Jeannie Dehmer
13733 62nd Avenue North
Maple Grove, MN 55311
(763) 694-8958 home
jeannie@jeanniedehmer.com

Objective
To obtain a challenging position in the creation and implementation of effective, user-friendly interfaces for the web.

Qualifications

•	Graphic design major, computer science minor, BFA degree.
•	Professional design sensibility and flexibility, notable client experience.
•	Ability to see a project through planning, design and execution. Excellent communicator.
•	Good sense of user experience related to brand development and interface design.
•	Strong work ethic and general love of design study and visual problem solving.
•	Thorough knowledge of new web design technologies, standards, and constraints.

Experience

1/07-Present
Aware Web  > Work Samples  > Organization Bio
Minneapolis, MN

Managing Director

•	Responsible for overall client relationship through multiple projects.
•	Notable accounts: Allina, Great Clips, Stratasys, NatureWorks LLC, Plato Learning, Hazeltine, ATS Medical, PeopleNet and Parasole Restaurant Holdings.
•	Provided strategic direction/corporate web strategy working within a number of organizational levels (varying: business units, functions and departments).
•	Responsible for project definition, scoping and proposals/presentations upfront. Responsible for execution and expectations and resource management once engaged.
•	Lead, managed and maintained efficiencies across project teams (project managers, developers, designers, business analysts).
•	Develop new services or service models where opportunities arise.
•	Provided expertise to clients in the following areas: web design, strategic planning, application development, ecommerce, content management systems, search engine marketing, email marketing, elearning, Flash animation, training/web support, Sharepoint development.
•	Staff management, performance reviews, mentoring.

8/06-12/06
Aware Web  > Work Samples  > Organization Bio
Minneapolis, MN

Design Consultant

•	Responsible for design of client sites from strategic planning to launch in a variety of industries.
•	Notable design work: Great Clips, Minneapolis Heart Institute (Allina/Abbott Northwestern Hospital), NatureWorks LLC (Cargill), Plato Learning, Digital River, RedEye RPM (Stratasys), Dasco
•	Provided usability evaluation services (whole site, application-specific).
•	Creation of site visual in accordance with client brand or to build new brand identity.
•	Authored XHTML code and provided CSS development.
•	Identified overall corporate web strategy for organizations (in alignment with user and business goals).
•	Prepared technology recommendations (CMS, Ecomm, email marketing, other 3rd party tools).
•	Facilitated stakeholder and focus group sessions.
•	Performed user testing, provided scenarios and personas.
•	Trained system authors and administrators (CMS), provided instructional materials.

5/02-7/06
Hennepin County  > Work Samples  > Organization Bio
Minneapolis, MN

Web Designer

•	Structured and created a new internet presence. Site involved selecting and implementing a CMS system for 200+ authors and presenting/advocating singular design across 29 departments who had previously kept separate sites.
•	Worked as a user interface design specialist with business departments/clients and technology department in design of several applications and systems: contract/client/case management, citation/fine payment, service center processing, election results reporting, GIS park locator and electronic workflow. Deliverables here included: user task flows, pageflows, prototypes, templates and code.
•	Creation of employee portal definition, requirements and preliminary designs based on employee focus groups and user testing.
•	Creation of specific department intranets.
•	Site development for external agencies.
•	Serve as accessibility liaison between Hennepin County IT and other departments, community organizations and city and state agencies.
•	Supportive presentation and print work for county CIO and County Administrator.

4/01-9/01
MLT Vacations  > Work Samples  > Corporate Bio
Minnetonka, MN

Web Designer

•	Structured, designed/created, and implemented a self-sustaining corporate intranet system, which included, corporate-wide and department-specific content management strategies.
•	Maintained current corporate site interface.
•	Developed new corporate site, including: creative direction, functional specification, usability considerations, information architecture (site structure, pageflow diagrams, user task flows), layout and code (HTML, CSS, and javascript).

7/00-4/01
CBBurnet  > Work Samples  > Corporate Bio
Edina, MN

Webmaster Associate

•	Designed/developed user interfaces for software applications for Coldwell Banker Burnet locally and Coldwell Banker/NRT affiliates nationally. Including: an intranet and internet concept, home search tool and customer service center.
•	Provided corporate identity support and original brand development in the form of visual systems development, style guides, creative briefs, naming strategies, content, page mock-ups/layouts, template systems, and prototypes.
•	Provided site structure diagrams, page flows, page wireframes and user task flows.
•	Development and production work in the forms of: image to HTML slicing, image compression, banner animation, flash demo development, Powerpoint presentation, HTML code, CSS and javascript where applicable and testing for cross-platform/browser and usability considerations.
•	Provided maintenance code fixes (.asp and .inc files).

