A strong foundation in photography, web development, graphic design, and computer applications which is complemented by experience with various marketing strategies, business operations, and obtaining results through collaborations and teamwork. My focus is to create compelling content and user interfaces that are original, simple, productive, and comfortable to use.
A track record of seeking out freelance projects, learning new technologies, and being selected from a large pool of candidates for positions of responsibility. My diverse background includes significant experience as a project coordinator and team leader and I bring a holistic apporach to all projects.
Lead front end developer and designer for Zumiez.com website. Responsible for creating most of the site content including banners, user interface, javascript applications, mail signup and preference centers as well as designing and coding the html weekly email campaign. I worked mainly using CSS/XHTML, Flash/Actionscript 3.0, javaScript/jQuery, Photoshop, and Illustrator.
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Freelance experience as a web designer and succesful job completion of a variety of projects. I managed every aspect of web site creation including the hosting, developing with PHP, Javascript, and XHTML and design with Photoshop and CSS. Business is operated on the philosophy of making the web a more beautiful and consistent environment.
In charge of training and supervising groups of up to fourteen interns for field studies and data collection. Responsible for organization, safety and maintaining positive morale among the team.
Freelance photographer working for both private and corporate commisions consisting of portrait, event, and stock photography. I managed every aspect of the business including marketing, securing clients, and succesful completion of the work. Customer satisfaction is a primary philosophy of the business. A portfolio of my past work can be viewed at the website folkphotography.com
Organized and conducted portrait session in thousands of different client homes. I worked independently and had to adapt and problem solve in a great range of situations. Customer relations, sales, and satisfaction were critical components of the work.