My Resume
Education / Certifications
Full Sail University – Orlando, Florida (March 2006)
- Associate of Science in Digital Media – 96.60% Grade Average
- Perfect Attendance Award
- Certificate of Excellence
- Course Director’s Award in Digital Publishing
Career Experience
Web Designer, Owner
Emerge Web Studio – Baltimore, MD (3/2010 – Present)
- Freelance website and landing page design services for developers, agencies and companies.
Creative Services Manager
Groove Commerce – Baltimore, MD (6/2007 – 3/2010)
- Design and program eCommerce and content-based websites using xHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XSLT
- Heavy concentration on SEO best practices, usability and increasing conversions
Web & Graphic Designer
E-Moxie Data Solutions – Fallston, MD (10/2006 – 6/2007)
- Designed and programed websites for a broad range of clients ranging from small businesses to large New York magazines
- Worked with customers to develop print graphics such as book covers, flyers, advertisements, etc.
- Balanced multiple projects while working with tight deadlines
Skills and Abilities
- Expert in design for the web with a focus on conversion and usability
- Expert in front-end development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
- Knowledge of and adherence to web standards and accessibility (WCAG, Section 508)
- CMS (Content Management System) integration
- SEO (Search Engine Optimization) best practices
- Experience with web resources such as Flash, sIFR and jQuery
- eCommerce consulting and conversion analysis
- Some Experience with back-end development with PHP and ASP.NET
Software
- Adobe: Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash, InDesign
- Scripting Languages: HTML, CSS, XML, PHP, JavaScript/JQuery, ActionScript
- CMS/Platforms: WordPress, Magento, AspDotNetStorefront
- Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint
- OS Platforms: Macintosh, Windows

