Resume
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Visual and Interactive Designer
Graphic Designer specializing in Visual and Interactive Design and Production.
Skills and Software Proficiency
Expert: Photoshop. Design, Art Direction, Maintenance and Production for Web and Microsites.
Intermediate: Responsive Design for Mobile and Desktop. Email Campaigns, Banner Ads and Multimedia. HTML5, HTML, XHTML, CSS3, CSS, Web Standards, Validation, Macintosh and PC Platforms, Illustrator, Dreamweaver and Flash.
Editing Competency: JavaScript, jQuery Plugins, WordPress, PHP Include Files and ActionScript.
Experience with: Omniture SiteCatalyst, Google Analytics, InDesign.
Current and Previous Clients
John Hancock Investments, Manulife Asset Management, State Street Bank, Fidelity Investments, Putnam Investments, Kurzweil Medical Learning Company, Glaxo Smith Kline, Advance PCS (Caremark), American Board of Family Medicine, Anthem Rewards, United Therapeutics Corporation, Mayo Clinic, Verizon, Bell Atlantic E-Commerce, AT&T, RCN, Harvard Business School, Harvard Medical School, Course Technology, TJX, BJ's Wholesale.
Employment
Jane Estella Sculpture, Gail Bos Paintings, Lakota Images, Artios Architects (2012)
Visual and Interactive Designer
- Web and mobile website design and development. Utilized HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Design, PHP Include Files, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and jQuery Plugins.
John Hancock Investments, Boston, MA (2007 – 2011)
Web Graphic Design and Production
- Design, redesign, rebranding, production, launch and maintenance of 10 websites and corresponding microsites, some in accordance with existing corporate standards, Manulife Asset Management, Manulife Capital, John Hancock Forest Products Team, John Hancock Food and Commodities Team, John Hancock Realty Advisors, Inc., and others with original branding, Hancock Timber Resource Group, Hancock Agricultural Investment Group. Utilized HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, Spry Assets, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript.
- Production and maintenance of RSS Feed for Manulifeam.com and in French for Gamanuvie.com. Utilized XML.
- Production and maintenance of sites in Japanese and French for Manulife Asset Management. Utilized HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, Spry Assets, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript.
- Designed and produced social media components for campaigns.
- Worked cross state, timezone, country and continent with content managers, marketing managers, project managers, senior developers to gather requirements and to achieve the final goals for websites and microsites.
- Collaboration with outside vendors in the creation of site features Manulife Asset Management Global Intelligence Interactive Newsletter, the Manulife Asset Management Dialogue Speaker Series video presentation and interactive movies. Utilized XML, PHP in maintenance of newsletter.
- Implemented the web analytics tools, Google Analytics and Omniture SiteCatalyst, to determine the effectiveness of the company's websites. Collected information and created reports listing data over time for such topics as the number of visitors, files requested, time spent on the site.
- Utilization and maintenance of Interwoven Teamsite content management system for production and maintenance of 10 websites.
- Created and maintained technical documentation.
- Daily maintenance work on 10 Manulife Asset Management websites. Completed all day to day work within service level agreements at a time rate of over 99%.
- For Manulife Asset Management SharePoint site, created over 100 learning modules, Wiki site, multiple section graphics, logos, project sites and subsites.
Fidelity Investments, State Street Bank, TJX, BJ’s Wholesale Club, CentrePath, Lakota Images, Artist Michael Prodanou, Artios Architects (2004 – 2007)
Web and Graphic Design
- Design, production, launch and maintenance of websites, intranet sites, Flash movies, banners ads, emails. Utilized HTML, PHP Include Files, CSS, JavaScript, Flash, ActionScript, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Sound Forge.
Medical Learning Company, A Ray Kurzweil Company, Wellesley Hills, MA (2000 - 2004)
Art Director
- Art direction, design, production, launch and maintenance of Medical Learning Company, FamilyPractice.com, American Board of Family Medicine, AdvancePCS, BioPRN, Anthem Rewards, Get Fit, Get Healthy and Remodulin.com. Close collaboration with a team of marketing, medical and technical experts in the creation and launch of 11 complex websites and the application, Kurzweil Synpatient, for GlaxoSmithKline. Products met or exceeded sales and marketing goals. Sites incorporated results of usability testing. Utilized HTML, CSS, Flash, ActionScript, PHP Include Files, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.
- The website design for AdvancePCS, BioPRN, received the 2003 Medicine on the Net Web Excellence Award for Best User Interface.
Verizon, Bell Atlantic E-Commerce, Danvers, MA (1999 - 2000)
Senior Web Designer
- Creation of online and print advertising campaigns. Website design for BigYellow.com and Web@Once. Creation of corporate banner ads, new and expanded sections for website, slide presentations and brochures. Utilized HTML, CSS, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver.
Additional Experience
- Website, interface, multimedia and print design for Bose, RCN, Harvard Business School, Course Technology, Putnam Investments, Arnold Advertising and Trinity Communications.
- Designed and painted over 80 murals of original design in public spaces, retail environments, restaurants and residential interiors for interior designers, architects and residential clients, including Louis of Boston and Timberland.
Education
Emmanuel College, Boston, MA. B.A., Fine Arts Major
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, Diploma student, concentration in painting
International Webmasters Association, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
Professional Associations
International Webmasters Association
Boston Web Designers Meet-up Group