Resume

Laura Russell

Objective

 Creative, accomplished, and conscientious web designer/html developer seeks interesting opportunities.

Strengths
and Skills
  • Basic WordPress and CMS skills. Expert tableless HTML and CSS coder. Proficient in HTML, XHTML, CSS, Photoshop, Microsoft Office and MAC OS. Strong Web Designer. Intermediate in Illustrator and InDesign. Basic jQuery. Basic Flash. Basic Visio. CVS and basic UNIX commands. Basic Print and Typography experience. JavaScript and PHP friendly. Most comfortable in a modular, php, Ajax environment. Some Ruby on Rails and some .Net experience. Exposure to Perl and Mason Scripts, Java Server Pages, and general server and database issues. Exposure to MySQL. Photography experience.
  • Expertise in information architecture and user-centered design.
  • Strong conceptual knowledge of website development and management, from design to technically focused aspects.
  • Superior time management skills with the ability to work independently or as a team.
  • A driven work ethic complemented by strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

Key Accomplishments
  • Rountinely delivered html emails under tight deadlines at Green Dot Corporation.
  • Trained clients, such as Five Point Capital, on Silverpop.com's robust marketing platform.
  • Helped reduce Snap.com downloading speed by approximately 60%.
  • Reduced Snap home and search pages by 38K.
  • Established Web 2.0 Standards at Snap.
  • Continually delivered assignments under aggressive deadlines at Snap.
  • Revitalized Evite.com invitation design gallery to user and management requests within 3 months of initially being hired.
  • Redesigned Evite.com twice.
  • Designed hundreds of Citysearch small business websites.
  • Created and maintained the interdepartmental Citysearch Photo Library while performing normal daily duties.
  • Trained new designers in Citysearch systems and Photoshop.
  • Co-developed and defined the start-up Citysearch Updates Team.

Relevant Experience

 HTML DEVELOPER & WEB DESIGNER
March 2008 – present
freelance

Some Freelance Clients Include:

Five Point Capital
Green Dot Corporation
Kwanzoo
Learner's Digest
Weiser Creative
 Los Angeles, CA
HTML DEVELOPER/DESIGNER
Aug. 2004 – March 2008
Snap.com at Idealab 		Pasadena, CA
WEB DESIGNER
Aug. 2002 – May 2003
Evite 		Los Angeles, CA
WEB DESIGNER
March 2000 – Feb. 2002
Citysearch – Media Team 		Pasadena, CA
WEB DESIGNER
Jan. 1999 – March 2000
Citysearch – Operations and Partner Team 		Pasadena, CA
WEBSITE UPDATER
June 1997 – Jan. 1999
Citysearch – Operations Team 		Pasadena, CA

Education
  • Pasadena City College: Graphic Arts and Digital Media Certificate Program
  • Los Angeles City College: Cinema Arts Certificate Program
  • Indiana University: B.A., English Literature, Theater & Psychology