SUMMARY:

• Seeking to Leverage Comprehensive Talents in an Opportunity with a Design Focus
• Accomplished and innovative professional with extensive graphic design experience and demonstrated ability to consistently achieve daily goals and objectives.
• Reliable and focused, ability to succeed in demanding environments, meet aggressive deadlines, and skillfully manage multiple tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills, proficient in fostering positive professional relationships and communicating effectively at all levels and with clients, project managers, developers, and other designers.
• Seeking to utilize experience and exceptional work ethic in a full - time position with a design focus, within an organization that values creativity and results.

• Experience in Agile development and traditional project management environments. Print design experience in magazine design and production including color management, preflighting, and prepress.
• Skilled in front-end development support, redesign, and development of site architecture.
• Proficient in gathering design requirements and preferences, advising on best practices, producing design ideas, troubleshooting browser compatibility issues, and updating existing sites.
• Over 10 years of experience designing and coding for the web and web 2.0 on Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, and Linux using: HTML, CSS UX2014 SQL; JavaScript, HTML Mail, XML XSLT; JS Frameworks, jQuery, Section 508, ColdFusion
• Over 15 years of experience in expert level use of Adobe Illustrator Adobe Flash Adobe Photoshop Adobe InDesign; Adobe Dreamweaver Bootstrap Adobe Acrobat Microsoft Visio; Microsoft Word, Excel, InfoPath, and SharePoint.
• Keen understanding of CSS3 and browser adaptations.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Web Development & Site Planning
• Web Page Layout & Creative Design
• Troubleshooting & Problem Solving
• Web Accessibility/508 Compliance
• Organization & Strategic Planning
• Creating SOP Template Designs
• Analysis & Decision-Making
• Accuracy & Attention to Detail
• Collaboration & Teamwork

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Graphic Designer and User Experience Designer

Responsibilities:

• Utilize expertise to design front-end experience for a large enterprise application.
• Communicate effectively with customer to understand business logic and specific project needs.
• Use HTML, jQuery, CSS, and JavaScript interoperability to build modern and highly functional websites.
• Nurture a collaborative environment within a development team consisting of design, .Net developers, and database developers to build and maintain highly scalable web applications within an Agile development environment.
• Mordant ability to integrate customer needs with development logistics to create designs that appeal to all stake holders.

Confidential

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Leverage expertise to ensure optimal efficiency of day-to-day operations and updates of all RMDA websites.
• Communicate effectively with customer to understand business logic and specific project needs.
• Provide creative design and front-end development support for RMDA business applications and publicly accessible web properties.
• Use HTML, jQuery, CSS, and JavaScript interoperability to build modern and highly functional websites.
• Proactively ensure RMDA compliance with 508 and DoD regulations.
• Nurture a collaborative environment within a development team consisting of design, .Net developers, and database developers to build and maintain highly scalable web applications within an Agile development environment.
• Significant contributions to developing a RMDA specific development lifecycle process that increased efficiency and effectiveness.

Confidential

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Produced high-quality web and print graphics for the State Department in a highly classified environment.
• Worked with cross-functional teams managing a wide range of projects with conflicting priorities.
• Developed and promoted SOP template design standards.
• Designed websites for use within a secure environment.
• Advised management on additional equipment and tools to modernize department and support objectives.
• Designed and developed HTML 5/CSS 3 templates for internal State Department projects.
• Maintained existing department web projects and work to modernize properties with jQuery, HTML 5, and CSS 3.
• Provided a completely production-ready full color, full-bleed magazine to the Government Printing Services (GPS).
• Worked with embassies worldwide to provide high-quality graphics.
• Designed and printed posters for State Department purposes.
• Photographed State Department employees for Visa, Passport, and other official uses; provided photography service for a wide range of State Department functions.
• Administrated three distinct SharePoint sites (Unclassified Intranet, Collaboration, and Classified SharePoint).
• Helped migrate existing web applications from a decommissioned ColdFusion server to SharePoint with flawless execution.

Confidential

Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Skillfully maintained day-to-day operations and updates of RMDA websites with HTML, CSS and AJAX, which included designing a new website and managing refreshes.
• Worked with .Net developers to provide user interfaces for internal applications.
• Aggressive ensured compliance with 508 and United States Army regulations.

Confidential

Senior User Interface Designer

Responsibilities:

• Managed all properties with branding, including updates to existing website and creation of new designs.
• Designed off-line forms for client applications using the Microsoft InfoPath solution.
• Worked with Adobe Livecycle to develop PDF documents with form elements.
• Designed graphics representing complex technical concepts for work proposals.
• Created Acrobat PDF forms for client applications.
• Advised developers on best practices when developing web forms to assist with improving efficiency and overall effectiveness.

Confidential

Senior Graphic Designer and Manager

Responsibilities:

• Redesigned the foundations website based on Commonspot CMS and ColdFusion architecture.
• Supported daily updates and added functionality to the Commonspot ColdFusion templates on the website.
• Wrote and modified AJAX features for the website.
• Designed and wrote complex table-less websites in XHTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Served as Lead Designer on various Foundation initiatives such as fundraising websites and sponsored projects.
• Built Flash features, such as slideshows, Flash video and medical illustrations, for the Foundations website.
• Designed print promotional materials for various departments.
• Served as Art Director for the Foundations magazine, EpilepsyUSA.
• Consulted with the Vice President of Communications on purchases of Audio and Video equipment for Podcast initiatives.
• Provided trusted guidance and made recommendations for maintaining an accessible 508 compliant website.

Confidential

Senior Graphic Designer

Responsibilities:

• Led, coached, and supervised a team on three major redesigns for the company website.
• Developed a new website for the Confidential, working directly with the Communications Director, conducting interviews with departments personal, and recommending a content management system (CMS).
• Successfully designed and implemented a web-based ticketing application using ColdFusion and SQL, which was subsequently used on the Confidential website and the Confidential website.