Graphic/Web Designer, BYU Career Placement Services - February 2009 through present

Director of Art, BYU Outmigration Project, August 2008-November 2008

Director of Communications, OurFinest.org - May 2008 through present

Professional Skills:

Design, Technical:

• Graphics: creation of posters, advertisements, newsletters, layouts, pamphlets, maps, with a portfolio of client projects.
• Journalistic photography, photo archiving, scanning, enhancement and restoration of damaged digital and film photos. Collection of historical photography for publication (via web, archival search)
• Web Development: Application-assisted web design(Dreamweaver), familiarity with HTML, CSS and ability to edit, update, create and publish web content (Frontpage, Expressions)
• Adobe CS3 Suite Proficiency (expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Mac, PC proficiency (Linux, Ubuntu, Windows, OSX)
• Expertise in Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, Visio, etc)
• Secretarial: professional correspondence, copy editing, type 90+ net WPM (meeting minutes, transcription)

Management, Accounting

• Office operations: employee scheduling, supervision, professional and personal management
• Customer Service (multi-line phone, e-mail, face-to-face support), client/customer reception
• Finance/Accounting: expense reporting, reimbursements, budgeting with financial management software (Quicken, Microsoft Money, and basic use of Quickbooks)
• Data management: collection, entry, filing, organization, database-assisted analysis
• Organizational Development: fundraising, donor cultivation, financial and personal confidentiality

Marketing, PR, and Misc:

• Promotion and reporting of company affairs via press release, advertisement, personal networking and PSAs
• Event Planning: large group (80+) accommodations, travel, budget, scheduling
• Journalistic photography and story reporting (publication via web, print, radio)
• Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative and independent projects
• Adaptive and versatile
• Languages: Intermediate Arabic, Advanced French

Would like the opportunity to develop skills in:

• PHP, MSQL, Javascript, XML
• Adobe Flash
• QuarkXpress

Awards and Honors:

• Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction
• BYU Fast-track Graduate (finished BA in 3 years)
• Graduate Record Examination: 96th percentile in written and verbal performance

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