I'm all about smart, creative, and strategic design.
I'm a Graphic/Web Designer with extensive experience with establishing corporate identity, branding, front-end development, best coding practices, usability, and creating creative web presence. Emphasis on message and conceptual development. Consistent project relations with clients and vendors. Managed multiple projects simultaneously. Interest in following latest social media and web culture.
The real world has been fun.
Skills are good.
Throughout the past five years I've become an expert in XHTML and CSS design, gained knowledgable experience with ASP.NET, ASP and jQuery, and tasted the basics of PHP. I'm very familiar (in fact almost married) with Photoshop, Illustrator, Strata 3-D, Quark, and In Design. I also have experience with Dreamweaver, Flash and Visual Studio. I'm a Mac and Windows guy. Furthermore I have experience with creative writing and message development.
Education is important.
09/2000 - 05/2004
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (emphasis on advertising)
09/2005 - 12/2005
Milwaukee Area Technical School
Web Design/Development Course
The past makes who you are.
04/2006 - present
Trisept Solutions (Division of Mark Travel Corporation), Web Designer
Designed, produced, and front-end developed complete visual user interface for various web applications and web sites utilizing latest and most efficient web practices. Also maintained a high degree of usability within each design. Led effort to integrate best practices in regards to usability design and code standards.
03/2008 - present
Hausch Design, Contract Web Designer
Provided web maintenance for various web sites. Designed and developed various web sites for small businesses.
06/2006 - 04/2008
Ron Sonntag Public Relations, Graphic/Web Designer
Managed total strategic and visual creation of various marketing and advertising collateral, brand development, web design/development, and corporate publication design.
05/2004 - 05/2006
The Idea Centre Marketing Communications, Senior Designer
Performed conceptual design through production of various marketing and advertising mediums and trade show exhibits. Completed projects within constraints of client objectives, budget and timeline. Supervised other designers and lead various design projects. Directed photo shoots and performed press checks.
Portfolio
Currently in building stages. If you're considering me, I have many print design samples as well as hyperlinks to web design. Shoot me an email.
