Brown Shoe Company
October 2007 to Present
Interactive Art Director

• Responsibilities include conceptualizing, designing, and coordinating the production of websites, email campaigns, and online advertising.
• Work closely with marketing coordinators on email promotions and brand websites such as shoes.com, Dr. Scholl's, Carlos Santana, LifeStride, Naturalizer and Famous Footwear.
• Work with CPC Specialists to create effective banner advertising for pay per click campaigns.

Websites, email and banner advertisements are designed and developed using Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, semantic mark-up and web standards (including XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, CSS 1 & 2). Layout, photo manipulation, and production work is completed on Macintosh and Windows PC computers using Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

Free Agent
August 1999 to Present
Web/Graphic Designer

• Working as a creative production artist, graphic designer, and web designer for such clients as The Infertility Center of St. Louis (Dr. Sherman Silber), A&G Woodworking, Inc., First Baptist Church Ellisville, and Exec Business Products.
• Responsibilities include conceptualizing, designing, and coordinating the production of advertisement, logos, catalogs, and brochures.
• Research and analyze SEO reports on websites and implement changes for better organic search rankings.

Websites are developed and coded using Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, semantic mark-up and web standards (including XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, CSS 1 & 2). Layout, photo manipulation, and production work is completed on Macintosh and Windows PC computers using Quark, Microsoft Office, and Adobe CS3 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat). See www.infertile.com and www.agwoodworking.com

Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
December 2006 to October 2007
Internet Marketing Specialist

• Responsibilities included conceptualizing, designing, and coordinating the production of websites, email campaigns, and online advertising.
• Researched and analyzed analytic reports to understand better how visitors use the websites.
• Researched search engine optimization (SEO) reports on websites and implemented changes for better organic search rankings and effective paid search.

Websites were developed and coded using Dreamweaver, XHTML, CSS, ColdFusion, JavaScript, semantic mark-up and web standards (including XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, CSS 1 & 2). Layout, photo manipulation, and production work was completed on Macintosh and Windows PC computers using Quark, Microsoft Office, and Adobe CS3 (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Acrobat). See www.watlow.com

Qualified Consultants
June 2006 to December 2006
Web Developer

• Developed websites using semantic mark-up and web standards (including XHTML 1.0, HTML 4.01, CSS 1 & 2).
• Clients included Rawlings Sporting Goods, AT&T, AT&T Español and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.

Worked at Fleishman-Hillard developing and coding websites with XHTML, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS. Layout, photo manipulation, and production work completed on Windows PC computers using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Office.

Hunter Engineering
January 2003 to June 2006
Web Designer

• Created and coded public website for this automotive service equipment manufacturer. Site received 1,000 to 3,000 unique visitors a day.
• Created micro-websites that coordinated with direct mail campaigns.
• Secondary responsibilities included designing and building product literature brochures.

Websites were developed and coded using Dreamweaver, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, SQL Server and Flash. Layout, photo manipulation, and production work was completed on Macintosh and Windows PC computers using Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, Imageready, and Microsoft Office. See www.hunter.com www.hunter.com/fastocl/ www.hunter.com/hunterize/ and www.weightsaver.com/

Domash DesignSource
September 1998 to August 1999, February 2001 to December 2002
Graphic Designer

• Designed corporate identity and branding strategies for diverse client base.
• Projects included conceptualizing and designing company logos, stationary, product literature, advertising, and website design.

Software used on the Macintosh computer included HTML, JavaScript, Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office, Quark, Illustrator, Photoshop, and Imageready. See www.domash.com www.wspaces.com and www.ckcwoodworks.com

The Sporting News
August 2000 to February 2001
Graphic Designer

• Created web graphics for www.sportingnews.com
• Designed graphics for special events such as Hall of Fame inductees and record breakers.
• Worked with Art Director to conceptualize creative solutions for transferring articles written for the print magazine to the web. This process included working with the print designers and writers to extract the essence of the story to interpret it for legibility on the web.

Worked extensively with Photoshop, Imageready, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver on a Macintosh.

nicheWebworks
March 2000 to August 2000
Creative Director

• Created web/graphic design department within this local internet start-up company.
• Projects included designing www.designawedding.com website and all identity, advertising, and promotional materials to support it.
• Managed two web/graphic designers, overseeing their responsibilities including copywriting, web page template design, banner ad design, and collaboration with other departments for various projects.

Web design and programming completed on a Macintosh using Dreamweaver, Photoshop, HTML, DHTML, JavaScript, and a Wacom graphics tablet. Graphic design projects completed on a Macintosh using Quark, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Microsoft Office.

Bausch & Lomb Surgical Products
May 1995 to August 1998
Graphic Computer Specialist

Responsible for design projects such as product advertising in trade magazines, product literature, and direct mailer campaigns. Projects handled from initial concept to printed piece. Software packages used on the Macintosh computer included Quark, Illustrator, Persuasion, and Photoshop.

O’Brien Corporation
January 1993 to May 1995
Graphic Designer

Designed product catalogs, literature, and advertising. Responsible for all aspects of design: concept, layout, design and mechanical. Also responsible for trade show booth design and construction. Macintosh software included PageMaker, WordPerfect, FreeHand, and Photoshop.

Education

Received Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with emphasis in Graphic Design and Computer Graphics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1992.