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POSITION Experienced, diverse, and innovative design professional

STATEMENT seeking senior creative position where knowledge in graphic

design, Web/multimedia development, and digital photography

can be maximized to deliver effective messages on time, on

target and on budget.

WORK 01/01 to Self-Employed - Milwaukee, WI

EXPERIENCE Present Freelance Designer/Photographer

* archived Designed graphic and Web projects:

- Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre (bi-lingual) - Chinese New

Year Events Web addition: Flash, HTML, CMS; printed promo

materials.

- The Congregationalist - Magazine of The National

Association of Congregational Christian Churches

- www.theflowerlady.com - Web and newsletters

- www.exceptionaleventswi.com - Brochures, invitations,

newsletters, etc. for: Discovery World, Milwaukee Florentine

Opera, Milwaukee Public Museum...

- When We were Young with Our Corvettes - Printed and e-Book

design

- www.badgerassoc.org* - WC3 compliant site for visually

impaired

Photographed corporate/private events:

- MPM, Wilson Center, Henry Schein, photo-documentary and

portraiture

- Wedding photography: Henson, Prondzinski, Miller, Paap

03/08 to 07/09 Move, Inc. (now Constellation Web Solutions) - Milwaukee, WI

Graphic Designer

Designed and maintained: CSS-based dynamic sites, Flash

banners/animations, and Web graphics with CS3 on Windows.

Working knowledge of ASP, Javascript, SEO, SQL and VBScript.

Web sites designed & maintained

Others: Interactive map, Interactive floor plans

Banner ads: 1, 2

08/02 to 01/08 Assurant Health - Milwaukee, WI

Senior Graphic Designer

Reported to Graphic Design Manager. Responsible for design

and production of print and online marketing collateral, HTML

email and Web graphics with strict adherence to brand

guidelines.

- Designed awarding-winning corporate campaign and print

materials

- Member of Brand Development Graphics Team: Design, develop

and implement branding guidelines

- Created online photo library with Expression Media and

Apache server

- Developed in-house Graphics Forum with BBphp

- Developed HTML emails with Dreamweaver, BBEdit, and vendor

software

- Developed "Web-In-A-Box" Prototype/Templates for insurance

agents

- Photographed corporate events (1, 2)

- Flash: IMployee Landing Page, AHA! screensaver. 3D: Holiday

Invite

04/00 to 05/01 Tamzen Media, Inc. - Elm Grove, WI

Senior Creative Designer/Multimedia Developer

- Designed and illustrated multimedia and Internet projects

- Authored CBT and conducted eLearning R&D

08/98 to 03/00 Creative Educational Options, LLC - Hartland, WI

Multimedia Developer

- Developed, promoted and maintained Web sites with SEO

techniques

- Developed medical CBT CD-ROMs: from programming, design to

marketing Designed corporate identity, slide presentation

08/91 to 07/98 TOTO Multimedia - Brookfield, WI

Multimedia Development Coordinator

- Designed and developed award-winning CBT courseware and

demos

- Photographed stock photo CD-ROM

- Created animations and illustrations for children software

and Web development

09/88 to 06/91 R.J. Martin Company - Paramus, NJ

Computer Graphics Supervisor

- Managed desktop publishing & service bureau department

- Conducted training, trouble-shooting and maintenance

- Designed corporate communications audio/visual/print

materials

EDUCATION lynda.com

Completed online courses on Web design/development and Adobe CS4

[pic] Click icon to view Certificates of Completion.

Milwaukee Institute Art & Design - Milwaukee, WI

Basic Flash Design Course

Rochester Institute of Technology - Rochester, NY

MFA Degree in Computer Graphics; Advanced Graduate Certificate in

Videodiscography

Kansas City Art Institute - Kansas City, MO

BFA Degree in Graphic Design. Major: Graphic Design; Minor: Photography

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Chicago, IL

Studied: Symbology, Offset Printing, LOGO Computer Language, Video Synthesis

TECHNICAL Skill Name [Level: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert / Years of Experience]

SKILLS

Acrobat Pro (CS4) [E/10] FileMaker Pro [B/1] Iris Large-format Inkjet

Final Cut Studio [B/2] [I/1]

After Effect (CS4) [B/1] Lightroom [I/3]

Fireworks (CS4) [I/2] Mac OS X Maintenance [E/5]

Aperture [B/1] Flash (CS4) [B/2] Mac Pro/Snow Leopard [B/2]

Authorware [E/7] FontLab Studio [I/4] Media Cleaner Pro [I/3]

BBedit [E/10] Font Management: Microsoft Office [E/10]

Bryce 4 [B/1] Suitcase, FontExplorer Painter X [B/1]

CMS Made Simple [B/<1] X, FontAgent Pro Photoshop (CS4) [E/10]

CSS [I/2] [E/10] Profoto Actue 2 System [B/1]

Debabelizer [E/5] FTP: Cyberduck, Fetch,

Digital Photo: Canon, FileZilla [E/6] ProStores [B/1]

Fujifilm, Nikon [E/10] HTML Email/eNewsletter QuarkXPress (up to 6.5)

Dreamweaver (CS4) [E/5] [E/4] [E/10]

DVD Studio Pro [B/2] iContact [I/2] Regular Expression (GREP)

Expression Media (iView iLife [E/3] [E/5]

MediaPro) [E/5] Illustrator (CS4) S-VHS Recording/Editing

[E/10] [B/1]

InDesign (CS4) [E/4] SlideShow Pro [I/1]

Sound Studio [E/8]

ACHIEVEMENTS WISN.com A-List - Client www.theflowerlady.com voted First Place in "Best

Flowers" category in Milwaukee due to successful email marketing push

Assurant, Inc. AHA! Health Awareness Campaign - APEX (Award for Publication

Excellence: p. 24 under Category 64 "Employee, Benefit & Membership

Communications")

International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) Madison, WI

Chapter - Invited speaker on digital photography

Assurant Inc. Branding Guidelines Team - Graphics team member

International Gallery of Superb Printing - Bronze award and Honorable

mentions (p. 7 under Fortis Health)

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee - Volunteer-of-the-Year

New Media Magazine - Invision Silver Award (Lead programmer, graphic

designer)

R.J. Martin Company - Employee Special Recognition/Special Achievement

Awards

Step-By-Step Graphics Magazine - Computer graphics illustration featured

Rochester Institute of Technology - International Student Scholarships

Advertising Club of Kansas City - Omni Silver Award

Fairchild Foundation, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Kansas City Art

Gallery Association - Logo/stationery design winners

AFFILIATION National Press Photographers Association - Member (2001-2002)

VOLUNTEER Assurant Health/YMCA One on One Mentoring - Mentor

ACTIVITIES

Milwaukee Art Museum - Family Sundays volunteer

Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Milwaukee - CyberPlace volunteer

Friends of Channel 10/36 - Special events volunteer

Organization of Chinese Americans, WI Chapter - Board member, 1998-99;

volunteer since 1996

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