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Objectives

I have been cultivating my design skills in a number of ways, be it for personal or corporate use. With the variety of jobs and freelance employment that I have found since graduation, I have become quite adept at creating websites and internet applications, though I have and very much enjoy working in printed media. I am looking forward to being part of a creative team, where I can be challenged not only by projects and clients, but also by co-workers.

Education

1998-2003 The University of Oklahoma Bachelor of Fine Arts of Visual Communications with an Art History Minor

1994-1998 Putnam City High School

Skills

In the Visual Communications Department at the University of Oklahoma and since, I have learned a variety of design skills. I am proficient in the use of Photoshop Freehand, Windows, OSX, CSS and HTML; competent with Smarty, Illustrator, Indesign, Works, Word, Premier Flash, the use of Single Lens Refelx cameras, and black and white film processing; and knowledgeable with After Effects, Final Cut Pro, PageMaker, Quark, CorelDraw, Director, and black and white photo printing.

References

References available upon request

Experience

2007-2011 Oklahoma Interactive / NIC Inc. Portal Architect
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

At Oklahoma Interactive, I had many responsibilities, primarily the look and feel of all applications and websites created, including the state's portal: OK.gov. In addition to being the only designer on staff, it was my duty to thoroughly examine each application to ensure not only consistent ease of use, but also that it complied with accessibility laws and w3c standards.

2010 Unmarked Cars Web Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For Unmarked Cars, I created a website powered primarily via social media feeds, so that the band would be able to keep current information posted, simply by staying up-to-date with their social media updates.

2007 Joint Oklahoma Information Network (JOIN) Graphic Artist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

As a freelance designer for the Joint Oklahoma Information Network, I created a new visual identity including a logo redesign, a series of bus advertisements, and a new website.

2006-2007 Beals Cunningham Strategic Services Art Director
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

As an art director for Beals Cunningham I had a variety of duties. I created a number of printed materials from posters and billboards to phone directories. I was also the primary web developer and created a number of websites for various clients.

2002-2007 Santa Fe Cattle Company Graphic Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Over a number of years, I did a variety of work with Santa Fe Cattle Company, from creating menus and billboards to training material.

2005 The New York Times Broadcasting Company / KFOR Graphic Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For KFOR I created over the shoulder graphics within Photoshop that were used during the live news broadcasts. In addition I used Adobe After Effects to create story Opens that would air during the news sweeps periods each quarter. I also aided in the branding of station features.

2005 Black Car Media Works Graphic Artist
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For Black Car Media Works I worked in many aspects of design. I created a website, worked on film projects as designer and cinematographer, and functioned as a marketing liason between black car and a variety of artists, both visual and musical that worked in conjunction with the media group on a number of projects

2005 oida Web Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For oida, I built a website, and began administering their web application. I manipulated a message board (myPHPbb) and chat room (chat x7) template to fit the aesthetic language of the website, created email accounts, and set up a few databases to hold user information for a mailing list, message board and chat room.

2004-2005 Little League Hero Web Designer
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

For Little League Hero, I built a website, and began administering their web application. I manipulated a message board (myPHPbb) template to fit the language of their website, created email accounts and set up a database table to store user information for a mailing list.

2004 Forest Building Products Graphic Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

At Forst Building Products, I was the sole designer, responsible for, predominately, an identity redesign (consisting of print, internal and external web). I also worked with the company's clients, designing a variety of print material as well as editing and creating a number websites.

2004 Forest Building Materials Web Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

I created a very simple website for Forest Building Materials, with a language that would correspond with their business. Because of the small amount of information needed on the site, I condensed the pages into a single file that toggle the visibility of layers to create the illusion of multiple pages, allowing for a quicker load time.

2003-2004 Isolated Data Systems Web Design
Norman, Oklahoma

In this job I edited HTML code, and created new pages that fit into the existing template. I also created a Flash presentation explaining the basic principles of how the JohnDowWho.com interent security system functioned.

2002 P.I. Records Identity Design
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

This job allowed me to create a logo for a small hip-hop record label from Oklahoma City. In addition to the logo, I created a variety of stationary material and a website template layout. Unfortunately, the record label lost funding and was unable to complete their full visual identity.