History
Milwaukee, WI
Web Designer: February, 2010 — Present
- Troubleshooting and repair of long-standing CSS errors in major company web property
- Developed flexible, jQuery-enhanced widgets to display featured content
- Completed editing duties on promotional web video clips
Publicly traded on NASDAQ as MOVE; Formerly The Enterprise
Milwaukee, WI
Web Designer: October, 2005 — July, 2009
- Led efforts to improve departmental efficiency and client relations
- Re-wrote reusable layout codebase to bring it into compliance with modern W3C standards
- Created and developed original web interfaces for various client internet sites
- Mocked up high-quality new designs with Photoshop and Illustrator
- Used ImageReady to divide approved mockups into web-optimized graphics
- Assembled web-optimized graphics into completed website interfaces using Dreamweaver
- Created dynamic navigation systems and decorative slideshows using Flash
- Integrated streaming videos into company and client websites
- Further developed CSS, JavaScript, VBScript, and ActionScript coding skills with Dreamweaver and Flash
Freelance Work
Greater Milwaukee Area
January, 2003 — October, 2005
- Contracted through OfficeTeam and Robert Half, or self-employed
- Filled various positions from technical illustrator to desktop publisher to web designer to administrative assistant
- Worked with Quark Xpress, Illustrator, Photoshop, GoLive, and Microsoft Office
Web Designer: August, 1999 — December, 2002
- Created and developed original web interfaces for company Internet and intranet applications
- Mocked up new, high-quality designs with Fireworks
- Used Fireworks to divide approved mockups into web-optimized graphics
- Assembled web-optimized graphics into completed web page layouts using GoLive
- Redesigned, redecorated, and reorganized web pages for company internet and intranet servers
- Further developed CSS, JavaScript, and ActionScript coding skills with GoLive and Flash
- Used telnet to FTP files to Unix servers
Instructional Media Specialist: April, 1998 — April, 1999
- Contracted through Argus Technical Services
- Illustrated instruction manuals for basketball systems using Illustrator
- Designed and updated layouts for basketball system instruction manuals using Quark XPress
- Worked with engineers to complete projects on or before deadline
Web Designer and Webmaster (freelance): November, 1997 — June, 1999
- Worked with client to create a visually appealing and functional website
- Scanned and enhanced client's sample photos and optimized for web publication photo images using Photoshop
- Created original graphics using Photoshop
- Wrote all HTML code using Notepad
- Uploaded files via FTP to client-chosen server using WinFTP
Technical Illustrator and Graphic Designer: January, 1996 — May, 1997
- Contracted through Manpower
- Illustrated instruction manuals and lithographs for generators and pressure washers using india ink pens and Corel Draw
- Redrew old illustrations and logos using Corel Draw
- Worked as a team member with engineers and technical writers to produce finished sets of illustrations on deadline
- Prepared and pasted-up manuals on boards for printing
- Created and illustrated a computerized slide show for use in employee training using Power Point
- Designed decals for use in marketing products decoratively using Corel Draw
(Promoted to Jefferson facility, January, 1997)