Design Engineer

JOSEPH SAVELLA

********@*****.*** 909-***-****

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Proven success in developing graphic art, animation and media rich print

and web that powerfully communicate client value using the Adobe product

line. Key competencies include:

Event Photographer Flash Designed User Interfaces

Graphic Illustrations For Print and Newsletter Design

Web Reference Training Material

Video Editing Online Form Development

Online Knowledge Base Development

SOFTWARE COMPETENCIES

Photoshop Extended Adobe Flash

Adobe Illustrator Adobe InDesign

Adobe Dreamweaver (HTML, CSS) Adobe Acrobat

MS Office Suite

FREELANCE DESIGN WORK

(Ongoing)

. Web Design - Currently working on framework for client offering

wedding services.

. Photographer - Currently doing studio and event photography.

. AYSO (American Youth Soccer Organization) - Design and print of

trading cards using Photoshop and Illustrator.

. Azusa Unified School District - Website design for Azusa Educators

Association using Dreamweaver.

. Chino Valley Community Church - Developed various digital media

projects using Illustrator, Photoshop and After Effects.

. Jewish Federation Of Palm Springs - Website design for Jewish

Federation using Dreamweaver.

. RevChem Plastics - Logo design for chemical company using Illustrator.

. Candy Classics - Product photography for e-commerce website.

. Unique Pools Inc. - Website design for local pool company using

Dreamweaver.

. Uncharted Waters (Non-Profit) - Photographed sports events and

provided digital images for website and marketing material.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TACO BELL CORP. (YUM Brands), Irvine, CA Apr 1996 to Nov 2009

Graphic Designer/SR QA Web Engineer (Jun 2007 to Nov 2009)

Designed digital media for print and web content. Developed test scripts

for Taco Bell's proprietary portal web page and back office computer

system.

. Designed graphic content in Photoshop and Illustrator for

communication purposes via web and e-mail distribution.

. Designed and finalized print for department's communication poster

board to provide consistent information on current events.

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. Designed department newsletters that improved the communication of

past, current and future trends.

. Photographed corporate events for print and as showcase material to

build moral and camaraderie.

. Designed Tri-fold reference materials for Taco Bell's annual franchise

convention to provide detailed information on restaurant network

services.

. QA tested the rollout of Taco Bell's web portal, providing consistent

communication and documentation to all Taco Bell restaurants.

. Maintain and managed SharePoint web repository to share best

practices.

. Tested and validated franchise websites to provide in-store tools and

web resources to improve store operations.

SR Web Developer/Designer for Helpdesk (Apr 1996 to May 2007)

Developed and maintained an online knowledge base for the Taco Bell call

center.

. Improved call efficiency, productivity and consistency by converting

document-based reference system to a web-based reference system using

HTML, CSS, ASP and Flash.

. Training time was improved 20 percent by developing an automated

online certification process for new employees.

. Worked on a multitude of graphic design projects for different

departments saving time and cost.

. Developed an online survey for manager feedback that improved on-going

work relations between managers and their direct reports.

Coopers And Lybrand Consulting, Irvine, CA Sept 1995 to Apr 1996

Senior Support Analyst

. Developed shell-scripts in Unix to gather data for troubleshooting

purposes. Improved the efficiency of troubleshooting labor questions

for each restaurant.

. Provided timely and efficient answers for restaurant general managers

with any questions pertaining to their normal everyday operations of

their back-office systems.

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DIGITAL IMAGING INC., Anaheim, CA Sept 1994 to Sept 1995

Software Developer

Developed software that specializing in processing bank checks.

. Designed code to batch images and renamed them for file storage.

. Designed code to read the meta-data of jpeg and gif files.

EDUCATION

BS, Computer Science; California Polytechnic University at Pomona, Pomona,

CA

Multimedia Masters Certificate; Sessions Online Learning School of

Design, New York, NY

Courses taken specific to major:

Digital Photography Advanced Flash with Actionscript

JavaScript and DHTML Digital Video Editing (AVID)

Dynamic Web Development with PHP Maya Basic (3D)

Layout Design (CSS) Logo Design

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

. IBM Web Content Management Training (WCM)

. Typography (UCIrvine)

. Adobe Photoshop Workshop

. Myer's Briggs Workshop

. Presentation & Leadership Training

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