Visual Designer with experience in Web Design, User Experience/Usability Design, Visual Design, Graphic & Print Design, Corporate Identity & Branding, Flash Animation, Email Design, Illustration, Film & Video Production.
Skills
Macintosh OS & Windows Platforms, Adobe Creative Suite (Acrobat, After Effects, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, InDesign,
Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere), Quark Xpress, Bryce, Infini-D and Microsoft Office.
• Responsible for the overall branding, usability and visual design for CourseAdvisor.com, EducationGrant.com and OnlineDegreeFinder.com, among others.
Lead Web/UI Designer NameMedia, Inc. Waltham, MA | Spring 2007 – Fall 2008
• Lead designer for BuyDomains.com, Afternic.com and NewCarConsultant.com. Tasks included working directly with product
managers to improve web usability, weekly sites enhancements and new product initiatives (such as Afternic Auctions)
along with a full redesign/rebranding of Afternic.com.
• Other responsibilities included the branding/identity design for several e-commerce websites such as HD.com,
SnowboardOutlet.com, Camera.com and CoffeeStop.com.
• Provided design support to sites such as Photo.net, DavesGarden.com, ActiveAudience.com and SmartName.com, as needed.
Senior Designer Upromise, Inc. Newton, MA | Winter 2004 - Spring 2007
• Tasks included the design/layout of the Email Marketing Campaign for Upromise members, as well as providing art
direction on marketing initiatives, weekly web updates for Upromise.com, and various direct mail pieces.
• Key responsibilities included layout, art direction and development of overall design concepts, training new employees,
overseeing work of junior designers and assigning projects to the creative team.
• Creative work used by national companies such as ExxonMobil, Kelloggs®, Bed Bath & Beyond®, McDonald’s and more.
Multimedia Production Coordinator/Designer Mazer Digital Media Boston, MA | Spring 2002 - Fall 2003
• Led a team of ten people in producing interactive mathematic lessons (Grades K-6) for Houghton Mifflin - Ways to
Success CD-Roms. Tasks included training new employees, layout, animation, editing and graphics production.
• Produced literature textbooks (Grades 6-12) for the web, complete with interactive activities, for Prentice Hall Literature
iText. Tasks included creation of all graphics, layout and editing.