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2015 University of California, Santa Barbara, MFA
2002 San Francisco Art Institute, BFA

Graphic Design Instructor

/// Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design and Metro State University, Denver 9/2016 - 2020

Courses taught - Photoshop, Illustrator, 2D Design, 4D Design (video), Web Design 1
Designed and produced extensive lectures and presentations on a variety of topics
Developed a comfortable and confident public speaking style
Designed curriculum and tutorials to teach complex skills and design applications

Operations Coordinator for Internal Communications

/// Citrix, Santa Barbara 9/2015 - 7/2016

Designed Powerpoint digital signage for all offices across the globe
Project management for multiple internal comms events, blogs and initiatives
Designed posters and emails for internal comms announcements
Copy writing, editing, and soliciting authors for blog articles from Sr. Staff on a bi-weekly basis

Front-End Developer / Designer

/// MCN Healthcare, Denver 2/2010 - 9/2012

Responsible for all front-end web development and design for the company.
Reskinned our primary product, a SaaS
Designed landing pages for various company products
Designed a custom Wordpress theme for the company and rebuilt the website from scratch.
Redesigned the company logo as well as product logos.
QA and cross-browser testing.
Designed layout and graphics for company brochures and email emplates.
Designed interface and icon for the company’s iOS mobile app.
Experience in working in an Agile/Scrum environment.
Developed and implemented marketing strategies for the company and it’s products.
Optimized the new site for faster load times and SEO.
Consistently utilized the power of Google Analytics for Marketing and Design reports.
Successfully developed and implemented a strategy for A/B testing our site performance for continuous, productive growth.

Junior Web Designer / SEO Specialist

/// MMBS Online Marketing, Denver 3/2009 ‒ 2/2010

Managed, maintained and optimized over 150 sites.
Designed and coded landing pages for various company products and services.
Obtained and executed white-hat SEO knowledge to rank multiple sites higher on Google.
Transformed 20 sites from table based designs into attractive, tableless CSS designs.
Introduced the company to the business potential in local search / Google Maps.