Kimberley L. Rivero

Web Site Designer & Graphic Designer

I am a web and graphic designer with extensive experience in the computer and software industries. I am a U.S. Citizen and live in Cancun, Mexico.

Advanced Skills

  • CSS & XHTML
  • User-Interface Design
  • Graphic Design
  • Web Writing & Content Development
  • Web Project Management
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Standards and Accessibility

Knowledge Areas

  • JavaScript
  • PHP & ASP
  • XML
  • Flash Development
  • Interactive Mapping
  • Spanish

Experience

:: Web Site Designer & Graphic Designer

Boulder, CO & Cancun, Mexico | August 2001 - Present

Provide web and graphic design services to U.S.-based small businesses and non-profits. Services include: web site design, search engine optimization, web graphics, content development, splash screens, icon design, logo design and layout for print.

Partial Client List

:: Web Site Designer & Project Manager

SRC, LLC | Boulder, CO | January 1998 - July 2001

SRC is a provider of websites that provide demographic and market analysis using reports and themed maps.

  • Managed initial development and launch of www.DemographicsNow.com
    • Wrote HTML, designed graphics, maps, reports and user-interface
    • Managed project scheduling and the programming team
    • Six months after launch the site was generating $50,000 USD per month in subscription sales.
  • Managed initial development and launch of www.FreeDemographics.com
    • Wrote HTML, designed graphics, reports and user-interface
    • Managed project scheduling and the programming team
    • The site was an immediate success as a sales lead generation tool. SRC continues to rely on it to bring in new contacts and to demonstrate their technology.
  • Contributed to numerous demographic analysis sites including those for the U.S. Census Bureau, Market Statistics, Experian, Direct Marketing Association, Thomson Newspapers, Compusearch, and others.

:: Graphic Designer

Boulder, CO | October 1990 - December 1997

Provided clients with comprehensive help in setting up and maintaining the public images of their various enterprises.

  • Developed brochures, stationery, logos and advertising pieces
  • Designed software splash screens, icons, and user-interfaces

:: Manager

Native Systems, Ltd. | Boulder, CO | July 1990 - December 1995

Co-founded and managed this high-end computer store. Focus of the business was to provide exceptional customer service and very high quality computer hardware.

  • Designed advertising, brochures and stationery
  • Managed firm's finances
  • Hired and trained new employees
  • Managed sales and service people

Education

:: Web Technology Certificate

International Webmaster's Association | December 2004

Study areas: PHP, Cascading Style Sheets, XML, XHTML and HTML Forms.

Courses: PHP, Flash MX 2004, Search Engine Marketing, Web Content Writing & Editing, Programming Concepts, Intermediate Cascading Style Sheets Workshop, Database Intro and Managing Web Design Projects.

I am continually updating my web technology skills. My recent studies have given me new insight into web standards and accessibility issues.

:: Baccalaureate Degree

Simon's Rock College | Great Barrington, MA | May 1989

Attended college at age 15. Majored in art, with a focus on computer art and dance; also studied anthropology. Senior thesis was on Navajo sand paintings and their role as both art form and healing tool.

  • Doreen Young Scholar | 1988 | Awarded for excellence in the study of Art History
  • Arts Division Prize | 1989 | Awarded for excellence in the Arts

:: Spanish

I am currently learning Spanish. I have taken Spanish from various schools in Mexico and in the U.S.