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March 09, 2010

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Web/Graphic Design Profile

Having experience as both a freelance and in-house designer, has lead me to develop a diverse set of skills in

the areas of web, interactive, print and video. These skills provide me with ability to produce quality integrated

marketing solutions. As a web designer I have been involved in every facet of a web site launch from site

architecture, interface design to web administrating. Strong believer in the adherence to web standards, usability

and accessibility. Well versed in Internet marketing; SEO, Google analytics and improving overall site traffic and

e-commerce efforts.

Education

Master of Interactive and Digital Media, (Sydney College of the Arts) University of Sydney,

Graduated 07.08

Bachelor of Science in Multimedia and Graphic Design, Champlain College, Graduated 12.05

Software and Scripting Languages

Proficiencies in software include: Adobe – Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamwear, Flash (Actionscripting

2.0), Fireworks and Acrobat. Video and animation software experience in Final Cut Studio, After Effects, Poser.

CMS – Joomla and related internal systems. Scripting Languages include: HTML, CSS, XML/RSS and Javascript.

Career Development

Webmaster (contract position), Rapid7.com - Boston, MA December 08 to April 09

Responsible for the 2009 site redesign - transferring existing content to the new site, making applicable bug

fixes, updating content and designing new pages. General ongoing site updates, creating campaign landing

pages, HTML emails and designing print materials for trade shows and marketing efforts.

Graphic Designer, PKC Corporation - Burlington, VT June 05 to June 07

Design and production of marketing materials (print and web). Campaign conceptualization/design and

management of 40 campaign sets for twenty clients. Created images and multimedia for software, software

release material, photo shoot manager and photographer for software, adhered to corporate branding and

participated in the style guide creation, trade show booth graphics, brochures, posters. Designed internal

documents, print publications and company presentation support.

Freelance Designer, Thane Design (thanedesign.com) May 05 to Present

• Information Technology Services, Newton, MA - Provided brand specific UI design, graphical and usability

solutions to existing client websites.

• Creative Helix, Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Designed template layouts, background images, buttons and

additional interface elements for a custom content management system.

• NewMatilda.com, Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Responsible for creating all marketing collateral for web site

launch, including: web and print advertisements, launch party materials, web site graphics and HTML emails.

• Boehringer Ingelheim, Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Provided print design and production support for various

internal documents.

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