Skills Summary

• Trained in traditional print production, with over 20 years hands-on experience with computers and graphics software.
• Mastery of all aspects of graphic design: concept, production, and prepress.
• Managment of multiple projects simultaneously, independently and as part of a team, consistently developing creative and marketable solutions on deadline and within budget.
• Exquisite attention to detail, collaborating on overall design to create effective and interesting products that meet project goals.
• Excellent communication skills, facilitation of formal and informal meetings, and coordination of multi-disciplinary team members in making revisions.
• Working effectively with external and internal customers with keen attention to usability of information and appropriate transparency of processes.

Software

• Graphics Software: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver (CS4); Macromedia Freehand; Quark.
• Multimedia Software: Flash, PowerPoint.
• Word Processing and Database Software: Word, Excel.
• Languages: HTML, CSS, and working knowledge of JavaScript and ActionScript.
• Computers: Mac, PC, and all web browsers.

Awards

• Parent's Choice Award (2008) - Face Off Air Hockey
• Parent's Choice Award (2008) - SmartLab Amazing Animal Challenge
• Parent's Choice Award (2007) - Uncover a Tiger
• National Parenting Publications Honors Award Winner (2006) - Uncover a Tiger
• Teachers’ Choice Award Winner (2006) - Uncover a Tiger
• iParenting Media Award, Best Production (2006) - Fossil Detective Woolly Mammoth
• National Parenting Publications, Gold Medal (2005) - Robotic Hornet
• Asian Print Awards, Gold (2004) - Uncover series
• Parent's Choice Award (2003) - Uncover Race Car
• Featured experiment on International Space Station (2003) - Power Launch Paper Jets
• Champion of the Hong Kong Print Awards, Book printing (2002) - Uncover series
• Gold Medal (1997) - Everest IMAX campaign
• Gold WorldMedal (1995) - Waft in Space advertising campaign

Education

• Associate Degree, Graphic Design – Burnley School of Professional Art
• Web Design Certificate - Bellevue College