Resume
Core skills:
Writing
Editing & proofreading
Landscape proposals and planning
Web development
Web design
Content management
Graphic design & layout
Computer skills:
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign - expert
Writing
Editing & proofreading
Landscape proposals and planning
Web development
Web design
Content management
Graphic design & layout
Computer skills:
Adobe Photoshop, InDesign - expert
Computer skills (cont’d):
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Word – expert
Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint
HTML, XHTML (hand coding) - expert
CSS (hand coding)
Javascript
Web accessibility
Dreamweaver - expert
Content management systems
AutoCAD
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Word – expert
Microsoft Excel & Powerpoint
HTML, XHTML (hand coding) - expert
CSS (hand coding)
Javascript
Web accessibility
Dreamweaver - expert
Content management systems
AutoCAD
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
California Center for Land and Water Stewardship, Cal Poly Pomona - Pomona, CA, 2010-2011
Landscape Planner/Designer
Co-authored Marks Ranch Vision Plan for Big Sur Land Trust in Salinas, CA. This included a thorough regional and site inventory, stakeholder meetings and presentations, planning, schematics and site-level landscape design.
City of Hope – Los Angeles, CA, 1999 to 2007
Manager, Web and Internet Services; Sr. Web Specialist; Account Supervisor
Communications Director; Community Outreach Coordinator
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE:
Drs. Paivi Hoikkala and Dorothy Wills - Pomona, CA
Book Designer, 2010
Typesetting, image processing and formatting of scholarly book Dimensions of International Migration.
Academic Affairs, Cal Poly Pomona
Book Designer, 2010
Design and layout of WASC Reaccreditation Educational Effectiveness Review.
AMG Enterprises D.P., Inc - Torrance, CA
Web Designer/Programmer, 2008-2009
Created new company look, PHP and forms based website.
Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council - Dexter, OR
Web Designer/Programmer, 2008
Spearheaded new web design and new information architecture.
HR Builders, Inc – San Jose, CA
Webmaster, 2006 – Present
Premier Financial Alliance – Valencia, CA
Webmaster, 2004 – 2006
Vox Femina Los Angeles – Culver City, CA
Webmaster, 2001 - Present
Developed first version of all websites, e-commerce features, financial calculators. Coded sites in pure CSS for simple deployment and maintenance by non-technical users. Quality assurance testing of all sites.
Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Occidental College – Los Angeles, CA
Other Web Sites (as senior team member): www.cityofhope.org, www.songsatthelake.com, www.walk4hope.org, and www.healthebay.org.
California Center for Land and Water Stewardship, Cal Poly Pomona - Pomona, CA, 2010-2011
Landscape Planner/Designer
Co-authored Marks Ranch Vision Plan for Big Sur Land Trust in Salinas, CA. This included a thorough regional and site inventory, stakeholder meetings and presentations, planning, schematics and site-level landscape design.
City of Hope – Los Angeles, CA, 1999 to 2007
Manager, Web and Internet Services; Sr. Web Specialist; Account Supervisor
- Directed a team of five in developing various aspects of commerce-oriented, event-driven Web sites for a national medical center.
- Conceptualized and introduced eHope, the organization’s first online newsletter; grew subscriber base from 3,000 to 30,000.
- Performed quality assurance on interactive forms and facilitated user training.
- Wrote numerous documents for organization including training manual for CMS, Web style guide, information architecture guide, Web processes for development group. Also scientific and feature articles for magazines and much of the current Web content.
Communications Director; Community Outreach Coordinator
- Oversaw the development of an interactive Web site for non-profit environmental group. Established and conveyed mapping strategy, content, and design parameters.
- Spearheaded all public and media relations activities including press releases, marketing collateral, informational brochures, and radio / television segments.
- Wrote copy for brochures, pamphlets, direct mail pieces, grant proposals, presentations, annual reports, fact sheets, and public version research and scientific papers.
- Established brand and style standards.
- Published the organization’s quarterly newsletter for six years, boasting a readership of 10,000.
FREELANCE EXPERIENCE:
Drs. Paivi Hoikkala and Dorothy Wills - Pomona, CA
Book Designer, 2010
Typesetting, image processing and formatting of scholarly book Dimensions of International Migration.
Academic Affairs, Cal Poly Pomona
Book Designer, 2010
Design and layout of WASC Reaccreditation Educational Effectiveness Review.
AMG Enterprises D.P., Inc - Torrance, CA
Web Designer/Programmer, 2008-2009
Created new company look, PHP and forms based website.
Middle Fork Willamette Watershed Council - Dexter, OR
Web Designer/Programmer, 2008
Spearheaded new web design and new information architecture.
HR Builders, Inc – San Jose, CA
Webmaster, 2006 – Present
Premier Financial Alliance – Valencia, CA
Webmaster, 2004 – 2006
Vox Femina Los Angeles – Culver City, CA
Webmaster, 2001 - Present
Developed first version of all websites, e-commerce features, financial calculators. Coded sites in pure CSS for simple deployment and maintenance by non-technical users. Quality assurance testing of all sites.
Bachelor of Arts degree in English, Occidental College – Los Angeles, CA
Other Web Sites (as senior team member): www.cityofhope.org, www.songsatthelake.com, www.walk4hope.org, and www.healthebay.org.
