Professional Experience

ORIGIN : Houston, Texas
Senior Web Developer
July 2006 / June 2009
Senior Web Designer
February 2005 / September 2005
Designed, developed and produced technically-innovative, cleanly-coded and on-target interactive solutions for a broad spectrum of businesses and applications. Produced documentation for, and led, internal and client training in web technologies and content management systems.

As Senior Designer, created conceptual online annual report projects and designed and art directed a three-part Web and print promotional concept site for Origin.

NetIQ : Houston, Texas
Graphic Designer
November 2005 / June 2006
Designed trade marketing materials including: product packaging, print ads, trade show booth and graphics, and other collateral from concept to production.

Aquent Solutions : Houston, Texas
Senior Designer
December 2003 / February 2005
Responsible for the design and production of both printed and web-based collateral for Hewlett Packard including brochures, posters, flyers, e-mail invitations and interactive CDs.

Bravo Zulu! Interactive : Houston, Texas
Art Director
May 2003 / November 2003
Designed and art directed web sites, including HTML, CSS and DHTML solutions; developed corporate branding and print materials, and created and integrated process development. Responsible for Information Architecture, Section 508 and WCAG compliance and the creation of client proposals and design for proprietary content management system.

ExxonMobil : Houston, Texas
Senior Designer
November 2001 / May 2003
Design and production of a wide range of print material and intranet sites. Worked independently and with a team on all aspects of projects, starting with conceptualization and following through to testing, quality assurance and sign off.

marchFIRST : Houston, Texas
Art Director
September 2000 / September 2001
Worked to create everything from public dot-coms and scalable intranets/extranets through graphic interfaces for software applications. Worked with the client and other team members to ensure both usability and creativity.

Vannevar New Media : Clear Lake, Texas
Art Director
February 1999 / September 2000
Developed concepts, graphic interfaces, HTML and layouts, working closely with internal stakeholders and clients. Developed concepts and prototypes for target marketing new clients and corporate Information Architecture standards.

Microsoft MSN Sidewalk : Houston, Texas
Creative Manager
June 1997 / January 1999
Designed and produced Microsoft's online magazine, including assigning photography, designing weekly and special feature stories and managing production schedules in addition to supervision of designers, production artists, freelance illustrators and the Photo Editor.

Prior Experience

Houston Chronicle : Houston, Texas
Senior Interactive Designer
1996 / 1997

The Press Association : Leeds, England
Design Editor / Creative Director
1992 / 1996

Computer Newspaper Services : Howden, England
Designer
1990 / 1992

Education

Blackpool & The Fylde College : Blackpool, England
BA Graphic Design (Typography)
Graduated 1990

Skills

Extensive knowledge of, and experience with, HTML, XHTML, DHTML, XML, CSS, sIFR and JavaScript frameworks as well as user experience design, SEO and Web 2.0. Highly proficient with Adobe Creative Suite software: Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Flash, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Contribute. Experienced and proficient with other industry-standard software like Microsoft Office and familiar with front-end development for many content management systems including .Net Nuke, Expression Engine, Joomla!, Drupal, and Kalibrate.