/ OBJECTIVE

Seeking employment as a web designer and front-end developer. Looking for a great team that fosters innovation, continued education, and a laid back community oriented lifestyle.

/ EMPLOYMENT

GRAPHIC/WEB DESIGNER & FRONT-END DEVELOPER

GoCognitive / September, 2011 – Present
www.gocognitive.net

Responsible for the re-design and development of the GoCognitive website. Work for this position includes, but is not limited to: wire- framing, web-page design, front-end development, Drupal CMS integration, mobile optimization, application development, and user analytics testing.

GRAPHIC/WEB DESIGNER & FRONT-END DEVELOPER

Let it Shine Media LLC. (INTERN) / June, 2011 – Present
www.letitshinemedia.com

Responsible for design/development of websites and the design/ implementation of various marketing/public relations collateral. The goal for this internship is to re-design and develop the website and visual brand identity for Great Shape! Inc (current original site, work is in progress), which hosts the World’s largest humanitarian dental project in Jamaica. Currently researching nonprofit branding, organizational structure, and usage of interactive technology mediums as a part of a BFA thesis project.

WEB COORDINATOR

University of Idaho / February, 2010 – September 2011
www.uidaho.edu

Responsible for managing various projects for stakeholders such as the University’s Directory of Academic Advising, the Dean of students, the Vice Provost of Academic Affairs, and the University President. Main areas of website management included the Student Affairs and Academic Affairs Departments. Coordinated and executed website building within Sitecore Content Management System.

FREELANCE DESIGN & FRONT-END DEVELOPMENT

Small Businesses and Nonprofits / August 2007 – Present
www.austinknight.net

Working with various clients, both local and remotely, to produce branding, collateral, and digital materials. Projects range from one- off template designs, to full service branding and website design/ development.

/ AWARDS

2012 SPOKANE ADDY AWARDS

GoCognitive / Silver Award – Student Interactive division

Portfolio / Silver award – Student Interactive division

2012 DISTRICT XI ADDY AWARDS

GoCognitive / Silver Award – Student Interactive division

/ PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

SOFTWARE

After Effects
Dream Weaver
Flash
Fireworks
GitHub
Illustrator
InDesign
Photoshop
TextMate
Various FTP Programs

CODE LANGUAGES

HTML (4 – Proficient / 5 – Proficient)
CSS (2 – Proficient / 3 – Proficient)
JavaScript (J-Query)
PHP (Novice)
PSD to HTML/CSS (Proficient)
Objective-C (Novice)

E-COMMERCE

Big Cartel
Paypal
Store Envy

CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

Drupal
Sitecore
Wordpress

SOCIAL MEDIA

Facebook
Flickr
LinkedIn
Twitter

/ EDUCATION

B.F.A., STUDIO ART / UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO

Emphasis in Graphic Design & Interaction Design

Expected date of graduation – May 2012
3.6 Cumulative G.P.A., Deans List
Moscow, Idaho