Education
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA August 2017
Masters of Science in Digital Media
MS Thesis: Using Digital Media Technologies to Improve Museum Archival Monitoring Systems
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL December 2013
Bachelor of Arts, (Cum Laude)
Major: Radio and Television
Specialization: Digital Media Arts and Animation
Minor: Classics
Software and Media Skills
- Website Development: CMS (Episerver/Optimizely, Drupal, WordPress), CSS3 (Flexbox, Bootstrap), Adobe Dreamweaver, HTML5, JavaScript (AJAX, D3, JQuery)
- Video Editing and Production: Adobe After Effects, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro
- Image Editing: Adobe Creative Suite, Affinity Designer
- Skills: Web Design and Development, Graphic Design, Content Management, Analytics, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Video Production, Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Creative Cloud
- Summary of Knowledge: Web Design, Web Development, Animation, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Team Leadership
- Animation Skills: Rigging, Lighting, Texturing, Modeling
- Additional Software: Affinity Designer, Blender, Maya 3D Animation
Experience
Experis, Chicago, IL January 2020 – Present
Client: Chicago Public Schools
Website Content Developer
- Developed and maintained web content pages within the Episerver/Optimizely Content Management System (CMS)
- Designed web pages with a focus on accessibility and responsiveness
- Communicated and documented web production issues through Trello, JIRA, Azure DevOps and ServiceNow
- Collaborated as team leader with members to resolve web production issues
- Conducted pre and post-launch Quality Assurance (QA)
- Updated website based on SiteImprove’s quality control reports
- Monitored page polls to gauge public opinion
- Supervised team content updates on microsites
- Maintained internal and external SEO
- Provided SEO website analysis, recommendations and updates
- Provided CMS training for staff and third-party vendors
- Created Google Chart graphs for data showcase+
- Created and maintained website playbook
- Updated and maintained CustomGPT chatbot for Human Resources department
Liberty Graphics and Signs, Marion, IL May 2018-August 2019
Graphic Designer
- Created and updated company website on a Wix platform
- Created and printed designs for vinyl signs, banners and vehicle decals
- Created concept art for sign placement
- Operated Mimaki CJV30-160 Printer/Cutter
Fare Foods Corp, Du Quoin, IL October 2017-February 2019
Graphic Designer
- Updated Food Show app for both android and iOS devices
- Created graphic designs for custom printed souvenir cups, buckets, and cotton candy bags
- Created and maintained graphics for company use, as well as all design materials for print products
- Assisted in the deployment and data analyzation of Event Management System (EMS) at annual trade show
- Designed ads, flyers, pamphlets, books for the purposes of promoting the Fare Foods brand
- Photographed cups and products for promotional use
- Updated and maintained company website
Drexel University – Philadelphia, PASeptember 2016 to June 2017
Teaching Assistant
- Assisted professors in the teaching, monitoring and grading of students
- Led breakout sections to discuss readings and research projects
- Assisted in the following classes:
- Overview of Digital Media
- History of Animation
- SIGGRAPH Immersive Animation
Drexel University – Philadelphia, PAApril 2016 to December 2016
Research Assistant
- Collaborated with senior research team to develop an online educational animation (confidential company)
- Designed, developed and refined 2D static illustrations to animated motion graphics illustrations
Indie Game Group – Philadelphia, PAJanuary 2016 to June 2016
Character Artist/Lead Artist
- Oversaw workflow for staging, sharing intermediate assets and design documents
- Designed and developed pixel graphics for characters and backgrounds
Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, ILMay 2015 to August 2015
Archival Assistant
- Researched digital media conversion methods
- Coordinator of special media projects including Paul Simon videos uploaded to Youtube, oral history transcripts and WAV files into ContentDM
- Established file naming conventions for online archival database
- Updated retention schedule files
- Assisted with donor relations
Records Management, Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, ILJuly 2014 to February 2015
Records Manager Assistant
- Utilized Drupal Content Management System (CMS) for updating department website
- Managed student workers on Special Collections projects
- Digitized the Daily Egyptian newspaper from microfilm to TIFF format
- Producer of the Records Management and Special Collections tutorial video
- Delivered records to and from various departments on campus
- Disposed of classified documents following departmental guidelines
Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, ILFebruary 2014 to April 2014
Project Manager
- Uploaded digital content into online servers for long-term archiving
- Digitized audio reels and recorded metadata
- Designed flyers for public events
Preservation Unit, Morris Library, Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, ILJune 2010 to December 2013
Audio and Film Preservation student assistant
- Inventoried and completed a condition assessment on film and related media as part of AvSAP (Audio Visual Self-Assessment Program) media survey
- Digitized 16mm film, VHS, cassette, and reel-to-reel tapes
- Cleaned, spliced, repaired and archived 16mm film elements
- Maintained film and media databases’ metadata
Southern Illinois University Carbondale – Carbondale, ILSeptember 2010 to May 2011
Saluki Research Rookie
- “Sports Marketing and Advertising: Content analysis of advertisements on the 2010 Super Bowl.”
- Advisor: Dr. Kavita Karan
- Researched and analyzed background information related to commercials and sports activities in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information
- Developed, conducted and analyzed survey of 2010 Super Bowl commercials
- Presented research results in public forum
WSIL-TV3 – Carterville, ILAugust 2009 to May 2010
Floor Director/Public Relations Intern
- Operated and monitored live cameras for special broadcasts
- Streamed live productions to DVDs and maintained production lists
- Handled customer inquiries