Business Goal :
To be an integral part of design projects and/or to work in an environment that will challenge my creativity and technical skills.

Work Experience :

2005-2008: Freelance Photographer
Orange County and Abroad
Producing high quality commercial digital images for select clients such as Earth Friendly Moving, The Ron Burkhardt Notism Movement, Rancho Soledad Nurseries, Clearly Superior, The Music Factory, LTD Drum Company, and many more. Also being hired on a freelance basis to capture family portraiture and modeling/acting headshots.

2003-2005: Web Consuls (SEO Firm)
Newport Beach, CA
Hired on a freelance basis to create highly optimized, keyword driven, click through websites in order to improve search engine traffic for select Web Consuls Clients. Clients have included genres from Sober Living Websites and Legal Websites to Community Theatre and Outdoors Websites.

2002-2004: Hickman Group (Advertising Agency)
San Clemente, CA 92627
Hired on a freelance basis to translate agency designed Website layouts from digital image files into fully featured HTML or .ASP based Websites, and to Produce, Clip, Color correct in house studio product photography for print advertisement and product catalogs (including national companies Dayrunner, Tropitone, US Modular and Do-Able Products).

2001-2002: Interactive Styles
Dana Point, CA 92629
Launched Web Design Company, Interactive Styles. Continue to provide freelance web site maintenance and promotion for a handful of faithful clients.
Have acquired experience working directly with clients, assisting them in developing a project vision and turning their advertising material and ideas into interactive Internet Content. Responsible for planning, designing, and building complex user-friendly interface projects. Web-based interactive experience and the ability to organize information and generate conceptual roadmaps and storyboards for projects as required.

1997- 2001 ITI: Intertrans Insurance, Inc.
Irvine, CA 92618
Contact: Debra Limoges
Hired in part for computer knowledge, networking capabilities, technical support skills.
Among increasing responsibilities below, was partly responsible for basic network maintenance and tech support. Helped design and upgrade the existing network, optimizing for move to new building and workspace. Upgraded equipment and software as needed.
2000: Update look of ITI Logo for use with Website, Corporate Binders, Letterhead, as well as building Signage. Designed for print Corporate Binder. Designed and built company web site, including an online claim form that is still used on a daily basis by ITI's international claimants.
1999: Assistant Claim Adjuster
Completed all weekly company reports, balanced all accounts for the company, sending checks to bank for deposit.
Offered Claim Adjuster Position, but declined to continue web site design education.
1998: Subrogation Manager
Additional Responsibilities:
Complete weekly subrogation report, balancing with weekly accounting report. Upon departure from company, I was also producing the accounting report.
1997: Subrogation Clerk
Responsibilities: Collect checks from Moving Companies, pull corresponding file, calculate percentage allocated to ITI for adjusting the claims, sent remaining funds to the underwriter.

I am currently freelancing my web development skills to a handful of faithful clients, and playing bass in a band called The Uprising. A few highlights of my musical career include the production of a 2 nationally released CDs and many national compilation CDs, recognition of my playing in Bass Player Magazine, and having our music included on CSI Miami, MTV's Viva La Bam.

Software Experience:
DreamweaverMX, Dreamweaver Ultra Dev, PhotoshopCS, Go Live, Fireworks, Illustrator, Flash, Swish, Swift 3D, Access, Acrobat, Word, Excel, QuickBooks Pro

Operating Systems Experience:
PC: Windows 95,98, NT4, 2000 and XP.
MaC: OS X

Main Competencies:
Translation of Business and Brand Objectives into Rich Content Strategies
Content Management Strategies
Creation of user friendly Navigational Systems
Development of User Interface Design
Color Correction for Print and Web
Art Development and Direction
Digital Photography for Print and Web
Leadership Skills
Professional Work Ethic

Contacts Available Upon Request.