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SUMMARY

Skilled Graphic/Web Designer with experience designing websites, logos, brochures, banners and other graphical elements.

Ability to create and maintain positive client relationships and produce creative work to meet their needs.

Quick learner with experience in web and graphic design, digital imaging, and video and music recording/editing.

Willing to get my hands dirty in a "hands on" environment where "design" is outside the realm of the computer.


WORK EXPERIENCE

Press Operator/Quality Inspector
Xymid LLC, Colonial Heights, VA
July 2007-Present

Devised and implemented the methods for maintaining and operating a carpet punch press for brand new product operation.

Document, inspect, and place supplies into inventory.

Various forklift work as needed.

Other jobs around the warehouse including, stacking, weighing, documenting, and organizing textile products.

Fitness Instructor
Midlothian YMCA, Midlothian, Virginia
July 2007-Present

Providing outgoing, friendly customer service our patrons.

Administer Equipment Orientation classes for members.

Enforce the rules of the wellness center.

Cleaning and maintaining of equipment.

Teach Youth Fitness classes to teens new to the YMCA.

Freelance Designer
1996 - Present

Worked closely with clients to try to meet their design needs.

Designed and implement all stages of website development for various clients.

Created logos for clients based on their needs.

Custom HTML email newsletters.

Designed and maintained website templates and graphical elements for large adoption assistance organization, Shaohannah's Hope (owned by Stephen Curtis Chapman).

Student Ministries Director and Web Site Coordinator/Graphic Designer
Shepherd Gate Church, Chantilly, Virginia
2005-2007

Serve as part of the church's Creative Team Ministry, a brainstorm committee that works alongside the pastor to bring further creativity and technology to the Sunday services.

Regular updates to main church website. Include: updating images, ripping and uploading sermon audio files, and providing other content updates when necessary.

Provide training for the church office staff on how to update and work with the church website. Work with the church pastor and staff in researching time saving technologies available to the church.

Design logos and banners for various church ministries and events.

Produced letterhead and business card designs for the church.

Manage all youth and young adult ministry functions; create, plan and implement all meetings, special services, camps and retreats.

Provide private counseling services to both parents and teens.

Mail Services Technician
Regent University, VA Beach, Virginia
2003-2005

Retreived college mail from the post office, sorted and delivered it to campus destinations. Gained experience driving a large box truck.

Ran mass mail outs and took part in the mailing process of direct marketing campaigns.

Proficient in all forms of USPS, Fedex, UPS and DHL mailings.

Website Coordinator
Elim Bible Institute, Lima, New York
2000-2003

Worked closely with the school administration to develop a new website for the school.

Designed, constructed and implemented the website.

Added the site to search engines and found other means to encourage traffic to the site.

Provided regular maintenance and updates to the site.

Website and Presentation Designer
Christian Assembly Church, Vienna, Virginia
1998-2000

Laid out a proposal for developing 2 different websites for the church, one main site and one for the Youth Ministry program.

Developed the website for the church that contained sermons and notes for download.

Provided regular maintenance to the website when needed.

Constructed an accepted proposal to purchase projection and computer equipment to expand the churches multimedia capabilities.
Purchased and learned how to use PowerPoint and Song Show Plus for church presentations.

In charge of training others to use the equipment and software.

Organized a regular schedule of persons to run the equipment for all weekly meetings.

Designed church and youth event fliers, brochures, bulletin boards and registration forms.

Designed and created various church ministry logos.

Designed weekly PowerPoint presentations for Sunday sermons.

Produced letterhead and business cards for church ministries.

Youth and Young Adult Minister
Christian Assembly Church, Vienna, Virginia
1995-2000

Provided main oversight for all teen ministry functions.

Planned and implemented all youth and young adult meetings, special services, camps and retreats.

Provided private counseling services to both parents and teens.

Land Surveyor
Dewberry and Davis, Fairfax, Virginia
1989-1994

MEDIA and TECHNICAL SKILLS

Web and interactive design

XHTML, HTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), and understanding of Javascript; W3C and Section 508 Compliant

Digital imaging/compositions and digital photography

Video and music recording and editing

Graphic design and page layout

Software (design related)

Adobe: Photoshop CS, Illustrator CS3, InDesign CS3, Acrobat, Image Ready
Corel: CorelDraw, Painter
Macromedia: Dreamweaver
Microsoft: FrontPage, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word, Works
Calagari: Truespace (3D Design)
Presentation Software: SongShow Plus, Media Shout
Convio web content management software

Hardware

PC and Mac friendly
Install, upgrade and troubleshoot most PC components
Install and troubleshoot PC device drivers and applications
Some Microsoft Networking
Handheld PDAs: Syncing and installing applications

EDUCATION

Associate in Science Degree
Class of 1999
Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Virginia
Major in General Studies with concentration in Sociology, Graphic Design and Web Design

Graduated with honors

3 Year Diploma
Class of 2003
Elim Bible Institute, Lima, New York
Major in Bible, Minor in Ministry

CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS

American Heart & Lung: Adult/Infant CPR/AED

Virginia Forklift Inc.: Operator Safety Training Program certificate