Shervelle Marquina
Freelance Graphic & Web Designer
Triangle, VA, USA
7035926686
be.net/cd2xperts
I am a Senior Web/Print Graphic Designer and Mid-level Front-end Developer. I am certified as a Webmaster and Photoshop Expert, I am capable of full life-cycle, front- and back-end development as well as 508-compliance and remediation.
Work Experience
DKW Communications, Inc.
Tier 1 Support Analyst (On-call)
As part of a highly specialized technical team, I provide triage and support for incoming calls and emails helping end-users navigate the system, provide user account set up, password resets, and basic application software troubleshooting.
June 2019
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Virginia, United States
Commonwealth Of Virginia
Commissioned Notary Public
2016
- Present
Virginia, United States
JMA Outreach Solutions
Field Agent & Mobile Notary
Field Agent: Responsible for generating all documents related to loan modifications and banking correspondence, planning routes and driving to multiple client sites throughout the day to deliver documents and make a face-to-face contact with the client. I also photograph any damage and report the condition and occupancy status of the home. Mobile Notary: My primary duty as a Notary Public commissioned in the Commonwealth of Virginia is verification of the identity of all persons signing loan modification documents for various financial institutes; and to ensure that they are entering willingly into their agreements.
May 2016
- Present
United States
QMT Windchimes
Web & Graphic Designer
Responsible for creative direction, design, and execution of all postcards, magazine ads, and trade-show brochures throughout the United States, Canada and England.
Lead designer for the first catalog redesign in ten years and design of the first catalog targeting British clientele in the UK. This new catalog was met with great praise from the field employees and customers alike and was responsible for generating a substantial increase in the number of chimes sold that year.
Responsible for site maintenance, banners, design elements, and SEO updates pertaining to all three company websites.
Technical Environment: WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, CorelDraw, Dreamweaver, WordPress
Lead designer for the first catalog redesign in ten years and design of the first catalog targeting British clientele in the UK. This new catalog was met with great praise from the field employees and customers alike and was responsible for generating a substantial increase in the number of chimes sold that year.
Responsible for site maintenance, banners, design elements, and SEO updates pertaining to all three company websites.
Technical Environment: WordPress, Adobe Creative Suite, CorelDraw, Dreamweaver, WordPress
March 2007
- March 2012
Manassas, Virginia, United States
FINTRAC
508 Accessibility Compliance Consultant
Hired as a consultant to provide 508 compliance and PDF remediation .
· Performed a visual check ensure that no hidden data was present,
· Made sure recommended fonts were used,
· Analyzed PDF properties within each document to ensure compliance,
· Made sure bookmarks were included as needed,
· Ensured that all URLs contained were fully-qualified hyperlinks,
· Ensured Acrobat Accessibility Tags were added to the documents,
· Ensured documents had a logical reading order,
· Provided full Accessibility Reports to ensure no errors were present.
· Analyzed and corrected reading order, ensured all images, grouped images, and non-text elements had alternative text descriptions.
· Performed a visual check ensure that no hidden data was present,
· Made sure recommended fonts were used,
· Analyzed PDF properties within each document to ensure compliance,
· Made sure bookmarks were included as needed,
· Ensured that all URLs contained were fully-qualified hyperlinks,
· Ensured Acrobat Accessibility Tags were added to the documents,
· Ensured documents had a logical reading order,
· Provided full Accessibility Reports to ensure no errors were present.
· Analyzed and corrected reading order, ensured all images, grouped images, and non-text elements had alternative text descriptions.
September 2009
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District of Columbia, United States
Akima Intra-Data, LLC (Ki, LLC),
Applications Developer (TS|SCI Clearance)
Fort Belvoir, Army, DOD
Designed and developed employee training and development tool to track mandatory DOD employee training, certifications, and career planning. Application captured employee past certifications and allowed the PM to mandate required courses for each employee as well as make recommendations for further employee career enhancement.
TOOLBOX: PHP, CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver
Designed and developed employee training and development tool to track mandatory DOD employee training, certifications, and career planning. Application captured employee past certifications and allowed the PM to mandate required courses for each employee as well as make recommendations for further employee career enhancement.
