Education

University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design/Illustration - 1996

Coursework

Graphic Design 1-4
Illustration 1-4
Independent Study in Graphics
Children's Book Illustration

Skills

General skill/interest areas

Web site programming and design, interface design, print design, illustration, music and sound editing, cgi programming, database programming, 3D and cell animation

Specific software and language proficiencies

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign, BBEdit, HTML, JavaScript, Flash, PERL, Director, QuarkXPress 4, ASP, SQL, Phoenix Networks, Allaire Homesite, Microsoft Access, StrataVision 3d 4.0

Employment

JET Programme

Assistant Language Teacher August 2002 - July 2005

Taught English in the public Junior High and Elementary Schools of Koshigaya City, Saitama, Japan.

Visionmark Design and Communications

Web Designer/Programmer April 2000 - July 2002

Created websites from conception and information design through completion, including coding in html, JavaScript, Perl, DHTML, CSS, ASP, and MS Access, image creation and optimization using Adobe Photoshop, ImageReady, Illustrator, and Streamline, design and creation of complex interactive Flash animations, user interface design and planning, and hosting and domain name setup.

Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

Multimedia Developer August 1999 - March 2000

Developed and customized medical compliance training for Web and LAN-based installations utilizing Director 4 and 5, DHTML and Javascript, as well as Photoshop and ImageReady.

Handshaw and Associates

Multimedia Developer April 1999 - July 1999

Scripted computer-based training modules in the Phoenix Networks language. Required extensive problem solving and coding skills within very tight deadlines, attention to detail, and ability to keenly sense client needs.

First Union - Internet Center

Graphic Designer July 1998 - March 1999

Designed and implemented subsites of firstunion.com including user interface design, graphics creation, proactive improvement and maintenance of existing site, and html coding. Managed upwards of five projects simultaneously and dealt with multiple project managers and client business units both within and outside of First Union.

Creative Loafing Charlotte

Graphic Designer September 1997 - June 1998

Designed and created all display ads for advertising clients, including creation of logos and graphics, layout of editorial columns and typography, design of cover and title graphics, and creation of web site for prospective clients. Required intimate knowledge of QuarkXPress and Photoshop, extreme multitasking skills, and the ability to satisfy many diverse clients on a very tight deadline.

URLs

Ron Solomon Photography

Website for an independent professional photographer. I did all the coding and collaborated on the information design. The most interesting part is probably the gallery pages and the way the popup windows are built on the fly.

PACE

This is an overhaul of a completely ASP-driven site for a soldering equipment firm. My duties included a ton of ASP, HTML, and database programming, creating all the graphics for the site, and trying to improve the user interface as much as possible on top of the existing infrastructure of the site.

Visionmark Calendar

I recently designed an online calender application in Perl for my office so that everyone can tell when other people are going to take vacations and when important holidays are approaching.