cameras
Printers
Scanners
PC and MAC systems
Plotters

Work History

Bulbwired
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:July 2009 – Current
description:Bulbwired.com is a online marketing company specializing in social network marketing. Re-design bulbwired.com and design and develop wordpress blogs for them as well as setting up social network accounts and client training and support.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, AWEBER, WORDPRESS and other web dev. Tools
Alameda Carpet & Upholstery Cleaners
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:September 2009
description:Alameda Carpet and Upholstery Cleaners built their first website themselves and they were not happy with the conversion they were getting and so together we created a targeted design increase productivity of the website.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR and other web dev. tools
Mountain Air Indoor
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:May 2009
description:Mountain Air Indoor specializes in organic, 100% natural mold remediation. The website was re-designed to give it a more modern feel.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR and other web dev. tools
Bring Me A Pro
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:March 2009 – Current
description:Bring Me A Pro came to me with a half finished logo and from there the website, business cards and othe marketing materials we designed.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools
PDX Enterprise Solution
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:February 2009
description:PDX Enterprise was a start-up of a client of mine. Website, business cards, letterhead, signage, promo products and marketing materials were developed to get this new business started on the path to success.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools
Blitz Bar
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:October 2008
description:A designer friend of mine asked me to help him with this project. The site was integrated with a blogger account and Gallery 2.0 (image gallery module)
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, GALLERY 2.0, BLOGGER and other web dev. tools
Surf to Ski Retreats
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:October 2007 – March 2009
description:Surf to Ski Retreats is an online vacation rental directory and reservation website. 95% of the site was re-design. HTML newsletters as well as design and development of a wordpress blog. Designs for business cards, letterhead and marketing materials were also created. Sales and customer support we also major duties of the contract.
skills used:MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, GOOGLE DOCS, PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools
Allied Power Products
job title:Graphic Designer/Web Designerwork type:Employeddate:July 2006 – November 2007
description:Allied Power is the parent of four companies and my duties required me to work within each one. On a daily basis Illustrator and Photoshop were use to design graphics for advertisements, decals, packaging, marketing materials and technical documents. Besides design task I also was heavily involved in sales, customer services and copy writing. The work required the ability to organize and prioritize tasks and meet strict and often short deadlines. As a licensee of Caterpillar Inc., one of my main responsibilities was to review for compliance and then to submit all materials to Caterpillar for approval.
skills used:MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, PHP, HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools
Compound Gallery
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Employeddate:2004 – 2006
description:A very popular retail store and gallery in Downtown Portland, patronized my lead designers from Nike, Columbia, Adidas, Wieden Kennedy and many others. Currating art show, updating website, creating marketing collateral, photography and customer service were a major portion of tasks, but this was a do whatever needed to be done position requiring knowledge of all aspects of the business.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, XSLT, XML, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, OPEN OFFICE, FLASH and other web dev. tools
Mattress World
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:2006
description:One of the largest retail mattress chains in the Portland Metro and Salem area in 2006 and now probably the largest, Mattress World, like many of my clients had out grown their homemade website and needed a face lift for the website.
skills used:HTML, FLASH, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools
Genoa Restaurant
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Independent Contractordate:2005 – 2007
description:Genoa is a 5 star restaurant where you can get the best 7 course meal of your life. The manager at Genoa had seen one of my websites other website designs and asked me to re-design their website. We then worked on several e-newsletters.
skills used:HTML, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT, VERTICAL RESPONSE and other web dev. tools
Bungee.com
job title:Graphic Designerwork type:Independent Contractordate:2005-2006
description:Bungee.com, website of one of the tallest bungee jumps in the U.S. had me design a rack card and other marketing materials. A great company to work with and such a fun subject to design for.
skills used:ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, ACROBAT
Bellagios Pizza
job title:Graphic Designerwork type:Independent Contractordate:2004 -2005
description:Several direct mail and in-store displays were created.
skills used:ILLUSTRATOR, PHOTOSHOP, ACROBAT
Cascadia IT
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Employeddate:2003 -2005
description:Cascadia IT was an excellent place to learn design and development. Here I was introduced to the newest web technology of the time such as XSLT, XML, XHTML, and DHTML. Hand coding was mandatory, problem solving was absolutely necessary and following style guides and web standards a must. Here I worked on complex websites and web-based application as a designer, developer and tester.
skills used:PHP, HTML, CSS, XSLT, XML, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT, MICROSOFT OFFICE SUITE, FLASH and other web dev. tools
Sk8house.com
job title:Web Designer/Developerwork type:Employeddate:2003 – 2004
description:A small online, inline skate shop. Impressed by what they saw, my next employer Cascadia IT who hosted and developed Sk8house.com offered me work and with the blessing of Sk8house.com I worked for both for a while.
skills used:HTML, FLASH, CSS, JAVASCRIPT, PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR, ACROBAT and other web dev. tools

Education

Multimedia / Web design, A.S., The Art Institute of Portland 2003