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Web Design I've been developing and maintaining Web sites since about 1995. I specialize in brochure level Web sites (web brochures), but have also worked with teams on corporate e-business sites. In 2007, I earned a Certified Usability Analyst (CUA) designation. The CUA designation is the world's leading credential for usability practitioners. CUA professionals apply research-based principles to user design interface. This usability philosophy was born out of the concept of how humans react with computers. If you've ever been on a Web site that frustrates you because you can't accomplish your task, then you have just experienced poor usability. I like to constantly explore new techniques and trends. This has led me to explore a marketing technique that I refer to digital storytelling for business. It's based on the idea that all marketers are storytellers and we want our story to be entertaining and informative to our customers. Print Design/illustration projects Periodicals design, production, and/or illustration in the following publications • Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (a quarterly
scientific journal) I also produce illustration and design of collateral materials, logos and corporate identity, brochures, newsletters, book covers, and ads. Employment history I've been employed as a Graphic Designer and Art Director. In between full-time employment, I have worked as a contractor, so I've experienced many aspects of the industry. I have 20+ years experience in print and Web design. I work on both Mac and Windows and I am proficient at using these applications: QuarkXpress, Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, InDesign, Photoshop, ImageReady, and Dreamweaver. I also work with Flash, MS Visual Studio, CSS, and XHTML. Education and training Certified Usability Analyst (CUA)#2007-1358 Bachelor of Science Degree, Internet Technology.
Associate of Science degree, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, 1995. Professional organizations I am the President of the Digital Arts Group, a nonprofit, educational computer user group in the central Iowa area. DAG provides peer-centered information through monthly meetings as the Digital Arts Group website (see www.digitalartsgroup.org) Awards 2003 MacDesign Annual Crabby Awards, Award of Excellence in Illustration for Davis Equipment catalog cover. Gold award for best journal cover (the Journal of Soil and Water Conservation) presented by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) International Eco Awards. 1997. Certificate of Achievment from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for the design and illustration of Elements of Sustainable Agriculture (a poster). 1997. ASAE "Top 250 Association Websites" award for the SWCS website which I designed and maintained. 1997. IABC honorable mention for best newsletter redesign (a shared award with the editor of the Conservogram). 1995. Best logo for Toxic Cleanup Day sponsored by the Des Moines Metro Waste Authority. 1992. |