Web Designer at The Creative Group
Design | San Francisco Bay Area, US
With extensive freelance design experience, a valuable education in product design and an unrelenting passion for learning, I am a valuable asset to any project on which I work. I am constantly thinking of ways to innovate, and my creative energy is easily translated into company growth and new revenue streams. I am always generating new ideas, whether it be on the job or at home.
I'm always striving for personal growth, whether it be adding items to my portfolio, learning new programming languages or even penciling creative new ideas into my notebook.
My goal in any position is to be the primary source for ideas and ways to innovate.
Specialties: Strong technical background.
Vast knowledge of current design, technology, and style trends.
Vision of the "big picture."
Works through many ideas and possibilities before identifying the best solution.
Aug
2010 - Present
Web Designer / Better Homes & Gardens - Mason McDuffie Real Estate
• User interface
• Layout design,
• logo creation
• Design mock-ups
• Template design of real estate industry related web sites.
Tools used:
• Visual Source Safe
• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• CSS & HTML. Text editor only.
Sept
2009 -
Aug
2010
Merchandising Tech Support / Sony Computer Entertainment America
• Interactive Display Support
• Remote computer support
• Document preparation
• Self extracting package design
Jan
1997 -
Sept
2009
Owner / OMNiTHiNG.net
• Web graphic design
• Domain and hosting setup
• Database administration
• E-commerce implementation
• User administration and security
• Customer service and collections
Jan
2009 -
Jul
2009
Technician / WebDispatch.com
• Virus removal
• Hard disk diagnosis
• Hardware repair
• Security setup
• Network setup
• Data recovery
• Custom software support
• Web/email design and SEO
Feb
2000 -
Dec
2008
MIS / Tassajara Valley Realty
• Network installation
• AVAYA administration
• General tech support
• Konica Minolta administration
• Web/graphic design
• Individual/group training
Jun
2007 -
Mar
2008
Creative/Sales / Apple Retail
• Desktop support
• Phone support
• Individual/group training
• Sales
2006 -
Sept
2007
Art Director / Silicon Maps Inc
• Layout design
• Art Direction
• Pre-press production
• Team management
Jun
2005 -
Sept
2005
Designer / Intern / DVC Multimedia Firm
Web and graphic design, problem solver for a variety of companies.
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2006
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2009
San Francisco State University
BA
in
Industrial Arts Industrial Arts; Marketing; Accounting, Economics, and Environmental Studies
Activities: IDSA Student Chapter
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2003
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2005
Diablo Valley College
Transfer
in
General Education
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Websites:
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Honors:
Graduated with honors and a certificate of excellence
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Interests:
Reading 20 different blog feeds a day, climbing trees, climbing rocks, climbing the hand rails on the BART train. I like to work out, but only when it feels like I am preparing for something cool, like ninja training. I love to laugh and I don't care if you're laughing at me.