EXPERIENCE

eClick Performance, Chicago, IL:
Project Manager and Creative Director (September, 2005—Present)
Sole Project Manager and Creative Director for busy SEO focused web marketing practice. Provides creative vision and sets priorities for creative and development team, allocates resources, manages scope and budget for all client projects. Also contributes original creative design, HTML, CSS, and Java Script coding in Dreamweaver. Assists in growing business model definition, and documentation of project process flow.

Chicago Public Radio, Chicago, IL:
Editorial Media Assistant (September, 2004—September, 2005)
Production graphic designer responsible for daily updates to large non-profit web presence. Designed and built new pages for special events and promotions. Converted broadcast audio to web-ready format and loaded to site.

Tripp Lite, Chicago, IL:
Freelance Web Designer (July, 2004)
Responsible for the web implementation of a third party product store. Designed the site to be consistent with existing style specifications. Resized and sliced graphics. Built the web site.

Pandromeda, Chicago, IL and Seattle, WA:
Freelance Graphic Designer (January, 2001—September, 2001)
Project manager, information designer and production artist for a start-up software company. Created the flow chart and decision tree for the site. Managed the project from a remote location. Built the web site. Worked closely with the software programmers to implement the purchasing portion of the site and all backend development. Also worked closely with the Creative Director in order to carry out the creative vision for the company.

Buzz divine, Chicago, IL:
Interactive Designer (March, 2000—August, 2000)
Web designer and project manager for the divine interVentures Internet Zaibatsu family. Responsible for print-to-web branding conversion and implementation. Designed web sites for agency clients. Duties including: graphic design, information architecture, and technology consulting. Created web promotion pieces including: promo pages, banners and interstitials. Developed information architecture and GUI for a web-deliverable enterprise-scale project management tool.

PiperStudiosInc, Chicago, IL:
Designer (October, 1999—February, 2000)
Responsible for graphic design and web implementation for a WebCentric Integrated Marketing Solutions firm. Devised conceptual architecture and navigational systems for web clients. Developed branding and associated materials for print clients. Created prototypes and handled design implementation. Also assisted in the conceptualization and creation of print pieces for PiperStudiosInc self-promotion.

Ibbotson Associates, Chicago, IL:
Design Associate (July, 1997—October, 1999)
Responsible for project management and graphic design for a leading financial consulting and training services firm. Recognized for superior design work in the areas of web, print, and electronic media. Responsible for the PowerPoint product line. Managed and created this product on an annual basis. Lead designer through two iterations of www.ibbotson.com. The redesigned site showed a 740% increase in sales over the previous year. Contributed to development and conceptual design of a multi-media Computer-Based Training product. Assisted with interface layout and information flow design.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, IL:
Marketing Consultant (October, 1995—July, 1997)
Participated in marketing the GLOBEX electronic trading system. Responsible for managing trading accounts and working on balances with individual users of the system. Designed and produced charts and marketing literature. Updated the GLOBEX web site and edited HTML for both content and layout. Tracked trading statistics online. Provided administrative support to the GLOBEX marketing department. Supported the VP of GLOBEX Marketing

EDUCATION

B.A., Psychology and Human Development, University of Kansas, 1993.
M.A., Counseling Psychology, St. Louis University, 1996.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating Systems: Macintosh and Windows proficient. Currently using OS 10.3 for Macintosh.

Graphics/layout: Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop, Image Ready, Illustrator, PageMaker. Familiar with Quark Xpress and Macromedia Fireworks. Learning Macromedia Flash.
HTML editors: Knowledgeable in Macromedia Dreamweaver and Microsoft FrontPage.

Productivity: Knowledgeable in MS Office. Adobe Acrobat, CuteFTP, Fetch, WinZip, StuffIt and Transmit proficient.

Languages: Knowledgeable in HTML. Familiar with JavaScript.