Experience

03.2008 - Present
Oakland, CA

American Cancer Society

Web Developer

Position involves building and maintaining fundraising websites using the Convio CMS and hand-coded HTML, CSS and Javascript. Collaborate with multiple developers across the Nation to develop best in class practices in user experience and usability. Website interfaces aim to give our constituents the ability to register for a fundraising event and raise dollars online in the easiest, clearest manner.

03.2005 - 03.2008
San Francisco, CA.

San Francisco State University, University Communications

Production Assistant

Updated and designed sections of the SF State website, www.sfsu.edu. Helped with implementing a total redesign of the website through a content management system, IBM Websphere. Built pages and templates that utilized tableless CSS design. Ran web standards checks on and made sure pages were 508-compliant. Photographed faculty and students for both online and print publications.

10.2007 - 01.2008
San Francisco, CA.

New America Media

Graphics Intern

Designed flyers for upcoming events and conferences for email and print. Produced graphical banners for the New America Media website, www.newamericamedia.org. Designed a 10-page report on a US-Peru exchange program.

12.2006 - 05.2007
San Francisco, CA.

Xpress Magazine

Art Director

Directed the creative and design aspect of this three-issue magazine for SF State's Spring 2007 semester. Worked with a team consisting of 50 student editors, writers, photographers and designers. Managed a team of eight graphic designers and oversaw the production of the magazine with the printer. Designed and developed the overall look of the magazine closely with the editor-in-chief. Designed articles and the main elements of every issue-cover, table of contents, etc.

08.2003 - 12.2007
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University

• Bachelor of Arts in Journalism with an emphasis in Photojournalism
• Staff photographer for the Xpress student newspaper during the Fall 2006 semester

Skills

• Knowledge of web design & development, print design, photography and video editing
• Mac and PC operating systems
• Adobe Creative Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• HTML, CSS, Javascript
• Understanding of accessibility standards and usability guidelines