Skills & Experience

Overview

I have been working as a web designer for over three years, demonstrating the ability to work on multiple projects, implement internal procedures and complete planning & design deliverables.

Expertise

• Information Architecture:Content Inventories, Sitemaps, Wireframes, UX
• Software:Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Pixelmator, OmniGraffle, Coda, Transmit, Fontcase
• Front-End:XHTML, CSS, jQuery, Firebug, Typekit
• Content Management Systems:Movable Type, Wordpress, ExpressionEngine

Conferences/Seminars Attended

• ‘Smashing Alphabets with Chank Diesel’ Seminar, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMay 2009
• South by Southwest Interactive, Austin, Texas March 2009
• HOW Design Conference, Boston, MassachusettsMay 2008
• Kelby Training's ‘Photoshop with Bert Monroy’ Seminar, Minneapolis, MinnesotaMarch 2008
• Voices That Matter Web Design Conference, San Francisco, CaliforniaOctober 2007
• AIGA Design Camp, Nisswa, MinnesotaSeptember 2007
• AIGA Portfolio One-on-One, Minneapolis, MinnesotaApril 2007

Community Involvement

• American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)Member, September 2006-September 2009
• Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association (MIMA)Member, February 2008-February 2010
• Art Buddies Volunteer, Fall 2009 & Fall 2008
• Weekly life drawing sessions at Minneapolis College of Art and Design (MCAD) February 2009-present

Education

• The Art Institute of Pittsburgh–Online Division (AI Online)Web Design coursework, 2007
• Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC)Web Design coursework, 2006-2007
• University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UWEC)Bachelor of Fine Arts, Emphasis in Illustration, 1999