I am a front-end web designer and developer learning and working in the Washington D.C. area. I love to work on both sides of the brain and create with not just layout and color in mind, but interactivity and motion. The world is changing and art is an experience (and creating an experience is an art) and that is my specialty.

Education:

University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Animation, Cum Laude, May 2009

BU:CDIA Web Design & Development
Certificate, May 2011

Experience:

Freelance Developer

May 2011-present

Worked on various small projects for clients, ranging from updating dated HTML to the development of a new Wordpress site.

Developer, Everybody Wins! DC

Washington, DC May 2011

Worked with a design team to build a new website pro-bono for the non-profit Everybody Wins! DC. I developed the site using Wordpress, PHP, Javascript, and jQuery.

Intern, National Geographic (Web Services Department)

Washington, DC February 2011 - May 2011

Created digital media ads to promote the different conservation and awareness initiatives of the Missions department. Also created other promotional items for print, including “The Explorers Game” trading and activity cards, also meant to promote the Missions department’s initiatives and National Geographic’s social presence on the web.

Production Manager, The Retriever Weekly (UMBC)

Baltimore, MD February 2008 - May 2009

Production Assistant, October 2006 - February 2008

See Issue 14 from Vol. 43 (PDF)

Managed a small group of designers to produce and layout the newspaper, placed ads, created vector graphics for weekly features, and worked with Chesapeake Publishing representatives to ensure the quality of the newspaper in print. Largely focused on maintaining the integrity of the 2007 re-design and maintaining brand identity in the new blog.

Freelance Animator, Cinematographer Cathy C. Cook

Baltimore, MD January 2008 - March 2009

Immortal Cupboard: In Search of Lorine Niedecker

Consulted on the uses of two-dimensional animation in the client’s project, altered images for use in animations, and created text animations in After Effects to the client’s specifications. Created unique effects with text to enrich the client’s project.

Freelance Illustrator

2007 - Present

Worked with clients and drew images for their use, primarily created in Corel Painter for print.