DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
clean, simple, professional
PROFILE
Diverse graphic and web designer with 10 years varied experience in both print and web design & development.
- Previous employer and client base industries have included software development and sales, marketing firms, public relations firms, medical equipment manufacturing and sales, technical retailers, fine artists, fine art photographers, artist galleries, fashion models and photographers, magazine publications, and business consulting firms.
- Proficient web designer and developer with extensive knowledge of proper web architecture and navigation, cross-browser and platform solutions, and search engine optimization and marketing.
PROFICIENCIES
software skills and experience:
- Adobe Illustrator – 10 years, current version – CS
- Adobe Photoshop – 10 years, current version – CS
- Adobe InDesign – 4 years, current version – CS
- Adobe ImageReady – 9 years, current version – CS
- Dreamweaver – 5 years, current version – 8
- Flash – 9 years, current version – 8
- Coldfusion Studio – 5 years
- Other programs – Microangelo Studio (icon creation), Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Fireworks, FTP clients, Office programs.
coding skills and experience:
- HTML – 10 years
- XHTML – 4 years
- CSS – 6 years
- Javascript – 8 years
- DHTML – 2 years
- PHP – 1 year
- XML - 1 year
- JQuery - 1 year
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
ashley rossi design studio
2000 - current, freelance graphic and web designer / developer
- Business development, marketing and sales
- Project management
- Design, development and maintenance of customer websites, identity packages, print materials and advertisements
Oneupweb
December 2007 - current, Senior Graphic and Web Designer
- Leadership and project managment of in-house design team
- Design and development of multiple business collaterals and print advertisements
- Flash banner ad design
- Website design and maintenance
- Daily collaberation with in-house Marketing, PR and Copywriting departments
ImpactFolios
2005 - current, Creative Director and GUI Developer
- Business development, marketing and sales
- GUI design and development
- Design, development and maintenance of corporate and customer level websites
- Technical support and customer service management
- Online and print advertising
TC Training Center
2006 - current, Software Instructor
- Instruction of Photoshop 1 and 2, Illustrator 1 and 2, and HTML/CSS courses
- Creation and authoring of training manuals and other classroom materials
- Design, development and maintenance of training center identity, print materials, advertisements and website
MuseCube.com
2003 - current, Contract Creative Director
- Technical support and customer service
- GUI design and development
- Online and print advertising
Deerfield.com
1998 - 2002 – full time Graphic and Web Designer
2002 - current – Contract Graphic and Web Designer
- Design and development of corporate and product logos, brochures, package design
- Design, development and maintenance of 12 product websites, including a large scale redesign of the entire product line
EDUCATION
Bachelors of Applied Science with Honors, December 1999 - GPA 3.65
Associates of Liberal Arts, Northwestern Michigan College, May 1995
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Geoffrey Vail Brown
CEO, G.V. Brown Enterprises
Director of Online Operations, Deerfield.com, 1996 - 2003
geoffb@musecube.com
231.932.7990
Alex Konanykhin
CEO, KMGI.com
Contact details provided upon request
Mike Deerfield
CEO, Deerfield.com
mike.deerfield@deerfield.com
989.732.8856
Bill Auxier
Director of Marketing, Thompson Surgical, Inc.
bauxier@thompsonsurgical.com
231.922.0177
Carol S. Brown
Owner, TC Training Center
carol@tctrainme.com
231.922.1604
