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Employment

2005-present Web designer/developer, Dillard's Inc

  • Weekly content updates on dillards.com.
  • Designed, developed and maintained email campaigns, HTML web sites and rich media websites.
  • Developed strategies to streamline and increase the speed of Intranet / Extranet sites.
  • Worked with advertising executives from BCBG fashion to design and develop private label brand web sites.
  • Worked on site redesign for dillards.com.
  • Worked to increase awareness of Web Standards and Accessibility.

2004-2005 Art Director, Maumelle Monitor

  • Directed the production of a weekly newspaper.
  • Responsible for page layout design for over 90% of the paper
  • Worked closely with the sales department to develop advertising campaigns for newspaper clients.
  • Coordinated and executed the design of Special Section publications.
  • Worked closely with printers for final paper publication.
  • Organized and maintained digital archives of all weekly materials.
  • Received an award in 2005 for Best Feature from the APA.

2003-2004 Graphic Artist, Lockheed Martin

  • Developed basic and advanced courseware materials with the Air Force and Navy for C-130J flight crews.
  • Created and maintained a standard structure for the basis of all courseware written and developed.
  • Implemented the testing phases of courseware to insure Quality Control and content accuracy.

Education

2003 Arkansas State University BFA Art/Graphic Design

Software

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Macromedia Flash
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver
  • Macromedia Fireworks
  • Macromedia Freehand
  • Quark XPress

Languages

  • HTML
  • XHTML
  • XML
  • CSS
  • Actionscript

Qualifications/Skills

  • Training in sketching, development of a storyboard, page composition & layout, color theory, and mechanical & computer design.
  • Proficient in both Windows PC and Macintosh formats.
  • Knowledgeable in the development of web sites built in accordance with the W3C standards for compliant XHTML and CSS markup.
  • Knowledgeable in the development of web sites built in accordance with 508 specifications.

References

References available upon request