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My goal is to make use of my balanced theoretical and technical education and work experience, acute design sense and process driven work ethic to produce unique and efficient online communications strategies.
Specialties: User Experience, Interactive Design, Information ArchitectureExperience- Nov 2011 - PresentUser Experience Designer / Sajak & Farki
- Oct 2011 - Aug 2012User Experience Designer / Kiind Inc.
- Jun 2011 - Nov 2011User Experience Designer / ClearMotive Marketing Group
- May 2010 - Jun 2011Art Director, Interactive / BMIR
I lead the conceptual stages of online projects which include initial discovery meetings with clients to develop creative briefs, putting together appropriate and efficient information architecture deliverables, and designing, directing and passing finalized web design layouts to the programming and front-end development teams.
- May 2007 - May 2010Web Designer / BMIR
· Followed direction provided in creative briefs, and various elements of information architecture to create website designs that were unique, and effective;
· Worked closely with a web production team to ensure the successful production of website designs. - Jun 2006 - Jun 2007Graphic Designer/Web Developer / Stylewerx.Communications Inc
· Used my technical training in graphic and web design to produce websites and print pieces for numerous and varying clients in and around Calgary;
· Often worked as the sole production employee with 30+ projects on the go; shifted priorities between different projects and clients.
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2005 - 2007Southern Alberta Institute of TechnologyNMPD in Design
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2003 - 2007The University of CalgaryBCS in Communications
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Honors:The Daylight Energy website has won Best in Class in the Energy Category from in the Interactive Media Awards - (December 2010) Connacher Oil & Gas website won the IMA Outstanding Achievement Award in the category of Investor Relations (2010 Interactive Media Awards) Grande Prairie Public Library website won the Grand Award in the category Brand Management: Rebranding Campaign (2009 iNOVA Awards)
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Interests:tech, type, white-space, precision, death metal, jazz, space, snow
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Recent Tracks
- Beyond the Fields We Know by Dead Meadow
- GreenSky GreenLake by Dead Meadow
- Dragonfly by Dead Meadow
- Indian Bones by Dead Meadow
- Sleepy Silver Door by Dead Meadow
- FFunny FFriends by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Secret Xtians by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Faded in the Morning by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Dawn by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
- Monki by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
ConvergeThe Dillinger Escape PlanEvery Time I DieRadioheadDarkest HourMisery SignalsThriceMinus the BearJohn MayerArchitectsSigur RósGrizzly BearBetween the Buried and MeBon IverThe Mars VoltaGenghis TronGirl TalkSufjan StevensYeasayerBotchManchester OrchestraGrailsDaughtersFrightened RabbitProtest the HeroArcade FireCurl Up and DieThe Black KeysThe Tallest Man on EarthJay-ZComeback KidIsisAugust Burns RedGodspeed You! Black EmperorBeach HouseSarah BlaskoRussian CirclesCave Involcano!Modern Life Is WarMastodonSet Your GoalsWaleThese Arms Are SnakesFour TetQueens of the Stone AgeUnearthIron & WineCirca SurviveHorse The Band -
Tweets
- @fatwreck Thanks Dale! Let's grab a beer sometime soon.
- I just backed Grain Audio - Play Loud on @Kickstarter http://t.co/5EjDJKPuHe
- @sajakfarki wicked app! I am back in our country.
- The wax version of Sylvester Stallone looks more like Sylvester Stallone than Sylvester Stallone looks like Sylvester Stallone #Superbowl
- @fatwreck that was pretty amazing! thanks for sharing. got me pretty jazzed up :)
- @Brentholomew @tbacq thirty white dishes...
- @kristinje I had to send this to somebody and I know you'll understand. http://t.co/i18txJ29
- @LockeVincent @sheldonj1983 out for beers right now, hope I can make it back in time to remove children's faces with y'all
- @tbacq I predict it will be a FSH
- @tbacq Can I make a prediction?
- @rileybreck no GY!BE?
- @cloudapp For the past two days, the app has been unable to connect. It just says "Connecting..." forever. Any ideas on how to fix?Dec 06, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- @colin_stange @hughhoneypot @kristinje @andrew_kam @frost_bright @scottrking that's okay guys I have extra zero fucks to make up for you
- @scottrking just about ran over you crossing 9th again. this time you did not see it coming.
- @kristinje hahaha you know me. too well?