4/99-7/00
Techies.com  > Work Samples  > Corporate Bio
Bloomington, MN

Art Director

•	Approved/designed/developed online visuals associated with Techies.com. Maintained current visual systems/consistencies and integrated new site sections/enhancements. Provide project-related and general creative briefs and style guides. Projects included: A site-wide redesign, restructuring, and streamlining (download speed); development of a new site concept (techiesday.org); development of affiliate projects (CNET, Redhat, Brainpower); and development of web-based training, expert advice, technology news content, and contract work site areas.
•	Designed/developed Photoshop layouts and HTML prototypes. Provided site structure, page flow and wireframe documentation for new projects and select user tasks. Provided user testing facilitation and attended user focus groups.
•	Mentored/provided art direction for 2 Photoshop production artists, 2 Flash developers, 4-6 HTML developers and any engineers within project scope.
•	Collaborated with ad agency externally and techies.com marketing department internally regarding online brand.

9/98-4/99
Chumbo.com  > Work Samples  > Corporate Bio
Minneapolis, MN

Web Designer

•	Maintained current site layout, visuals system, front-end code (html, asp w/includes).
•	Further developed corporate identity in web and print.
•	Developed new corporate site: creative direction, information architecture, layout and code.
•	Designed, developed and maintained several 30-50 page software retail sites for larger scale companies (AMD, Compaq, Diamond Multimedia, Gateway, IBM, Western Digital, Nvidia, Toshiba, etc.).
•	Meet with clientele to present/explain site structure, information design, branding, functionality, implementation, etc.

6/97-9/98
Quikpage.com  > Work Samples  > Corporate Bio
Minneapolis, MN

Web Designer

•	Designed and developed 10-30 page sites for a large variety of clientele using existing corporate materials and/or direct client interaction.
•	Developed a staff template and a graphics library. Provided staff HTML and design training.

Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN
May 1998

Coursework
Typography, color theory, print and new media design concepts and process, art and design history, software-related (Photoshop, Illustrator, Quark, Flash, Director, Aftereffects, Premiere, Persuasion, etc.), Visual Basic, MS Office applications.

Experience
St. Cloud State University Chronicle
Print and Online Graphics Editor
Jan. 1995 - May 1997

Capabilities  > Process Chart

General

•	Web/Graphic Design
•	User Interface/Application Design
•	Information Architecture
•	Usability
•	Accessibility
•	Web Content
•	Corporate Identity/Branding
•	Web Preparation/Production
•	User Testing
•	Advanced HTML, XHTML
•	CSS
•	JavaScript
•	Business Process

Software-Specific*

•	Photoshop CS3
•	Dreamweaver CS3
•	Flash CS3
•	Visio 2007
•	Illustrator CS3
•	InDesign CS3
•	Acrobat 8 Professional

*Software listed above is specific to web-based design, software knowledge extends to market-preferred CMS packages, ecommerce, project management, email marketing and analytic tools, etc. Work experience in both .Net and Java platforms.

References
Available upon request.

Awards

2005

•	Vignette Corporation "Efficiency Award" for best government application, Hennepin.us
•	Center for Digital Government award for "Best of the Web" in the county portal category, Hennepin.us
	National Association of Government Webmasters "Pinnacle Award" for excellence in web site design and content, Hennepin.us

1999, 1998

•	1998 and 1999, PC Magazine Editors’ Choice Award, Chumbo.com

Continuing Education

•	Participant, Human Factors International course "The Science and Art of Effective Web and Application Design", May 2006
•	Attendee, User Interface Engineering Minneapolis Roadshow, May 2006
•	Participant, Advanced Strategies coursework, including: Prototyping, Business Process Development, Facilitation, Testing Strategies, Business Analysis and Project Management (80 hours), January 2006-March 2006
•	Attendee, Thunderlizard Web Design Conference, Atlanta, GA, February 2000
•	Participant, User Interface Engineering coursework in User Testing Procedure, Minneapolis, MN, January 2000
•	Attendee, Techies.com user focus groups, New York, NY, February 2000

Professional Affiliations

•	American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
•	Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA)

Freelance Work
I am usually pretty dedicated to the company/organization that I am employed at and will take on very little freelance work, some samples:

•	Niki Z Fitness Center Site
•	Niki Z Promotional Mailer
•	Inaara Medspa Brochure