Miguel Ventura
- GRAPHIC/INTERACTIVE DESIGNER -
**-** ******** ******, ***. 2CC
Rego Park, NY 11368
Home: 718-***-**** Cell: 646-***-****
E-mail: ************@*****.***
www.miguelventura.net
PROFILE Creative, self-motivated, quick learner, with strong problem solving
and organizational
skills. Dedicated, well-organized, creative professional with a
background in the Graphic
Design, Web Design, and Web Consulting. Able to solve problems easily
and effectively
enabling me to adapt to the constantly changing needs of the business
world.
GRAPHICS EXPERIENCE
PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY WEB & MULTIMEDIA
- Brochures & Newsletters - Black & White - Web Site Design
Photography
- Logos & Business Cards - Retouching - CD Cover Design
- Book Cover & Flaps - Photograph Restoration - Magazine Design
- Advertisements - Professional Headshots - Flash Animation
EDUCATION
SOFTWARE SKILLS
EXPERIENCE
Bachelor of Arts - Baruch College, New York, NY:
Graduation Date: January 2010
. Major - Graphic Communications
. Minor - Photography
Microsoft Access Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word
Microsoft PowerPoint GoldMine Adobe InDesign
Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop Adobe Bridge
Adobe Flash Adobe Dreamweaver Javascript
jQue Wordpress Joomla
ry
Dear Industry, New York,
NY
December 2010 - Present
Graphic/Interactive
Designer
. Manage & edit content
. PHP development
. Edit PHP and CSS code
. Edit MYSQL
databases
YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities (NIPD) Network, New
York, NY February 2010 - April 2010
Graphic/Interactive Designer
. Created stationary for 8 different Central Park Challenge (CPC) E-
mail messages
. Edited and published pages for CPC website
. Edited & retouched images and logos with Photoshop & Illustrator
YAI/NIPD Network, New York, NY
January 2010 - February 2010
Web Consultant
. Provided a database containing job openings sorted by related network
agencies
. Created a dynamic list for job descriptions in agency pages
. Restructured YAI.org sectional navigation
YAI/NIPD Network, New York, NY
July 2009 - December 2009
Graphic/Interactive Design Intern
. Resized advertisements to be published in major magazine publications
. Designed internal advertisements & banners for company website
. Created flash animated banners for company website
. Edited content to be placed in website with hard coding
. Created and optimized graphics for web usage using Photoshop
YAI.org Redesign
Discovery & Preparation
. Met with Network website stakeholders for the purpose of defining
departmental goals and deadlines
. Assessment and selection of Content Management Systems (CMS) based on
their features and their relevance to the project
. Organized and categorized types of information gathered from
stakeholders
. Outlined a three-level site map to illustrate the global and
sectional navigation and folder structure of the website (provide
outline .doc)
. Produced wireframes of content types (display templates for content
types) Design
. Navigational elements: global, sectional and other elements like
related content lists and internal ads
. Graphic layout of site based on Wireframe and display templates
. Wrappers and layout for Home pages, landing pages and regular pages
. User interface conventions: buttons, forms, actionable graphics etc
. Stylesheet breakdown of titles, headers, footers, links etc
Implementation
. CMS training
. Created stylesheets
. Built content types and creating categories
. Maintained folder structure
. HTML and CSS layout of display templates
. Prepared graphics and photographs for site
. Javascript libraries
. Set up folder permissions, CMS user accounts and workflows
YAI/NIPD Network, New York, NY
September 2009
Web Consultant
. Handled the complete redesign of Human Resources Department web pages
. Created and optimized graphics for web usage using Photoshop
. Created interactive widgets for job listings and job search options
. Handled placement of internal advertisements
. Created a sectional navigation using content manager Convio
. Edited content with hand coding and content manager Convio
Dollars & Sense Magazine (Baruch College), New York, NY
January 2009 - March 2009
Associate Editor/Photographer
. Helped with research and editing of feature articles
. Helped photo editor with choosing images to accompany article