A Designers Portfolio

Web Designer/Developer

Tom Rowe & Associates

Tom Rowe & Associates is an Internet marketing firm based in Harlingen, TX providing website design and online marketing services for the agricultural and construction equipment dealers. The firm oversees the production and maintenance of over 300 dealerships nationwide.

My responsibilities include:

Research, conceptualization, website production, and online marketing materials for dealerships.

Multi-task and manage several large website projects at a time while maintaining strict design and quality standards.

Maintain web updates such as new banner designs and promotional pages.

.Provide company guidance on design and technological trends, as well as forecasting future growth.

Achievements:

Training staff on implementing methods of efficiently building and coding websites through the use of templating.

Implementation and code customization of SilverStripe CMS for rapid web development and maintenance.

Provide high level staff training on Print Production, Design/Typography/Color Theory, HTML/CSS/Standards Coding, PHP and Open Source Web Development, Usability Design, Project and Time Management Principles.

Design, direct and lead all capital expenditure projects related to technology and aesthetics.

Provide company guidance on design and technology trends, as well as forecasting future growth.

Freelance Designer

The Lightbox Designs

In February of 2008, I decided to freelance in order to obtain further experience in the field of design. I had the pleasure of working with local web production agencies and advertising firms in aspects of design ranging from website production to print marketing materials and logo systems.

My responsibilities include:

Provide decision budget management, direction for all business related work.

Production, management and over all design direction for client related work.

Perform everyday business management tasks.

Achievements:

Held steady flow of design work with both local and national clients.

Developed strong management and multi-tasking techniques to complete project deadlines.

Web Designer/Webmaster

University of Texas at Brownsville - College of Liberal Arts

In 2007, I was approached by my professor to design and manage the website for UTB-TSC's College of Liberal Arts. The temporary job was part of the University's Student Employment Initiative program, which aims at placing students in jobs on campus relevant to their careers.

My responsibilities include:

Design and produce the website for the College of Liberal Arts.

Generate content and produce interactive online packages.

Photograph and write events relevant to the College of Liberal Arts in AP standards format.

Graphic Artist/Layout Designer

The Brownsville Herald

The Brownsville Herald is the lower Rio Grande Valley's Flagship paper. The Newspaper is published daily and has a circulation of about 65,000. It was nationally recognized for its designs during the 2008 presidential elections.

My responsibilities include:

Produce illustrations for special editions and daily publications.

Design and organize page layouts with relevant news, info-graphics and photographs.

Copyedit stories from the news wires.

Color correct photos.

Achievements:

I was awarded second place for news page design at the Texas Associated Press of Managing Editors in 2007.

I won two first place awards at the TAPME for team page design and info-graphics design in 2008.

I worked around the clock developing illustrations, maps and front page layouts during Hurricane Dolly and Ike.