SKILLS

Advertising Agency Skills

• Cross-platform proficiency (I know my way around a Mac, and have built 3 PCs).
• Well honed conceptual and problem solving skills
• Experienced in technical writing, proofreading, fact checking and copy editing
• Knowledgable in usability design and information architecture principles
• Familiar with all industry-standard design and authoring applications: Macromedia Flash, Director, Dreamweaver; Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign; Corel Painter; Quark XPress

EXPERIENCE
Guitar Instructor
The Auburn Guitar Shoppe
Auburn, Alabama
(2004-present)

Graphic Designer/Art Director
Ellis-Harper Advertising
Auburn, AL
(2003)

Freelance Graphic Designer
Aquent, HireKnowledge
Philadelphia, PA
(2002-2003)

Interactive Artist
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(2000-2002)

Web Developer
AJD Systems, LLC.
(1999-2000)

Graphic Designer/Medical Writer
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
(1999)

Web Developer
Tonal Poems Multimedia
(1998-1999)

Document Specialist
Centocor, Inc.
(1998)

“Stargate” Scenic Artist
BYFG Productions
Los Angeles, CA
(1993)

EDUCATION
With the exception of briefly studying film at Pittsburgh Filmmaker’s School (1997), and attending Southern Union State Community College (1994), I have been educated on the job or through dilligent self-study.

REFERENCES
References are available upon request.