Michelle Curiel Web Designer & Developer
Burbank, CA 91506· · info@michellecuriel.com
Objective: To obtain a web design or creative arts position that best utilizes my current technical skills and artistic talents while offering an opportunity for learning and growth.
Professional Profile:
  • Highly creative web designer and developer
  • A team player and self-starter with a love for learning new technology
  • Efficient and hard worker with a positive outlook
  • Skilled in cross-browser and cross-platform web development
Skills:

  • PROGRAMS

    • Adobe Photoshop
    • Adobe Dreamweaver
    • Adobe Flash
    • Adobe Homesite
    • Adobe Illustrator
    • Adobe Image Ready
    • Adobe Livemotion
    • Microsoft Office

    PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES

    • HTML
    • XHTML
    • DHTML
    • CSS
    • PERL/CGI
    • Javascript

  • PLATFORMS

    • Windows 98-Vista
    • Macintosh OS 8-X

    OTHER SKILLS

    • Spanish - Fluent
    • Acrylic Painting
    • Multimedia Illustration
    • Digital Photo Retouching
Work History  

    Senior Web Developer
    12/2006 - Present: WebMetro.com, San Dimas, CA

    Develop and coordinate the tools required to provide design services such as corporate websites, e-commerce website graphic user interfaces, micro-sites/landing, client maintenance projects, advertising banners, newsletters and flash presentations.

    • Establish project strategy by determining project objectives, branding and usability requirements and other marketing requirements.
    • Creative design, coding and quality assurance for websites and other GUI interfaces
    • Development of tools and methods required for the implementation design services.
    • Manage internal client expectations by building relationships; communicating project status and issues; conducting reviews and issue meetings; resolving concerns.
    • Maintain information system by developing and enforcing documentation requirements; enforcing change control.
    • Improve quality results by implementing unit, system and integration testing cycles.

    Website Coordinator-Specialist
    2/2004 - 12/2006: AT&T Yellowpages.com, Anaheim, CA

    Integral member of the SBC Directory Operations Website Support Team. Primary responsibilities include designing web sites, fulfilling web site change and redesign requests from customers, providing phone tutorial to customers for online web tool support, customer service, customer escalations, email and domain name transfer support.

    Key Accomplishments:

    • Provided web support for area sales managers within the entire SWBYPS region which consists ofthe following states: Texas, Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma.
    • Streamlined the domain name transfer for customers that entails detailed step by stepinstructions, education and support for all parties involved.
    • Redesigned websites
    • Provided website maintenance including minor to moderate text & graphic changes.
    • Provided e-mail support and troubleshooting for webmail and outlook/outlook express.
    Creative Consultant
    07/2006 - 09/2006: Playboy Television International, Los Angeles, CA

    Created Digital Newsletter written entirely in WML and HTML for wireless applications which were compatible for wireless (Blackberry and mobile), PC and MAC users. Created an innovative Newsletter Template with supplied text and images that will provide a cutting edge look and professional feel geared for the international affiliate audience

    Web Developer/Designer
    08/1998 - 2004: latinabarbie.com, Huntington Beach, CA

    • Created www.latinabarbie.com on 08/98: Full web development, graphic design, including various back-end development.
    • Web site averaged 6,000 user sessions per day.
    • Performed weekly maintenance and updates, such as journal, photo album & message board.
    • Held over 15,000 e-mail accounts
    • Interactive message board contained over 2,400 registered users with over 250,000 web posts.
    • Redesigned layout various times.

    Graphic Artist
    07/2002 -02/2004: Diamond International, Orange, CA

    • Full time work doing Graphic Design, Web-Site coding/editing (including but not limited to: HTML, PHP, CSS, JavaScript)
    • Responsible for creating Digital Art for 30+ Websites supported, and anything that would go on a Web Site.
    • Responsible for Full-Page Ads, Ad Banners, Print Ads, splash pages and more.

    Web Designer
    05/2001 - 02/2002: Intercrew Systems, Inc, Los Angeles, CA

    • Designed potential layouts for clients.
    • Integrated graphics from Adobe Photoshop into Dreamweaver Interdev

    Technical Support Team Lead/Liason
    08/1999 - 05/2001: Hostpro - Micron Electronics, Los Angeles, CA

    • Responsible for supervision of technical support call center staff, level 1 and level 2 technicians, totaling a staff of 9.
    • Skill evaluation of staff pertaining to technical support calls.
    • Resolution of medium to high technical difficulty level tasks.
    • Handling of customer calls and emails regarding troubleshooting technical web hosting issues.
    • Conflict mediation and resolution.· Guide/Teach Lower Level Technicians


Portfolio: * More samples are available in my Portfolio section.
Professional
References:
  • References available upon request