Summary of Qualifications

  • 5+ years experience web design
  • 5+ years experience freelancing
  • Knowledge of web and print design processes
  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, and Javascript
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, and QuarkXPress
  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills, detailed oriented; comfortable working in a fast paced environment and under deadlines

    • Design Experience

    Freelance Web Design
    2000 - present
    Responsibilities include design, implement and maintenance of web sites, photography and image retouching. Clients include small businesses and non-profits.

    Freelance Graphic Design
    2000 - 2005
    Responsibilities included typesetting, layout, image retouching, sourcing, graphic and disk preparation, and building of composites. Worked on projects for a major hotel chain, a winery, a car dealership, an investment firm, and a consulting firm.

    Production Assistant
    06/2002 - 12/2002
    Shopper-Turnpike Corporation
    Production Assistant for an advertising newspaper. Responsibilities included importation and retouching of images for publication, management and layout of multiple accounts and office support. Clients included a supermarket, a real estate firm, restaurants, and gift and apparel stores

    Other Work Experience

    Design Coordinator
    01/2007 - present
    FAF, Inc.
    Design Coordinator for a fashion jewelry company. Responsibilities include tracking all projects in the department, their due dates and current status. Detailing samples and developments as necessary, organizing research materials, and tracking and requesting samples and materials

    Product Development Coordinator
    09/2005 - 01/2007
    FAF, Inc.
    Product Development Coordinator for a fashion jewelry company. Responsibilities included coordination of all new developments, samples, order packs, and customer requests for multiple accounts. Tracking of development samples and projects, price negotiations, order preparations, and vendor correspondence. Clients included major retail superstores in the US, Canada, and Mexico.

    Education

    University of Connecticut
    Bachelors of Fine Arts in Visual Arts - Graphic Design
    09/1997 - 05/2001