Bachelor of Science in Visual Communication

Ohio University, Athens, OH
Major: Publication Design & Informational Graphics
Minor: General Art
Specialization Area: Advertising

Software

Photoshop, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Quark Xpress, Visual Studio 2008, Microsoft Office

Code

XHTML, CSS

Operating Systems

Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows XP

Disaboom, Web Designer; Denver, Colorado

Develop and promote corporate brand across web and print properties. Provide CSS/Layout support for development.

Websolvers, Web Designer; Orlando, Florida

Work with project managers and web programmers to establish and execute creative strategies for site updates and new projects. Translate designs into W3C standards compliant websites using XHTML and CSS.

Ohio University Art Galleries, Gallery Assistant; Athens, Ohio

Set up, took down and promoted shows at 2 campus art galleries. Assisted with show opening and closing parties. Organized and maintained gallery office and storage spaces. Updated gallery websites on a regular basis.

Southeast Ohio Magazine, Page Designer; Athens, Ohio

Worked with writers and photographers to create layouts that incorporated text and photos in order to tell stories. Assisted in a redesign of the magazine.

WOUB, On-Air Graphic Designer; Athens, Ohio

Created graphics and on-air news screens for the student produced news program, Newswatch. Developed promotional posters and flyers.

The Post, Informational Graphic Designer; Athens, Ohio

Worked with writers and members of the art department to create maps, charts and photo illustrations for an on campus newspaper with a circulation of 14,000.