Patty Abbott

Graphic & Web Designer

Vancouver, BC

Experience

Water’s Edge Media
2002 - present, Vancouver BC
Graphic Designer, Programming, Project Manager

Working on a freelance basis with clients to produce and manage print and web design projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Initial and ongoing Client meetings
• Developing project proposals
• Designs from concept to completion
• Search Engine Optimization techniques
• Logo creation
• Design marketing material

Suite101.com (contract)
April 2008 - present, Vancouver BC
Sr. Web Usability Designer

As part of the Web Team I develop online strategies that will help improve the usability of the website.

Responsibilities include:

• Usability research and testing
• Creative mockups
• Icon creation
• Design marketing material

Ipsos Reid - North America
May 2006 – April 2008, Vancouver BC
Sr. Web Designer/Web Team Lead

Working within the Marketing Services Unit I help design new websites, flash piece, magazine ads. I provide web design support for all Ipsos employees internationally. I also was the main contract for all web related projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Design new mockups for existing and new projects
• Updates to websites using Cascading Style Sheets
• Create web banner ads
• Design and submit ads for magazines


Canadian Cancer Society
2004 - 2006, Vancouver BC
Web Administrator & Graphic Designer

Worked with the communications and marketing department on marketing materials. Technical lead responsible for the implementation of directives to maintain the web site and online fundraising.

Responsibilities include:

• Development and implementation of Intranet
• Creation of a visual identity system
• Managed web updates using a CMS
• Organized training session for web admin’s across Canada in Toronto
• Helped with editing and creating promotional material

College of the Rockies (contract)
2003, Cranbrook BC
Computer Teacher/Web Tech/Graphic Designer

Responsibilities include:

• Creation, implementation, and marketing of the Community Access Program
• Taught classes and individuals computer and internet usage skills
• Produced handouts and training materials
• Transferred over existing html pages into XHTML and ASP templates
• Updated course database

Driven Media (contract)
2003, Cranbrook BC
Project Manager

Managed a group of designers and programmers throughout the creative process on a variety of different projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Established and implement a project management system
• Created and implemented project requirement and signoff forms
• Successfully increased the level of productivity

Online Ad Design
2003 -2004, Vancouver BC
Interface Designer

Working with a multi-disciplinary development
team I developed several company websites in
HTML and ASP.NET framework as well as software interfaces.

Responsibilities include:

• Creating company website (not currently online)
• Designed custom interfaces for ad software
• Organized and designed training material
• Took part in everyday Quality Assurance Testing using a custom QA software

Institute of Indigenous Government (contract)
2003, Vancouver BC
Project Manager

Led a group of new media professionals to the successful completion of an interactive cdrom and promotional video that is currently being used to recruit students.

Responsibilities include:

• Created and updated project documentation
• Supervised photo and video shoots
• Conducted client and group meetings
• Organized quality assurance testing

Education

Focal Point Photography, 2007
Digital Photography - course

Emily Carr Institute of Design, 2005
Design for advertising - course

Vancouver Film School, 2002
Certificate in New Media studies

College of the Rockies, 2001
New Media program

College of the Rockie/Okanagan University College, 1997 -2000

Three years completed into a degree in history

Revelstoke Secondary School, 1996
High school diploma

Project Management Applications:

Microsoft Word
Excel
Adobe Acrobat
PowerPoint
Access
MS Project
Fetch
Toast
Vignette
Kintera

Graphics and Illustration Applications:

Adobe Photoshop
Illustrator
Macromedia Fireworks
Dreamweaver
Flash
Director
Homesite
TopStyle.

Coding Languages:

HTML
JavaScript
CSS
DHTML

Operating Systems:

MacOS
Windows 98/NT/2000/XP

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