Design Resume of Jared Hawkins

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

I am a multi-disciplinary designer who loves to bring order to chaos, and results to intentions, through the mediums of the web and printed page. I have over 16 years experience in design strategy, design prototyping, interface design, and print and web design.

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

• Highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, InDesign, ImageReady
• Highly proficient in XHTML/CSS
• Working knowledge of Javascript and frameworks such as jQuery, Mootools, Prototype
• Working knowledge of PHP, ASP, SQL, Ajax methods, and Adobe Flash
• Working knowledge of source control systems such as Subversion
• Highly proficient in Expression Engine content management/templating system
• Working knowledge of Apple Final Cut Studio, video compression, and streaming
• Highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
• Highly proficient in Apple Keynote presentation software
• Advanced knowledge in FileMaker Pro
• Highly proficient in Mac OS X, Mac OS X Server, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista

PROJECT EXPERIENCE

• Team lead for visual redesign and recoding of well-established, large ecommerce store; team member for testing and deployment
• Team lead for design, development, testing, deployment, and support for database system for large-organization which had no system in place to start, and users with no database experience
• Team lead for design, development, testing, deployment, and support for content management driven website for large organization that enabled staff to produce content which resulted in an increase of attendance for events, and involvement at organization
• Team lead for day-to-day management of large church
• Installed and supported video/computer presentation system and audio system in mult-million dollar facility
• Taught groups of 10 to 1,000+ in size on regular basis
• Produced weekly email newsletters
• Prototyped interface designs and took them all the way to code
• Produced promotional/training videos for volunteer recruiting/training
• Produced daily half-hour radio program/podcast
• Produced multiple weekly and monthly publications for promotion/training
• Built and led teams of volunteers

PORTFOLIO

• www.studioturn.com
• Many commercial projects are not listed on my public portfolio since they were done on a consulting basis for other design firms. Links to this work provided upon request.

EDUCATION

• AA, 2005, University of Phoenix Online
• BS, 1999, Palm Beach Bible College
• M.Div., Presently Finishing, Knox Theological Seminary