~ Website Design and Creation | Photography | SEO Consultation ~
Professional Summary
- 5+ years of Webmaster experience
- Proficient in (X)HTML, CSS
- Expert in Mac OS X Environment, very comfortable in Windows
- Deep understanding of Photography and Digital Photo Editing
- Expert in Customer Service and Phone Etiquette
- Fluent in speaking Japanese, basic-level reading
Areas of Expertise
- Web Design
- Expert in Photoshop Vector Design
- Building website layouts (tableless) via CSS from ground up
- Coding in XHTML 1.0 Strict / HTML 4.01 Strict Standard and CSS 2.0
- Creating visual design elements to compliment content
- Creative and Technical Writing
- Presenting information clearly
- Maintaining proper balance between form & function
- Deep knowledge & understanding of Search Engine Optimization
- Photography
- Well Studied in Photographic Technique
- Deep understanding of lenses, iso speed, aperture, shutter etc
- Equipment: Canon 20D dSLR Body, 135 F2L USM, 17-40 F4L USM, EF 50 1.8 mkI
- Skilled in editing in both Adobe Camera RAW and Apple Aperture
- Website: Personal Photoblog
- Website: Wedding Photography Business
Work Experience
Only Websites / Law Firm Sites :: March 2009 - Present
Lead HTML/CSS Developer
- Introduced Standards based coding and layouts to previously scattered quality developing
- Manage a team of 5 developers including assignments and troubleshooting
- Minor server administration (chmod, chown, chgrp)
- Created valid (X)HTML/CSS web sites, constantly striving to stay on top on trends
- Create new designs/modify designs
- Company Sites: Law Firm Sites | Only Websites
Freelance Web Design :: June 2008 - March 2009
Self-employed
- Working mainly from referrals from friends and former clients
Main10, Orem Utah :: April 2007 - June 2008
Marketing & Design Manager
- Create Mock-up Site design in Photoshop CS3, build skeleton HTML/CSS layout of final design
- Work with team and client to create marketing ideas and deployment
- Implement professional, white hat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) techniques
- Manage design, HTML, updates and SEO Content for 7 clients including company website
- Brainstorm, create and launch entry-level website design branch: www.qjuice.com
Heritage Web Solutions :: April 2006 - April 2007
Website Design
- Conduct design interview via telephone with new clients
- Create and build HTML websites
- Update existing client websites as requested
- Manage client workload ranging from 15-75 revolving accounts
- Constantly create new designs, expected 2+ day
Nu Skin Enterprises :: March 2003 - February 2006
Call Center Agent, Call Center Trainer
- Take customer orders via telephone in English and Japanese
- Resolve order issues and shipping problems, issue RMA as requested
- 1st Tier help for other phone agents
- Create trainings on Customer Service and Phone Skill sets
- Tested beta applications for 2 new major updates to custom SAP Software
Education
Utah Valley State College
Multimedia Communications Technology
- Multimedia Essentials
- Graphic Design & Layout
- Color Theory
- DVD Authoring
- Intro to 3D Modeling
- Digital Photography
- Video Production & Editing
- HTML, CSS & Flash
American Fork High School
General Education, 1997
- Vice President (Jr year) & President (Sr year) of VICA (now SkillsUSA)
- Associate Producer of KAVE-TV (Morning News & Announcements)
- Played Trumpet in State Champion Marching Band
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