Personable Design

Résumé

Creative, versatile graphic designer with a wide range of skills and a particular interest in standards-based web design.
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash. Intermediate-level ActionScript 3.0. Expert-level hand-coding XHTML and CSS.
Comfortable with both Mac OS and Windows. Does not whine when asked to work on a PC.

Graphic designer (May 2005 – present): Create user guides, posters, web graphics, Flash demos and banners, HTML emails, and minisite designs — often under tight deadlines; Collaborate with developers in both marketing and IT to provide interface design, CSS, and copy for large-scale web projects; Serve as creative team's unofficial CSS expert / nerd; help designers and developers troubleshoot browser and layout bugs; Mentor and train new and contract designers

Certificate in digital graphic design (January 2003 – August 2003): Intensive eight-month program comprised of courses on design theory and history, typography, print production techniques, and Adobe Creative Suite

Research editor (December 2000 – November 2004): Created web and print graphics for sales and marketing collateral; Used PowerPoint, Excel, and Illustrator to create and manipulate tables, figures, and infographics for publication in research documents; Edited research documents for clarity, grammar, and conformity to in-house/Chicago style

Content producer (May 2000 – October 2000): Added HTML and XML markup to content for online publication; Collaborated with external design firm to create interactive guides; Wrote short features and reviews, and edited freelance submissions