Resume

Objective

Seeking work as a graphic/web designer in Nairobi, Kenya.

Highlighted Qualifications

Web and Multimedia Design

  • Responsible for design on a team of developers, internal International Monetary Fund staff, and vendors for www.imfbookstore.org
  • Developed CSS layout for the IMF’s home pages in Arabic, Chinese, French, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish. See www.imf.org/external/arabic
  • Designed and developed rich graphic html emails for the International Monetary Fund.
  • Completed 3 day Intensive Flash training program in 2007.
  • Designed and developed a website using Drupal content management software for the Southern Sudanese Statistical Agency that facilitated communicates with other international statistical offices, the press, and the public. See www.ssccse.org
  • Designed and developed the website for a prominent artist in Washington, DC using CSS layout techniques enabling the site scale to different-sized monitors. See www.virginiadaley.com
  • Designed and developed website with with online gallery and photographed for www.independentmetalworks.com.
  • Created a flash based web application for marketing a graphic design business.

Print Design and Production

  • Designed Cover for: Poverty and Social Impact Analysis by the IMF. See IMF bookstore website.
  • Designed and produced covers, laid out pages, created tables, and worked closely with editors to locate photographs and images for quarterly 4-color journal, Alcohol Research & Health.
  • Designed and produced Ginnie Mae’s 2003 annual report.
  • Designed full-page ads for business groups that appeared in the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post.

Branding

  • Established the NeuStar corporate brand, which included the style guide for logo usage, corporate colors, and fonts.
  • Designed a pictorial logo for the 2007 Census of Sudan that communicates in several languages.
  • Designed logo, business cards, and stationery, for Don’t Deny Hope.

Illustration

  • Created a color-coded informational map for the opening ceremomies for the WWII Memorial.
  • Collaborated with VeriSign’s engineers to create computer drawings to illustrate complex technical information.
  • Illustrated medical concepts for Alcohol Research & Health.

Design Management

  • Hired and managed 2 graphic designers and a production coordinator.
  • Designed and implemented job management and tracking systems including an online job request form for NeuStar.
  • Worked with vendors, corporate accounting, and procurement to purchase products and services including: computer hardware and software, printing and office supplies, stock photography, illustrations, temporary employees, printing services, display systems, and promotional products.

Computer Skills

Hardware: Expert in both the use, diagnosis, and repair of Macintosh computers, scanners, and printers and in computer networking, especially with Mac’s on a PC network.

Software: Expert in HTML, XHTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, QuarkExpress, Flash, and Acrobat. Working knowledge of JavaScript, PHP, ASP, MYSQL, PowerPoint, Word, and Excel.

Education

B.S., Virginia Tech, Marketing Management, 1989
60 credit hours Graphic Design, Fine Art, Photography, at Montgomery College and The University of the District of Columbia 1991-1995

Work History

Freelance Web/Graphic Designer, March 2003—Present
Manager, Graphic Design and Production, NeuStar Inc. November 2000—March 2003
Graphic Designer, CSR, Inc. March 1997—August 2000
Freelance Graphic Designer, October 1995—November 2000