EXPERIENCE
Web Developer
Summer 2016 – present at Physician Assistant Education Association
- Build and design various website projects, including the annual conference site
- Build special feature pages on main website
- Build interface for dental school association directory
- Build conference and workshop registration sites in Cvent
- Collaborate with graphic artist and editorial on various projects
- Design posters, signage, name badges and other various print products
Summer 2016 atThe Difference Engine apprenticeship
- Worked on front-end development of non-profit site
Spring 2016 at Anyone Can Learn To Code web development bookcamp
- Learned full-stack development
- Learned Ruby, AngularJS and Javascript
- Built various apps, including capstone project, Soccer Watch
Features Designer
2009 – 2016 at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
- Laid out multiple section covers per week in Features and News
- Created illustrations – either hand drawn or in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Produced the first Journal Sentinel e-book
- Collaborated with photographers on shoots; took and edited photos
- Created and edited photo galleries
- Designed and coded interactives
- Shot and edited videos
- Worked on early stages of the Best of Brew City app
- Proofed pages
- Mentored our summer interns
- Helped coordinate features design schedule
Tapmilwaukee.com producer
2011 – 2012 at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Filled in for a co-worker who was on maternity leave
- Updated the web site, produced all entertainment sections, rewrote SEO-friendly headlines
- Created photo galleries, interactive graphics and quizzes
News Designer
January 2005 – March 2009 at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- Laid out any section from 1A to Business covers
- Created illustrations – either hand drawn or in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Occasionally designed for Features sections
- Helped redesign the paper and created templates
Adjunct professor
Fall 2005 at Marquette University
- Taught a newspaper design class
- Devised curriculum, assignments and quizzes
- Coached students on their work: design, illustrations, typography, photo editing
Freelance
- Designed personal and professional web sites
- Designed business cards
- Illustrated book covers
- Designed infographics and reports
Designer and Art Director
January 2003 – December 2004 at the Columbia Missourian, in Columbia, Mo.
- Laid out any section from 1A to Features covers
- Created illustrations – either hand drawn or in Photoshop and Illustrator
- Art directed for the Food and Lifestyle section
Reporter
Internship during Fall 2002 at the Charlotte Observer’s Columbia, S.C. bureau
- Conducted interviews and wrote articles
- Helped bureau chief with research
SKILLS
Programs
- Ruby
- Rails
- Middleman
- Javascript, JQuery, AngularJS
- HTML, CSS, SCSS
- Photoshop, Illustrator
- InDesign, Quark Xpress
- Dreamweaver
- WordPress
- CCI NewsDesk and NewsGate
- PHP, ActionScript, After Effects
AWARDS
Programs
- 2011 SND Award of Excellence: Photo Editing (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
- 2005 SND Award of Excellence: Section redesign (Columbia Missourian)
- 2004 SSND First Place: Section Cover and Illustration (Columbia Missourian)
- 2004 SSND Honorable Mention: Features Page
LANGUAGES
Fluent in:
- English
- French
- Lebanese/Egyptian Arabic
Proficient in:
- Italian
- Spanish
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Journalism
2004: From the Missouri School of Journalism in Columbia, Missouri.
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism
2002: From the University of South Carolina School of Mass Communications in Columbia, South Carolina.
Baccalaureat
1998: From the Lycee Parc Imperial in Nice, France.