Summery

• Talented and innovational graphic artist, designer and web producer with over fifteen years of diverse and extensive experience including positions held in industrial web and graphic design, advertising, public relations as well as print and radio media. Enjoys fast paced environment with an emphasis on quality, dedication, and an insatiable desire to learn and develop professional skills. Experience includes: one-on-one customers relations, strong written and verbal communication skills, knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods which includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Design and development of over 200 various websites focusing on search engine optimization and cross browser compatibility. Small business to large industrial e-commerce driven sites with an emphasis on viewer usability and interaction.
• Email Marketing designing and developing email marketing campaigns with and eye toward functionality and Return On Investment
• Created original graphics, logos, photographic retouching and color correction, layout design for both web sites and print ads.
• Responsible for creating graphics, photographs and layout design for all technical documents and maintaining standards for Pre-Press and 4 color process printing of user manuals, product tech sheets and service bulletins, company newsletter and display boards for trade shows.
• Responsible for meetings and evaluation of client needs and develop specifications plan and implement projects from initial conceptual design through coding, final delivery and client approval.
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
• Premier, Dreamweaver, and XHTML, HTML, CSS, and various end user software and Internet access programs.
• SEO experience in developing SEO campaigns, analytics, SE rankings monitoring, keyword research, and social media optimization.
• Extensive experience developing websites for SEO using industry standards to assist page rankings, developing keyword content and search engine marketing. Assisted clients in developing pay per click programs to provide best return on investment.

Operating Systems

Windows 7/XP, Mac OS X, Snow Leopard

Publishing Software

• Adobe InDesign, Adobe Acrobat, Quark Express,
• Quark 5.0, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

Tools

• Adobe Creative Suite 5, Photoshop CS5,
• InDesignCS5, Dreamweaver CS5, Illustrator CS5,
• Camtasia, Flash CS5, 3D Studio, Visual Studio,
• Visual SourceSafe

Scripting Languages

HTML, XHTML, CSS, some experience with Java Script PHP

Internet Browsers

• Internet Explorer, Netscape, Firefox, Safari,
• Opera, Mozilla

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Graphic Artist and Video Production Manager

• Shoot, edit and develop Product videos, Best Practices Videos using Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects.
• Create product ads for magazines, trade show programs using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
• Update company website for SEO using Word Press.
• Photograph all 3D printed products, build and maintain photo archives.

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Communications Marketing Sales Coordinator

• Shoot, edit and develop Dealer Testimonial Video, Factory Tour Video using Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects.
• Create product ads for magazines, Grammy's Program, NASCAR Legend's Souvenir Program using Adobe Photoshop and InDesign
• Design built and maintained company Press website for public relations and followed up media request for information and marketing materials, photos and videos
• Develop marketing plans and promotional events including onsite demonstrations, and presentations to build dealer network.
• Provide support for Dealers and Regional Sales Managers providing marketing material and support for promotional events.
• Help to build Dealer Network by developing programs and ideas to attract new dealers.
• Maintain and organize company video and photo library
• Design, develop and maintain company's Media website.
• Maintain and develop company's Dealer Portal
• Work with vendor for further development of company website.
• Manage Web Sites, Marketing email campaigns.
• Coordinate demo events and webinars
• Manage trade show and event calendar for websites

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Web/Graphic Designer, Marketing Associate

• Design and front-end development of corporate website using HTML, XHTML, CSS with emphasis on search engine optimization, cross browser compatibility. Worked with IT department of look and feel of back-end programming and development.
• Designed and created graphics for use in print and web using Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign.
• Responsible for updating and maintaining corporate website using HTML, CSS, Visual Studio, Visual SourceSafe, Dreamweaver CS5, Photoshop CS5, Google Analytics.
• Designing and creating corporate marketing material and sales brochures.
• Producing weekly Market Hotline newsletter for web and email marketing campaigns.
• Assist in the development and design of PowerPoint presentations for company President and Vice President of Sales
• and Marketing.
• Design and create email-marketing blasts.

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Web Producer

• Responsible for the implementation of designs and building the General Motors Cadillac Drivers' Blog using HTML, CSS, making sure that the site was cross browser compatible.
• Wrote scripts for Phillips Electronics Tradeshow podcast.
• Provided voice over narration for Major League Baseball podcast.
• Designed and produced a monthly electronic newsletter for GM Diversity
• Researched stories and developed HTML and CSS for the GMability Newsletter.
• Created the html and css for GM Tuner Racing Blog.

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Web Developer/Graphic Artist

• Responsible for designing over 200 web sites and 200 print ads for clients advertising with Thomas Register.
• Created original graphics, logos, photographic retouching and color correction, layout design for both web sites and print ads using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
• Met with clients and assisted them in development of their web sites focusing on e-commerce, marketing and search engine optimization.
• Designed websites to meet W3C standards and validation using Macromedia Dreamweaver, XHTML/HTML and CSS.
• Developing websites for SEO using industry standards to assist page rankings, developing keyword content and search engine marketing