Resume
Experience
8/2011 - 12/2011 | Senior Designer
Ziptask, Inc. | Costa Mesa, CA
7/2011 - 8/2011 | Designer
29Prime | Mission Viejo, CA
12/2010 - 5/2011 | Designer
Blazonco | San Clemente, CA
6/2010 - 12/2010 | Creative Director
HeyGoTo, Inc. | Irvine, CA
2/2010 | Web Publisher
Arbonne | Irvine, CA
8/2006 - 2/2009 | Web Designer
Web Advanced | Irvine, CA
7/2006 - 8/2006 | Flash Application QA
Pacific Technology Solutions | Irvine, CA
10/2004 - 7/2006 | Graphic Artist
topLingo, Inc. | Irvine, CA
Ziptask, Inc. | Costa Mesa, CA
- Built web pages within the Visual Studio ASP.NET development environment using only CSS & XHTML
- Performed Search Engine Optimization where applicable as well as suggesting fixes or improvements on the site
- Designed print items such as business cards, gift cards, fliers and direct mail pieces
- Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Visual Studio, Subversion, XHTML, CSS, Firebug and Google Webmaster Tools
7/2011 - 8/2011 | Designer
29Prime | Mission Viejo, CA
- Built template sites used for the purpose of acquiring new potential customers
- Used: Photoshop, Visual Studio, Subversion, WordPress and Firebug
12/2010 - 5/2011 | Designer
Blazonco | San Clemente, CA
- Created custom CSS designs and worked them into the Blazonco Admin CMS with the look and feel of what the clients were trying to achieve visually
- Talked to clients after the sales-team made a deal so that I could get the guidelines I would need to follow while designing
- Received Blazonco's very 1st Employee Of The Month award in 4/2011 based on everything I was able to complete within a 1 month time span
- Used: Photoshop, Flash, WordPress and Firebug
6/2010 - 12/2010 | Creative Director
HeyGoTo, Inc. | Irvine, CA
- Webmaster / Web Designer and Developer (HTML & CSS)
- Built action pages to achieve 1st page Google rankings for targeted key-phrases and key-words
- Assisting in Search Engine Optimization practices and techniques to achieve high Google rankings
- Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, HTML, CSS, WordPress, Firebug and Google Webmaster Tools
2/2010 | Web Publisher
Arbonne | Irvine, CA
- Helped with updating the Arbonne(United States) and Arbonne International(Canada, Australia, United Kingdom) websites before a major company deadline
- Implemented CSS styling to match the look and feel of approved comps within a very strict CMS while entering data as well
- Part of a small web team dedicated to the sole purpose of performing site-wide updates on all Arbonne websites
- Used: Photoshop, HTML, CSS and in-house CMS
8/2006 - 2/2009 | Web Designer
Web Advanced | Irvine, CA
- Web Designer and Developer (GUI Design & CSS)
- Flash Designer and Developer (Vector Based Design & ActionScript 2)
- In-House Search Engine Optimization Specialist
- Did work for clients such as: Thermador/Bosch, Fleischmanns Vinegar, Meade Instruments, Niagara Water, Your Cancer Today, University of California Irvine, US Tile and many others
- Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript 2, Dreamweaver and in-house CMS
7/2006 - 8/2006 | Flash Application QA
Pacific Technology Solutions | Irvine, CA
- Helped update the Automotive eLearning Flash applications
- Fixed animation problems in applications where able to
- Quality Assurance in applications to ensure their accuracy
- Used: Photoshop, Flash and ActionScript 2
10/2004 - 7/2006 | Graphic Artist
topLingo, Inc. | Irvine, CA
- Graphic Artist / Flash Designer and Developer
- Designed and Developed Interactive CD-ROM and Kiosk applications for client trade-shows
- Built numerous Graphical User Interfaces as well as Flash animations
- Used: Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, ActionScript 2, Dreamweaver, HTML and CSS
Skills
- Excellent experience in the Adobe Creative Suite packages (CS2-CS5)
- Photo enhancement, retouching and manipulation
- Successful working in groups as well as solo
- Very good time management skills and experience working on multiple projects
- Flash ActionScript 2 knowledge and experience
- Great ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
- Well rounded SEO & SEM expertise
- Extremely resourceful and always considering new approaches or ideas to achieve the most efficient solution
- W3C Valid and Compliant XHTML and CSS publishing
- Working experience with Subversion to make and commit changes
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Education
3/2003 | AS Degree in Multimedia
Brooks College | Long Beach, CA
Brooks College | Long Beach, CA
- 3.75 GPA
- Graduated with Honors
- Enrolled in Alpha Beta Gamma (Schools Honor Society)
