Resume

Lee Frankis

UI/Web/Graphic Designer

Professional Summary

I am an accomplished professional, with excellent morals, and a hard-working attitude. I have worked with companies and independently to create a body of work of substantial quality. I am passionate about creating user-friendly design and beautiful modern websites. I am also passionate about graphic design, I enjoy creating graphic content that is esthetically pleasing and that which results in a positive user experience. I am looking to further my career and move into a role where I can express myself creatively through design for the web and print.

Areas of Expertise

  • Responsive website design & development
  • Web application front-end (UI) design & development
  • HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, jQuery UI and some PHP
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Shopify & WordPress
  • Working HTML, CSS & JavaScript prototypes
  • SEO, social media setup & branding
  • Logos, brochures & other print media
  • Product/graphic design for children (books, posters etc.)

Core Qualifications

  • 12 years web/graphic design experience
  • Designed books, posters, puzzles, packaging and created an entire children's educational product line
  • Created numerous websites utilizing HTML5, CSS3, PHP, JavaScript & jQuery
  • Have excelled working in a team and independently
  • Worked with clients directly and to tight deadlines

Accomplishments

  • Created an award-winning line of educational toys for babies, toddlers and preschoolers involving taking products from the basic concept stage through all steps of the design process to finished product for mass market. Also managed the company’s entire graphic design and web design departments. (http://www.teachmy.com)
  • 1st Place in a 99designs web design competition
  • Worked as a freelancer and obtained my own clients, produced web designs, developed web pages, provided customer support and handled invoices
  • Conceptualized, Designed and programmed a fully-featured website, including a shopping cart, wordpress blog, cookies, store locator and custom JavaScript logic to provide an enhanced user experience.

Employment Summary

Web/Graphic Designer

Teach My Toddler Inc, Toronto ON, 2007 - Oct 2018

  • Responsible for design of new product lines, such as Teach My Toddler
  • Created marketing materials, logos, letterheads, all kinds of print materials
  • Designed product packaging, consulted with team to provide design insight
  • Maintained the company website as webmaster
  • Defined the company's branding, provide creative thinking
  • Innovated and conceptualized new products & marketing ideas
  • Created Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets with automated VBA functions to improve workflow

Freelance Web/Graphic Designer

Toronto ON, Mar 2014 - May 2015 (Side-job)

  • Designed websites and other graphic materials in Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign
  • Developed websites using HTML5, CSS3 & PHP, installed JavaScript & jQuery Scripts
  • Designed & developed responsive websites for mobile devices
  • Designed banners, email templates, logos, brochures etc
  • Created several concepts, and working prototypes
  • Worked on Web Applications for desktop and iPhone/iPad
  • Created problem solving features in the UI design for Web Applications

Education

BTEC National Diploma in ITC

Braintree College, Braintree, Essex, England, 2003-2005

High School Diploma Equivalent

The Boswells School, Chelmsford, Essex, England, 1998-2003

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