Zach Ashley

Education:

December 2001

Schoolcraft College Livonia, MI
Computer Graphic Technologies Associates Degree

December 2005

SkillPath
Attended a seminar on brochure design

January 2006

Bruce Clay, Inc Simi Valley, CA
Completed 2 day Search Engine Optimization Conference

Experience:

April 2008 - Present

BNP Media
- Web Desginer
- Maintaining approximately 30 different events websites
- Coordinating with managers and organizers of these events in order to keep information on these websites current.
- Creating email marketing pieces specifically designed to maximize conversion rates
- Worked with a team of designers during a redesign project that included a migration to a new content Management System
- Regularly provide support to other departments regarding their websites

October 2007 - April 2008

Wolverine Technical Staffing
- Contract-to-Hire Position at BNP Media
- Maintaining approximately 20 different events websites
- Coordinating with managers and organizers of these events in order to keep information on these websites current.

March 2000 - October 2007

Baron's Wholesale Clothiers
- Web Designer and Ad Layout Specialist
- Maintain five independent retail websites
- Manage layout and design of newspaper advertisements and monthly mailing pieces
- Optimize sites for best results on search engines including Google, Yahoo!, Lycos, and MSN
- Utilize Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Macromedia Dreamweaver on a daily basis
- Troubleshoot and resolve internal technology problems

December 2010

The Wagering Resource
- Created Joomla site template
- Set up layout to best fit the blog style of the site content

May 2010

Bloom's Baby Stuff
- Created site template
- Coordinated with client to create and place payment options (Paypal)

December 2009

Patricia McQueen Photography
- Created Joomla site template
- Analyzed several options for photo gallery plugin software
- Facilitated upgrades of this photo gallery software and other plugins as they became available
- Taught user how to make her own photo uploads and updates

January 2009

GMI - Global Management Innovations
- Put together a website that focused on this company's past renovation projects.

April 2008

Abe's Fine Tailoring
- Designed and built a website showcasing the tailor shop and its tuxedo rental service.

July 2004

Motor City Youth Theatre
- Created pro bono website which I still maintain.

Additional:

I am proficient in the following programs

Photoshop
Joomla
Dreamweaver
Flash
Microsoft Word
PowerPoint

Quark Xpress
PageMaker
Illustrator
Premiere
iMovie
InDesign