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UW-Madison, August 2001-present
University Relations Web Design Specialist. Primary responsibilities
include conceptualizing and implementing website design solutions
for a wide variety of academic and administrative projects, such
as the UW-Madison home page,
Annual Report,
and Arts on Campus. Also
involved with the campus-wide implementation of the new
identity on the web, promoting unique university experiences
like the Freedom Ride,
and the weekly online production and email distribution of the University
Newspaper for faculty and staff, Wisconsin
Week.
Julie Olsen Graphic Design, 1993-present
Created and established a part-time freelance company, with clients
such as:
- Madison
Sourdough
Updating and creation of additional pages for a frames-based existing
site designed by Alpha
Advertising. Ongoing maintenance.
- Capitol
Skating School
Design of logo and website for a Middleton ice skating school,
specializing in power, figure and hockey skating lessons. Ongoing
maintenance.
- Geri
Gerold Photography. Inc.
Redesigned website in March 2001 and created templates to allow
Geri to add pages to the site in the future. Currently providing
additional maintenance and updating as of Spring 2003.
- Standard
Imaging
Redesign of the existing website. Located in Middleton, Standard
Imaging manufactures biotech instruments which take calibration
and quality assurance measurements. Launched in November 2001.
- Comprehensive
Computer Consulting (CCC)
Redesigned the existing website and created an intranet for CCC
employees containing handbook and benefit information. Live in
July 2001.
- EDA Planet
Designed a Dreamweaver template for an e-learning site which features
classes taught online for electronic design engineers worldwide.
July/August 2001.
- University
of Wisconsin-Extension
Developed new site design for the existing IDEAS portal website
which provides Wisconsin educators access to high-quality, teacher-reviewed
web-based resources for curricula, content, lesson plans and professional
development. Coding and implementation were done in-house. June
2001.
- Dane County
ReStore
Voluntarily designing and coding a site for the Habitat Restore
in Madison, to open this fall. Restores provide an alternative
to junk yards for surplus and used building materials. Some donated
materials will be used to build Habitat houses, and the rest is
sold to the public at a discount price. Launched in August 2001.
- Firefly Coffee House
Creation of company logo for coffee house which opened in July
2001.
- LifeSketch
Design and production of 4-color print materials for sales kick-off
in April 2001.
- Nicholas Bisenius, Ph.D. and Michele Norris, M.S.W.
Designed and produced the prototype of a board game for pediatric
patients dealing with grief. 1996.
- University of Wisconsin Hoofer Sailing
and SCUBA
Clubs
Designed and applied logos to T-shirts, hats, websites and literature.
1992-1999.
FoodUSA.com, December 1999-January 2001
Webmaster for a start-up company which briefly became
the leading B2B net market maker for the food industry.
In the seven months following launch, transactions
exceeded 33 million dollars. Primary responsibilities
involved working closely with software engineers
to develop and maintain the content, design, flow
and navigation of the exchange. Consistently praised
for clean design and ease of navigation. Also provided
graphic design as needed and worked closely with
the marketing department to establish and maintain
a consistent corporate image.
Full Compass Systems, June-December 1999
Webmaster for a company providing individuals and industries worldwide
with products and services to fulfill their audio, video and lighting
requirements. Responsibilities include the design, navigation, programming
and maintenance of multiple corporate websites and corporate intranet,
design and production of promotional print material, and network
administration and employee training. www.fullcompass.com*
Credit Union Executives Society (CUES), December
1998-June 1999
In-house graphic designer for an international organization created
to advance the professional development of credit union CEOs, senior
management and directors. Responsibilities include the design, layout
and and production of CUES' educational and promotional materials
such as conference program books, manual covers, brochures, monthly
Credit Union Management magazine and CUES Membership Directory,
and assisting in the design and organization of the corporate web
site. www.cues.org
Wisconsin Physicians Service Insurance Company,
March 1996-July 1998
In-house design specialist. Responsible for enhancing corporate
image and facilitating corporate communications by designing and
producing collateral sales materials, provider directories, newsletters,
direct mail campaigns and advertisements for all WPS lines of business,
including subsidiaries, corporate partnerships and the corporate
web site. www.wpsic.com
ImageCrafters, 1994-1995
In charge of desktop publishing and graphic design for a small printing
company. Typical projects included creating corporate identification,
forms and newsletters and preparing them for press.
University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990-1994. Received
a Bachelor of Science Degree in Art with a concentration in Graphic
Design. Cumulative GPA of 3.78.
Proficient in Dreamweaver MX, Photoshop, Illustrator,
OS X and xHTML. Accustomed to designing for all major browsers and
platforms version 4 and above. Knowledgeable of and compliant with
Federal Rehabilitation Act's Section 508 standards when appropriate.
- Member of University of Wisconsin Hoofer SCUBA
Club, 1995-2003, served as Council Representative, Secretary and
PR Rep.
- Volunteer for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore
in Dane County. Responsible for design, production and maintenance
of ReStore site.* 2002
- Active participant in Design
Madison, 1999-2003.
- Graduation from UW-Madison with honors.
- Other hobbies include water sports, woodworking,
photography, video production, various Wisconsin
Union Mini Courses, mountain biking and travel.
References and portfolio showing
available upon request.
* Site has since been redesigned.
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