WHERE / WHEN I've worked

Freelance Graphic Design, Web Design and Consulting

1986 – present
Portland, Oregon

Design and produce logos & corporate identity, flyers and brochures, newsletters, books and booklets. Design, code and maintain web sites. Perform usability tests and recommend improvements for client web sites. Educate clients on basics of design and typography.

Clients include: Brain Tank Solutions, Inc.; CMD; Design Showroom; Fortix LLC; Grady Britton; ID Inc., Intel Innovation in Education (for CMD); JELD-WEN (for CMD); Mo Duk Pai Association; Norris Lane Press; OHSU Stroke Center; Trendwest (for CMD).

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Purple Mountain Media Company, Internet Operations

March 2001 – June 2002
Portland, Oregon

Information Architect / Web Developer

Responsible for phased planning and implementation of children's news site, teacher & parent guide sites and corporate site for publisher of children's educational newspaper. Documented audience specifications and user requirements; wrote and presented use case scenarios for comprehension of non-technical stakeholders. Developed site architecture and navigation for maximum ease of use; coordinated re-purposing of existing editorial material; wrote HTML and CSS code, modified ASP code. Researched and tested third-party software/services considered for integration. Wrote incidental copy for system-to-user messages. Minimal interaction with SQL database structure.

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Convergent Communications, Inc., Web Solutions

June 1999 – December 2000
Portland, Oregon

Senior Information Architect

Evaluated client goals and customer needs; developed use cases for web applications; developed site architecture and user activity flow; designed navigation and labeling schema to enhance customer experience; worked closely with software engineers, graphic designers and web production specialists to implement web site design and ensure quality of customer experience; wrote and edited copy for client web sites.

Appointed Creative Lead, serving as liaison between Creative Manager and other IAs. Instrumental in establishing and defining department-wide work procedures to ensure consistency of information gathering and sharing.

Creative Manager, Interim

Stepped into management role on moment’s notice; assessed state of Creative Department and made recommendations for improvement; organized department meetings, soliciting suggestions for enhancing work environment and process.

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Young & Roehr Group

October 1988 – June 1999
Portland, Oregon

Interactive Project Coordinator

Responsible for estimating project budgets, setting schedules and tracking assignments, ensuring successful project completion; primary client contact for tactical execution; worked with Interactive Creative Director to design user interface; maintained change log for ongoing projects.

Web Designer

Worked with art directors, programmers, account services personnel and clients to develop web sites; responsible for architecting and building sites and implementing updates; produced animated banner ads.

Senior Production Artist

Assembled and prepared for print: advertising and collateral materials, tradeshow and point-of-purchase materials, specialty packaging, corporate identity; responsible for pre-flighting files for print and prep vendors; partnered with production managers on all projects, tracking projects through agency for life of project, ensuring on time and on budget completion; served as backup contact for print and prep vendors.

Added value
Trained junior art directors, temps, production artists; developed pre-flight form; developed information collection forms for internal use; provided general assistance on Macintosh and Windows to co-workers; developed and maintained archiving and cataloging system for digital art. Earned bonus compensation each year for above-average contributions.

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