SUMMARY
A versatile, creative, organized, dependable, self-directed, good-humored professional visual artist with over 10 years experience in the web/graphic design and fine arts profession. Strengths include: color and design, layout and design, copywriting, customer relations, visual communication, unrelenting eye for accuracy, layout and design, creative problem solving, testing, documentation, meeting schedules, research and analysis, patient trainer/teacher, learn new software with ease, effective at meeting everyday challenges with positive attitude and a strong personal commitment to the community.

2007-Current: ERGO IN DEMAND (ergoindemand.com), Central Point, OR.
Content writer and SEO
Content writer for a leading supplier of ergonomic office accessories and office furniture company. Primary goal is search engine optimization through research, key phrase develpment, page themes and content writing.

2002 – 2007:PROFESSIONAL ARTIST, GRAPHIC DESIGNER and WEB SITE DESIGNER/BUILDER, Eagle Point, Oregon
Web Designer and award winning oil and acrylic painter. Also create collage images and personalized journals. Familiar with gallery operations. Currently exhibiting acrylic still life and abstracts at Sweet Café, Eagle Point. Previous exhibits: 20^th St. Gallery, Sacramento. Sierra College Juried Show May 2004 Award winner.

2002 – 2007: INTENT DESIGN STUDIO, LLC, Eagle Point, OR & Nevada City, CA
Web Page Designer/Builder, Owner and creator of a small business web site design company. Visual communications, marketing, meeting with clients, drafting proposals, web site design, layout, illustration and implementation. Web site maintenance. Office management, supervision, purchasing, written communications and bookkeeping. Created a number of successful client sites. See portfolio.

2000 - 2002: PERFORMANCE LEARNING SYSTEMS, Nevada City, CA
Senior Web Page Designer, Art Director and Illustrator
Educational On-line Learning Software Development: Participated in all phases of software development, including the creation of graphic designs and animations lending fun and interest to the site, and visually pleasing color and layout. Contributed to and maintained basic project documentation as required, performed unit testing and code review for other developers, and worked independently on project tasks.  Created marketing demos using PowerPoint and designed the overall design of the secondary site and intranet. Solved problems relating to design and the Internet. Primary focus: Visual Design and Communication, User Interface. (www.plsweb.com)

2000 – 1995: THE WEBSMITHY, Grass Valley, California
Web Page Designer/Builder and Professional Artist
Web page design, layout, illustration, site building. Created and set up a successful office and business in the downtown area. As work gained respect, acquired small business client referrals from a leading commercial web-design firm, Tristream, in Grass Valley. Designed and created and maintained a number of successful client sites. Also took on site maintenance and updating for clients in need of those services.

1994 - 1996: Full time student, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA.

1992 - 1994: Svedala Pacific, Auburn, California
Office Manager
Management, accounting, inside sales, inventory, supply ordering, shipping and receiving. Set up new office in the Auburn area. Streamlined and created a more efficient procedure in relaying accounting accurately and timely to our main office on the east coast.

1989 - 1991: RUSSELL SHEPPARD DEVELOPMENT CORP., Auburn, California.
Operations Manager
Project manager with a very wide range of duties pertaining to residential building which included the setting up of a new office, communication on a regular basis with title companies, realtors, sub-contractors, building departments and the chamber of commerce, marketing, contracts, and interior design.  Supervised building phases and keeping project on schedule. Bookkeeping duties included construction draws, payables, receivables, payroll, hiring staff.

BEDFORD PROPERTIES, LAFAYETTE, California
1987 - 1989: Accounting Staff Support for a commercial real estate firm
Construction draws, mortgage notes payable/receivables, JE’s, monitored and reconciled accounts, created, streamlined and simplified monthly spreadsheet reports, documentation of procedures, 1099 reporting (1200 + vendors) bank reconciliations (over 50 accounts, including sweep accounts), training. Developed documentation of procedures that improved and streamlined the training of new employees.

EDUCATION

AA Applied Arts: Design
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA 2003 Presidents Honor List 3.8 GPA

AA Applied Arts: Illustration
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA 2003 Presidents Honor List 3.8 GPA

AA Fine Arts
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA 1996 Presidents Honor List 4.0 GPA

ADDITIONAL ART STUDIES:
Ongoing studies in newest graphic design software and updates.

Creative Writing classes both at Sierra College and with Donna Hanelin

Photography and Photographing Works of Art, Gallery Operations
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA

Acrylic Painting W: Loose and Juicy Aquamedia (3), Robert Burridge, Oil Painting: Robert Burridge (2),
Acrylic Painting: Abstract Landscape (2), Lauryn Taylor

World Traveler: Egypt, Spain, England, Oaxaca, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Hawaii, Virgin Islands, Mexico, Canada, and look forward to exploring more of the world!