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Tyler Walters

Objective

To use my creativity and knowledge of design to help express great ideas.

Experienced designer in both web and print.
Detail oriented with a strong focus on usability, clean design, and typography.
Passionate about web design, graphic design, and illustration.
Quick learner and possess a strong desire to continually improve design knowledge and skills.

Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver
Mac OSX and Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
Handcoding with up-to-date CSS and HTML
Grid based Web Design with Validating Code and Web Standards
Wordpress Theme Development
Basic Search Engine Optimization techniques
Knowledge of design principles and best practices

OUTDOORSMAN'S WAREHOUSE
Creative Director/Co-Owner, Gilbert, AZ, October 2010-Present.

In charge of all elements of the visual identity including the logo, website, blog, images, newsletter, and advertisements.
Involved in all aspects of the business and did what was best for the company, the customer, and staying true to our vision.

GO DADDY
Website Designer, Tempe, AZ, 2010-Present.

Worked with Go Daddy's proprietary Website Tonight software to build out new websites for hundreds of customers.
Use of basic graphic design and heavy use of CSS to customize pre-built website templates.
Organized customer's content into an attractive and well-thought out layouts.

FREELANCE WEB AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Designer, tylerwalters.com, 2004-2011.

Involved with all aspects of the design business including interacting with clients, creative direction, web design and development, and graphic design and branding.
Strong focus on usability and designing from a user's perspective.
Worked for a wide variety of clients including local restaurants, small businesses, real estate agents, a local political campaign, and a local author.
Created projects for both web and print including web sites, wordpress themes, ecommerce sites, ebay themes, icons, posters, invitations, flyers, visual aids, and much more.
Followed strict web standards for web design and best practice methods for print.