EXPERIENCE:

Current.  Self-employed, Freelance web design business
• A strong grasp of color, layout, and design principles..
• Designed visually attractive interfaces and web pages based on principles of good design and usability.
• Constructed application pages using current Web languages and techniques to ensure that the pages conform to standards of accessibility (e.g., Section 508, W3C), HTML validation, and browser compatibility
• Created graphic elements for web sites, including images, web pages, and multimedia elements.
• Optimized graphics for use on the web.
• In-depth knowledge of user interface design principles, information structure, industry standards and trends, and platform standards.
• Proficient in major graphic design software (Photoshop, Illustrator).

Web Designer.  2002.  Contract assignment. 
• Updated hundreds of web pages according to client specifications.
• Uploaded digitally optimized images; made text changes; manipulated the web page layout.
• Assisted in day-to-day website maintenance with tasks such as organizing & updating content, creating, editing & optimizing images and transferring files.

Quark, Inc.  2000-2001. Technical Support.
• Troubleshooting various issues within QuarkXPress and explaining all levels of functionality. 

Software: 
• Adobe Creative Suites (Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Dreamweaver CS4
• Microsoft Word 
• Microsoft PowerPoint

Languages: HTML, and XHTML. Javascript., CSS. Learning MYSQL and PHP.

Education:   San Diego State University B.A., English.  Red Rocks Community College.  Front Range Community College.  Multimedia Technology program.

SPECIFIC SKILLS:
• Graphical user interface (GUI) design using HTML/XHTML/CSS, Adobe ImageReady
• Web standards compliance and basic accessibility issues (as they pertain to XHTML)
• Planning, designing, and implementing web site structure and navigation layout
• Designing and planning additions to sites
• Javascript
• Design & layout of e-mail newsletters
• Design & layout of press releases & white papers
• Image optimization
• Knowledgeable with TITLE & META tags and page content for search engine optimization
• Understanding of screen resolutions and how to design for them
• Testing with multiple browsers and operating systems to ensure the best compatibility possible
• InDesign & Photoshop in Macintosh
• Designing and laying out advertisements from business card size to full page ads
• Image scanning & related software
• Powerpoint presentations

  LANGUAGE AND VISUAL interests meet in the business of web design. My BA is in writing and my post-bac education has been in fine art and design. I have worked as a copy editor and proofreader and have had some of my writing published.