Objective
Seeking freelance opportunities where I can apply my diverse skills in the areas of web design, photography and image manipulation, digital design, and financial and business management.
Education
- Art Institute of Pittsburgh - December 2006
- Web Design Diploma - A 12 course program covering areas of web design including HTML scripting, screen design for interactive media, animation for the web, digital image manipulation, CSS, PHP, MySQL, and general web design principles
- Hallmark Institute of Photography - June 1999
- Certificate of Completion - An intensive ten month program focusing on all aspects of commercial and portrait photography. Curriculum included over 1400 classroom, studio, and laboratory hours, covering lighting techniques, composition, film processing and printing, production, finishing, and all business aspects of photography.
- State University of NY at Binghamton, Harpur College - May 1982
- Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Work Experience
- 2006 to Present
- Freelance Web Designer - provide web design and management services for small businesses and artists.
- 2000 to Present
- Exhibit and sell original hand colored photographs at art shows throughout the Eastern United States.
- 1983 to 1998
- Investment Portfolio Manager/Financial Planner - Held several positions for various Independent Asset Management firms, banks and insurance companies including Phoenix Investments and Bank of Boston. Responsibilities included equity portfolio management, personal financial management, personnel management and marketing and business development.
Technical Skills
- XHTML, CSS, with some literacy in PHP, MySQL and JavaScript
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Commercial, Industrial and architectural photography; studio and location
- Camera formats - 4x5, medium format, 35mm film, 35mm digital
- Studio lighting techniques
- Black and White film processing, printing, and retouching
- Digital image manipulation
References
Provided upon request
