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Savvy designer with over 7 years experience in graphic design and web development who possesses versatility, an innovative mind, an entrepreneurial spirit and an true affinity for design. Adept in designing logos, stationery systems, marketing collateral, advertisements, publications, packaging, event collateral, email campaigns and websites from concept to completion. Proficient in hand-coding clean, standards-compliant and cross- browser compatible, HTML / XHTML and CSS layouts with JavaScript, AJAX, PHP and MySQL functionality. Active listener who is attentive to details and approaches design with creative pragmatism. Accomplished at visually capturing the visions of clients with impactful design solutions.

Professional Skills

Professional Experience

Provide online identity and event branding solutions for nonprofits, small businesses and local and state governments

• Manage all aspects of creative direction, project management, business development and administrative functions
• Develop compelling and user-centric websites with content management systems using PHP and MySQL database integration
• Extend clients' brands across multiple touchpoints including logos, marketing collateral, advertisements, event signage, blogs, websites, ecommerce and email campaigns

Supported internal and external marketing requirements for business development, sales and human resources

• Designed and implemented marketing collateral, advertisements, exhibit signage and multimedia presentations
• Developed the first online registration system for the annual symposium and exhibition using PHP and MySQL, as well as created electronic invitations, interactive CD-ROMs and multimedia presentations
• Established and maintained company Web presence which realized results in terms of improved order processing and increased customer service requests almost immediately after launching the site

Provided program management and marketing communications support to government clients

• Supported the development of branding strategies, website enhancement plans, briefing templates, survey instruments and other outreach and communications vehicles for wireless initiatives
• Developed project plans and schedules for various government wireless projects and programmatic materials documenting government processes, program plans and risk assessments

Worked independently on the design, development and implementation of the Maryland State Treasury website

• Produced site layouts according to information collected about the existing site, the specific purpose and objectives for online information usage, and the policies and guidelines to be followed
• Designed, coded and implemented web structures and graphic identities with a consistent look and feel, following web specifications and incorporating high standards of compatibility, usability and quality

Worked on a cross-functional team to develop and integrate a radar image intelligence processing system and user-interface network resource manager for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

• Ported several programs from the IRIX OS to the Linux OS, which involved intensive debugging and rewriting sections of C++ code that were IRIX dependent to make them compatible with the Linux compiler
• Created shell scripts for custom commands and makefiles for system testing

Education

Courses in Graphic Design
Corcoran College of Art + Design
Spring / Fall 2005

Web Developer Certificate
Georgetown University
June 2005

Bachelor of Science in Information Science & Systems
Summa Cum Laude
Morgan State University
May 2003

Research

US Fulbright Scholar to India
Investigated the imbalance of women in management positions and their role in contributing to the sustainable development of the IT sector in India
September 2003 – June 2004

Professional Affiliations

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DC Web Women
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
Savor The Success
Waterbury Chamber of Commerce