My Resume
My Resume
I am seeking a contract/fulltime position as a Web/Graphic Designer that enables me to use my design skills and technical knowledge while learning new skills and technologies.
Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in print and web design creation and management
- 10+ years experience creating marketing material
- Work extremely well under pressure and tight deadlines
- Respected for personal qualities: highly motivated, responsible, practical, and analytical
- Imaginative problem solver with exceptional organizational skills
- Experienced as a mentor, leader and teacher of website design and coding
- Able to work independently, without supervision or as part of team
- Broad experience with website design and maintenance and graphical user interfaces
- Social media creative designs for Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube
- Vast experience in print design (magazine ads, brochures, manuals, etc.)
- Creative team lead recipient of the Webby Award for template designs
- Best real estate marketing award for website design
Skills
- Acrobat
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Premiere
- PhotoShop
- Microsoft Office
- HTML/HTML5
- CSS/CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- PHP
- MySQL
- SEO
- Social Media
- Responsive Design
- Bootstrap
- CMS/WordPress
Work Experience
Freelance/Contract
March 2017 – Currently
Web/Graphic Designer
Responsibilities
- Coding and design of Holy Cow Steakhouse website
- Design and implementation of Gray Wave Advisory website
- Creation of PowerPoint graphics for Smile CDR
- Social Media design, storyboarding of videos, and print design for Rogers Texture
- Logo, website, and letterhead design for Glooscap
Software and Technical Skills
- Acrobat
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Premiere
- PhotoShop
- Microsoft Office
- HTML/HTML5
- CSS/CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- PHP
- MySQL
- SEO
- Social Media
- Responsive Design
- Bootstrap
- CMS/WordPress
Maverick Graphics
November 2014 - March 2017
Web/Graphic Designer | Contract/Fulltime
Responsibilities
- Designed, developed and maintained a wide range of real estate websites
- Designed, developed and maintained an assortment of microsites
- Attended weekly meetings, collaborating with client on updates, direction, and strategy plans
- Respected for personal qualities: motivated, responsible, practical, and analytical
- Designed and implemented social media advertisements
Software and Technical Skills
- Acrobat
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- After Effects
- Premiere
- PhotoShop
- Microsoft Office
- HTML/HTML5
- CSS/CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- PHP
- MySQL
- SEO
- Social Media
- Bootstrap
- CMS/WordPress
Great Gulf Homes
August 2012 - August 2014
Web Developer/Designer | Fulltime
Responsibilities
- Designed, developed and maintained Great Gulf Homes websites (Great Gulf Homes, First Gulf,
Ashton Woods Homes, Hot Condominiums, Yonge + Rich, Monde, Taboo, etc.) - Designed, coded and deployed marketing emails and newsletters
- Designed, coded and tested of splash pages for real estate launches
- Attended weekly meetings, collaborating with client on updates, direction, and strategy plans
- Created, organized and sent weekly progress reports for improved efficiency
Software and Technical Skills
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- PhotoShop
- Microsoft Office
- HTML/HTML5
- CSS/CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- PHP
- MySQL
- SEO
- Social Media
- Responsive Design
- Bootstrap
- CMS/WordPress
Omnivex Corporation
August 2002 – October 2009
Creative/Graphic Designer | Fulltime
Responsibilities
- Managed and maintained the corporate website
- Conceptualized and designed digital signage layouts for Omnivex demonstrations
- Familiarized and trained employees in the usage of Omnivex software and Omnivex style
- Trade Show booth designs
- Initiated style guidelines for website and marketing materials
- Lead design teams on various projects
- Designed digital signage layouts for customers and partners including the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Air Canada Centre, Portland Trailblazers, Canada’s Wonderland and Bell Canada
- Created, designed and implemented interactive Flash DVDs, interfaces and animated ads
- Developed graphics for Omnivex software including icons, splash screens and interface design
- Designed marketing materials including case studies, press releases, and print and web advertisements
- Managed relationships with partners and customers
- Documented my processes
Software and Technical Skills
- Acrobat
- Dreamweaver
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- After Effects
- Premiere
- PhotoShop
- Microsoft Office
- HTML/HTML5
- CSS/CSS3
- JavaScript
- jQuery
- SEO
Education
- 2013 – Centennial College – Database administration
- 2001 – Centennial College –JavaScript Programming
- 1998 – Seneca College – Communication Arts Diploma in Design Arts
