Aruna C Bernier / Address:P.O. Box 202892, Austin, TX ,78720 Phone: (512) 565-6915
E-mail: Website:
Web Site Developer/Designer > Fine Artist > Graphic Designer

Technical background

Platforms/OS
PC and Macintosh / Windows 95, 98, 2000 and XP
Graphics
Photoshop
ImageReady
Flash
Illustrator / ACDSee
Quark Express
Corel Draw / PageMaker
Adobe Type Manager
Multi Ad Creator
Web
HTML
Dreamweaver / Homesite
Basic Action Script / Cold Fusion studio
Basic JavaScript
Word Processing
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Excel
Lotus Ami Pro
Lotus 123 / Lotus Word Pro
Microsoft Word
Word perfect
PowerPoint / Adobe Acrobat
QuarkXpress
Freelance for DOS, OS/2and Windows

Responsibilities

Internet/intranet/Extranet initial process
Conceptualization
Technical issues/limitations consideration
Product launch
Web style guide consideration
Marketing strategies / Content organization
Branding issues consideration
Site maintenance
Screen resolution consideration
Page weight / download time consideration / Database driven site maintenance
Cross browser compatibility consideration
Usability testing
Navigation and search capabilities consideration
Web and print output
User Interface design
Interactive cd design
Interactive tutorials and presentations
Flash animations / Image creation/production
Illustrations/logos/icon design
Digital photography
Banner ads
Multimedia Design
Golf, Tennis, Hockey Ad Design / Brochures/newsletters
Flow charts/labels/ badges
Tent cards/posters/business cards
Presentations
Company Safety Manual
Athletic poster design
Technical Responsibilities
Scanning
Photo manipulation
Admin Business Support
Use of LAN to file, retrieve and manage electronic storage files
Text/Data Processing
Import/Export files
Cusomer Service / Color separation for camera-ready ads
Font selection
Masks, overlays, cropping, blending, contouring
Training
FTP/upload/download files
Install and upgrade software’s / Typing, writing, editing, proof reading
Image naming convention
Image burning/archiving
Rendering/optimizing
Scanning/printing
Zip/unzip
Online Portfolio


AMD Retai Pro site (confidential) / 

American Campus Communities and other development sites / 

Education
Degree
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Public Communications
Luther College, Decorah, IA (1989-1994)
Training
Web Design 2000 Conference by Thunder Lizard Productions, Seattle
Beginners JavaScript Course
Macromedia Flash 5 Advanced Curriculum 2000
In house NI Basic Java I Introductory class
Work History
Nirvanasystems – Austin, TX
Web Designer, August 25th 2003 to October 10th 2003
SRIsports – Austin, TX
Multimedia Designer, June 23rd 2003 to July 15th 2003
National Instruments - Austin, TX
Web Graphic Designer, August 1999 to May 2002
Datanet Communications / C-3 - Austin, TX
Web Graphic Designer, June 1998– July 1999
IBM - Austin, TX
Contractor / Graphic Designer, April 1997- June 1998
The Island Packet (McClatchy Newspapers) - Hilton Head Is, SC
Graphic Artist, January 1995 - July 1996
Van Der Meer Tennis University - Hilton Head Is, SC
Assistant to Marketing Department, 1993–1995
Luther College - Decorah, IA
Graphic Design Intern, Publications Dept., May 1992–Aug 1992
Luther College - Decorah, IA
Student Assistant, Athletic Dept., 1992–1993

Personal Achievements

Held Senior /Solo Art Exhibition at the Loyalty Art Gallery at Luther College
Letter of appreciation from Lady Diana and Prince Charles of Great Britain for their Royal Family Portrait.
Silver medallist at The Shankars International Art Competition. (1981, 1983)
USPTR (United States Professional Tennis Registry) Certified Tennis Professional.
Van Der Meer TennisUniversity : Coached World Class tennis players, taught Munchkins, Junior, Adult and Senior tennis clinics at in South Carolina, Texas and Nepal.
Junior International Tennis Federation(ITF) World Ranking points 1987, 1988, 1989
ITA Rolex Iowa Regional singles Finalist (1992)
Participated in the ITF (International Tennis Federation) World Junior Tennis Circuit (1987, 1988, 1989)
Winner: 27th Open Lawn tennis Championships (1988 All Nepal Tennis Classics)
Finalist: East Japan Junior Championships (1987)
Honor Student, Luther College
Traveled to 48 different cities worldwide and fluent in three different languages
Work Status
US Citizen
References and Portfolio
Available on request