Kimberly Keyes Stark

*Nominated for "Best Recreational Site" at the 1999 South By Southwest Interactive Festival.

Operating Systems:

• Apple Macintosh
• Microsoft Windows

Applications:

• Adobe PageMaker
• Adobe PageMill
• Adobe Premiere
• Adobe GoLive
• Adobe Photoshop
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe ImageReady
• Quark XPress
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Macromedia Flash
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Publisher
• QuickTime Pro
• QuickFlix
• GifBuilder
• TotallyHip WebPainter

Taken the following classes at Prince George's Community College, Landover, MD:

• Introduction to Computer Graphics
• Animation & Multimedia
• Digital Imaging

"Introduction to Microsoft Publisher," "Introduction to Quark XPress," and "Introduction to Microsoft PowerPoint" classes, Career Blazers Training Center, Washington, DC.

"Introduction to HTML and Home Pages" class, Erol's Internet Service, Springfield, VA.

Desktop Publishing Specialist Certificate, George Washington University's Center for Career Education.

B.S., Journalism, minor in Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park.

Learned how to do work for long-distance clients via telecommuting.
Gained professional Flash animation experience.

Helped a new Internet start-up with designing sites for various clients.

• Learned how to start a business from the ground-up.
• Learned how to design web sites for a variety of clients.
• Learned how to design web pages with Macromedia Dreamweaver
• Learned to work as part of a team.

Currently utilizing my skills as a designer, writer, and editor on this site, which was nominated for "Best Recreational Site" at the 1999 South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas.

• This site was nominated for an award at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival.
• Learned first-hand how to edit and screen content to make a website safe for all ages to visit.
• I learned about creating content that is enticing enough to make people want to revisit this site over and over again.

Currently helping out with designing brochures for special events and editing the church newsletter. Also designed the website.

• Able to keep honing my talents as a graphic designer.
• Helps me to practice my editing skills.
• Learned how to design (and keep up-to-date) a professional-looking website.

Utilized my skills as an editor and layout person in a variety of temporary contractor jobs.

• Helps me to practice my editing and layout skills.
• Gained experience working in a variety of different office settings.

Utilized my computer skills in a variety of different office jobs, including formatting documents, word processing, and data entry.

• Learned to work in a variety of different office settings.
• Gained experience in formatting documents--including specifying fonts and point sizes.

Redesigned the company's logo.

• Gained experienced in graphic design using both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
• Learned how to follow someone else's requirements when making a design.
• Gained insight on the importance of designing a logo that is both eye-catching and meet the exact requirements of the company's owners.

Member of Washington Apple Pi, DC Internet Developers Association (DCIDA), HTML Writer's Guild, and DC Webwomen.