Employment

June 2007 - present

Lead Designer & Art Director

Avalanche LLC.

Lead designer and usability consultant for over 12 web properties managed by this company. In addition to managing sometimes a team of designers and developers, this position requires proficiency in design, development, and project management.

April 2006 - June 2007

Creative Director

IGW Software

Online security company that created software used by banks and online gaming companies. The position required management of 4 designers as well as high level project management with the development team.

Dec. 2003 - April 2006

Creative Director

Hargrave Custom Yachts

Management of 500K yearly marketing budget along with planning, designing, managing various campaigns. This position required the management of 4 designers and multiple vendors. Still serving as a web marketing advisor and designer for special projects.

May 2001 - August 2003

Lead Designer

Omnexus Americas

Worked directly with the Director of Technology to establish the look and feel of the primary application. Implenting the design required close cooperation with contractors from IBM and Accenture.

Education

2009 - present

California Coast University

Master of Business Administration Business Marketing

2007 - 2008

New York Institute of Photography

Certified Photographer

2000 - 2002

Art Institute of Atlanta

Associate of Arts in Multimedia

1998 - 2000 and 2007 (via correspondence)

Columbus State University

Bachelor in Computer Information Systems

References

Current Client

Mike Joyce
President - Hargrave Custom Yachts
mikej@hargrave.org
954-463-0555

Current Client

Tennyson Preston
President - SonicLoop
tennyson@sonicloop.com

Courses Attended

  • Agile Development Workshops
  • Adobe Seminars (Photoshop and Illustrator)
  • Cold Fusion Workshop (Troy State University)
  • MCP Training

Computer Skills

Software

  • MS Office & Apple Iwork
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Adobe Indesign
  • Quark
  • Panic - Coda
  • Apache Web Server
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Raw Developer

Languages

  • HTML / CSS
  • PHP
  • ASP.NET
  • Javascript & Javascript Libraries
  • Web Standards

Additional Skills

  • Communnication Skills
  • Project Management
  • Presentation Skills
  • Public Speaking Mastery

Additional Information

I am a professional photographer specializing in wedding and commercial photography. My interests include traveling, art exhibition viewing, and listening to live musical performances.