Résumé


Education

Bachelor of Arts in Art with concentration in Graphic & Interactive Design

Millersville University, Millersville, PA | 3.8 GPA, magna cum laude

Associate in Arts in Art and Design, Visual Arts

Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA | 3.8 GPA, magna cum laude

Career Development

Freelance Web Developer, Web Designer & Graphic Designer /

Projects include: Full WordPress Websites, Web Development, Custom Wordpress Theme Development, Full Custom Website Designs, Custom Web Graphics, Web Pages, Web Animations, Web Banners, Logos, Business Cards, Brochures, Postcards

Clients include: Gilmore Studios, Kyle Van Newkirk, Level Lab, Ponderosa Lodge and Golf, Hope of the Nations, Puzzle Walks, Clark Classical, The Critter Depot Forum, PIHEC, JetFlow Design LLC, ISRVA, SIMS Architects Inc., Perfect Image Inc. Camera Repair, Brumax Construction, Little Britain Ag Supply Inc, Offer Blueprint, Uprize Financial, Smucker Farms, The Draw Shop

Senior Web Designer, Synapse Marketing Solutions., Lancaster, PA,

Website design for medium to large businesses: design, layout, front-end coding and site maintenance. Mobile/ responsive optimized sites, custom and dynamic social widgets, content sliders, custom jQuery and css3 animations, site navigation, facebook app page design, landing pages and microsites, cross browser testing on various operating systems and devices.

Web Designer, Cutting Edge Media Inc., Elizabethtown, PA,

Design/code webpages and complete digital marketing sales funnels: blog pages, landing pages, lead capture pages, sales pages, checkout pages, one-touch upsell and downsell pages, web banners, mobile banners, HTML email design, lead store design, trade show signs/graphics, marketing materials, logos

Web & Graphic Designer, That Fish Place/That Pet Place, Centerville, PA,

  • Design, code and send HTML marketing emails with Constant Contact
  • Design and code landing page promotions and category banners for main website
  • Work with printers getting quotes and creating spreadsheets for management staff
  • Shoot product photography for catalog, format and upload for website
  • Design and construct retail store floor signage

Graphic Design Assistant, University Communications & Marketing, Millersville, PA,

  • Assisted the Art Director and Graphic Designers maintain the visual image of the University
  • Assessed communication needs of clients & worked with on and off campus printers
  • Opened and closed jobs, daily updated project report to ensure timeliness and accuracy

Skills

Expert : Photoshop Illustrator SublimeText3 Dreamweaver HTML CSS3 jQuery WordPress ACF Cross Browser Testing Adobe Camera RAW InDesign

Experienced : javascript HTML5 PHP AJAX SASS git Responsive Web Design Front End Frameworks ( Foundation, Bootstrap ) Flash Adobe Bridge MS Office LiveCycle Designer Chrome Dev Tools BugHerd

Other Skills : Semantic code, web design standards, google analytics, SEO on page optimization

Awards and Activities

  • Deans List,
  • Best overall portfolio award at Millersville University Senior Graphic Design Exhibition,
  • Received Top Honors in the International Corrugated Packaging Foundation logo design competition,
  • Member of AIGA, The Professional Association for Design,