1997 - Current
  Freelance Contract Web Design and Management

• Provide complete life cycle services for clients, including conducting initial planning meetings, developing and designing complete websites, maintenance, hosting and domain management, logo and corporate identity design, photo scanning and retouching and designing printed materials that present a unified look for their business.
• Plan, organize and write web content.

  10/00 - 10/03
  Excel Telecommunications / VarTec Telecom Inc.
  Sr. Internet Designer / Graphic Artist

• Designed, created and performed maintenance on multi-national "Online Communicator" section of intranet site aimed at helping Excel's hundreds of thousands of Independent Representatives worldwide grow their businesses.
• Created and designed "Stevesteam.com" from the ground up, thereby increasing representative excitement and motivation.
• Designed numerous direct mail pieces for various VarTec ad campaigns aimed at distribution to thousands of homes including Reader's Digest, ValPak and SuperCoup.
• Designed, created from the ground up and maintained "My Training Online" and "aIRwave", - multimedia training tools within Excel's Intranet containing PowerPoint slides and websites showcasing additional information.
• Designed layout concepts and color options for Excel's "IR HomeSite" 3.0, and 4.0. An essential tool for a Representative's business.
• Kept corporate Internet and Intranet sites running smoothly by performing content management and site mapping for various corporate sites.
  

  9/99 - 10/00
  Emrys Solutions Ltd. (pronounced "emris")
  Web Designer / Graphic Artist

• Designed and developed Emrys' public Internet site, corporate identity materials, information sheets and mailers destined for Emrys business partners and Trade Show participants.
• Designed numerous technical diagrams related to mapping server information and architecture.
• Created several software installation splash screens, icons and other descriptive graphics associated with Emrys' product.
• Designed and created complete websites to promote and support Emrys' business ventures, promotional products and side projects.
• Trained office manager on use of Photoshop.
  

  11/97 - 9/99
  SWS Technologies (Former subsidiary of Southwest Securities - no longer in business)
  Web Designer / Graphic Artist

• Designed, created and developed customized designs for SWS Technologies clients.
• With Information Architect and a small team turned 10-page static Intranet site into 10,000+ page, multi-media dynamic Intranet, Internet and Extranet integrated system.
• Enhanced in-house ISP "TeleTeam's" public face by redesigning its public Internet site, along with redesigning and developing the site's information architecture.
• Designed attention-getting print ads that appeared in major industry magazines such as Dallas Computer User, Current Technology and Computer Currents.
• Increased advertising revenue by designing banner ads associated with SWS Technolgies' clients for placement on key industry and high traffic websites.
• Participated in creative meetings by discussing with the client their needs and wants, and consulting with and advising the client on the best way their material should be presented online.
• Trained an intern on the basics of HTML, Web Design, Photoshop and Dreamweaver.

  8/97 - 9/97
  Nortel Networks
  HTML Technician / Graphic Artist

• Converted a large amount of MS Word Document "White Papers" to HTML in preparation for online posting.
• Enhanced image of internal group by designing logo.
  

3/97 - 7-97
GTE SuperPages (now Verizon)
Web Designer / Content Developer

• Reduced backlog of orders by designing and creating Internet "Display Ads".
• Designed several mock-ups for new template-driven sites offered by GTE.
• Won "Seal of Approval" from fellow team members for excellence in design style.