Personal Profile

I am a BCIT information technology graduate with over six years of experience in the fields of web development, graphic design and marketing seeking a challenging role where I can utilize my creativity, web development and marketing skills.

Skills

Design: strong knowledge & understanding of colour spaces relating to print and screen, typesetting & layout, brand identity principles, print and design process

Software: Adobe Creative Suite (4 & 5), Acrobat Pro, MS Office, Dreamweaver, Sony Vegas and use of database systems (Access, MySQL)

Marketing: Google Analytics/Adsense/Adwords, Webmaster Tools, social media trends/integration, SEO & ConstantContact

Scripting: (x)HTML, CSS, Javascript, JQuery, PHP, Java & ASP.NET

Career History

Design & pre-press, LinxPrint (May. 2011 - Present) Tasks: designing, layout and pre-press checks for certain print projects, printing posters, business cards, flyers, brochures and other printing materials, customer service through phone, email or in person. Freelance graphic + web design (2005 - Present) Side projects for a diverse list of clients - tasks: meeting and training clients, managing multiple projects simultaneously, arranging & overlooking photo shoots, brand identity, logo, brochures, business cards, posters & web development. Front-end web developer, Vision Critical (Jun. 2010 - Apr. 2011) Developed and customized software interface layouts for Vision Critical's online community panels using CSS, HTML, ASP.NET, XML and JQuery. Demonstrated strong interpersonal and time-management skills with the ability to effectively organize, prioritize and deliver a high-volume of assignments. / View work samples Senior web developer, Bytec Consulting (Oct. 2005 - Feb. 2010) Oversaw all aspects of the creative design, rebranding and maintenance of Makeup.com, a publically trading e-commerce website managed by Bytec Consulting. Tasks: graphic design (logos, web templates, brand pages, weekly newsletters, business cards, product brochures), email marketing (design, testing and deliverability to 100K+ subscribers), web development and management of blogs and social media campaigns. / View work samples Graphic + web designer, Future Shop Canada (May - Aug. 2005) Responsible for the design and implementation of creative and effective web user interface layouts, banners and online marketing materials that fitted brand standards and business strategies.

Education

British Columbia Institute of Technology (2005) Information Technology Management diploma Langara College (2002) Digital Design for Print and Web

Volunteer

Youth Advisory Network Member, WorkInfoNet.bc.ca (2002) Participated in weekly meetings to review and improve BC Youth Work Info web site layout and user experience.