Resume

it’s all about me

Located in the Chicagoland area, I am a passionate, highly self-motivated and goal-oriented new and social media marketing professional with formal training in graphic/web design who is committed to pursuing a long-term career. I have a strong portfolio demonstrating excellent creative communication skills and a desire to expand my skill-set. I love to dream, learn and also to teach.

availability

I’m available for freelance, contract, temporary or permanent work depending upon your needs. Please contact me to discuss what I can do to help you meet your needs. After-all, this is my passion. Phone [937-757-1331] Email [contact@kimfenolio.com] Twitter [@kFenolio]

career connections

Interface and Social Media Manager Oct. 2008 – Current AMERICA’S BEST COMPANIES

Creative director, interface designer, copywriter and social media manager responsible for creating social media strategies that lead the way for communication, relationship and community building for internet marketing success. Blog, podcast setup and production. Managed and coordinated efforts across Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, LinkedIn and YouTube which included a successful viral video campaign. Copywriter for small business articles and America’s Best magazine, idea monkey and future planning. Search Engine Optimization (SEO), full analytics tracking and monitoring to maximize marketing and to influence positive change. Brand mentions and monitoring wielded with multiple tactics. User interface designer that uses advanced CSS, HTML, ASP, Javascript, Flash and ActionScript. Managed public relations coordinators, copywriters as well as internet and database programming team. | Portfolio Sites: www.gowithabc.com www.ezlocal.com www.work4abc.com

ART DIRECTOR, NEW MEDIA MARKETING SPECIALIST Oct. 2003 – Current Self Employed

Self employed in the internet communications, web and graphic design. Meeting and corresponding with clients, determining client needs, then designing and producing based upon those needs. New and social media, blog set-up (SQL) and design (HTML, CSS and PHP), podcast setup, audio production and editing, e-marketing by way of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), email marketing campaigns, networking, relationship building, communication enhancement, public relations, event planning, graphic retouching, restoration, corporate identity, direct mailers, web graphics, web design, fresh / redesigns, work independently or as a part of a team. Helping clients accurately communicate their message throughout different media. Primary services utilized for clients: Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Flickr, StumbleUpon, MySpace

Graphic Artist Jan. 2004 – May 2007 BerylMartin

Took on the role of production artist, graphic artist, video production, flash developer and copy writer for a graphic design and full print shop. Increased production by 300% by introducing and implementing time-saving skills and production practices tailored to individuals, tasks and clients. Utilized advanced Photoshop skills to edit colors, shapes, color correcting, manipulating, masking, recreation and retouching. Prepared files for output to print; pre-press. Mastered Quark by using master pages, style sheets, all preference items, tabs, hyphenation and justification parameters, tracking, leading and kerning. Created layouts, proofed, routed and directed production of printed products. Wrote training procedures and trained new employees.

other relevant experience

Community Hospital May 2002 – Nov. 2003 Patient Access Professional

Created, wrote and designed a departmental newsletter to increase communication throughout the hospital; that was distributed to 5 departments. Manage and coordinate bed assignments of over 400 patients staying within the hospital. Organization and documentation of 48 – 132 surgical procedures per night for the following workday. Training of new hires.

Hammond Clinic Sept. 2000 – May 2002 Customer Service

Maintain patient appointment system for nearly 180 patients/day. Modified and wrote 100+ page training manual. Trained and evaluated new employees. Organization of patient and administrative filing system, recreation and modification to out-dated documents.

Moonlit Tournament Alliance Aug. 1998 – Oct. 1999 Manager

Created online tutorials for five different versions of the spades card game. Wrote five training manuals. Responsible for hiring, training and scheduling approximately 30 individuals for four different internet-based jobs. Formed a website with live chat, forums and information regarding progression and tournament status. Often coordinated 300 people in a night within one chat room via voice and text a three-round tournament.

an education with honors

Westwood College of Technology, 2002-2003
Associates of Applied Science Graphic Design and Multimedia

President of the Gridlayers Graphic Design Club, 2002-2003

Directors List (4.0 GPA), 2002-2003 | Graduate of the Year, 2003

speaking engagements

140 Characters Conference Los Angeles October 27-28, 2009
Conference | Video of Panel

Expert Panelist #smbiz Chat on Twitter for Understanding Marketing

press acknowledgements

Businesses must learn to be social on social media, expert advises | Article

Unemployment is a Small Business Opportunity | Article

Podcast Coverage | Article

soft skills

Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Flash
Corel Draw
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Premiere
Macromedia Director
Adobe InDesign
Final Cut Pro
Microsoft Power Point
QuarkXpress
Adobe Audition
Microsoft Excel
Adobe Dreamweaver
Audacity
Audacity
Visual Web Developer
Microsoft Word
HTML
RSS
CSS
XML
ASP
PHP

MS 95, 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, Windows 7
OS 9, X

availability

I’m available for freelance, contract, temporary or permanent work depending upon your needs. Please contact me to discuss what I can do to help you meet your needs. After-all, this is my passion. Phone [937-757-1331] Email [contact@kimfenolio.com] Twitter [@kFenolio]