OBJECTIVE
Webmaster with Graphic Design, Marketing and print background and a passion for new media, pursuing a career with a progressive company. Skilled at building strong team environments and fostering open communications. A multi-tasking, hardworking self-starter who can prioritize in order to meet deadlines.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Osprey Systems, Inc March 2000- Present
Charlotte, NC
Corporate Webmaster
Significant Accomplishments
• Completely re-designed corporate internet site to align user interface and functionality with branding, public relations and market intelligence requirements for the corporation as it entered pre-IPO phase of its life cycle.
• Extended site-browser compatibility to include all versions of Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and other commonly used web browsers.
• Established corporate publication standards for web display of font, logo use and related indicia.
• Built management protocols for site administration, content management and user support.
• Managed the build-out of site architecture and traffic management processes to scale internet site for global rather than regional traffic.
• Work with IT teams to develop processes to implement new technologies and advanced site interactivity such as portals using ASP and XML.
Responsibilities
• Reporting to Executive Vice President for Strategic Planning and Marketing, responsibilities include budget development, annual operational planning and management of marketing communications teams responsible for web-based support of corporate marketing initiatives.
• Design and manage build-out of appropriate site architecture for public internet and employee/partner intranet sites. Manage the content, flow and accessibility of information on the site through close collaboration with content providers.
• Consult to business unit executives on web marketing strategy, optimal message design and presentation of Web content under current standards and protocol for web markup languages
• Manage communication between site visitors and corporate executives responsible for web content ownership.
• Extend site utility by collaborating with external Webmasters, to identify external web sites of value to corporate and consumer users of Osprey's web site, establishing links from corporate and intranet sites to relevant external content sources and promoting corporate site on external sites of strategic importance to Osprey.
Representative Work Samples
[Osprey Corporate web site]
[Osprey Webmail]
[Osprey Intranet] (not viewable)
Osprey Systems, Inc December 1999- March 2000
Charlotte, NC
e-Business Site Designer/Web Producer
Responsibilities
• Creative and technical design for all customer-facing site components, including interface design, user-facing site architecture, navigational design.
• Development, client and user testing and revision of all customer-facing site components. Site design and development required the use of various platform software packages.
Representative Work Samples
[Cracker Barrel]
[Hendrick Motorsports]
[Cargill Dow]
[ISC]
UMI Publications, Inc September 1993- December 1999
Charlotte, NC
Senior Designer/Project Manager/Webmaster
Magazine and book publisher of 12 to 18 different publications per year in the sports industry.
Responsibilities
• Responsible for design and layout of publications
• Specify, purchase and maintain all computer and related equipment. Responsible for development and adaptation of new products and technologies such as direct-to-plate.
• Design and concept of all company advertising including mailing pieces, marketing/promotional materials, special editorial and advertising sections, letterhead and posters
• Art directed all product photoshoots
• Approved all blueline and 4 color pieces
• Redesigned a majority of the Official NASCAR Preview and Press Guide while working closely with NASCAR
• Project Manager and Webmaster of the ACC Basketball Handbook magazine
Freelance Designer Starting May 1993- December 1999
Created catalogs, posters, logos, illustration, web sites and other assorted graphic media for various organizations including:
• The National MS Society
• St. Joseph of the Pines Hospital
• The Charlotte Outdoor Adventure Center
• CATO Corporation
• Carolinas Caring Connection
• Panther Realty
Representative Work Samples
[The Media Company]
[Marston Communications]
[Charlotte Center for Sight]
[Davidson's Basketball Book] (Not active)
Software Experience
Adobe Golive
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PageMill
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Imageready
Alliare Homesite
Bare Bones Software BBEdit
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Ultradev
Macromedia Flash
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Frontpage 2000
QuarkXPress
Windows and Macintosh Platforms
SPECIALIZED SKILLS
Multimedia
HTML
DHTML
WML
Javascript
ASP
Marketing
Print Design
Graphic Design
Logo Creation
REFERENCES
George Stevens
Principle
Providence Management Group
(704) 579-1546 or (704) 947-8794
Arthur Packard
Principle
IBM
(704) 595-3543 or (704) 562-4075
Maggie Shafer
President
The Media Company
(704) 643-8118
EDUCATION
Edinboro University of PA
Edinboro, PA 16444
Bachelor of Fine Arts; 1993
Major: Graphic Design Minor: Art History