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PROFILE/SUMMARY
Web designer and accomplished graphic designer with over twelve years experience working in collabortative team environments in electronic publishing and information design for web and print. Articulate, personable, and very funny. I also make a damned good cup of coffee.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Web Designer
03/08–Present: Veritude, Boston, MA. Contracting for: Fidelity Investments
Software used: Adobe Web CS3 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illlustrator, Photoshop), InDesign, HTML, CSS, XML
• Created HTML calendars to administrate, schedule, and document web content publishing
• Created XML-based catalog to track electronic messaging issued company-wide to employees
• Wrote articles for company's online and print newspaper
• Designed Flash slide show templates; created event slide shows bimonthly
• Designed HTML email templates
• Designed and maintained web pages for company intranet
Web Production Artist
12/07–03/08: Professional Staffing Group, Boston, MA. Contracting for: Network World,
Sun Life Financial
Software used: Adobe Web CS3 (Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Illlustrator, Photoshop), HTML
• Updated web site content, created Flash animations
• Updated intranet web site content
Entrepreneur
03/07–Present: Malcah (www.malcah.com – Online retail business)
Software used: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, Photoshop, InDesign, XHTML
• Started an online retail business offering all-natural and organic soaps and beauty products
• Performed all product research, development and acquisition
• Developed original and unique soap recipes
• Imported specialty items from the Middle East and North Africa
• Designed product packaging
• Developed and designed web site
Project Specialist
01/06–02/07: Veritude, Marlborough, MA. Contracting for: Fidelity Investments
Software used: Filemaker Pro, Adobe Acrobat, MS Office
• Facilitated and coordinated the workflow of marketing materials from job initiation through distribution, working with internal departments and outside vendors to produce electronic and print promotional materials
• Took initiative to regularly run reports and monitor inventory levels of client-specific materials (such as enrollment kits, fact sheets, and forms), flagging items which were near-to-be legally non-compliant (by virute of passing a set expiration date), and initiated reprint or updates of these materials
• Proofread copy, and checked edits on all documents in process
Graphic Designer
06/05–Present:
Professional Staffing Group, Boston, MA. Contracting for: Houghton-Mifflin, Brookstone, et al.
Software used: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, InDesign
• Created web site graphics (Brookstone)
• Redesigned catalog spread and edited content
• Prepared files to meet pre-flight requirements
Web Designer
05/03–Present:
Sacred Design
Software used: Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Freehand, Photoshop, InDesign, XHTML
• Designed custom web sites for small business and non-profit clients
• Updated content on various web sites
Professional Hiatus
10/01–05/03
Software used: InDesign, Photoshop
• With the assistance of a private tutor, achieved lower-intermediate level proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic (12/02–08/02)
• Taught two 3-credit courses at a local college (09/02–05/03)
Graphic Designer
04/98–10/01: The Massachusetts Medical Society, Waltham, MA
Software used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, HTML, BBEdit, Acrobat
• Performed various aspects of visual communication design, including: design, layout and production of brochures, booklets, books, invitations, signage, posters, and newsletters
• Interfaced with clients, proofreaders, prepress and print staff to meet production deadlines
• Designed packaging (dust covers, video cassette cases) using printers' templates
• Redesigned organization's flagship publication, Vital Signs, and other newsletters
• Designed original overhead presentations, and logos
• Created web pages using templates (e.g., http://www.massmed.org/ vitalsigns/oct01/index.html et al.)
• Modified existing web pages, created and optimized web assets
• Sparked initiative for a company-wide training program introducing new method of paperless workflow
• Developed a training module demonstrating the benefits of Adobe Acrobat and presented it before an audience of 300
Graphic Artist
05/93–04/98: The Creative Group, Boston, MA. Contracting for: PennWell Publishing, BBL Advertising, Cambridge Technology Partners, CSC Index, Simplex Time Recorder, et al.
Software used: Quark Xpress, Photoshop, Freehand, Powerpoint
• Worked as production artist producing Powerpoint presentations under tight deadlines
• Designed presentation templates for special events
• Coordinated graphics department workflow, scheduling production artists' and proofreaders' jobs
• Performed design, layout and production of catalogues, invitations, signage, posters, and newsletters
• Interfaced with clients, proofreaders, prepress and print staff to meet production schedule and deadlines
Education
• Upper-intermediate level proficiency in Modern Standard Arabic, 2007, ALIF Institute, Fez, Morocco. (Studies continuing at: Al-Madrasah, Cambridge, MA)
• B.S., Psychology, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA, 1983
Personal
Interests include Middle East travel and archaeology; foreign languages, and danger. I also enjoy hiking, study theology, and interpret dreams. Personal heroes include: Underdog, Jack Bauer, Bugs Bunny, and Epictetus.