Education:
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA -Art Major
Marycrest University, Davenport, IA -BA in Computer Graphics. May 1997, GPA 3.85

Related Job Experience:

June 2003 - Present

Web Site Designer/Owner Media Productions, Eldridge, IA

• Consult with clients in the planning phases of their website.
  
• Create story boarding plan, design layout and color choices.
  
• Establish and present clients with web site quotes.
  
• Design client web sites- imagery, interactive media, and navigation.
  
• Work with programmer to set up database control and form handling needs.
  
• Provide all hosting and server connections at reasonable cost to client.
  
• Handle all search engine registrations and offer marketing of website.

October 2000 to June 2003

Software Administrator/Web Publisher, Octagon Information Services, Davenport, IA

• Provide two-tier software support services for Deere & Company Performance Management Software for 160+ performance management advisors.
  
• Appointed liaison between advisors for Deere & Company and Softscape Inc. located in Boston, MA
  
• Research and resolve problems with software and Internet applications.
  
• Publish enterprise, unit and division objectives to html documents.
  
• Post above documents to Softscape Server, DPMS information center.
  
• Re-designed log-in page to create a user friendly, non-scrolling, log-in and to reflect proper company formats.
  
• Develop and maintain the bulletin board information feature linked from Deere Performance Management software menu.
  
• Conducted 2% company-wide sampling of the employee stretch and development goals,(2001, 2002, 2005) then rated the content and effectiveness of each goal sampled.
  
• Rewrote the Online help guide for the new 2003 software edition

March 1999 - October 2000

Web Site Designer/Marketing Development, Internet Express, Moline, IL

• Consulted with clients in the planning phase of their website or multimedia project.
  
• Lead team through brainstorming, thumbnails, storyboarding and project management.
  
• Established and presented clients with web site quotes.
  
• Designed all client web sites - imagery, interactive media, sound, and multimedia needs
  
• Aided programmers in setting up database and form handling needs

Accomplishments:
Web Sites Designed past 6 years: *basketwerks.com, rivervalleycoop.com, prescasino.com, uniquesportjewelry.com, gameideas.com, advancedaccountinginc.com, killirstore.com, ccbd.net, netexpress.net, worldhomeinspections.com, *davenportcc.com, promax98.com, illinioccupationalhealth.com, *centralscott.com, *liftruckservice.com, *cstechnologies.biz,
*fastlanelegends.com, *lifttrucksrus.com, *saddlebrookhomes.us, *boxesandmore.us, *easterniowamovers.com
*sites still available to see

Awards:
Who's who in American Colleges 1997
Dean's List - January 1996- May 1997 Marycrest University
National Dean's List 1997

Skills- Proficient use of:
Software: Photoshop 7.0, Pagemaker 6.5, Quark Express, Dreamweaver MX, WsFTP, Flash MX,
Microsoft Office suite, and Gif Animator, Windows XP
Systems: IBM,
Programming Languages: HTML, Java Script, cgi scripts for forms.

Continuing Education Classes:
Director Lingo Scripting Allen Interactions
Essentials of Effective Web Site Development and Design Rockhurst College
Using Java and JavaScript Rockhurst College
Advanced Web Design Dynamic Graphics- Peoria IL
Flash Seminar- Dynamic Graphics- Peoria IL

References Available on request