Resume
Brown Shoe Company
October 2007 to Present
Interactive Art Director (Famous Footwear)
- Art direct the design and development of the famousfootwear.com website. Responsibilities include conceptualizing, designing, and coordinating the production of websites, email campaigns, and online advertising.
- Manage web developer and copywriters in the creation of content for the site.
- Designed new website for the Libby Edelman brand. LibbyEdelman.com features shoes designed exclusively for Famous Footwear.
- Work with CPC Specialists to create effective banner advertising for pay per click campaigns and affiliates.
- Work with developers to create a Famous Footwear iPhone application. Responsible for the layout and all graphics throughout the application and iTunes Store marketing.
Web Designer (Shoes.com)
- Designed identity and website for a new brand for Brown Shoe: ShoeSteal.com.
- Responsibilities include conceptualizing and designing email campaigns, content updates and online advertising for shoes.com.
- Work closely with marketing coordinators on email promotions and brand websites such as Dr. Scholl's, Carlos Santana, LifeStride and Naturalizer.
- Work with CPC Specialists to create effective banner advertising for pay per click campaigns and affiliates.
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 writer www.terrywieland.com.
- 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.
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 for www.watlow.com.
- 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.
Qualified Consultants
June 2006 to December 2006
Web Developer
- Worked as a contractor at Fleishman-Hillard. My primary responsibility was to work with the web designers to develop their designs into effective, semantic and cross-platform websites. Also coordinated with copywriters and Flash developers.
- Clients included Rawlings Sporting Goods, AT&T, AT&T Español and Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Hunter Engineering
January 2003 to June 2006
Web Designer
See www.hunter.com www.hunter.com/fastocl/ www.hunter.com/hunterize/ and www.weightsaver.com/
- Created and coded public website for this automotive service equipment manufacturer. Site received 1,000 to 3,000 unique visitors a day.
- Created microsites that coordinated with direct mail campaigns. Microsites were usually two to three pages with a focused marketing message.
- Secondary responsibilities included designing and building product literature brochures.
Domash DesignSource
September 1998 to August 1999, February 2001 to December 2002
Graphic Designer
See www.domash.com www.wspaces.com and www.ckcwoodworks.com
- Designed corporate identity and branding strategies for diverse client base.
- Projects included conceptualizing and designing company logos, stationary, product literature, advertising, and website design.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Software Proficiencies
Software (on Mac and PC): Photoshop CS3, Illustrator CS3, Dreamweaver CS3, InDesign CS3, Acrobat, Microsoft Office
Code: HTML 4.01, XHTML 1.0, CSS 1 & 2, Javascript
Education
Received Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with emphasis in Graphic Design and Computer Graphics from the University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1992.
