JAD Gallery Portfolio | Jessica Alvarez Designs

Resume

Jessica Alvarez Fernandez
Graphic Design, Web Design
www.jadgallery.com portfolio web site
thepixellator@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications

10+ years of graphic design for print and web
6 years of experience building web sites with HTML, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript
Office administration, including supervising, marketing, accounting and scheduling
Strong English language skills; ability to proofread, edit and write
Conversational Spanish language skills
Strong customer service professional
Exceptional ability for problem solving, communication, concentration and accountability

Competencies

Internet

Print

Experience

Contractor to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, CO
April 2011-current
HTML developer

Coding content for government sites NREL, EERE, and other renewable energy related sites
Ensuring html content validates with the W3C and is accessible for people with various disabilities

RM Barry Publications
Centennial, CO
2004-November 2010
Webmaster, graphic designer

Managing editor: The Melaleuca Wellness Guide, 320 pages, circulation 60,000 per year
Entrusted with the smooth operation of three e-commerce web sites, helping earn a million dollars in sales during ‘05-06; Designed and built two of these sites
First page of search results for our keyword
Created packaging design on VHS, DVD disc and case for popular video Toxic Brew, currently selling over 500 per year
Track record of responsibly handling digital files for the updating and reprinting process of over 15 different publications utilizing standard web presses, digital presses, and print on demand
Researched and wrote a chapter in The Melaleuca Wellness Guide, as well as several online research reports, eliminating need to subcontract a writer and editor
Created design on web affiliate campaign for a Christmas e-book, including ad banners
Worked in liaison with professional translator to produce Spanish version of 40 page booklet

FA Seamless Gutter
Aurora, CO
2006-November 2010
Webmaster, administration, graphic designer, customer service

Built company web site in CSS, resulting in search result placement on first page
Designed the business cards, proposal and invoice two-part forms
Learned Quickbooks and began a schedule of basic accounting
Set appointments and conducted estimates to win jobs for rainwater gutter replacement; handled all phone calls, English and Spanish; trained an office assistant; managed vendor relationships
Ran office efficiently and effectively, resulting in 2010 becoming a banner year

Live On Purpose.info
Personal web project and e-book
2009-present

Self-run personal improvement informational web site, blog and e-book
Created Twitter account to promote this site in January 2009; current following over 6,000
Site and e-book help users understand link between improper nutrition and depression, as well as meditation and stress relief; received thank you letters from readers
Personal creative outlet; inspirational designs on the desktop wallpapers page

Freelance web design
2008-2009
Web site redesign and/or creation

Viewmark, Inc.
Denver, CO
2000-2003

Web graphic team member at a web site design agency where the main clients were Agilent and Baby Einstein
Created web graphics on assigned projects from many clients
Participated in brainstorming meetings
Integrated design elements with proprietary content engine .asp scripting
Maintained company intranet
Professionally handled file format changes from Word to PDF on over 50 mathematical experiments with technical illustrations

Education

Platt College, Denver CO, Multimedia Graphic Design Associate degree, High Honors.
Hood College, Fredrick MD, freshman year, Dean’s List.

Affiliations

Art Students League of Denver, member 2010.
Rocky Mountain Adobe Users Group.
WebSite Magazine subscriber 2010.