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| Freelance Web Designer | 1998-present | ||
|  | Designed sites for Atelier Jouvence, Aquaworks, Samson Carts, BodyFit Athletic Club, Massette, APIC, Interior Concepts for Business, Columbia College Library, Chicago Chapter of IIDA, IFMA Legal Industry Council, Chicago Chapter of IFMA, Northern Illinois Chapter of IFMA, Beep, Northwestern University Library Exhibits Committee, Metal + Works, Moonlight Affiar, Jeff Meyer Bustamante Repair Studio, and Pamela Sue Martin.net |
| Currently working on site design for Hillwood Gardens & Museum and Court Theatre. | |
| Worked on conceptual site designs for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Italia Advertising, and Woodland Aero Modelers. Original web designer and web master for Gerber Hart Library, The Saints - Volunteers for the Performing Arts, Vajrayana Buddhist Center, Keleen Leathers, Studio Z, and Writers' Theatre | |
| Designed Banner Ads and HTML Email Advertising for Discountnewspapers.com | |
| Knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, HTML Assist, Claris Home Page, Macromedia Flash, Macromedia Fireworks, and Quark Express. | |
| Kellogg
School of Management at Northwestern University: Evanston, Illinois | 2009-present Web Designer | ||
| Design various departmental pages of the Kellogg website. | |
| Develop, design and build HTML emails and newsletters sent to alumni, students and staff. | |
| Maintain and update sections daily on the Kellogg Web site. | |
| Develop, design and build special mini web sites for various departments, clubs, research centers and special conferences at Kellogg. | |
| Instructing new staff who will have a role in maintaining their department's section of the Kellogg Web site. | |
| Impletement and maintain the Style Guide for a consistant look for all web sites related to Kellogg. | |
| Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
LLP: Chicago, Illinois | 2002-2009 Graphics Coordinator/ Web Designer | ||
| Design and implement Client Alert newsletters | |
| Develop and implement HTML email newsletters sent to clients | |
| Generate Marketing proposals | |
| Work in the Marketing Department designing print advertisements for the firm | |
| Web Designer/Technical Support Librarian/Graphic Artist :: 2002-2008 | ||
| Maintain and update Information Center portion of the LB&B Intranet. | |
| Work in conjunction with Application Development Team and the Director of Library Services to develop new integrations of the firm's intranet. | |
| Design Intranet presentations for seminars and classes held by the Director of Library Services and librarians both inside and outside the firm. | |
| Design and produce web-based Firm announcements such as Holiday cards sent to various law firms and clients outside of the firm, various Firm outings, and special web-based presentations. | |
| Design and produce various printed material for the Information Center. | |
| Teach training sessions for employees of the Firm on customization of new Intranet Portal. Write training documentation. Design and produce various pamphlets and guides as handouts. Perform one-on-one training session with various Firm employees, including attorneys and staff on specific Portal capabilities. | |
| Install, upgrade, and support network and non-networked CD-ROM services and research software for firm. | |
| Attend various web design and development seminars and conferences. | |
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| Leapnet: Chicago, Illinois
| 2001 Web Designer, Information Architect, Technical Consultant | ||
| Consultant at Sears Roebuck and Company in Hoffman Estates. | |
| Assist in redesign of existing site choosing font types, colors, and page layout. | |
| Construct various pages of Sears.com redesign in HTML format. | |
| Render schematics of site in Photoshop and Fireworks. | |
| Responsible for building and editing Sears.com Style Guide web site on company intranet. | |
| Organic,
Inc.: Chicago, Illinois | 2000 Interface Engineer | ||
| Constructed web pages in HTML, working on such sites as Target and Chrysler. | |
| Developed client-side functionality in JavaScript and worked with Server Engineers responsible for server-side programming. | |
| Worked in Singapore office on the Japan, Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand versions of Chrysler & Jeep. | |
| Lord, Bissell & Brook:
Chicago, Illinois | 1999-2000 Web Designer/Technical Support Librarian | ||
| Maintained and updated Information Center portion of the LB&B Intranet. | |
| Worked in conjunction with Application Development Team and the Director of Library Services to develop new integrations of the firm's Intranet. | |
| Proposed and developed an Intranet database and corresponding interface containing librarian's research project histories. | |
| Designed Intranet presentations for seminars and classes held by the Director of Library Services and librarians both inside and outside the firm. | |
| Consulted, designed, and developed various Intranet sites for other departments within the firm. | |
| Designed and created Corporate Opportunities section of LB&B Internet site. | |
| Installed, upgraded, and supported network and non-networked CD-ROM services and research software for firm. | |
| Attended various web design and development seminars and conferences. | |
| Northwestern University: Evanston,
Illinois | 1995-1999 Senior Bibliographic Records Editor 1996-1999 | ||
| Continue with duties assigned as bibliographic records editor (see below) | |
| Update volume holdings on VOYAGER system for series standing orders | |
| Designed and maintain departmental web pages | |
| Train and revise new bibliographic editors | |
| Create bibliographic records of dissertations for the Africana collection | |
| Bibliographic Records Editor 1995-1996 | ||
| Edit online bibliographic records. | |
| Search OCLC for bibliographic copy and transfer to NOTIS system | |
| Create authority records for traced headings | |
| Create provisional bibliographic records | |
| Create original bibliographic records for variant editions | |
| Assign call numbers to cataloged books | |
| Selected Northwestern University Library Service | ||
| Acted as web page design and construction advisor and taught Adobe Photoshop at Northwestern University's Technology in Learning and Teaching workshop. | |
| Participate in testing new databases such as Endeaver and Dewey For Windows. | |
| Designed and maintain staff association web pages. | |
| Web Development Group; 1999 | |
| Search Committee for head of Schaffner Library; 1997, and Personnel Librarian; 1998 | |
| Public Relations Committee; 1998-1999 | |
| Exhibits Committee; Chair 1996-1999 | |
| Northwestern University Library Staff Association; Treasurer 1996-1997 President 1997-1999 | |
| Grolier Publishing Company:
Chicago, Illinois | 1992-1995 Library Processing Manager | 1993-1995 | ||
| Analyzed library processing needs and accurately compiled information regarding cataloging and barcoding specifications for schools and libraries. | |
| Acted as liaison between outside businesses and Grolier. | |
| Trained coworkers in both Chicago and Danbury, Connecticut offices. | |
| Supervised data entry and problem solving for customer and system errors. | |
| Helped to develop a new mainframe computer program. | |
| Customer Service Representative | 1992-1993 | ||
| Communicated effectively with customers and evaluated their needs. | |
| Managed general accounts by updating billing records, address changes, and entering book orders. | |
| In-house Graphic Artist | 1992-1994 | ||
| Designed book covers and typeset manuscripts. | |
| Simple paste-up of book covers, title pages and indexes. | |
| Waldenbooks: Chicago, Illinois
| 1990-1991 Bookseller | ||
| Entered data in order and inventory programs and assisted customers. | |
| Processed orders for both store stock and customer request. | |
| Maintained stock levels and inventory data. | |
| AT&T: Providence, Rhode
Island | 1989-1990 Account Representative | ||
| Issued credit on accounts, processed orders, and solved problems with accounts. | |
| Provided accurate information regarding calling plans. | |
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| Bachelor
of Fine Arts 1989 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island | ||
| Associates
Degree in Graphic Arts 1986 Central Pennsylvania Business College Summerdale, Pennsylvania | ||
| References available upon request | ||
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