16 Years and Counting...

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EXPERIENCE

ZePoL Design, Fremont, CA - June 1993 – Current
Freelance Graphic Designer - Print & Web

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA - Mar. 2009 – Current
Creative Designer

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

MixerCast, Inc., San Mateo, CA - Jan. 2007 – June 2007
Creative Services Manager

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

Senior Graphic Designer

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

FilmLoop, Inc., Palo Alto, CA - May 2005 – Dec. 2006
Creative Services Manager

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

Senior Graphic Designer

Designed user interface elements for the company’s desktop photo-casting application
Provided visual design and direction for online advertising, landing pages, email and marketing campaigns to raise brand visibility and increase user adoption
Lead designer on all partner-based photo slideshows, advertising and promotions
Prioritized and delegated key project tasks to team members to maximize efficiency and reduce lead times by 50%

Hello Direct, San Jose, CA - Apr. 2001 – Sept. 2003
Senior Graphic Designer

Developed new website and application designs, providing creative solutions to produce an attractive, innovative and easy-to-use B2C e-commerce website
Conducted usability surveys to define new features to improve the user experience
Directed the development and design of a database-driven call center intranet/resource center
Maintained processes and guidelines as well as produced project deliverables within a multi-channel environment, supporting both catalog and internet-based sales
Received I.Merchant Silver Award for Outstanding Online Catalog Design (2001, 2003)

View Additional Experience (1994 - 2001)


AWARDS

Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA - Sept. 1992 – Sept. 1994
A.A., Visual Communications - Graduated with Honors
Member of faculty selected “Student Studio” work experience program (Q7-Q8)

Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale, CA - Mar. 2009 – Current
B.S., Web Design & Interactive Media - In Progress

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Seattle, Seattle, WA - Sept. 1992 – Sept. 1994
A.A., Visual Communications - Graduated with Honors
Member of faculty selected “Student Studio” work experience program (Q7-Q8)

Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale, CA - Mar. 2009 – Current
B.S., Web Design & Interactive Media - In Progress