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| Micki Ward |
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Roles: Web Designer, Graphic Artist, Certified Computer Consultant, and Art Instructor
Skills: Design and Development of Internet, Intranet and Extranet web sites; Design and Development of corporate identities; Promotional photography; Curriculum and Courseware Development; Computer Instruction; Certified Microsoft User Specialist at Expert Level for Word and PowerPoint; Writing for the Web; College-Level Art Instruction, Certified Internet Professional
Tools: DreamWeaver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, Acrobat, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, CSS, Familiarity with JavaScript and ActionScript, Proficiency on both Macintosh and PC platforms |
| EXPERIENCE |
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Austin Energy - Web Designer
2001-Present
- Perform design planning, interface and graphic design, partial administration and production for Austin Energy's Intranet, Internet and Extranet web sites.
- Consult with customer groups to analyze needs and provide creative concepts to accomplish their goals.
- Produce wire-frames and mockups to support workflow and design possibilities.
- Participate in site design sessions with programmers, writers, analysts, vendors and customers and provide expert advice and proposals supported by research and measurable data on web site design, usability and navigation issues.
- Lead Designer on complete redesign of austinenergy.com in the fall of 2003.
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Psyched Web Design - Art Director
1999-Present
- Responsibilities include design and photography to support in the creation of websites, ads and corporate identities.
- View my online portfolio for complete list of clients and projects.
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Productivity Point International - Training Consultant
1998-2000
- Developed and taught classes to the advanced level on various software packages
from Adobe, Macromedia, Corel, Quark and Microsoft.
- Developed and delivered customized advanced courses for Adobe Illustrator and PhotoShop, CorelDraw, Macromedia DreamWeaver, PowerPoint, FrontPage and Image Composer. This entailed creating the course outline, choosing the classroom reference material and creating exercises for the students.
- Achieved CIW Professional Certification to the Site Designer level, in concordance with becoming a ProSoft Certified Instructor to teach specialized classes in basic knowledge of Internet technologies, network infrastructure, and human-factor principles in designing, implementing and maintaining hypertext-based Web sites using authoring and scripting languages, content creation and management tools, and digital media tools.
- Worked along side the Project Management team to develop training packages to
clients such as Dell, the State of Texas, Diamond Shamrock, Abbott Labs and Holt, Rinehart & Winston.
- Maintained a 4.84 evaluation average overall out of a possible 5.0.
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New Horizons - Trainer
1996-1998
- Taught classes on various software packages
- Delivered numerous "Lunch & Learn" sessions on multiple graphic and web
software packages.
- Maintained a 9.5 evaluation average overall, out of a possible 10.
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Art Center Design College, Tucson - Instructor
1994-1996
- Taught all aspects of Design, Illustration, manual pre-press, typespecing, technical illustrations, marketing, art history and computer assisted design.
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| EDUCATION |
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Completed intensive, two-year Graphic Design program from the Art Center Design College in Tucson, Arizona. Graduated August 0f 1992. |
| KNOWLEDGE |
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Proficient on both Macintosh and PC platforms
Macromedia DreamWeaver, Flash and Fireworks
Adobe PhotoShop, ImageReady, PageMaker, Illustrator and Acrobat
HTML, ActionScripting 2.0, CSS and light JavaScript
Quark Xpress |
| TRAINING |
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Rich Media Design with Flash
Application Development using Flash with ActionScripting 2.0
Enhancing Your Web Pages with Javascript
Thunder Lizard Photoshop Conferences
User Interface Engineering Brain Sparks Seminar
Edward Tufte Envisioning Information Seminar
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace
Writing for the Web |
| CERTIFICATIONS |
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Certified Internet Webmaster Professional - Site Designer
Certification included proficiency in Networking essentials, Internet business, HTML, CSS and Design and Methodology.
Microsoft Office User Specialist at the Expert level for Word and PowerPoint |
| INTERESTS |
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Photography, Rock Climbing, Gardening, Scuba Diving, International Travel, Musical Theatre/Acting |
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