Welcome to Double Five Designs

Click to View PortfolioI am an experienced Interface Designer aspiring to develop state-of-the-art responsive websites, professional graphic imagery and enriched social media campaigns offering expertise in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Microsoft Office, Drupal and HTML5.

My Experience:

A core strength is my ability to autonomously perform any portion or the entire website production lifecycle. From concept, creation or re-imagining to implementation of user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) as well as management to maintain a current “look and feel,” I am able to respond to immediate needs of the organization. This has proven invaluable to many clients throughout my career.

Web/Graphic Design

  • Web Site Creation including Concept, Layout, Design, Maintenance & Revision
  • Graphic Design & Illustration for Web & Print Projects
  • Photo Manipulation, Editing & Restoration
  • Creation of Corporate, Challenge and Product Identity Packages & Logos
  • Design/Development of Book Covers, CD Booklets, Inserts, Trayliners & Labels
  • Graphics & Layout Design for Software & Touch Screen Kiosk Systems

Web/Software Programming

  • Web Programming: HTML5, CSS, PHP, ASP, Javascript, VBScript, Grails, Drupal & WordPress
  • Responsive Design, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) & Single Sign-On (SSO)
  • Troubleshoot, Debug and Recode for IE, Chrome, Firefox & Safari (Multiple Browser Versions)
  • WCAG & Federal Disability Compliance Work (508) for Websites and Software
  • Social Media Work (Facebook, Blogs, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram etc)

Leadership/Management

  • Project Manager UX Redesign Team & Interactive/Media Department
  • Client Portfolio Management: Proposals, Budgets, Estimates and Contracts
  • Web Site Project Lead, Team Management & Administration (Internal and External)
  • Client Management, Communication, Interaction, Help Desk & Support
  • Working Autonomously from Home while Collaborating on Team-Based Projects
  • Working on Location with Clients for Hands-on Collaborations

Work History:

  • Double Five Designs
    Interface Designer / Web, UI/UX & Graphics / Contractor
  • InnoCentive, Inc.
    Interface Designer / Web Dev & Graphics / Project Manager
  • nSight, Inc. (Now Cohesion)
    Project Manager, Interactive / Media
  • SPC Designs / Pixel & Light / Pop2Net
    Web Developer / Graphic Designer / Contractor
  • ConnActivity, Inc.
    Website Development / Graphic Designer
  • Kingston Development
    Website Design & Programming / Graphic Designer
  • MobileToys.com Inc. / Sound Solutions Inc.
    Director of Website Design / Graphics Coordinator

Education:

  • University of Massachusetts
    Bachelor of Fine Arts – Fine Arts / Graphic Design, Graduated “cum laude”

Technology

  • Expert in:
    • Photoshop
    • Illustrator
    • InDesign
    • CSS / HTML5
  • Proficient in:
    • WordPress
    • Drupal
    • Word / Excel / PowerPoint
    • Social Media
    • IntelliJ IDEA / Dreamweaver
    • Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
    • Federal Disability Compliance
    • Acrobat
  • Experience with:
    • Single Sign-On (SSO)
    • Grails
    • PHP
    • Javascript
    • ASP
    • MAC & PC Platforms