Karen Berry

214-529-9150

joynuku13@yahoo.com

 

Objective:

 

To continue to apply usability expertise and design abilities to create solutions for user experiences on and off the web.

 

Summary of Qualifications:

 

Provide usable design solutions for web applications

Working closely with analysts and developers to satisfy the needs of customers

Many years experience working as part of a team, contributing and delegating work

Strong background in traditional art and design techniques

Professional creative experience across multiple platforms including print, web and video

Highly skilled in multiple 2D and 3D working platforms and fluent in many scripting languages

 

Education:

 

The Art Institute of Dallas, Honors Graduate

Associate of Applied Arts, Computer Animation, March 1998

Cumulative 3.9 GPA

 

Work History:

 

07/02-Present

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas     Richardson, TX     GUI Designer

Designing usable solutions for a suite of applications, working closely with users and developers to continually increase the benefit of these automated processes, develop multimedia presentations for marketing application suite

10/01-07/02

Contract Work     Dallas, TX     Creative Director

Designing for web and CD-Rom, Project Managing

11/99-09/01

Virtual Information Systems     Dallas, TX     Multimedia Designer/Animator

Designing and creating 3D and 2D graphics, layouts, and animations for the web, CD-Rom, and video. Meeting with clients to present ideas and progress.

05/98-10/99

Superior Graphics Group     Richardson, TX     Multimedia Designer

Designing layouts and interfaces exceeding client’s expectations, working closely with a team to finish projects, talking with clients to ensure final output suits their needs

 

Technical Knowledge:

 

Work fluently on both Mac and PC platforms

Able to work from home on my own equipment, if needed

Skilled in Flash, Dreamweaver, Photoshop/Image Ready, Illustrator, Director, Viewpoint, 3D Max, Lightwave, After Effects, Premiere, Quark Xpress, and Sound Editing Software

Able to understand and write code without the use of WYSIWYG applications

 

 

To view samples of all my work, please visit my online portfolio at joy13.com