Skills

Expert Web Design skills: Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, etc) and (hard coded) XHTML, CSS
Competent programmer: PHP, ASP, JavaScript, XSLT, etc
Flexible web developer and self-starter
Bilingual: English/Spanish
Skilled at turning business processes into successful online processes

Experience

Current: Web Designer, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia for www.oired.vt.edu

8/2007 – 12/2008: Art Instructor, Radford University, Radford, Virginia
Learned to manage large diverse groups
Honed my public speaking skills

4/2006- 8/2007: Information Architect, Virginia Tech in Enterprise Solutions
Designed and managed award-winning user interface for my.vt.edu
Supported enterprise scale projects including Sakai, CAS, VT Search, WebMail
Redesigned projects to increase traffic by 15% and increase usability

6/2004 – 4/2006: Web Designer/ Public Relations, Virginia Tech for Telecommunications Auxiliary
Launched “BEV Student Web Support” business and “POWER” internship program
Designed marketing campaigns and ads
Edited and wrote a style guide for department publications
Supported the Technology Opportunities Program Grant

5/2003- current: Freelance Web Designer/ Artist

12/2001 –5/2003: Director of Web Services and Marketing, Stickdog Telecommunications, Vienna, Virginia
Increased DSL orders by 20% via a trilingual cross selling direct mail campaign
Redeveloped the corporate website to increase orders for new service by over 50%
Managed a programming staff to write a custom internal ticket system
Successfully re-branded the company
Made the web design division profitable

Volunteer Service

2008- 2009: Blacksburg Regional Art Association: Exhibit Coordinator.

2007 to 2008: Radford University Graduate Art Students Association: Treasurer. Responsibilities include hanging art shows on campus and in the city of Radford, writing press releases, and organizing receptions and mixers.

2006- 2008: Radford University Graduate Student Council: Member of the Board, organization webmaster.

2005 –2007: UVA Club of the Roanoke Valley: Member of the Board, manage website, online marketing, and design publicity materials.

2005 – 2006: Virginia Tech Women’s Center: Manage website and assist with graphic design for printed materials.

1999- 2000: University of Virginia. Madison House Volunteer.

Education

MFA 2006- 2008: Radford University, Radford, Virginia. 2-D Art/ Design.
BA 1998- 2001: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia. Spanish Literature, African and African American Studies. (Dean’s List 2001)