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Monday, August 24th, 2009

Amanda Pardo

  • Small Business-minded Artistic Professional
  • Thinks in Pantone
  • Views the Word Through a Camera Lens
  • Life-long Animal Lover
  • Technobabble Translator
  • Music Connoisseur
  • Solutions Expert

I have recently completed my Bachlor of Arts degree in Web Design from the Art Institute of Phoenix. I have over 15 years of experience working with code. I was self started in my pursuit of coding knowledge while still in grade school. My passion for this area of work has only grown since.

I was an animal lover early on. My mother bred cocker spanials for the early years of my life. I cannot remember a time in my life that my mom did not have a dog. The love of my life was not dogs though. I fell in love with horses at an early age and thanks to my wonderful mother I started to take riding lessons at age 5.

I was also the most artistic person on my family. My passion for drawing and creating started early. My mother always supported the artistic side of me and encouraged it to grow. Her support has helped me push myself to become the designer I am today and allowed me to appreciate art as I do now.

My Family was always full of Entrepreneurs. I grew up with the values and ethics of a small business instilled in me at an early age. I am lucky to have the unique advantage of knowing both sides of the coin. I understand the needs of a small business needs unique individual attention that some major advertising or web firms are unable to give.

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Résumé

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

Qualification Profile
Highly motivated, detail-oriented professional prepared to maximize your marketing potential.

  • Web and Graphic Design: Create graphic elements for print and web based marketing. Ensure that site follows the color and design demands required by the corporate identity of the client. Expand upon and update current sites. Create, and edit templates for easy editing and updating. Improve upon usability of sites with user centered design and market testing. Code and design websites to W3S standards with integrated marketing via search engines. Formulate unique solutions to design and functionality problems, providing a fresh viewpoint on old problems for the best solution.
  • Internet Marketing: Analyze marketing metrics used to track traffic throughout a web page. Investigate the benefits of search engine optimization. Examined the benefits of marketing via social media such as Facebook, Twitter and blogging. Generate a thorough performance report based on the data provided by the metrics used. Use information gathered from metrics to determine where and why users leave the site and from these results, offer advice for ways to retain these users.
  • Key Strengths: Well versed in many forms of programs, operating systems and coding languages, including hand-coding. Strong Team Leader and Team Player, motivation of a self starter with solution-oriented thinking. Finely tuned social media marketing skills. Firm grasp of the English language and fluent writer.

Education
Bachelor of Arts, Web Design and Interactive Media
Art Institute of Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona – 2010


Experience Highlights

Transounce Computers
Web and Graphic Designer

http://transource.com
Assist in move from outdated website to current one from a code standpoint. Creation of email marketing campaign. Write, design and assemble quote material for USMC. Assist in organizing print material for trade shows, submit compensation documentation to vendors, assist sales personnel in set up for trade shows. Communicate directly with vendors to ensure products are represented properly on web and in print.

Pace
Customer Care Representitive, Call Center Agent

Answer phones and solve various technology related issues within a defined scope of service. Fix cable TV connections, wireless connections and VoIP. Assist customers in resolving various problems from billing to technical. Manage irate customers in a kind and timely manner.

All About People – Grand Canyon University Contract
Temporary Transcript Representative

Revise the status of student academic transcripts for accuracy. Entered and verified new information regarding transcripts. Trusted with sensitive student information, Experience in office environment, I was extended multiple times at this position.

Mike Pardo Home Enhancement
Web Design, Technical Support, Office Administrator

http://www.mikepardohomeenhancement.com
Design, code create and maintain an exemplary web presence for a small business serving Algonac, Michigan. Perform data entry services for invoicing, Technical support for Internet and computer over the phone and in person.


Areas of Expertise

  • HTML – Advanced
  • CSS – Advanced
  • PHP – Intermediate
  • Actionscript 3.0 – Intermediate
  • XML – Intermediate
  • DHTML – Intermediate
  • SQL – Intermediate
  • Java – Basic
  • Analytics – Intermediate
  • WordPress – Intermediate
  • Joomla – Intermediate
  • Design – Advanced
  • Cross Browser – Intermediate
  • Mobile Optimization – Basic
  • e-Commerce – Basic
  • Template Creation – Intermediate
  • Live Web Streaming – Basic
  • Hand Coding – Advanced
  • Video Editing – Intermediate
  • Photography – Intermediate
  • Photo Editing – Intermediate
  • Technical Writing – Intermediate
  • Graphic and Logo Design – Intermediate
  • FTP – Advanced
  • Project Management – Intermediate
  • Customer Service – Advanced
  • Problem Solving – Advanced
  • Leadership – Intermediate
  • Teamwork – Intermediate
  • Social Media – Basic
  • Multi-line Phone – Intermediate
  • Call Center Training – Intermediate
  • Sales – Advanced
  • Problem Solving – Advanced

Programs

  • Adobe Photoshop – Advanced
  • Adobe Illustrator – Intermediate
  • Adobe Dreamweaver – Advanced
  • Adobe Flash – Intermediate
  • Adobe Premiere – Basic
  • Adobe In Design – Intermediate
  • ProTools – Intermediate
  • Corel Painter – Intermediate
  • Microsoft Word – Advanced
  • Microsoft Excel – Intermediate
  • Microsoft Powerpoint – Advanced
  • Microsoft Project – Intermediate
  • Microsoft Access – Intermediate
  • Microsoft Outlook – Intermediate

References

References Available Upon Request

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