KEITHPARENT
6810 Jefferson Hwy, APT #11203
Baton Rouge, LA 70806
225–223–7530
keithparent@me.com

WORK EXPERIENCE

nStrumental Designs, Inc. 
2008~2009 • PRAIRIEVILLE, LA
Sr. Interactive Web Designer
    Created a wide variety of design artwork including websites, software interfaces, emails, flash presentations, logos, background graphics, and more. Created a faster and more efficient workflow by creating a self-applicating framework that incorporates the 960 grid system, jQuery, jQuery UI, and the @font-face font embedding technique into ASP.net masterpage templates.

Redstick Internet 
2008~2009 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Freelance Interactive Designer
    Created and developed multiple XML-driven Flash-based web application modules that are flexible and easily tie into their existing ColdFusion CMS, which allows clients access to quickly update the raw data that powers the otherwise complex and intelligent handling of interactive visualizations that normally command a highly technical facility of skills that are not usually available or cheap to employ.

X Design, Inc. 
2007~2008 • BATON ROUGE, LA
X Designer
    Designed and developed multiple web sites well under the quoted times. Worked on several identities and advertising campaigns. Assisted the team when web projects were sparse by producing print mechanicals for many high-end client projects ranging from trade show booths to billboards.

Oktoberproject 
2003~2008 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Creative/Interactive/Web Director
Co-founder/Principal

    Managed, designed and developed multiple high-end: interactive web applications, shopping carts, presentations, image galleries, flash games, and video animations. Brought  fresh research, conceptualization and direction to many successful identity and branding projects. Found cheaper solutions to meet clients’ needs while delivering the same high quality work that more expensive solutions would allow.

K-fx², Interactive 
2004~2005 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Lead Interactive/Web Designer
    Hit the ground running to catch up with the fast-paced production levels. Improved the coding and usability of hurricane tracking application. Helped the firm claim 1 Best of Show ADDY Award, 3 Gold ADDY Awards, and 2 Silver ADDY Awards for multivarious web sites, web applications, CD–ROM & MiniDisc interactive applications/video presentations, and kiosk interfaces.

Io Advertising & Design

2003~2004 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Interactive/Web Designer
    Added to company capabilities allowing for an increase in deliverables and signed contracts that were previously unaccessible. Organized and managed teams of programmers and designers to meet multiple project goals. Designed and coded web sites and interactive materials for both the firm and it’s clients. Regularly consulted with clients concerning their web sites’ needs to put together proposals and the best solution to meet those needs.

LSU S.T.A.R.T. Program
2002~2003 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Web Design Software Trainer/Tutor
    Teacher and tutor of classes for LSU students in Web Design, Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, HTML, and JavaScript. Editing and updating all course materials  and created an ActionScript course which included examples and demonstrations. Held the highest overall trainer rating by the students throughout employment.

Graphic Design Student Office
2002~2003 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Web Designer/Consultant
    Improved coding, information architecture, accessibility, and usability for the College of Art + Design website as well as all sub level sites of each individual program. Consulted with other university departments to use GDSO for designing, updating and producing departmental web sites.

Dept of Culture, Recreation, & Tourism
2002 • BATON ROUGE, LA
Graphic/Web Designer
    Created a highly engaging, accessible, and usable website for the Division of Historic Preservation. Digitized large archived blueprints of every historic district of Louisiana, accurately illustrated their historic borders, optimized maps for web use, and inserted them into the database. Trained supervisor to use Adobe GoLive software.

EDUCATION

Louisiana State University, A&M
1998~2003 • BATON ROUGE, LA

Bachelor of Fine Arts    3.26 [ BFA / GPA
Studio Arts        3.8 [ MAJOR / GPA
Visual Communication    3.75 [ MINOR / GPA
Dean’s List        2000~2003 [ CONSECUTIVE

CAREER SKILLS

Software | Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Swift 3D, MS Expression, MS Office
Coding | ActionScript, ASP.net, CSS, HTML5, JavaScript, jQuery, PHP, XHTML, XML

REFERENCES

Available Upon Request.