Profile

I am a passionate, creative, and motivated designer with an excellent eye for detail. I have more than 8 years of experience creating and maintaining clean, elegant, and efficient websites. I pay close attention to web standards and emerging design trends with an emphasis on usability. I learn quickly and am very adept at teaching myself new skills and technologies which I then apply to projects. I am very easy to get along with and work well both independently and with groups.

Web Technology

Proficient in hand-coded (X)HTML and CSS, familiar with XSL and ASP.NET

Software

Microsoft Frontpage/SharePoint Designer
Plone CMS/Zope DB
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
QuarkXPress
Microsoft Office
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Microsoft Windows 9x, 2000, XP
Macintosh OS 9 & X

Relevant Work Experience

Microsoft Corporation (through Sakson & Taylor, an Aquent company)
Web Designer/Developer (Contractor), January 2006-Present
Defined HTML/ASPX structure for custom SharePoint master page templates, page layouts, and CSS files for MSW and MS Library intranet portals
Translated Photoshop mockup images into fully-functional intranet portals with strict adherence to style guidelines set up by the business teams
Worked with other developers to create XSL for custom Content by Query webparts
Retrofitted MSW portal with more user-friendly template and style options
Designed logos, icons, and other imagery for various internal uses

UW Oshkosh WIDA project, phase two
E-mail Technical Support (Contractor), November 2005-November 2006
Answered daily technical support requests via e-mail from K-12 educators across 13 states for Desire2Learn and WIDA's ACCESS for ELLs (ESL) test
Registered new users in Desire2Learn database

UW Oshkosh WIDA project, phase one
Web Developer (Contractor), March 2004-June 2005
Customized Plone CMS portlets and Zope page templates to create an interactive, dynamic website for hundreds of users
Developed logo and collateral pieces showcasing the final design, including letterhead, business cards, and PowerPoint templates
Converted existing Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents to HTML

UW Oshkosh Instructional Resources Center
Web Developer (Intern), January 2003-January 2004
Designed web pages for various campus departments and personnel
Helped instruct classes in Macromedia Dreamweaver

Miles Kimball Company, Oshkosh, Wis.
Intranet Developer (Intern), September 2000-September 2003
Designed and maintained content for Miles Kimball intranet sites for Oshkosh, WI and Las Vegas, NV locations
Translated QuarkXPress and Illustrator files into HTML

UW Oshkosh Center for Community Partnerships
Web Developer (Intern), August 2000-September 2003
Designed cover and several illustrations for "The Source," a community resource magazine
Created new college recruitment materials for Menasha Corporation as well as identity for their corporate training program

Relevant Web Experience

http://msw/ (Microsoft intranet portal, accessible through Microsoft corporate network)
http://mslibrary/ (Microsoft intranet portal, accessible through Microsoft corporate network)
http://www.annfoxart.com/ (personal portfolio)
http://www.freshlydead.com/ (personal webspace)
http://www.wida.us/ (WIDA CMS site)
http://www.sincereamore.com/ (Caroline in the City fansite)
http://www.uwosh.edu/cs_club/ (UW Oshkosh Computer Science Club)
http://www.uwosh.edu/phys_ed/ (UW Oshkosh Physical Education)

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Graphic Communications, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, December 2003
Cumulative GPA 3.816
Dean's List 5 semesters, Honor Roll 3 semesters, University Honors Program
Secretary and Club Artist for UW Oshkosh Computer Science Club, 2001-2003
Winner of Chancellor's Purchase Award for 2-D Design, Student Honors Exhibition, February 2003

References available upon request.