I've love building custom web sites and have been doing it for over 10 years. My background in corporate and art design dovetails with my formal training in the visual arts. My interests, in addition to web site and graphics design, are photography, writing, and playing music.

MY TOOLS OF CHOICE:

XHTML, CSS, ActionScript 2.0, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, QuickTime Pro, Adobe Acrobat Professional, BBedit, Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint. 

TECHNICAL:

Knowledge of domain registration procedures, DNS transfers, cross browser web site design, structure & organization, web site navigation techniques, web typography, tables and alignment, web image file formats, low-bandwidth graphics, color aesthetics, Photoshop layers, logo creation, background tile creation, transparent artwork creation, rules, buttons and bullets creation, scanning for the web, thumbnails and large images, splash pages, frames, forms, e-mail linking, rollovers, imagemaps, image slicing, Flash animation, compressing digital clips for posting on the web, META tags, FTP procedures, cross browser testing, registering sites with search engines, SEO.

ADAPTABILITY:

Learning new requirements quickly, working under constantly changing deadlines and priorities, filling in for other graphics professionals, working unsupervised and in team-oriented environments, prioritizing work flow, punctuality.

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:

Working effectively with a variety of different kinds of people, professional written and oral communication skills. I also meet deadlines.

 

EXPERIENCE:

GRAPHICS & WEB DESIGN FREELANCER
September 1999 - present
Duties: all aspects of creating, posting and publicizing web sites — registering domain names, web design, layout and file uploading, scanning, color correction, image retouching, enhancement and optimization, file conversion, logos, maps, etc. Clients include individuals, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. Have also trained individuals.

PROFESSIONAL COMPUTER DATA AND GRAPHICS SPECIALIST
Dillon Read, SBCWDR, Warburg-Dillon Read (UBS)
February 1994 - August 1999
Duties: heavy graphics and data operating including logos, maps, text formatting, reports, charts, tables, pitchbooks, letters, and memos, managing work flow and overseeing projects from conception to completion, faxing, scanning, record keeping, e-mail, using PC and MAC maintenance utilities software, etc.

 

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts, Visual Arts (Media Production)
University of California, San Diego 1989

Multiple training courses completed on logo creation & design, web design, Dreamweaver, BBedit, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, Word and Excel.