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Education Information

University of Northern Iowa, 2010

  • Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Communications
  • Certificate in Computer Applications
  • 3.69 Cumulative Grade Point Average

Work Experience

Web Specialist | Iowa Soybean Association | May 2010 to present

  • Building a PHP-based staff Intranet to allow for user-friendly content changes sitewide
  • Performing routine maintenance and updates to multiple association web portals
  • Planning and developing a mobile web presence including iPhone application implementation

Senior Student Designer | University of Northern Iowa | September 2006 to May 2010

  • Designed, developed, and maintained web sites for numerous campus organizations
  • Collaborate with various clients to ensure their needs were met with exceptional results
  • Utilized the PHP–based Drupal CMS to produce informational and user-centered web sites

Webmaster | Northern Iowa Student Government | May 2009 to May 2010

  • Communicated with various committees to maintain and improve a newly developed student government website.
  • Conducted research to stay up-to-date with the latest Drupal practices and modules to benefit a large student audience.
  • Created a customized Drupal theme with HTML, CSS, and PHP that is compatible in all major web browsers.

Web / Marketing Intern | Marsh Global Consumer | May 2009 to August 2009

  • Worked proficiently with the ASP–based content management system, DotNetNuke
  • Completed various site updates accurately as well as converted Photoshop layouts to compatible DotNetNuke skins
  • Assisted the marketing management staff in various outreach efforts to multiple clients

Technical Expertise

  • Strong skills with the Adobe Creative Suite CS4
  • Extremely proficient with HTML and CSS
  • Applied experience with PHP, JavaScript and Flash
  • Comfortable on Mac and PC platforms

Leadership Experience

  • VP of Online Promotion, AMA | 2009–Present
  • Volunteer Freelance Designer | 2008–Present
  • Resident Assistant / Health Aid | 2007–Present
  • Campbell Hall Senate President | 2007–2008

Skills and Other Involvement

Achievements

  • WCP Poster Competition winner | 2009
  • Student ADDY Award recipient | 2008 & 2009
  • Honorable Mention, Iowa State Fair | 2006
  • Industrial Technology Dean’s List | 2006–2010