2006 - Present Bio Nutraceuticals - Wesite Manager / Graphics Designer / Sys Admin / Programmer

This company owns a name brand of supplements and does order fulfillment for other small businesses. My jobs here have included:

• Website upgrades and maintenance
• Designing and updating flyers and brochures
• Designing and editing product labels
• Security and maintenance of computers and printers
• Solving various other problems as they come up

Skills I have learned and use include:

• W3C Compliant HTML and CSS
• Entry Level PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript ((Still Learning))
• Moderate use of Adobe Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Fireworks
• Some basic use of Adobe Photoshop and Flash ((Hope to learn action script soon))
• And the knowledge that the answers to most of my questions can be found on reputable sites through Google.

2004 - Present Snug Harbor Productions - Web Designer / Production / Marketing

In 2004 I helped my grandfather expand his small business to the internet and greatly increase sales of genealogy CDs. My duties included:

• Web design and maintenance
• Marketing our products to the right groups of people 
• CD creation (including start page and label design)
• Making hand-made clocks
• Friendly customer service

2001 Crabtree Amusements - Popper / Supervisor

I spent 5 months working in a concession stand for Crabtree Amusements, one of the biggest carnivals in Texas. I would like to use the knowledge of and passion for the traveling entertainment industry that I gained durring this time to specialize in creating carnival websites. In addition to learning how to make perfect popcorn and delicious cotton candy, I:

• Acted as supervisor while my boss was out.
• Attended a class for food safety certification.

2000 SAC Warehouse - Web Designer / Researcher

This was the year that my interest in web design grew. I spent several months helping some people start up a discount warehouse. My jobs included:

• Creating their website and keeping it up to date with the correct products and prices
• Helping with research before they applied for a loan from SBA.
• Limited customer support

2000 - Present - Freelance Work

I have done quite a bit of freelance work for small businesses across the US. Thus far this has mainly consisted of:

• Cleaning up graphics
• Editing flash documents
• Editing existing websites
• Creating simple new websites
• Proofreading / Grammar and spelling correction
• Business Card Design

In 2005, freelance work for a small webhosting company gave me the opportunity to pick up several skills when it comes to managing domains and websites. I also learned about cPanel, WHM, email, and the importance of good customer service.

Education

1996 - 2000 Highschool

I went to high school in Greenville and Allen, TX. My extra curricular activities included art, band, and agriculture related classes. I also attended honors math and AP biology classes.

2005 - 2006 College

I attended online classes at Colorado Technical University in 2005 and 2006. I was doing well but decided to take a break when I realized that the real world had more to teach me about web design.

I hope to return to college in 2010 when UT starts their BAC program.

Certifications

• HTML & CSS courses completed in 2007
• Undergraduate level certificate in Business Concepts earned in November 2006 from Colorado Technical University
• Food Safety Certification earned in 2001 from a course in Waco, TX

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