About Heather
I have worked in the web design field since 2001, first as an flash animator and web designer then as a webmaster, graphic designer and most recently an adjunct professor. I specialize in conceptualizing usability and look-and-feel for web sites and online-to-print branding campaigns. As an adjunct professor of web design I have had the opportunity to teach accessibility standards, time-saving tools like templates, third party plugins, and Cascading Style Sheets, as well as how to convey meaning and direct users with site/information design. I am currently building my experience with Wordpress customization, Content Management Systems and social networking tools.
My husband, Justin, a radiological technologist and ceramic sculptor, and I share a great little house near Curtis Park, where we are raising our daughter Novella (b. Oct 08), a pup Chongo, and a cat, Jackimo. We love travel, oenology and nature.
Professional Experience
- Adjunct Professor, Sacramento City College, Graphic Communication Department
- Teach beginning and intermediate web design,
- Topics include table and style sheet layout, design, accessibility, validation, xhtml/CSS hand-coding, built-in Dreamweaver and web browser tools, working with clients, acquiring server rental space, and template management.
- Webmaster / Conference Coordinator, Jones & Stokes Environmental Consultants
- Troubleshot ASP pages, weeded out expired content, edited and designed new features, improved search rankings and updated styles and systems on intranet and .com site.
- Designed, coded, and distributed the e-newsletter.
- Responsible for the management of interns and temporary staff.
- Collaborated with staff from 14 offices in the design of brochures, ads, client gifts, marketing premiums, and trade show campaigns.
- Digital Print Production and Design
- Designed, laid out, and produced business systems, newsletters, magazines, signs, fliers and other materials for clients in a digital reproduction shop.
- Knowledge of various design programs was required in troubleshooting formatting problems.
- Educational Software and Curriculum Development, Starfall.com
- Researched, developed, illustrated, animated and programmed interactive learn-to-read online and printed books.
- Search Engine Optimization Specialist. Inovum, Inc.
- Redesigned html pages to optimize search engine rankings.
