Dena M. van der Wal
773.271.6206 hm.  ·  773.450.2324 cell
www.denavanderwal.com  ·  dena@denavanderwal.com

Work Experience:
Web Designer / Developer, liQuidprint, Inc. (June 1998 - June 2003)
  • Designed, programmed and produced wide variety of Web projects, including e-commerce sites, database-driven sites, company identity sites, intranet sites, Flash-intensive sites.
  • Project lead on most sites assigned; also experienced with project management, art direction, copy writing/editing, graphic design, Flash development, usability testing.
  • Worked closely with clients, managers, back-end programmers and head art director. Participated in and often coordinated team meetings and conference calls with clients.
Graphic Designer, Big Deahl Productions (freelance position, April 1998)
  • Designed series of print ads for Screen and Shoot magazine featuring new commercial director.
  • Designed and edited brochure for still photography division, designed promotional postcards and layouts for Big Deahl marketing products.
Graphic Designer / Production Artist, Windy City Times (freelance position, March - April 1998)
  • Designed newspaper advertisements for businesses, was offered Art Director position.
  • Created layouts for special sections of the paper, helped assemble boards for press.
Graphic Designer / Web Designer, ComputerWorks of Chicago (July 1996 - March 1998)
  • Designed advertising, packaging and promotional mailing pieces for software products.
  • Designed web sites for inventory control software and medical tracking software.
  • Wrote, edited, and designed quarterly software newsletter.

Qualifications:
Versatility: Strong designer and coder, excellent writing and editing skills, comfortable on Mac or PC.

Software: Macromedia Flash; Fireworks; ColdFusion Studio; Dreamweaver; Freehand; Homesite; MS Visio; Access; Office; Adobe Photoshop; Illustrator; basic QuarkXPress.

Web: Web site design; HTML; DHTML; Flash Design & ActionScript; JavaScript; ColdFusion; Active Server Pages; CGI script implementation; Cascading Style Sheets; wireframe and site map design; HTML email design; SQL and Access database Web site interaction, usability testing.

Flash Training: Attended FlashForward conference, ActionScript seminar.

Fine Arts: Freehand illustration, comics, creative writing. Artwork published in The Chicago Literary Review, VenusZine magazine, GRCC Fine Arts Journal.

Education:
The University of Chicago, Bachelor of Arts, 1996, cum laude
Dean's List 1993-96
Major: Gender Studies
The School For International Training / Universiteit van Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Cultural Studies Program in Amsterdam, 1994

Volunteer Affiliations:
Flash Designer, The Chicago Foundation for Women
Designed Flash piece to promote their online annual report
Web Designer, Chicago Strikers Soccer
Designed Web site for women's soccer team
Web Designer, Chicago Collective Crew
Designed Web site for rowing team

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