Working with talented people through out has been a gift in my field. I am a fast learner and having great people around me has helped me greatly in achieving my status now as a Web Designer.

Other than that I always try to work hard in any environment, being in retail and or advertising firms, my ultimate goal is getting a product out there that is clear, concise and what my client envisioned.

Specialties:
XHTML, CSS & CSS 2.0, WAP Design, and all other apps for Web Design.

Description:
Working with talented people through out has been a gift in my field. I am a fast learner and having great people around me has helped me greatly in achieving my status now as a Web Designer.

Other than that I always try to work hard in any environment, being in retail and or advertising firms, my ultimate goal is getting a product out there that is clear, concise and what my client envisioned.

Specialties:
XHTML, CSS & CSS 2.0, WAP Design, and all other apps for Web Design.

Sample URLs:
www.thickerthanbloodbook.com
www.jnjmobile.com
www.go2.com
www.jjill.com
www.jessicalondon.com

Qualifications:

Photoshop | Illustrator | Dreamweaver | Microsoft Office | PC and
Mac literate | Quark Xpress | XHTML coding | Digital Photography | Lotus
Notes | HTML | In-Design | Acrobat | Scene 7- Online Catalog
Implementation | Go-Live | Image Ready | Certified in Fotoware | Flash | CSS | Mobile Web 1.0

Experience:

6/2008-Present J. Jill.com ”Web Designer

Concept, create, develop, design and produce web promotions using graphics design software (QuarkXpress, InDesign, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Illustrator, etc.) on a Mac-based computer system.

Independently or in conjunction with Creative Director or Art Director, interprets creative look of each promotion and builds/develops layouts of those materials assigned.

4/2008-5/2008 JNJ Mobile ”Web Designer/Developer Contractor

Re-designed and coded corporate website using XHTML & CSS.

Worked along side Founders to get the right look and feel they were looking for.

6/2007 - 3/2008 Go2 Media ”Graphic Designer

Create design prototypes, including graphic design, site navigation, and layout of content, for website and wap sites (Mobile Web).

Ensure that the layout of the content is accessible and logical; recommend improvements if necessary.

Create visual concepts that match the content and the image wanted by the clients but that fit in the company's image; ensure that sites are easy to navigate.

Build websites using technologies that conform to international standards and make sure that they are universally accessible.

Perform maintenance and updates to existing websites and wap sites when requested by clients.

Contribute to the overall development of the Web Communications group and of the company clients.

9/2003 - 6/2007 Redcats USA - Jessica London.com ”Web Designer

Concept, create, develop, design and produce web promotions using graphics design software (QuarkXpress, InDesign, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop, Illustrator, etc.) on a Mac-based computer system.

Attend brand meetings to ensure creative elements are in line with brand requirements and brainstorming creative concepts with an eye on the feasibility of requests from a design perspective.

Attend internal hand-off meetings with departmental groups to ensure timely approval process.

Independently or in conjunction with Creative Director or Art Director, interprets creative look of each promotion and builds/develops layouts of those materials assigned.

Provides creative direction and guidance to image processors.

Ensures all work, both creative and technical, are reviewed for accuracy before deployment.

Deploy site designs/redesigns and works with outside vendors to ensure redesign launches are on a timely basis.

Work on special creative projects for brands as assigned by manager.

Education:

2002-2003 Gibbs College Boston, MA
A.S., Graphic Design and Visual Communications.

2001-2002 New England Institute of Arts and Communications Brookline, MA
Majoring in Graphic Design (Transfer)

2000-2001 New England Tech Warwick, RI
Majoring in Web Design (Transfer)

1996-2000 Southeastern Regional High School S. Easton, MA
Cert. Computer Technology, Business Management & Communications

Affiliations:

Cape Verdean Association of Brockton
Brockton's Promise Organization
Brockton Youth Summit
Brockton After Dark Program