The Creative Portfolio of Web Designer Adam Polselli

Below is my resume. If your response is “tl;dr,”* then let me tell you this: I’m smart, experienced, and very good at what I do. *tl;dr = too long; didn’t read

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Summary of Qualifications

Expert knowledge of XHTML (standards compliance and basic accessibility) and CSS. Proficient use of Adobe Photoshop and Fireworks to design sleek, modern websites and graphical user interfaces. Six years of experience writing clean, hand-coded, W3C-valid XHTML and CSS to produce clear, visually consistent websites. Quickly gaining familiarity with JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, and MySQL. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Works well both independently and in collaborative team efforts. Always wants to learn more.

Technical Expertise

  • Software — Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Lightroom
  • Content Management — ExpressionEngine, MovableType, WordPress
  • Languages & Technologies — HTML, XHTML, CSS, PHP, JavaScript, Ajax, JSON
  • Operating Systems — Mac OS X and Windows

Experience

Owner, Lead Designer The Garmentor 2008-Present

  • Conceptualized, built, designed, and launched The Garmentor, an online magazine geared towards today’s style-minded men
  • Fully responsible for all facets of product, including front- and back-end design, advertising, marketing, writing, editing, and publication
  • Designed with standards compliant code with emphasis on browser compatibility, ease of use, accessibility, and SEO (search engine optimization)

Freelance Web Designer 2000-Present

  • Planning, design, and implementation of complete websites
  • Use Photoshop and Fireworks to develop visually consistent websites that are elegant and easy to use
  • Hand-code XHTML to create clean, valid, semantically structured documents
  • Create stylesheets using CSS that is valid, organized, and efficient
  • Strict dedication to the separation of structure, presentation, and behavior
  • Compliance with latest Web standards to ensure usability, browser compatibility, accessibility, and SEO (search engine optimization)

Forum Moderator SitePoint Forums 2001-2003

  • Invited to be Forum Moderator; one year later, promoted to Forum Advisor
  • Made extensive use of interpersonal and written communication skills to moderate discussion, develop ideas, and implement changes to the design of the forums themselves
  • Voted by SPF community (approximately 200,000 members) as Designer of the Year 2002 and Graphic Designer of the Year 2003

Education

University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, May 2008

  • Bachelor of Arts in Screen Arts and Cultures (Film and Video Studies)
  • GPA 3.6/4.0, University Honors Fall 2005
  • Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honor Society

Lahser High School Bloomfield Hills, MI, June 2004

  • GPA 4.0/4.0, National Honor Society