Resume
Education
BFA in Graphic Design
Minor in Computer Science
College of Fine and Applied Arts, GPA 3.36
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
May 2010
Experience
Web Developer
TOKY Branding + Design
June 2011–CurrentMid-level back end developer working in LAMP environments.
Freelance Web Designer / Developer
Clients: Web Management & Support, ON2U Body Piercing & Tattoos, School of Art + Design, Logos2400, Rites of Passage Tattoo
January 2006–CurrentDesigned and developed web sites with the open-source content management system Drupal.
Web/Interactive Developer
Switch—Liberate Your Brand
June 2010–June 2011Developed sites using Drupal, Wordpress, CodeIgniter and BlogEngine frameworks as well as custom PHP/MySQL registration sites, an auction site and a budget optimizer. I handled both front and backend responsibilities including HTML emails, Flash banners, demos, kiosks and even the occasional design work.
Paraprofessional Web Designer
Web Management & Support, ITCS
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
January 2007–May 2010
Designed web sites, created Flash components and completed front-end web development tasks including XHTML/CSS site creation, Drupal modifications and ad-hoc design solutions to existing web sites.
Designer
Ninth Letter Journal
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Spring 2010
Ninth Letter is an award-winning literary and arts journal produced biannually through a collaboration with the Department of English and the School of Art & Design.
Exhibitions
BFA Graduate Exhibition
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
May 2010The School of Art + Design’s graduating seniors displayed work from all majors.
Rendezvous
Co-Prosperity Sphere, Chicago, IL
April 2010Design exhibition showcasing Industrial and Graphic Design senior work.
Fresh
ARC Auditorium and Mezzanine, Champaign, IL
December 2009An opening event for a film series promoting sustainability in which a semester of Graphic Design work was shown.
Awards
Student Tuition Support Award
College of Fine & Applied Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2007–2009
A monetary award given yearly to continuing students based on a 10-piece portfolio.
2nd Place Student Program in Multimedia
National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association (NAADA)
2009Awarded to the staff of WMS-ITCS for the event material for ExplorACES, a yearly informational event for prospective students interested in the College of ACES.
Dean’s List
College of Fine and Applied Arts
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Spring 2007
Awarded to students with a GPA of 3.80 or higher in a semester with at least 14 academic credit hours.
Activities
Graphic Design Students at Illinois (GDSI)
Web Co-Chair
January 2009–May 2010A community of graphic designers dedicated to enhancing the work of students both inside and outside the classroom.
Skills
Software
- TextMate / KomodoEdit / Vim
- MAMP / XAMPP
- Navicat
- Cyberduck / Transmit
- Git / SVN / Versions
- FontExplorer
- Adobe CS5 Design Premium
- Microsoft Office 2010
Languages
- XML / XHTML 1.0 / HTML5
- CSS 2 & 3
- ActionScript 2 & 3
- Javascript / jQuery
- PHP 5
- MySQL
- C++
- ASP.NET / C#
- Java
Frameworks
- Drupal 6.x & 7.x
- Wordpress 2.9.x & 3.x.x
- BlogEngine.NET
- CodeIgniter
- Indexhibit
I prefer Mac but I am comfortable working in both Windows or Linux platforms.
Downloads
- Download my resume (PDF)
Resume with references and contact information available upon request.
Say Hello
Photograph
History
I became interested in the World Wide Web when I first learned to use the Flash authoring tool (then Macromedia owned) in seventh grade from an enthusiastic elective teacher. Since that first class, I continued to take web design, graphic design and art classes in high school as well as participating in Art Club. After receiving some recognition and awards for my work I decided it a viable career option and applied for enrollment into the School of Art + Design at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (U of I).
In November of 2005, I was accepted into the U of I pending graduation from high school in May 2006. Excited, I got more involved in my school’s art program and submitted my portfolio to the College Board AP for 2-D Design and received a 4 out of 5 for my work in designing logos that were used by the Illinois Dance Team Association (IDTA).
My first year of college consisted of foundations classes in drawing, design and art history. Knowing my path was in graphic design with a focus on web design I applied for a student position as a Paraprofessional Designer with the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences' Web Management & Support (WMS) division late my first semester and started working there January of 2007. I closed my freshman year by displaying work in the Foundations Exhibition, receiving a Student Tuition Support Award and recognition for being on the College of Fine and Applied Arts Dean’s List.
After being accepted into the Graphic Design program I continued receiving an increasing tuition waiver through the Student Tuition Support Award in 2008 and 2009.
With more projects necessitating programming knowledge both inside and outside of the classroom I took on a Minor in Computer Science from the consistently Top 5 ranked program in the United States.
In May 2010 with over 3 years web experience with WMS and loads of graphic design, computer science and art studio classes I graduated with a BFA in Graphic Design and a Minor in Computer Science. A month later after interviewing in both Chicago and St. Louis, I was offered a job as a Web/Interactive Developer at the St. Louis based advertising agency, Switch—Liberate Your Brand where I worked on web sites for Elsevier, Dickies, Rand McNally, Anheuser-Busch, AAIMEA and Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri.
After a year at Switch, I accepted my current position as a Web Developer for TOKY Branding + Design.