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