My Portfolio

• Web Design
• Front-end Web Development
• Information Architecture
• Back-end Web Development
• Branding/Art Direction
• Print/Display Design
• Email Design & Development

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Work Experience

Interaction Designer

HighBeam Research, 65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois. 3/2010–present.

Duties include:

• Information architecture including wireframing for proprietary Web site interfaces
• Web interface design
• Product branding

Lead UI Designer

Liquidus Marketing, 372 W. Ontario, Suite 400, Chicago, Illinois. 3/2007–3/2010.

Duties included:

• Web and user experience design including for proprietary applications, dynamic advertising solutions and e-commerce
• Information architecture, including use cases, wireframes and user flow diagrams for Web sites, online media units and applications
• User interface development, including HTML, CSS, Javascript and Actionscript, as well as back-end and database integration using VB.NET and SQL
• Video On Demand digital television platform design within system and broadcast-safe constraints
• Branding and art direction for new products and initiatives
• Email, print collateral and tradeshow display design

Graphic Designer

The Simons Group, 303 E. Wacker, Suite 1109, Chicago, Illinois. 7/2005–3/2007.

Duties included:

• Newsletter design and layout
• E-newsletter design and HTML coding and determination of distribution method
• Design of advertisements, brochures, sell sheets and other collateral
• Obtaining printer quotes and determining print specifications
• Website design and coding including XHTML, CSS, Javascript and Actionscript
• Working directly with clients; maintaining client relationships

Graphic Designer

Ann Arbor Observer, 201 Catherine, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 7/2002–7/2005.

Duties included:

• Editorial design and layout, keylining, and collection for press
• Advertisement design and prepress
• Photo color correction for print and the magazine’s website
• Website graphic maintenance and updating
• Website design
• Design and updating of promotional collateral, including postcards, mailers and inserts

Education

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

BFA in Graphic Design. 9/1998–4/2002.

Cumulative GPA 3.6

Graduated magna cum laude
Dean’s List five of eight semesters
Class Honors, 3/2000

Skill Sets

• Web and user interface design, with a focus on usability and user experience
• Information architecture, including use cases, wireframes and user flow diagrams
• Front-end development, including semantic HTML, CSS and Javascript, including frameworks and libraries such as jQuery and MooTools
• Back-end development and integration using VB.NET or PHP and SQL
• Graphics and Web design application expertise including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Quark, and other FTP, imaging, audio and video editing software
• Flash design and development, including familiarity with Actionscript 2 and 3
• Product and branding development and management
• Strong working knowledge of both Mac and PC platforms