Specializing Specializing in the latest cross media applications within Adobe Creative Cloud (Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, XD, PhoneGap), Atlassian Suite (SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence), Balsamiq Mockups, Extensis Suitcase/FontExplorerX, ForeSee, Google Analytics, GovDelivery, Marvel App. Continuously improving with the latest standards in web design/development using HTML5 markup, CSS styling trends and some knowledge of JS along with the latest accessible standards (WCAG/508) and modern trends in mobile web design.

Experience

Served as a product owner for the SEC Intranet website enhancement project with a $300,000 budget over a 4-month timeline utilizing an Agile metholodogy and creating and prioritizing user stories between the stakeholders and the development team in order to focus on all product deliverables released in April 2019.

Organized and participates in production and sprint meetings in order to coordinate work and communicate within the OPA Digital Team about projects/requests involving graphics, web pages, videos, photography and facilitating the use of Project Management software systems (JIRA, Confluence and Sharepoint) in order to keep track of assignments tasks, bugs and enhancements as well as tracking progress or history and reporting accomplishments.

Implemented an updated ForeSee survey on SEC.gov through collaboration with vendor and staff, tailoring an additional survey for mobile/tablet devices in efforts to collect qualitative and quantitative data on customer user experiences and satisfaction rates in order to monitor and improve the website customer experience.

Continuously updated the SEC.gov Modernization CSS Style Guide to implement branding components easily available through embedded code snippets as well as expanded our icon library by incorporating Fontello, an SVG icon library system allowing for use of multiple font icon libraries with webfont fallbacks as well as custom icon integration.

Developed standard procedures and trained content creators for various web page content creation and editorial functions, such as various "How To" guides and knowledge-sharing training materials to update/populate pages using the Drupal content management system.

Recommended the implementation of GZip compression on our web servers which led to a 40% decrease in page load speed across SEC.gov, bringing the average maximum page load time to 3 seconds.

Led efforts in the public facing Federal Reserve website (federalreserve.gov) redesign, developing new templates for the header, footer, various navigation components and content layout areas. This high-profile and complex project involved working closely with graphic designers, accessibility specialists, editors, programmers to implement these templates into the content management system for the new website launch.

Managed and maintained numerous websites, including the public-facing website, Inside the Board internal communications website, and other Board internal/external websites, which involved wireframing, prototyping, developing, testing and validating HTML5, CSS, JavaScript and recommended solutions and special considerations for all desktop and mobile browsers, UX best practices, and Section 508/WCAG accessibility requirements.

Integrated Brightcove HTML5 video/players to replace Flash video/players with WebVTT caption technology for both the PubWeb redesign and Inside the Board websites, collaborated with IT to migrate ColdFusion search application to new Sharepoint search application within the Inside the Board internal website.

Served as a cross-media visual information specialist with support to all levels of officials in any or all of the subject matter fields within the Office of the Secretary of Defense.

Produced graphics, illustrations, photos, charts, posters, logos/seals, as well as the implementation of corridor exhibits, small displays and kiosk/video displays existing throughout the Pentagon.

Responsible for the design and production of print and electronic (eBook) publications, websites using HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript adhering to Section 508 standards and special considerations for all major desktop browsers and mobile browsers.

Utilized up-to-date knowledge of graphic, web and video-editing software, large production and wide-format printers, engraving and etching equipment, and maintained server production files, including stock imagery, graphics and font libraries.

Founded company to provide graphic design and web publishing freelance services to small and start-up businesses in the Washington metro areas.

Provided services such as brand identity, publications for print and websites for desktop/tablet/mobile devices for clients including Gannett, Potomac Health Associates, Siren Digital Communications, Randstad Creative & Technical Services, Reinventing Geospatial Inc., Design Army, Threespot Media, XTEC, 2nd Green Revolution and more.

Provided technical support to in-house production departments and 100+ federal government agencies for multiple print and web publishing software packages.

Completed IIE Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification, passing the accredited exam along with completion of the capstone project for full certification. The project consisted of defining, measuring and analyzing the major areas of passport manufacturing waste and identifying a different OEM replacement part on the assembly line which reduced a significant amount of waste, saving the agency $700,000 dollars annually.

Conceived Digital Conversion Services (DCS) Department and oversaw 20 staff to convert printed materials into digital print and web deliverables, which included writing operating procedures and training materials for workflow and file naming/submission process.

Introduced and trained Press/Prepress department to ensure adherence to ISO standards for 4-color print production and implemented a PDF/X workflow, training operators in best practices for high quality print production. Tested and evaluated inks and substrates and calibrated digital halftone color proofing system to match for color.

Created template layouts, presentations, style sheets, tables, charts, graphics, illustrations and other visual elements to produce publication material or for plant operations management department as requested.

Managed Department of 20+ Lab Assistants while attending graduate school. Maintained equipment consisting of over 50 MacIntosh workstations, and the following output devices: Agfa SelectSet 5000, Scitex Dolev4Press, Kodak Approval, Fuji PictroProof, Xerox DocuColor 2060, Iris Realist, Canon ColorPass 5000, 3M Matchprint, and Fuji ColorArt.

Updated standard operating procedures for the Prepress and Publishing Labs.

Resolved all equipment and computer workstation technical issues.

Trained lab assistants on all equipment.

Created design material used to promote products and services for Wegmans Food Markets, including food packaging, signage, and magazine layout.

Produced layout material for the first and second Wegmans Menu magazine.

Maintained corporate brand identity by adhering to brand guidelines and marks.

Utilized multiple design resources to achieve budget considerations and design objectives.

Education

Thesis: An Investigation into the Effectiveness of PDF/X Premedia Workflows

GPA 4.0/4.0 - Highest Honors

Activities and Societies: President, TAGA (Technical Association of the Graphic Arts), RIT Student Chapter. Production Manager, 2003 Student Book Publication, awarded 1st place by TAGA in national competition.

GPA 3.7/4.0 - High Honors

Activities and Societies: Lead Graphic Designer and Multimedia Designer, 2002 Student Book Publication, awarded 1st place by TAGA in national competition.

Web

Publications

Logos/Branding

Exhibits / Displays

Promotional Materials