Skills
Software
Proficient in Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe InDesign CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, and Microsoft Word
Comfortable with Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Fireworks CS4, and Microsoft Office Powerpoint
Some experience with Microsoft Office Excel, Adobe Acrobat 9, and Adobe Contribute
Design
Proficient knowledge of XHTML and CSS
Comfortable with JavaScript
Knowledgeable of both graphic and usability-centered design principles as well as W3C web standards
Writing
Able to write in a wide variety of genres
Attentive to the needs of audience and context, and able to cater my writing to fit those needs
Personal
Detailed, thorough worker; quick learner
Determined, reliable, amiable, efficient
Experienced and capable of working in both collaborative and individual capacities
Experience
Web Content Manager: MSU College of Music's Public Affairs Office, August 2009 - May 2010
Maintained and updated the College of Music's web calendar and accounts on various community web calendars
Edited and monitored information on the College of Music's web site
Web Designer: Spartan Web Authoring Team (SWAT), fall 2008 - spring 2010
Designed efficient, visually appealing, and user friendly web sites for community organizations
Created instructional materials that enable clients to maintain their own websites after project completion
Web Designer: Internship with DSA Greater Detroit Local, summer 2009
Redesigned Detroit DSA website to be aesthetically pleasing, user friendly, and standards compliant
Outreach Coordinator: MSU Young Democratic Socialists (YDS), April 2007 - May 2010
Planned and organized events (e.g. panel discussions, talk-ins, and speaking engagements)
Designed effective, cost-efficient flyers to advertise events
Sought funding from various university sources
Community Outreach and Engagement
Presenter: Michigan State University World Languages Day, Lansing MI, April 17, 2010
Collaborated with several others to write and deliver a presentation titled "Across Russia in 50 Minutes"
Russian Club: Hiawatha Elementary School, Okemos MI, October 2008 - April 2010
Taught 1st and 2nd or 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders about Russian language, culture, and history once a week
Michigan State University 4H Program, Lansing MI, summer 2009
Taught two days of classes about Russian language and culture for 8th, 9th, and 10th graders
Arts and Literacy Project: Okemos Central Elementary, Okemos MI, fall 2008 - spring 2009
Collaborated with MSU and Okemos Central Elementary students on community arts projects that integrated communication, problem solving, and fine arts skills
Education
BA in professional writing: Michigan State University, East Lansing MI, 2010
Additional Major: Russian
Honors: Honors College Member; Dean's List 2007 - 2010; recipient: College of Arts and Letters Alumni Award for Undergraduate Excellence, Certificate of Merit
Volgograd State Technical University: Volgograd, Russia, summer 2008
Study abroad; Russian language