Eric George Young Petersen

3343 Emerson Ave. S. MPLS, MN 55408 • (612) 886-1306(H) • (612) 802-9087(C) • eric@ericgypetersen.com

Education

Web Design Certificate and Web Development Certificate, Minneapolis Community Technical College, December 2008
Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Maryland, College Park, December 2004

Experience

Freelance Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota 7/2008–Current
www.ericgypetersen.com/design.html

Web Designer/Front-End Developer and Print Designer - Designing/developing XHTML e-mails, websites, and print layouts for various clients. Using XHTML, CSS, and the current version of Adobe Creative Suite.

Freelance Photographer, Minneapolis, Minnesota 7/2008–Current
www.ericgypetersen.com/photo.html

Shooting various editorial and advertising images to be used for magazines, direct mail promotions, websites and e-mail promotions.

Student Horizons Incorporated, Bethesda, Maryland 10/2004–7/2008
www.studenthorizons.com

Web Designer/Front-End Developer - Created re-design of entire Wells College website, monthly e-newsletters for various websites sent to prospective college students, print documents and PDFs for generating new clients and sales. Utilized Java Script, HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, CSS, QuarkXPress and Adobe Acrobat

Fulton County Daily Report, Atlanta, Georgia 10/2002–5/2003
www.dailyreportonline.com/

Graphic Designer - Created lay out of 3 sections of a daily paper, plaques and flyers for both in and out of house projects. Utilized QuarkXPress and Adobe Acrobat.

Freelance Designer/Front-End Developer, Atlanta, Georgia 11/2001–2/2003
www.ericgypetersen.com/design.html

Created new websites, new pages that fit into the existing look and feel of websites, and updated existing websites. Created graphics to add to existing sites. Utilized Java Script, HTML, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and Fireworks.

Freelance Photographer/Videographer, Atlanta, Georgia 11/2001–2/2003
www.ericgypetersen.com/photo.html

Photographed and filmed Kink Bike's professional team riders for print ads and promotional DVD. Utilized Canon EOS3, 35mm camera and a Sony VX-2000 mini dv camera.

Kaplan Communications, Atlanta, Georgia 7/2000–10/2001
www.kapcom.com

Web Designer/Front-End Developer - Designed and developed 1–2 customized web sites of 3–10 pages daily, tailored pages for diverse customers ranging from various small businesses to corporate e-commerce sites, created the navigation, selected the images and graphics for each site and designed logos. Utilized Java Script, HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Photoshop, Image Ready and CorelDraw.

Related Skills

HTML/XHTML, CSS, XML, Adobe Creative Suite 4 ( Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Fireworks, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash, Premiere, Acrobat) QuarkXPress, CorelDraw, Java Script, ColdFusion, Access, Banner Ad Creation, Browser Compatibility Issues, FTP, e-mail, Windows and Mac OS, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Chrome, Customized MySpace Pages, Various Blogging Software, Content Management Systems, Photography, Videography and Video Editing