Work Experience

senior web/graphic designer / consultant	APPTIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS
	August 2009 --- present

develop printed materials for different products, services and solutions the company offers.
develop user interfaces for internal applications.
manage clients' projects from end of sale to project delivery, alone or in a group.
able to assess a clients budget and needs and develop the plan that best suits both their business goals and their budgets.
work with the software development team to develop interfaces for both web and software applications.
SharePoint customization; branding, layout, usability.
teaching clients various software packages, contract teaching position.

senior web/graphic designer	TOTAL PRINT AND COMMUNICATIONS
creative department manager	March 2009 --- July 2009

Design Tasks

develop full CSS websites that are graphically pleasing while still being functional and intuitive for the user.
manage clients' projects from end of sale to project delivery, alone or in a group.
able to assess a clients budget and needs and develop the plan that best suits both their business goals and their budgets.
ensured projects stayed on budget: financially, in time and scope.

Management Tasks

In process of building department in terms of procedure and operations.
assessing project and department profitability; reporting to CEO.
hiring, mentoring, reviewing creative staff: full time, students, or freelance talent.
developed and implemented procedures and workflows for all aspects of the dept.

senior web/graphic designer	RAINY DAY
creative department manager	November 2005 --- February 2009

Design Tasks

develop full CSS websites that are graphically pleasing while still being functional and intuitive for the user.
worked on largely diverse range of projects including, but not limited to, website development, print projects, brand development and large format graphics.
manage clients' projects from end of sale to project delivery, alone or in a group.
able to assess a clients budget and needs and develop the plan that best suits both their business goals and their budgets.
ensured projects stayed on budget: financially, in time and scope.
collaborated with department leaders to develop marketing material and brochures for different sales efforts, client education, etc.
conceptualized and developed new brand for company; implemented across company from logo to website, etc.

Management Tasks

assessing project and department profitability; reporting to CEO.
hiring, mentoring, reviewing creative staff: full time, students, or freelance talent.
developed and implemented procedures and workflows for all aspects of the dept.
worked with Sales department to develop products, marketing strategies, quotes.
developed quotes and responses to Requests For Proposals.

web/graphic designer	MYREALPAGE.COM
	October 2003 --- November 2005

developed all online and print marketing material for company.
conceptualized and developed new brand for company which encompassed logo development to complete website development, etc.
responsible for quality assurance of all monthly website set-ups - testing and debugging.
developing new web design templates.
created custom work for clients, communicated with clients to discover their needs.
collaborated with other team members on a number of different projects.
developed new maps and graphics for a new cutting edge real estate software.

assistant manager	WENDY'S RESTAURANTS
	December 1999 --- September 2004

manage day to day operations at fast pace, supervising up to fourteen people.
interview, train and give employee reviews.
resolve customer's concerns so that it results in a win-win solution for both the customer and the restaurant.
daily financial auditing, inventory counts.
designed various POP advertisements for Winnipeg and Thunder Bay locations.