experience

education

BARB SMITH DESIGN, LLC
barbsmithdesign.com
Fountain Hills, AZ
2002-Present

Web Developer / Graphic Designer / Trainer

Freelance graphic/web designer and content manager for WordPress and Squarespace websites

SKILLS

Proficient in Mac and PC platforms
• Adobe Suite
• Adobe Acrobat Professional
• Affinity Designer, Photo, Publisher
• SnagIt
• WordPress
• Squarespace
• MS Office Suite
• Canva
• Constant Contact

CHARLES SCHWAB
Phoenix, AZ
www.schwab.com
July 2011 – October 2014

Web Developer – Senior Product Manager/Tech

• Perform as lead web developer for rebranding of numerous intranet sites

• Redesign intranet page layouts coded in XML and transformed to HTML with XSLT (XPath) and CSS

• Hand coding XML, DTD, and XSLT

• Customize Javascript and JQuery scripts for dynamic enhancements to intranet sites

• Create project sites in SharePoint

• Create Dreamweaver templates and library items

• Content management (TeamSite)

• Technical documentation and procedure writing

• Mockups and graphic elements creation and editing (Photoshop and SnagIt)

• Manage assignments via work request ticket system (IBM ClearQuest)

• Assist content partners in preparing and updating intranet content

• Perform consistent quality assurance, facilitation, and follow-up to ensure timely publication in a strictly regulated investment bank environment

• Demonstrate flexibility and work collaboratively with other team members to deliver high quality service and meet content owners’ expectations

• Manage multiple tasks effectively by balancing high productivity with excellent service quality

GILBERT PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT
Gilbert, AZ
www.gilbertschools.net
August 2010 - April 2011

Technology Services Training Coordinator / Trainer

• Core member of implementation team for new student information system (Infinite Campus)

• Certification: Infinite Campus Product Knowledge

• Technical support for Student Information System (SIS) software (Infinite Campus District Edition)

• Staff development training

• Technical documentation (training materials and manuals)

• Software simulation instructional videos / Adobe Captivate / Dreamweaver / Photoshop

• Software cheat sheets

• Training logistics

• Curriculum catalog management / student registrations

• WebEx video conferencing

• Projection

• Web content creation and management of District SIS support site (Joomla!)

• Moodle: Student registration and user accounts administration

LEVY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE OF BARD COLLEGE
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
www.levyinstitute.org / www.bard.edu
Jan 2003 - March 2010

Digital Content Manager
Web Developer / Graphic Designer / Audio/Visual Support

• User interface front end design

• Updating and maintenance of dynamic web content in asp.net and php environments

• Document file conversion and formatting for web

• Image editing and web optimization

• Design and publication of digital document libraries on CD: HTML front end interface, label design, burning auto-run enabled CDs for distribution to academic libraries

• Graphics and charts for Levy publications and presentations for print and web (Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop)

• Monthly digital newsletter: layout, subscriber list management, and distribution (Constant Contact)

• Technical, projection, and audio support for conferences and workshops

• Analysis and compilation of web statistics and reports using log analyzing software and Excel

• Hand-coding XHTML/XML/CSS

SUNY ULSTER CONTINUING EDUCATION
Stone Ridge, NY
2005 - 2009
www.sunyulster.edu

Course Instructor/Trainer

• Curriculum Development and Instruction: Web Development Certificate Program

• Intro to XHTML/CSS hand coding

• How Websites Work

• Graphics for the Web

• Dreamweaver (introduction, intermediate, and advanced levels)

• Photoshop (introduction and intermediate levels)

• Intro to Photoshop Elements

• Intro to Mac computers
  

SUNY ULSTER, Stone Ridge, NY

Individual Studies / Computer Science / Graphic Design / Web Development Certificate (Spring 2003)

Curriculum: Graphic Design, Digital Imaging, Computer Illustration, Web Design, Object Oriented Programming (Visual Basic), Microcomputer Database Design (MS Access), Audio/Video for the Web

Member of Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society - 3.86 GPA