Work Statement
Web Designer looking to work with professionals in the web design/development field with a knack for analyzing problems and creating effective and functional solutions.
Development Skills
- Website Design, Redesign and Usability
- Hand Coding XHTML and CSS
- Valid XHTML 1.0 and CSS 2.1
- Create Sites with Cross-Browser Compatibility
- Design Creation: Photoshop, CorelDraw, GIMP, and Inkscape
- WordPress Theme Redesign modifying HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL
- Create Wordpress theme from HTML Project or PSD file
- CSS Theme Layout modifications of HTML and CSS
- SEO using keywords, anchor text, title tags, and relevant content
- Web Editors: BlueFish, Notepad++, CSS Editor, Aptana, and Firebug
- Image Optimization using IrfanView, CorelPhoto, GIMP and Picasa
- Blogging Platforms: WordPress, Tumblr
- Knowledge of Javascript and AJAX implementation (mootools, jQuery)
- Operating Systems: Windows and Linux Ubuntu
- Vector Software: Corel, Vector Studio and Inkscape
Asset Summary
Considered an expert in client need analyzation. Questioning, thru conversational interviews, remind clients “why” they are making a change, whether it be designing a new site or buying their first home. Finding a client’s true “pain” develops trust and rapport allowing a vested interest in the projects success.
A solution oriented mind frame demonstrates the ability to complete multiple projects simultaneously. Being a mortgage loan processor by day and a web designer by night shows versatility and flow between creative and analytical. There are no impossible situations, just problems that need solutions, thus the passion for web design/development. Whether designing a landscape, rearranging the furniture or re-designing/developing a website, visual appeal, aesthetics, site exposure and usability are the main focus of every project.
Project Management is achieved by utilizing planning, organization, and tasked based software to ensure that projects are completed with in the given time-frame. Collaboration with business associates and relationship building with company departments orchestrate teamwork and keep the end goal in constant focus.
Completed Projects
A Good Map Company.com: Product and shipping details were highlighted by implementing Javascript and AJAX to improve visual aesthetics and accessibility. Ecommerce was introduced to boost product sales, newsletter marketing to inform clients, as well as a blog to generate traffic. All three methods have increased traffic to the clients site.
RealMDS.com: was a .psd to XHTML conversion that was then turned into a WordPress theme. Attention was paid to scalability in the sidebar, automatic thumbnail creation for posts, and automatic post excerpts for homepage for a magazine-style layout.
my.mosaicteam.com: is a client portal site for mosaicteam.com, with focus on creating graphics for content boxes that were both scalable in width and height so that the same graphic could be used anywhere the client needed it by calling a simple “div” tag thru CSS. Graphics were also created to automatically attach graphics to certain doc types for lists thru CSS.
Works in Progress
Sammamish Data Systems: needed to incorporate targeted keywords and content to increase SEO. The site is being redesigned with a more user-friendly vibe and allows for information to be presented and conveyed more easily to the end-user. Coda style navigation and lightboxes were implemented for a modern design feel.
National Fuel Redemption.com: is a site redesign to bring in content for usability as well as SEO. The site current only has an image on the front page plus links. Working on embedding demonstration video.
Upcoming Projects
Dream-Retreats.com: Custom design for local Arizona landscape design company.
Professional Profile
Accomplished Leader in the mortgage industry for over ten years with a proven ability to develop and implement key strategies that support business and financial objectives. Create initiatives that increase process flow and production while reducing inter-office stress and boosting the bottom line. Introduced software and web based communication solutions to improve client accessibility which heighten process flow transparency.
Enthusiastic Learner, with a desire to learn new techniques, try different approaches, and stay up to date in current web practices. Continual education is achieved thru various design and development blogs thru RSS Feeds and interaction thru networking.
Additional work history and references available upon request.
Education
Central Washington University 1992-1995
Sought Major in Immunology/Minor in Math
- Online training courses in CSS and XHTML
- Studied code writing manuals in HTML, XHTML, MySQL, CSS and PHP
- Continued daily education with online tutorials from featured blogs
