RESUME

Technical Proficiency:

Information Systems: Proficient on Mac and PC platforms. Mac OS X, MS Office Suite
Production: Dreamweaver, Homesite, FrontPage, Adobe Acrobat, FileMaker Pro, ATG Dynamo, NetObjects Team Fusion, Share Point, Intermediate Final Cut Pro skills
Programming: HTML/DHTML coding and concepts, Intermediate JavaScript and CSS, Design Software: PhotoShop CS2, Illustrator CS2, QuarkExpress, PageMaker, ImageReady CS2, Fireworks 8, and Flash CS3

Work Experience:

Web/Email Designer, Classmates.com Jan. 2005 — Present
- Primary focus being email design and concepts
- Drive alignment among business, technical and creative resources
- Work closely with the technical teams to problem solve any issues
- Work with different teams and stakeholders from concept through implementation
- Layout and design emails that go to over 24 mil+ members and drive subscriptions
- Work on banner ad designs and some marketing concepts

Web Producer, MSN Entertainment, Microsoft (contract) June 2003 — Jan. 2005
- Responsible for multiple time sensitive projects
- Manage internal/external production resources
- Manage project schedule and budget
- Daily HTML and image updates on MSN Entertainment website
- Copy writing and photo manipulation
- Weekly MSN Newsletters created (editorial & design)

Freelance Designer/Developer, Various Companies in Seattle Jan. 2001 – June 2003
- Pasta & Company – Designer – created signage for their retail locations
- Immunex – Designer/Developer – created website for several internal groups
- Neoptix – Designer/developer/project manager – built website for the company
- Microsoft - Event Coordinator Assistant - Manage event projects and budgets
- REI - Developer/Designer - Created new graphics and updated the website HTML
- ShareBuilder – Designer – Banner ad designer

Web Designer/Project Mngr., Digital Dog, Inc., Nashville, TN, Aug. 1999 - Jan. 2001
- Assisted in creating over 100 corporate websites
- Performed extensive graphic creation and manipulation of images
- HTML/DHTML writing and editing
- Served as project manager for several corporate clients

Education:

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, August 1999
- Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Radio/TV Production
- Minored in psychology and art with an emphasis in jewelry design

School of Visual Concepts, 2006 - Ongoing
- Typography
- Elements of Design
- Illustrator
- Flash