My Background |
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A paid internship from May 2002 to December 2002 with Carnegie Mellon’s Institute for Complex Engineered Systems allowed me to further hone my multimedia skills as I was tasked in a solo capacity with researching, redesigning, and rebuilding the ICES Web Site and implementing server-side processes and technologies for easy and efficient in-house updates. I also assisted the graphic designer and ICES staff with a variety of print-related projects and presentation materials.
From September 2002 through May 2003 as a graduate assistant for the President’s Office at Duquesne University, I designed and developed administrative web sites for the President and Vice Presidents.
Upon graduating from Duquesne University with a 3.9 GPA and an MS degree in Multimedia Technology in May of 2003, I returned to my hometown, New Orleans, LA, where I was briefly employed with the Montgomery Barnett Law Firm for whom I designed and developed internet-based software to quickly and efficiently track client files held on and offsite helping the firm save over $25,000 in annual compounding file storage and retrieval costs.
In November of 2003, I accepted a position as the Interactive Web Designer with the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation with whom I am still employed. With NOTMC, I redesigned the award-winning NewOrleansOnline.com, the official tourism website for the City of New Orleans, and and I continue to be involved with the daily design, production, and maintenance of various projects for the corporation’s online and offline campaigns. I have also been responsible for the creation of NewOrleansMuseums.com for the arts community and JoinNOPD.com for the New Orleans Police Department's recruitment campaign designing and developing both web sites from the ground up.
Since my introduction to the industry in 2001, I have worked with individuals, businesses, and non-profit organizations throughout the United States. For sample projects, please visit my portfolio page. |
 Duquesne University Master of Science, Multimedia Technology The University of Mississippi Bachelor of Fine Arts, Theater Design
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As a professional web designer and developer, I have been working in the industry for over eight years. Upon receiving my BFA from The University of Mississippi in December of 2000 where I graduated Cum Laude with a 3.57 GPA, I was awarded a merit-based full-tuition scholarship and graduate assistantship at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA where I enrolled in the Multimedia Technology Master’s Program. In my first year as a graduate assistant with the admissions office and member of the technology team, I oversaw the design and development of an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM to be distributed to prospective students containing a comprehensive introduction to the University. I also developed and designed various print and electronic materials including significant revisions to the admissions website. 
