RESUME
With 15 years of experience in design and visual communication, I have worked on branding, magazine layouts, illustrations, photo processing, and typesetting. Created event materials ranging from handbills, posters to environmental graphics, as well as various logos. Web design and coding have been passions of mine for more than four years, expanding my understanding of UX/UI design. I am proficient in multiple web languages and skilled at building responsive user interfaces with accessibility in mind.
DESIGN EXPERIENCE
PRESENT – NOVEMBER 2011
Lead Designer
Salt Lake Underground Magazine
Create magazine layouts and prepare the monthly issue for print. Work with community designers to ensure all layouts meet SLUG standards. Build UI components and wireframe mockups for the SLUG website. Use web coding languages to design components and resolve WordPress site issues. Design and produce materials for SLUG events.
Senior Designer
Salt Lake Underground Magazine
Manage the website development team to help solve broad approaches to problems. Work with multiple teams to help shape ideas into concepts. Oversee other designers’ work throughout the design process, ensuring standards are met and the intended concept is adhered to through final deliverables.
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Fine Arts
Weber State University
Emphasis in visual communication. Started at Salt Lake Community College in 2004 and earned a Bachelor’s degree at Weber State in 2008.
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Web Development Certificate
Salt Lake Community College
Four semesters focused on understanding web development. Learned front-end and back-end web languages, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and more. Dedicated time to understanding UX/UI web design.
SKILLS
DESIGN
InDesign
Illustrator
Photoshop
Typesetting
Branding
WEB DESIGN
Adobe XD
Figma
WordPress
UX/UI
WEB CODING
HTML
CSS
Javascript
PHP / MySQL
React