PRIMARY SKILLS

Website Design & Development, HTML, JavaScript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Plesk Server Administration, CPanel, Multimedia & Video Production, Graphic Design, Digital Imaging, Color Management, PDF workflow, Prepress Workflow, Preflighting, Printing Processes: Offset and Screen

SOFTWARE

Dreamweaver/UltraDev, Fetch and WS FTP, Photoshop/Imageready, Director, Acrobat, Illustrator, Freehand, Quark, PageMaker, InDesign, Microsoft Office Suite, OmniPage Pro, 3D Studio Max, IMovie, After Effects

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Windows 9x/NT/2000/XP, Mac OS 9 - X, Palm OS

EDUCATION

Bowling Green State University (BGSU)
Bowling Green, OH
Cum Laude: 3.5 GPA
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Technology
Major: Visual Communications Technology (VCT)
Concentrations: Web Development / Interactive & Print Media
Graduated in May 2003

WORK EXPERIENCE

WEBSITE COORDINATOR - AAA Ohio Motorists Association
Independence, OH
October 6 (03) - Present

• Job description coming soon....

WEB & MARKETING COORDINATOR - Kinetics Noise Control, Inc.
Dublin, OH
May 20th (02) - August 23rd (02)

• Worked in Sales & Marketing Department reporting to Vice Presidents and Market Managers
• Maintained company website and electronic product literature
• Worked on website redesign and new file management system
• Tracked and analyzed website statistics and search engine rankings
• Promoted website with various search engine optimization techniques
• Graphic design for trade advertisements and catalog insertions
• Prepared files and placed orders with outside printing vendors
• Assisted in interviewing and training process for new Web & Marketing Coordinator

  Skills & Software Used: Dreamweaver/Ultra Dev, Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, PageMaker, Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, Website Statistics Software, OmniPage Pro Scanning Software

WEB DESIGNER / COMPUTER SUPPORT - Bowling Green State University: Student Publications
Bowling Green, OH
August 28th (00) - May 10th (03)

• Experience spent working on campus as an assistant on Web & Computer Support Staff
• Designed websites and banner ads for publications written by college students
• Maintained computers and provided support for the BGSU newspaper newsroom
• Documented newsroom computer procedures and web based content management system for www.bgnews.com
• Used Mac OS X server to add/remove users from the Student Publications computer network
• Archived the newspaper’s digital files on a weekly basis
• Researched online advertising standards and rates for online edition of school newspaper
• Tracked website statistics for the online edition of the school newspaper

  Skills & Software Used: Mac OS X Server Administration, Dreamweaver, Photoshop/ImageReady, Illustrator, Quark, PageMaker, Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, FileMaker Pro, Digital Partners Content Management System

WEBMASTER - National Meningitis Association { www.nmaus.org }
August (02) - Present

• Volunteer work with national level website for a non-profit organization
• Website hosting, architecture, layout & design, development coordination, maintenance, search engine promotion, website and Atomz search statistics, PDF file creation
• Long distance e-mail and phone communication with Board Members and website PHP programmer
• Web based administration designed for e-mail list and quick website updates by Board Members and website administrators

  Skills & Software Used: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite, Website Statistics, Atomz In-Site Search Engine, Plesk Server Administrator

FREELANCE WEB, INTERACTIVE, & PRINT DESIGN
(01) – Present

• Website design, hosting, support, and management for various websites
• Interactive media design, production, and CD authoring
• Search engine promotion techniques and website statistics
• Mailing list administration
• Photography and video production

WEBSITE CONSULTANT - Bowling Green State University: Ice Arena
Bowling Green, OH
September (01) - May (02)

• Work experience involved website/computer consulting and software training
• Trained the Ice Arena Assistant Director how to use Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Acrobat to maintain the BGSU Ice Arena website

  Skills & Software Used: Mac OS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Acrobat, Microsoft Office Suite

DIGITAL PRODUCTION INTERN - Penton Media, Inc.
Cleveland, OH
May 14th (01) - August 17th (01)

• Professional work experience spent with the Digital Production Technology department
• Entered jobs into tracking system and prepared files to send to printer
• Pre-flighted magazine pages and digital advertisements
• Outputted color proofs for approval, closely checked for color and font accuracy
• Contacted advertisers and production managers if color, image, or font problems occurred

  Skills & Software Used: Mac & Windows OS, Quark, PageMaker, PDF Workflow, Acrobat: Distiller and InProduction, Font & File Management, Color Management, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Microsoft Office Suite, Lotus Notes

PRINTING INTERN - Watt Printers
Cleveland, OH
May 15th (00) - August 18th (00)

• Internship spent working with Pre-Press, Press, Bindery, Estimating, and Customer Service departments
• Learned the daily operations of a commercial printer from different employee perspectives
• Most time spent in Electronic Pre-Press Department aiding in computer-to-plate and
  pre-flighting processes

  Skills & Software Used: Mac & Windows OS, Quark, PageMaker, Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, Microsoft Office Suite

ACTIVITIES

• Visual Communications Technology Organization (VCTO):
  • Treasurer (02 - 03)
  • Student Film Festival Co-Founder (03)
  • Online Committee Chair (01 - 03)
• Captain and team player for Intramural Softball, Basketball, Flag Football, and Co-ed Softball (00 - 02)
• Manager for Valley View Men's Softball Team (Summer / Fall 03)