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Business
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Web interface design
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Developer / Graphic Designer
GeoVera Holdings, Inc; Fairfield, CA; November 1999 - Present
Formerly, St. Paul Travelers
www.geovera.com
Develop custom internal and external web applications in a team
environment; working closely with developers, business managers,
and end-users to design intuitive web interfaces. Support QA and end-user testing for custom built applications. Experience includes: E-commerce, Intranets, B2B, Corporate, and Small Business.
I have designed, implemented and launched over 10 custom and unique web interfaces for GeoVera Insurance, please contact me to request a demo.
Create and manage product and corporate identities for several insurance companies owned by the parent company. I am the logo police.
Responsible for creation and production of internal and external advertising and promotional campaigns, as well as corporate print collateral - from devising a concept, creating a design, and delivering the final product. This includes the creation, design and production of logos, letterhead, brochures, flyers, web graphics, signage, marketing kits, framed artwork, etc.
Observe the user experience, and suggest new tools and technologies to increase productivity. Train employees in desktop publishing, troubleshooting,
html, and design techniques. Create interactive Flash training movies for large web audiences.
Clients:
Bay Area Racing Limos; Pittsburg, CA; July 2006 - current
www.bayarearacinglimos.com
Responsible for design and maintenance of website and print collateral. Created new website navigation which increased website retention by 300% within the first 2 weeks of implementation.
Presbyterian Church of Novato; Novato, CA; November 2006 - current
www.pcnovato.org
Create web interface including online calendar that allows client to update and customize. Refresh print collateral by designing new brochures and postcards. Additional services include training client to make content updates.
Sam Bostic; Fairfield, CA; December 2006 - current
www.sambostic.com
Coming Soon! - Mockups are still a work of art in progress. Sam Bostic is a San Francisco, Bay Area Soul / R&B musician, and I am excited to be designing his website!
D&G Solution Resources; Fairfield, CA; July 2006 - Current
www.solutionresourcesllc.com
Create Small Business brand identity including logo, website, business card, etc.
Wheel Express; Concord, CA; January 2006 - May 2006
www.wheelexpress.com
Create and launch website to showcase the fine cars and trucks that have rolled thru the Wheel Express garage.
SVC Experience
Silicon Valley College; Walnut Creek, CA; August
2001 - March 2003
A 20 hour per week course of study that focuses
on print, Web, and multimedia design. The "Learn By Doing"
philosophy of Silicon Valley College included client interaction,
time-tracking and storyboarding in the curriculum. Coursework
included: Illustration, interface design, web design, webserver
technology, digital photo editing, and multimedia. During this
experience, I led a team of student designers to develop and design
GRASP (Graphics Resource and Student Portal), an Intranet site
built to provide design research information to graphics students.
Computer Consultant (under contract
to Pacific Bell)
Setka Consulting, Inc.; San Ramon, CA; June 1998
- November 1999
Organized and managed a PC Help Desk for Year 2000
issues, supporting 30,000 users nationwide. Built technical writing
and data management skills. Trained three empolyees in troubleshooting
and customer service techniques.
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BA in Visualization and Computer Graphic Design
Silicon Valley College; Walnut Creek, CA;
June, 2003
AAS in Computer Business Administration
Heald Business College; Concord, CA; awarded
in June, 1998
SFWOW - www.sfwow.org
San Francisco Women on the Web
Webgrrls -
www.webgrrls.com
The women's tech knowledge connection
National Notary Association - www.nationalnotary.org
I am a notary in the state of California
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