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About Metop
I am a standards-based web designer/developer, as well as a graphic designer, that currently lives, works, and teaches in the desert of southern Utah.
In the past, I've used my design skills at a TV station creating their on-air graphics, building their web presence, and producing video content for commercials and the news. I've run a web design and development company where I worked on projects big and small.
I currently work as the web designer and developer for a government agency (*snore*). I also teach some of this stuff at the local college (*swoon!*).
In my spare time, I run the occasional triathlon, spend time with the fam and riddle the internet with vapid nonsense words via my blog and the Twitter.
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH, 2005–present
Title: Adjunct Instructor, Visual Technologies / Graphic Design
Duties: Instruct classes in the Visual Technologies program with the purposes of introducing and solidifying the concepts of graphic design, instilling competency with industry-standard software in both a Mac and PC environment, and preparing students to enter employment in the graphic design field.
WASHINGTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT, 2006–present
Title: Webmaster, Web Developer
Duties: Design, coordinate, and maintain any and all websites under the umbrella of the Washington County Government system. Work with various branches and department heads to create content, interfaces, and designs to fill specific and stated needs. Create supplemental print materials for County projects.
TESTMONKEY DESIGNS, 2005–2006
Title: Lead Designer / Owner
Duties: testMonkey designs was a full service design firm for small to medium sized companies. Services included web design and development services, identity design, brand development, and ad layout. testMonkey designs was sold in 2006.
KCSG TV, 2004–2005
Title: On-Air Graphics / Webmaster / Video Producer & Editor
Duties: Create appropriate graphics for daily newscasts in a time-sensitive manner. Unify the look and feel of the station’s web site, on-air graphics, promotional videos, and marketing materials. Produce video content for news and commercials.
FORMER LIFE
Whitewater river guide, Special education mentor, Head cook (I make a mean omelet), Bike shop mechanic, Outdoor gear salesman, Warehouse worker, Portuguese-speaker, Brazilian resident
EDUCATION
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY
MFA / Graphic Design Program
Non-complete; nine credits from 2009–2010
DIXIE STATE COLLEGE OF UTAH
BS in Visual Technologies, 2004
Associate in Arts, 2001
SKILLS
ADVANCED
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe InDesign
Final Cut Pro
xHTML / CSS
PHP / MySQL
Mac / PC OS
INTERMEDIATE
Adobe Flash
jQuery
BUCKET LIST
Adobe After Effects
Apple Motion
Cinema 4D