I am a web developer, graphic designer and multimedia artist. I specialize in custom WordPress websites and detail-oriented design. During my 15-year tenure in the web and design world, I have applied my versatile skill set to a variety of tangential fields. In 2016, I spent a year working with oceanographic researchers, where I helped engineer embedded hardware solutions for tracking ocean waves and currents via GPS. Prior to the pandemic, I worked as a Web Designer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for nearly three years. I hold a bachelor’s degree in fine art from the University of California Santa Cruz and have exhibited my paintings at Gallery North in Carmel, California.
I am especially passionate about helping clients organize the look and feel of their websites and crafting unique designs that reach beyond the limitations of prefab templates. I am currently seeking to work on web and design projects that feed a good conscience.
Highlights
I worked with the team at The National Labortory for Education Transformation to redesign and develop their website.
I worked with a former member of the Watergate Committee to create a website for the 50th anniversary of the Watergate hearings.
I worked as a Web Designer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for nearly three years.
Personal Attributes
- Excellent communicator and collaborator across disciplines
- Strong conceptual and analytical abilities
- Able to juggle multiple, varied projects while remaining flexible
- Quick, enthusiastic learner of new concepts and technologies
- Able to take direction or make independent design decisions
- Eager to take on challenges and explore varied solutions thereof
- Adaptive problem solver and consistently efficient worker
- Relaxed under time pressure through all project phases
- Adept at explaining technical concepts to laypersons
- Detail-oriented and highly organized
Technical Skills
- Responsive web design and development expert
- Creative UI/UX design and development experience
- Highly developed eye for visual design principles
- Exceptional ability to render pixel-perfect apps from mock-ups
- Excellent wireframe and flow chart creation skills
- Advanced vector art creation and photo manipulation abilities
- Site metrics setup and analysis experience
- Extensive WordPress and general CMS management abilities
- E-commerce setup and management experience
- Cross-discipline knowledge of design and development
Tools
Languages
- HTML5
- CSS3
- SCSS
- JavaScript / jQuery
- PHP
Software
- WordPress
- Photoshop
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Premier Pro
- Final Cut Pro
- Gulp
- Webpack
- Git
Education
- 2008 | University of California, Santa Cruz
Graduate, B.A. Fine Art - 2004 | Carmel High School, Graduate
Professional Experience
Self-Employed
2008-Present
Carmel, CA
Web Designer & Developer, UI/UX & Graphic Designer, Photographer, Videographer, Illustrator and Painter
- Design & develop responsive websites with forward thinking UI/UX.
- Create and edit digital logos, graphics, photos, and videos.
- Craft, exhibit, and sell original paintings and illustrations.
Monterey Bay Aquarium
2017-2020
Monterey, CA
Web Designer
- Worked closely with in-house web design, content and development teams to create and maintain company web pages
- Worked with out-of-house development teams to bridge communication gaps across disciplines and architect process improvement
- Worked with third-party designers and developers throughout a CMS migration of the company website
- Edited video for web use
NorthWest Research Associates
2016
El Granada, CA
Support Engineer
- Designed, developed and maintained custom websites to retrieve live GPS data and plot it via Google Earth web APIs.
- Engineered, built, programmed (in C++), deployed, and analyzed data from oceanographic research equipment used for tracking waves and currents.
Evolving Wisdom
2015
Santa Cruz, CA
Web Developer and Graphic Designer
- Collaborated with in-house design, marketing and development teams to maintain, update and improve a network of consistently branded sales and content delivery websites.
- Set up and analyzed site metrics to improve user experiences.
- Worked under tight deadlines to successfully bring projects from concept to completion.
Contractor Advertising
2012-2014
Watsonville, CA
Lead Web Developer
- Designed, developed, and maintained SEO and social media conscious websites for numerous clientele of an SEO marketing company.
- Produced whiteboard animation videos for clients
Herbal Products & Development
2011-2012
Aptos, CA
Webmaster and Operations Manager
- Redesigned, developed and managed the company’s e-commerce website with the goal of providing a better user experience.
- Managed all online and logistical operations.