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Freelance
Graphic Designer.
Capital A Design, sole proprietorship.
Provide both print and web-focused design solutions
for clients. Clients and projects include:
Julie
Afflerbaugh Photography.
March
2007 July 2007.
Creation of logo. Design of letterhead.
Department
of Individual and Family Studies. University of Delaware.
October 2006 April 2007.
Web site redesign and development.
NexGen
Communications.
August 2005 November 2005.
Development of corporate identity; integration into
print business system. Development of web site.
College
of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy. University
of Delaware.
October 2003 April 2004.
Redesign and development of entire website.
CHEP
Office of Student Support Services. University of
Delaware.
October 2001 Present.
Redesign and development of entire website. Creation
of "The Advisor" the office's online
newsletter.
Bristlecone
Advisors.
June 2000 November 2001.
Refinement of corporate identity; integration into
print business system.
ServiceStop, Inc.
October 1999 October 2000.
Creation of logo. Redesign of web site; development
of multiple custom web graphics.
University of Delaware School
of Urban Affairs and Public Policy.
April 1999; June 2000 August 2000.
Development of on-line identity; redesign and development
of entire web site.
University of Delaware Department
of Consumer Studies.
June 1999 October 1999.
Development of on-line identity; redesign and development
of entire web site.
Art
Director.
Fry Multimedia. Bellevue, Washington.
September 2000 November 2001.
Generated concepts and designs, from mood boards to
final comprehensives, based upon assessment of audience
and marketplace required to produce client web sites.
Communicated proposed and finished concepts through
presentations and creative briefs to client and internal
departments. Strategized with client to more accurately
leverage their brand for the Internet. Coordinated with
a team of technologists to ensure quality and on-time
delivery.
Lead
Designer.
Verio Interactive. Columbia, Maryland/Sammamish, Washington.
May 1998 Present.
Managed team of East and West Coast designers. Served
as Senior Design Consultant for consulting engagements;
compiled report based upon marketplace research and
client interviews. Consulted with clients to determine
web site needs; developed creative brief and graphical
interactive solution, from concept to web-ready final
product, based upon assessment of audience and marketplace.
Created site architecture, page design and layout, site-wide
graphic elements and provide complete html/dhtml development.
Coordinated with senior programmers and project managers
to ensure proposed visual solutions would merge successfully
with backend development and result in a refined, quality
site.
Director of Communications.
CHPS Consulting/Center for Health Policy Studies. Columbia,
Maryland.
August 1995 May 1998.
Enhanced internal and external communications and generated
market awareness of the firm through design and development,
from concept to final product, of print and web-based
promotional and informational materials.
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E C H N I C A L S K I L L S
Macintosh
and PC Proficient
HTML, Adobe Photoshop 6.0, Adobe Illustrator 9.0, Macromedia
Fireworks 3.0, Macromedia Dreamweaver 3.0, Adobe Acrobat,
Adobe ImageReady 2.0, BareBones Edit 5.0, Quark XPress,
Adobe Pagemaker 6.5, Microsoft Office 98. Familiar with
Flash 4, DHTML.
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U C A T I O N
Master's
Degree, Publications Design, Principal Program.
University of Baltimore. May 1998.
Graduate program which integrates conceptual thinking,
writing and graphic design in the exploration of new modes
of visual and verbal communication.
Bachelor's Degree, English, Concentration
in Journalism. Summa Cum Laude.
University of Delaware. May 1995.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Senior Thesis: The role of design on the front pages of
American newspapers.
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