Kevan McGowan
Interactive Designer/Developer
contact info

After establishing a solid understanding of the web design and development processes in both an Interactive Agency and Graduate Design Program, I am now eager to expand my experience in the fields of Digital Media and Graphic Design.

education

San Francisco State University, MAIA in Design & Industry 02/2007, with emphasis in Visual Communication, color theory, interface design, & branding. GPA: 3.8 see portfolio
University of California at Santa Cruz, Bachelor of Arts, 06/2001
Politics major with other emphasis in Graphic Design, Art History and Film. Exhibited strengths in writing.
West Valley Community College, September 2001-May 2003, completed various design software related classes. Member, West Valley Design Group.

work experience

06-2008-present
Six Apart Web Developer/Designer
Contracted to design and build various web properties including typepad.com, movabletype.com, and sixapart.com. Acted as a Lead Designer for the movabletype.com redesign.
04/2007-06/2008
Tribal DDB, Interface Engineer, San Francisco, CA
Web developer and art director on various web properties including clorox.com, scoopaway.com, & glad.com. Regularly worked with XHTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP, & Flash Actionscript. Acted as an art director for the safeway.com redesign.
12/2006-03/2007
Actuate Corporation, Freelance Designer, So. San Francisco, CA.
Process all creative requests from the marketing department by updating print and web collateral.
08/2005-01/2006
Paul Chang Design, Intern/Freelance Designer, San Francisco, CA.
Tasks include user interface design, graphic design, production, web development, and information mapping in projects for Volkswagen Electronics Research Lab and Kraft Foods/DiGiorno. see portfolio
10/2001-Present
Razza Design Works, Freelance Web Designer, So. San Francisco, CA.
Personally initiate, conceive, and complete web, print, and logo design projects for various businesses including The Great Mall of the Bay Area, AMS Landscaping, Hyatt-Baumbach Winery, and David Hare: Sailing Consultant. see portfolio
07/2001-08/2004, 08/2005-03/2007
Bank of the West, Customer Service Representative, San Francisco, CA.
Provide excellent customer service while assisting customers with banking needs.

skills

Software:Dreamweaver, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Eclipse, Apache, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Adobe Acrobat Professional on both windows and mac platforms.
Internet:Proficient in scripting XHTML, CSS, & Actionscript, Familiarity with Javascript, XML, PHP, & FLEX. see portfolio
Familiar with leading online services to ensure cross-platform compatibility.

activities

Volunteered as a team member in a student studio development and build at SFSU. Co- ordinated studio unveiling party.
Acted as a Teaching Assistant in various courses through SF State.

references

References available upon request