Graphic Design • Web Design • Multimedia • Software Trainer
• Systems Windows 9X/NT/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS
• Software Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Premier Pro, MS Office, Lotus Notes, Tortoise SVN
• Languages HTML4, HTML5, XHTML, DHTML, CSS2, CSS3, JQuery, some Java and PHP
• CMS CommonSpot Designer, Tridion Designer, Magento Designer
• Hardware Photography and Video (film and digital), PC Repair (Dell certified ‘02)
• Security Clearance Clearable
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Independent Work
Meadow Wind Health Care Center, Inc. – N. Canton, OH Oct 2011-Present
• Complete redesign of company’s website. Fully compatible with IE7, 8 and 9, FireFox, Chrome, Safari and Safari for iPhone and built for SEO.
• Setup Google Analytics to track site traffic.
• Maintain content and design updates to site.
Robert J Matthews Company – Massillon, OH 2/12-5/12
• Maintain current content on 3 of the company’s e-commerce sites: www.rjmatthews.com, www.pbsanimalhealth.com, www.horsehealthusa.com.
• Consulted on initial redesigns of the company’s dealer website.
Sapphire Technologies – Cleveland, OH 5/11–Present
Northeast OH based recruiting and staffing service
Kent State University, University Communications and Marketing – Web Designer
Design and build internal and external web sites.
• Create and manage content for kent.edu
• Train and support other associates in the discipline of content and collaboration management and other production tools
Goodyear Corporate Headquarters, WebOps Division – Web / Graphic Designer
• Design and build internal and external web sites.
• Create and manage intranet content, for Goodyear.com and its affiliates.
• Redesign intranet home page to be more user friendly.
• Manage the outsourced production of content and collaboration elements
• Train and support other associates in the discipline of content and collaboration management and other production tools
Suarez Corporation Industries – N. Canton, OH 5/08–05/11
Direct Marketing and Sales
Deputy Director of E-commerce / Senior Designer
Design and build:
• www.greenfuji.com
• www.endlessyouthandlife.com
• www.nutracal.com
• www.aabeinfo.org
• Project lead for Fuji’s EnviroMAX battery: create all marketing media, material and product branding for Fuji’s EnviroMAX Batteries such as their booth at the 2009 CES, magazine ads, business cards, website, etc.
• Design and create media, marketing materials and websites for other products and venues for both SCI and their clients.
• Create and manage web content for Magento platform websites.
ROBERT HALF TECHNOLOGY - Akron, OH 3/07–5/08
Northeast OH based recruiting and staffing service
Performance Visualization Studios, LLC – Web / Graphic Designer
• Design and build all three of the company’s websites: www.performancevs.com, www.performanceproxies.com and www.performanceadvisors.net
• Create Flash presentations of the company’s software for customer review.
• Design all marketing media such as magazine ads, business cards, etc
HTML Programmer for Hitchcock, Fleming and Assoc. – Web Designer
• Program webpage layouts for Goodyear, Dunlop, Carter Lumber, Veritas Ideas.
• Create advertising emails for Goodyear, Dunlop, Carter Lumber, Veritas Ideas.
• Design banner advertisements using Flash and Photoshop for Goodyear.
REAL TIME CONSULTING INC. - Akron, OH 6/02–3/07
Software development and consulting company
Field Surveyor, Web Designer and Software Developer
• Collect data in field (digital imagery, video, IPIX Imagery, measurements) for visualization products.
• Create content and design front-end for client software
• Train clients on how to use the software, both in field and classroom settings.
• Cut production time almost 50% by creating HTML templates and a universal naming system for all files.
• Increased business through spearheading the development of three prototype software products; involvement in design of company website (www.rtcsd.com) and rev. 2 of the “flagship” software.
BANCTEC – Akron, OH 2/01–6/02
Northeast OH provider for Dell computer support
FlexTech
• Provided onsite residential and commercial repair for Dell and other commercial brand computers in Northeast Ohio
• Troubleshoot problems onsite and offered technical solutions to end users
INNOSOURCE - Independence, OH 5/00–12/00
Northeast OH based recruiting and staffing service
Field Engineer for HealthSouth
• Provided training of three different types of proprietary software as well as onsite support nationwide for the company during the first week each facility went “live” with new software and hardware systems implementation
• Assisted with network setup and provide onsite tech support during the week of rollout.
• Project Manager: oversee software roll-out in various facilities each week.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 2/97–2/98
Airman First Class (E-3) Crypto-Linguist
• Assisted in translation and decoding of intercepted foreign transmissions (Korean)
• Government Security Clearance
• Honorable discharge
EDUCATION
Art Institute of Pittsburgh – Continuing education in latest web technologies such as HTML5 and CSS3
University of Akron – International Business, Japanese