Resume
If after viewing my resume and web portfolio you'd like to hire me – Get in contact with me asap! Below you will find my resume in normal text format but be sure to also check out this animated version of my resume.| Objective | To make the web a better place by promoting accessibility and usability through the use of UX best practices in my designs and development. |
| Education | Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts Media University of California, San Diego GPA: 3.4 |
| Conferences Attended | An Event Apart 2008 New Orleans, LA Web Design World 2007 – Designing the Future Web |
| Honors | 2004 Edward L. Bernays Award – 1st place for video news release (Gemological Institute of America)
Provost Honors (UCSD) – Fall 2001, Fall 2002, Winter 2003, Spring 2003 |
| Software & Knowledge |
Expert level: User Interface Design, Information Architecture, Usability, Web Standards, XHTML and CSS hand coding as well as the implementation of javascript with libraries such as jQuery. Also, expert knowledge of cross browser compatibility on both Mac and PC platforms. Dreamweaver, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro
Intermediate level: After Effects, SEM/SEO practices, Flash, Actionscript, XML, PHP, and a hint of ColdFusion |
| Experience | Multimedia Specialist Gemological Institute of America – Carlsbad, CA (October 2004 - Current) Involved in a year long process for the complete redesign of the GIA corporate website, portal environment, and new CMS system. Worked closely with two outside agencies on everything from design, information architecture and CMS implementation. I was responsible for working with internal clients for the portal environment to translate their business requirements into visual designs to best suit their users. Responsible for the branding of a prominent Gemological Research Conference. Created wireframes, all visual design components, and information architecture for the microsite. My online branding efforts then carried over into a large print campaign that maintained the look and feel of the conference over both mediums. Worked closely with Project Managers and content contributors to create information architecture workflows for various GIA microsites. Reduced GIA’s Distance Education quarterly publication marketing costs by 98% and added to the company’s “green” initiative by transitioning from a print publication to an interactive online platform. Acted as project manager and editor for the completion of promotional videos highlighting the launch of GIA’s new eLearning courses. The videos were used to promote GIA’s new online educational programs to various media outlets and prospective students. Implemented web analytics tracking software on all of the organizations websites/microsites and compiled reports on an ongoing basis to track our many advertising efforts. Responsible for the design and development of corporate microsites, the editing of corporate video productions as well as arranging and supervising video shoots and voice over studio sessions. Worked with a 3rd party vendor to form email marketing campaign templates for our various departments and events. Responsible for the creation of all online advertising material for the promotion of GIA's classes, programs, and events. Performed daily updates to the GIA corporate website by using a Content Management System (CMS). Web Developer Used Dreamweaver for development along with an online database to manage over 900 products. Incorporated an online shopping cart and payment options through Pay Pal. Director Multimedia Coordinator Assisted in the creation of scripts for video production. Responsible for organizing resources for video productions. |
