PROFILE

Energetic professional with 15 years experience in various design disciplines from product to web. Proficient in numerous software programs. Thrives in a team environment and passionate about creative problem solving utilizing new and emerging technology.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Illustrator Photoshop Flash Windows Alias Sketchbook Dreamweaver XHTML MS Office AutoCAD Macintosh CSS Section 508 3D Studio Max

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Instructional Web Designer

As an intrigual team member develops online courses inide a learning management system, utilizing stock photos, html, Photoshop Flash and other graphic tools.

  • Work with instructional designers and faculty to design online courses for a variety of subjects.
  • Responsible for ensuring coursess are section 508 compliant.
  • Keepabreast of emerging technologies in design

Freelance Designer / 2005 - present
klichsDesign
Tucson, AZ

Freelance designer working with customers to create web, product, and print designs aligned with their business strategies.

  • Design websites utilizing XHTML, CSS and Javascript.
  • Design various marketing material, print and logo designs per customer's requirements.
  • Currently working with customers sales team creating medical device packaging system for diabetic product.

Senior Industrial Designer / 2000 - 2005
Bombardier Aerospace/Learjet Inc.
Tucson, AZ

In charge of interior and exterior design of all Learjet models. Responsible for assessing customer’s needs and desires while working with sales, completions and vendors to maintain timeline and budget goals.

  • Designed Learjet 40/45 demonstrator interior.
  • Designed Learjet line sales demonstrator aircraft paint scheme.
  • Managed over 35 customers aircraft in various levels of completion at one time.
  • Created computer based aircraft specification document, which accelerated approval process.

Theme Lighting Designer / 1997 - 2000
Walt Disney Imagineering
Glendale, CA

Recruited by Walt Disney Imagineering to conceptualize, design and develop themed light fixtures that conform to various storylines for Tokyo Disney Sea, Japan.

  • Designed indoor and outdoor themed lighting for Mysterious Island, Port Discovery, Mermaid Lagoon and Lost River Delta.
  • Presented concepts to creative project team that included engineers, executives and Walt Disney visionaries.
  • Generated design control drawings of themed light fixtures
  • Continually communicated with vendors to insure design objectives and timelines were met.

Industrial Designer / 1996 -1997
Isaacman Design Associates
Tucson, AZ

Responsible for concept design utilizing hand sketching, rendering and model building techniques. Also, charged with generating design control drawings using AutoCAD.

  • Designed inerior concept and full-scale interior mockup for the SR20 aircraft.
  • Generated ideas, concepts and cad documentation for the SJ30 aircraft.
  • Designed sales presentation documents for the Pilatus PC-12.

EDUCATION

Web Design Certificate - February 2006
University of Arizona

Bachelor of Science/Industrial Design
May 1995 Arizona State University

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