Michael Verdon
Alexandria, VA; Cell: 571-239-2588;
Email: mverdon@michaelverdon.com

Objective:
• To obtain a position as a Website / UI / Multimedia / Graphic Designer.

Summary of Qualifications:
• Active Secret Clearance; Investigation Performed: Top Secret SSBI - SCI Eligible Cleared (TS Inactive)
• Web and Graphics Designer with a strong understanding of coding logic, concepts and practices
• Military training and background with experience in high-ranking military, civilian, and political environments
• Proven communications skills in dealing with customers, management, and peers
• Experience communicating directly with customers to gather requirements and conduct usability activities
• Adaptable, self-motivated team member with the ability to lead when needed and a problem-solving mind set
• Able to conceptualize new designs and ideas by both free-hand or digital compositions using multiple programs
• Able to work alone to achieve tasks, meet deadlines, and make a positive difference without losing focus on top priorities

Technical Knowledge:
• Adobe Creative Suite 3 (CS2/Studio 8/MX) (Fireworks, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Flash, Designer); MS Office (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Visio); Remedy; Rational Rose; Tools for Oracle Administrators (TOAD);
• HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Familiarity with ColdFusion, SQL, ActionScript, and PHP

Work Experience:
Lockheed Martin / Lockheed Martin sub-contractor (Convergenz), Jun 2007 – Present, OASD/PA-IRM
Designer
• Redesigned www.dod.mil/heroes/.  Gathered requirements, conducted user analysis, conceptualized, designed, coded, tested, implemented, continued maintenance. Created templates and wrote documentation on site updates.
€ Conceptualized and created print-quality baseball-style cards for Heroes site. 
€ Increased site traffic from 15,000 (Oct 07) to 28,000 (Jan 08) monthly hits (on home page)
• Created posters, graphics, and logo samples for OSD Writers Group; managed sites for Writers Group
• Created mock-ups for the JCOC, A/V group project, Why We Serve, A Force for Good, and an internal site.
• Developed flash and static banners for the Defenselink.mil home page and to promote Heroes relaunch
• Manages time and efforts across multiple projects, working with team members and independently to ensure deadlines are met
• Works as a back-up to our other designer; working closely together to best utilize our capabilities and methods
• Tested new applications for functionality and usability, assisted in documentation and input tickets to track our fixes/bugs

Diversified International Sciences Corporation (DISC), Jul 2005 – Jun 2007, DISA, GCCS-J
Designer
• 2 sites: Gathered requirements, conducted user analysis, conceptualized, designed, coded, tested, implemented, maintenance, created update processes and documentation, cross browser compatible, 508 compliant (Large internal site and SIPRNet site)
• Created update process, documentation, and user-interface for CD-ROM (over 30 pages and 500 files)
• Created a GCCS-J Customer Brochure and designs for products given out at the DISA Customer Conference
• Created layout design for War room, including 3-D layout drawing and creating custom graphics
• Created invitations, flyers, document graphics,  presentations and Employee Handbook’s cover design and booklet layout
• Created graphics and buttons for DOL Portal workspaces

Webmaster
• Defense Online Portal (DOL): Created and maintained a worksite on the Portal (SharePoint)
• Met with clients and team members to make portal changes based around usability, workflow, and interactivity
• Lead of DOL web team: worked closely to troubleshoot issues, created/implemented user-friendly navigation and standardized look across multiple organizations, created test worksite, maintained access rosters, and created zero work-loss environments
• Extensive testing on Defense Knowledge Online and helped in creating a site testing plan and transition plan.
• Provided customers with hands-on support, documentation, and assisted in any problems for any of the sites 

United States Air Force, Feb 2001 - Jun 2004, HAF-AFPCA/GA
Designer
• Helped establish templates, reusable icons and buttons, and color-schemes for AFPCA, streamlining the design process
• Assisted the lead designer with 4 sites and site documentation.
• Lead designer for in-house site, gathered requirements, conceptualized, coded portions in html and CSS
• Worked with lead designer to create information architecture/workflow documents and test usability of our systems
• Helped gather and organize design requirements by dealing directly with customers and Project Managers for 3 sites
• Created PowerPoint and html-briefings for O-5 and above customers for 2 sites
• Created flyers, agency-wide emails and brochures for department and organizational events
• Coordinated and promoted AFPCA's coin design contest; created flyers, organized and prepared all submissions for judges
• Handled photography for GA events, edited with Fireworks, and uploaded to our site
• Assisted in design and lay-out of PowerPoint presentation for monthly GA meetings

Web-based Application Engineering
• Member of multiple teams responsible for coding 4 sites, responsible for portions in html, ColdFusion, SQL, and JavaScript
• Team member for testing 5 sites, following testing documentation, use cases, and doing ad-hoc tests (Rational Rose)

Webmaster
• Created/maintained 500+ user accounts for Agency-wide site, controlled access of personnel to different modules (Remedy)
• Handled tier-2 trouble calls for site functionality and issues; provided on site help and training to high level personnel
• Lead maintainer for coding and graphical fixes or updates for 3 sites (Fireworks, Rational Rose, TOAD)

Side Projects, Current
• www.bryc.org - Gathered requirements, conceptualized, designed, coded, tested, implemented, continued maintenance
• Low-level requirement gathering, designed, coded, and maintained site for gaming group
• Gathered requirements, conceptualized, designed, coded, tested, implemented a small site for a Title company

Digital Portfolio
• http://www.michaelverdon.com/portfolio.html

Formal Training and Education:
• USAF Vocational Training for Computer Programming; On-the-Job-Training for Air Force 5-level completed
• 37 semester hours earned toward an associates degree at NOVA
• Training Classes: Fundamentals of Java, Fast Track to JavaScript, Fast Track to Coldfusion, Hands-on Web Design