Nicholas Brown

Profile

User-Oriented Design - experience in both print and web design. Developed websites, photo galleries, e-commerce solutions, html emails, advertisements and banners for various industries including medical, high-tech, entertainment, automotive, and aviation.

Effective Team Player - known for creativity, flexibility and sense of humor. Will gladly offer help by any means necessary and invites others to share input in all areas of design and development.

Design & Technical Skills

PROGRAMS: Adobe CS3 - Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Flash • Microsoft Office 2007
LANGUAGES: HTML • XHTML • CSS • PHP • PHP MySQL (editing) • XML (editing) • JavaScript (editing) • JQuery (editing) • Smarty (editing)
CMS: WordPress • Magento • OSCommerce • Joomla • Convio
OTHER: MailChimp • Constant Conact • Cpanel

Web Design Experience

June 2009 – Present Independent Contractor - iseebrown.com
Provide a full range of solutions for clients of all sizes, will welcome all challenges. Small operation mindset with the resources of a large web design / multi-media firm.

June 2006 – June 2009 Web Design Director, Weston Graphics, Inc.
Hired as entry level designer and promoted to Project Manager and Web Design Director in an 18-month span.

• Created custom website design concepts, web banners and advertisements, photo and multi-media galleries and assisted development team.
• Handled daily client relations via phone and email and managed a team of developers to ensure quality.

Dec. 2005 – June 2006 Freelance
Freelance Web Design and Development for various clients, Sales, Website Setup & Maintenance.

Sept. 2005 – Nov. 2005 Design Intern – Boston Concessions Group
Created posters, fliers, magazine ads and small restaurant-style promotional items for John Harvard’s Brew House in Harvard Square while also working in the restaurant itself as a full-time server.

Education

Gibbs College, Boston. 2003 - 2005
Associate of Applied Science - Visual Communication