OBJECTIVE
Senior design professional with extensive background in web, print, branding, and elearning design.

SUMMARY
· Strengths include meeting and exceeding objectives in a fast-paced environment, excellent layout and design skills. Constantly looking for ways to improve processes and adapt to change easily.
· Over seven years of professional experience, working with many different media types and many different environments including graphic and website design.
· Proficient in most popularly used computer design applications but also able quickly learn and master new technologies.
· Excellent organizational and strong presentation skills.

CAREER HISTORY
April 2002 - Current Oracle | PeopleSoft
* Multimedia Designer
* Build custom images for image library keeping within the existing standards of the library.
* Create graphics for PeopleSoft, JDEdwards, Oracle documentation and Instructor Lead Guides.
* Designed mockups for new portal websites.
* Proficient in deadline driven projects and able to handle multiple projects at a time.
* Consistently stay within the existing company design styles and standards.
* Helped establish and implement graphics standards for a team of technical writers and instructional developers.

June 2001 - April 2002 PeopleSoft
* Graphic Designer
* Designed and produced illustrations for printed and online training manuals.
* Created icons and other images in various formats to be used in PeopleSoft documentation.
* Assisted the Technology Based Training graphic artists by creating graphics for Word documents and PowerPoint presentations.
* Redesigned and reorganized flipcharts, puzzles and flashcards, for the End User Training group.

July 2000- June 2001 Nextera Inc. * Prototyper
* Developed an online training course based on the needs of our client Washington Mutual giving their employees engaging and dynamic online tutorials.
* Assisted in designing a user-friendly interface for Autotown customer access web pages.
* Designed an eye catching Venture Capital Request presentation for BigDates.com. The presentation was converted into HTML format, focusing on the design, while paying close attention to color and presentation.
* Responsible for conceptualizing and building HTML templates for Bank of America Securities online repots pages allowing for a concise flow of information.
* Created attention getting Flash movies for the Nextera corporate website. Companies responsible for; Bank of America, The Hartford, and Robertson Stevens.

June 1998- July 2000 Computer Curriculum Corporation
* Web Designer
* Created web interfaces from concept to comprehensive graphical layouts.
* Developed and produced high-quality graphics and animation for the companies intranet website.
* Designed and worked with vendors to produce company posters, CD covers and T-shirts.
* Responsible for formatting all content, QA, testing and editing of Intranet site.

2003 - Current (ongoing - on the side)
* Design Consultant
* Hayward Area Recreational District 2007-2008 - Sulphur Creek Nature Center, Create and maintain all marketing collateral including class materials, brochures, Event programs, posters and more.
* March of Dimes - Responsible for creating all collateral for their 2004 & 2005 Celebrity Chefs and Master Vintners event, designed a 68-page catalog, all invitation pieces, magazine ads and more.
* Bill Barnard Bicycles - Designed a touring cycle paint scheme and decals. The new paint scheme helped to attract potential buyers and the owner felt it captured their bikes forward theme "the speed of light".
* Garren San Julian, Author - Created a book jacket for his novel "Tainted Hearts". This helped the author to get more exposure as a successful writer and he is now a nominee for three book awards.
* TOLTEC Engineering - Redesigned the company logo.

SOFTWARE USED

EDUCATION
2003 - Current San Francisco, CA
* Continuing Education, SFSU, San Francisco, September 2003 (in progress)
* Multimedia Studies Program - Completed: Flash I, Flash II, Design I, Design II, Dreamweaver and Web Design courses

* BFA Graphic Design, Miami University, Oxford, OH
1992 - 1996 Oxford, OH
This degree has helped me to develop an innate artistic ability to apply design to real life problems.

COMMUNITY WORK
2002-2004 Ballot Measure Committee - Castro Valley, CA treasurer
Managed a budget of $16,000 and was responsible for all campaign forms submitted to the state.

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Personal Interests: Illustration, volunteering, painting, traveling, gardening, scuba diving, and dancing.

References and endorsements available upon request.