RESUME: Work Experience

DOD, Air Force Graphics
3/2003 - Present
Pentagon

Visual Information Specialist, 1084
Provided multi-media web development, publication, exhibit, design, illustration, production and training for Air Force clients through complete project management from conceptualization, customer interface, writing/editing, content development, graphic design/development, product production, vendor negotiations, printing production and management and web team supervision.

• AF Graphics' top web Internet and Intranet specialist. Point person for complex web problems and projects. Currently developing large multi-media Flash web site www.airman.af.mil which is a complete Air Force information repository with knowledge-based training and career resources and development

• Managed and produced a diverse variety of creative projects: full color brochures, large publications, web redesign and development ( http://www.60wwii.mil http://www.jagusaf.hq.af.mil ) hallway interior design including 56 feet of dynamic exhibit space, office identity and award/plaque reorganization.

• Independently serviced customers and coordinated total project development process

• Software and applications used: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Macromedia Design Suite (Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks), Microsoft Office, Access, Coldfusion, ASP, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, Action Scripting.

Orchid Technologies & Management, LC
9/2002 - 3/2003
Arlington, VA US

Art Director and Web Developer
Temp to full time position provided Corporate Identification Graphic Design, Content, Web Development and Proposal Support and Content for a premiere information technology solutions provider

• Hired temporarily to provide professional web development management, supervision and training to inexperienced web development team redesigning http://www.langley.edu.net/

• Position changed to full time and grew to include Corporate Id redesign including print and corporate web site (http://www.orchidtech.net/), proposal support and further web development efforts.

• Technology used: Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, ImageReady, Acrobat, HTML hand coding, ASP, Microsoft Office Suite, Allaire Homesite, and Macromedia Web Design Products.

American Geophysical Union
8/2002 - 8/2002
Washington, DC

Temp Web Coordinator
Temporary assignment coordinating AGU's electronic publication efforts through various Internet languages and technologies on a UNIX server.

• Maintained and administered as part of a three person team a large and dynamic web site (http://www.agu.org/) which incorporated HTML 4.01, server includes, XML, SSI, CSS and various scripting languages.

Consultant
8/2001 - 8/2002
Arlington, VA

Graphic Designer and Web Developer
Provided graphic design, illustration and web development for a variety of clients in the public and private sectors both offsite and onsite as part of a team environment.

• Secure and project manage contracts' conceptualization, cost analyses, design, production, proofing, printing, implementation and testing.

• Apply extensive experience designing effective graphic solutions and preparing accurate computer files for publication and the internet of the highest professional quality.

• Excellent PR skills: work well with various specialists, authors, management and associates.

• Clients list: Starbucks, Chaparos Productions, Design Associates, Crabtree and Co., Brotman/Winter/ Fried Communications, Admar, Hytech Design, Feld Design, Breckenridge Design, Image Connection, USDA, USGS, Dept. of Interior, Fairfax County School System, Wordmarque and others.

• Highlight: Designed Starbucks' “Race for the Cure” tumblers.

1800flowers.com Plow and Hearth
4/2000 - 8/2001
Madison, VA

Senior Graphic Designer
Top contributor responsible for improving design, production and management of a growing number of catalog pages; html emails; Intranet site; Internet banners; and miscellaneous print projects such as the ads for the most effective recruitment ad campaign to date.

• Recruited and managed free lancers and organized work flow of Graphic Artists.

• Assisted with art direction of photo shoots; collaborated with merchants on presentation of their products.

• Participated in Internet and Intranet team meetings, proofing meetings and press checks.

Consultant
8/1988 - 4/2000
Arlington, VA

Graphic Designer and Web Developer
SEE "Consultant: 8/2001 - 8/2002" ABOVE

SPI Communications
8/1987 - 8/1988
Fairfax, VA

Graphic Designer
Effectively designed and produced real estate related print media such as brochures with floor plans and print ads.

Opt-D Graphics, Inc
7/1986 - 9/1987
Arlington, VA

Graphic Artist
Entry level position which gave me a strong production background.

• Camera production (composites/prints, film negatives/positives and stats), designed alterations, inked, laid-out, pasted-up, type spec'd, proofed and typeset for brochures, business cards, charts/graphs, direct mail, displays, forms, invitations, journals, logos, magazines, menus, newsletters, pamphlets, print advertisements, publications and signs.

Fairfax County School System
Instructional Services
10/1985 - 12/1986
Annandale, VA

Clerk/Graphics
Part time support position which combined general clerical and creative assignments.
• Responsibilities included graphics, hand lettering, lay-out and paste-up for instructional material.

Military Traffic Management Command, DOD
4/1983 - 1/1986
Falls Church, VA

Clerk/Typist
Part time federal position during holidays and summers while attending college.

• Compiled and processed statistical information, computer entry, data processing, general clerk/typist work, laid-out and executed charts and tables and telecommunicated nationally and overseas to obtain statistical information.