Profile
Accomplished professional with 10+ years industry experience. Proven ability to combine technical and conceptual creativity with a keen understanding of business needs. Thrives in fast-paced environment and delivers both form and function. Plays nice with others.
Founder, Ovenlight, LLC; Portland, OR - 2003 - Present
A creative services agency that develops innovative communication and business process solutions through brand analysis and application of design. Delivering: Digital Archiving, Photo Restoration, Graphic & Website Design, Email Marketing, and Search Engine Placement. Partial Client List:
- Greenwich Marketing Group, Greenwich, CT Digital Archiving Services for private institution with over 35,000 assets. Responsible for Photo Editing, Organization, Retouching, Web Development, Tagging, Archival Preservation both Digital and Analog.
- Craftsman Design, Portland, OR - Design and Optimization of Home Remodeler’s Website resulting in continually increasing traffic with high conversion rate. Print Collateral, Environmental Graphics, Technology Consulting, and Portfolio Development. (craftsmandesign.com)
- Sound Images, Portland, OR - Presentation Graphics for NIKE and City of Eugene, Oregon’s winning pitch to host 2008 Track & Field Olympic Trials.
- More Client work online at Ovenlight.com
Senior Designer, Alpha Card Systems; Portland, OR 2007-2008
As Senior Designer, I oversaw and led the design team in the rebranding for security industry leader, Alpha Card Systems. I created logos and identity pieces as well as eCommerce, user interface design, email marketing design, and digital asset management systems.
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Web Developer / Digital Assets Manager, Earth Color; New York, NY - 1999-2003
Pioneered online business unit for commercial printing company, generating over $1MM in subscription sales. Designed and Implemented a dynamic, multi-media content management system that facilitates the marketing communications development process across mediums and networks.
Created strategies to promote the service for current and potential clients. Designed and developed asset management websites for clients including: MGM, SONY, Hertz, FoodTV, Samsung, and Shell.
Worked directly with clients and sales team to determine needs, establish objectives, and workflows.
Managed hardware and software assets for clients. Trained coworkers and clients to use applications.
Received consistent high marks, positive feedback, and salary increases.
Education
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1998
Bachelor of Fine Art - Electronic / Time-Based Art
Skills
Computer: HTML, CSS, PHP, XMP, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Flash, PDF, Metadata
Operating Systems: Unix, Linux, Macintosh, Windows
Digital Archiving: Adobe Lightroom 2, Aperture 2, MediaBeacon, Portfolio, Bridge, Retrospect
Open Source: Joomla!, Drupal, Gallery, Mambo, OSCommerce, Virtuemart, Magento
EMail Marketing: iContact, Constant Contact, Campaign Monitor
References
Available at Linkedin.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/ovenlight
Also upon Request
