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ANDREW PORTER
Santa Cruz, CA
(831) 295-0642
Email
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PRINT AND WEB EXPERIENCE
Print and Web Designer/Production Artist
ElevationZero
Santa Cruz, CA
December, 2006 - Present
Currently working as a freelance contractor for a variety of clients including Cisco, G2Planet, Kia, MEDILINQ, Mitsubishi, Monterey County, Subura, and Zmak Creative.
Use of the following: Dreamweaver and DW templates; Flash; Photoshop;
Illustrator; InDesign; Acrobat; hand-coding HTML; modification of Javascript, PHP, and XSL; Content Management Systems; PowerPoint; Quicktime; and Microsoft
Office.
Print and Web Communications Specialist
California State University, Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
October, 2001 - December, 2006
Position provides print and web support for the university marketing and
publications department. Design and lay out of a wide array of marketing
pieces including advertisements, brochures, catalogs, factsheets, newsletters,
and presentations. Also handle production work and pre-press jobs. Design,
develop, and manage the university's main website and several department
websites. Publish and modify both static and database driven websites.
Work with faculty and administrators from various university departments
on developing and managing websites.
Use of the following: hand-coding HTML; Javascript, PHP, and XSL modification; Content Management Systems; Dreamweaver and DW templates; Flash; Photoshop;
Illustrator; InDesign; QuarkXpress; Acrobat; PowerPoint; Quicktime; and Microsoft
Office.
Web Developer
Greyzone, Inc.
Capitola, CA
June 2000 - October 2001
Worked on user interface and web design; converting HTML-based sites to
database driven sites; updating content with database tools; and managing
websites. Greyzone's product, "Securezone", is a content management
system for large corporate websites that enables multiple users to publish
web content while maintaining the brand identity and messaging of the
company.
Projects required the use of Dreamweaver, hand-coding HTML, modifying
JavaScript and PHP, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop, and PowerPoint.
Print and Web Specialist
Aquent Partners (formerly MacTemps)
Santa Clara, CA
January 1998 - June 2000
Worked on a wide-range of assignments throughout Silicon Valley for
this graphics contract agency. Projects were on-site at advertising agencies,
marketing companies, software companies, and internal marketing departments.
Provided the opportunity to hone creative, technical, and project management
skills within different corporate environments.
Graphic Designer
CGI, Inc.
Capitola, California
June 1997 - December 1998
Worked on the following projects: ads for newspapers and magazines; brochures;
corporate identity packages and presentations; newsletters; tradeshow
graphics; and web graphics.
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PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
Presenter
American Marketing Association
Higher Education Symposium
San Diego, CA
November 15, 2004
Presented paper on "Charlotte - Spin You Own Web", how CSUMB implemented an XML-based content management system.
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EDUCATION
Photoshop Users Conference
CompuMaster
Monterey, CA
June, 2005
Completion of a workshop on the secrets, techniques and methods for photoshop pros using Adobe Photoshop CS.
Mac OS X and Adobe InDesign Training
California State University, Monterey Bay
December, 2004
Completion of 5 day training session taught by Adobe Certified Trainers. Subjects covered Mac OS X and iLife applications and migrating from QuarkXpress to InDesign.
XML Web Content Management Training
California State University, Monterey Bay
January, 2004
Completion of a 5 day training session on implementing a large scale XML-based
web content management system for the university's website. Training started
with creating XSL stylesheets to handle the layout of the university's
website and XML schema files to handle the creation of distinct page types
(e.g., news releases, policy articles, etc.). Once the site was deployed
users and groups were set up to create and update their pages. Lastly
assignments and workflow were created (e.g., authoring, editing, approval,
publishing, etc.).
Flash MX Intensive Workshop
Lynda Weinman (www.lynda.com)
Ojai, CA
June, 2002
Completion of a 5 day intensive workshop in Intermediate Flash MX. This
workshop covered Flash MX scripting, animation, video, and sound to create
dynamic multimedia and Web content.
Springboard Web Training Program
Aquent Partners (formerly MacTemps)
Cape Cod, Massachusetts
January, 2000
Graduate of a 2 week intensive technical and professional training program
in advanced Web design and development.
Digital Media Program
Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
1997
Studied graphic design, computer illustration, desktop
publishing, digital photography, GIS, the Internet, and Web design.
Bachelor of Arts in International Relations
San Francisco State University
1994
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INTERPERSONAL SKILLS
Seakayak Guide and Instructor
Kayak Connection
Moss Landing and Santa Cruz, California
1996 - 1998
River Rafting Guide
OARS
California and Oregon
Summer, 1995
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HOBBIES
Graphic design, music, photography, mountain biking, surfing.
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