TOOLBOX: PHP, CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver
January 2007
- 2009
Mount Vernon, Virginia, United States
Northrop Grumman
Sr. Technologist (Northrop Grumman/TASC) (TS/SCI Clearance)
Responsible for several application projects throughout the organization to facilitate system-wide reporting and shared data document repositories. Responsible for troubleshooting errors, suggesting improvements, and 508 compliance testing.
• Designed and developed an IDP (Individual Development Plan) and Mandatory Training reporting tool which gathered information about mandatory training, career development training, and certifications for all personnel, sent automated emails, captured images of certifications and awards.
• Developed and maintained application which automated the configuration management approval process and automatically routed reports via email for approval.
• Developed and maintained an acronym dictionary with search capabilities, data filters, and ability to export to MS Excel and Popkin (CSV) formats.
• Developed and maintained a status update application for document baseline control efforts which utilized graphs and email automation to disseminate information quickly and provide real-time status information on the progress and status of various documents used throughout the agency.
• Developed and maintained dynamic employee phone directory which could be exportd to Excel and Text formats.
• Experience migrating static HTML web to dynamic environments, troubleshooting and correcting code errors, and integrating COTS tools with dynamic, data-driven applications.
• Experience implementing 508-compliance standards and utilizing compliance diagnostics tools (BOBBY, WC3).
• Experience with full-lifecycle development including requirements gathering, static wireframes and online mockups, application development, testing, and deployment.
• Skilled in database development and reporting using SQL Server and MS Access technologies.
• Designed and developed an IDP (Individual Development Plan) and Mandatory Training reporting tool which gathered information about mandatory training, career development training, and certifications for all personnel, sent automated emails, captured images of certifications and awards.
• Developed and maintained application which automated the configuration management approval process and automatically routed reports via email for approval.
• Developed and maintained an acronym dictionary with search capabilities, data filters, and ability to export to MS Excel and Popkin (CSV) formats.
• Developed and maintained a status update application for document baseline control efforts which utilized graphs and email automation to disseminate information quickly and provide real-time status information on the progress and status of various documents used throughout the agency.
• Developed and maintained dynamic employee phone directory which could be exportd to Excel and Text formats.
• Experience migrating static HTML web to dynamic environments, troubleshooting and correcting code errors, and integrating COTS tools with dynamic, data-driven applications.
• Experience implementing 508-compliance standards and utilizing compliance diagnostics tools (BOBBY, WC3).
• Experience with full-lifecycle development including requirements gathering, static wireframes and online mockups, application development, testing, and deployment.
• Skilled in database development and reporting using SQL Server and MS Access technologies.
June 2004
- October 2007
Virginia, United States
The EagleForce
Web Developer (TS/SCI Clearance)
Hired to update Eagle Force’s outdated website and to provide consulting services to Eagle Force’s client base. EagleForce won several new contracts as a direct result of the new website.
May 2003
- July 2003
McLean, Virginia, United States
Digital Industry
Applications Developer
Responsible for a large multi-page, multi-site effort for a large, well-known construction company. The project included converting individual static HTML page websites to data-driven websites. A proprietary
CMS was developed for the client to maintaining the site utilizing ColdFusion. Also responsible for the original custom graphics created for each site, slide shows, and training clients on how to use the CMS.
CMS was developed for the client to maintaining the site utilizing ColdFusion. Also responsible for the original custom graphics created for each site, slide shows, and training clients on how to use the CMS.
December 2006
- June 2007
Maryland, United States
Technologists, Inc.
Graphic Designer & Web Developer
Solely responsible for several time-critical web development and graphic design efforts using Adobe Graphics Suite and ColdFusion. The projects were completed ahead of schedule with enough time to suggest additional enhancements which were subsequently incorporated into the new applications to the clients satisfaction. The public nature of this site required it and all documents therein to be 508 compliant.
November 2003
- March 2004
Virginia, United States
Perot Systems
Web Graphic Designer/Jr. Web Developer
Designed and deployed custom web applications including all graphical design elements. Conducted client training on Dreamweaver functions for site maintenance. Solely responsible for all 508 compliance testing to ensure adherence to Federal guidelines. Responsible for all art direction and execution for proposal graphics and illustrations both within Soza as well as for Soza clientele.
TOOLBOX: ASP (Classic), Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, FrontPage), CorelDraw, Macromedia Flash, Swish
TOOLBOX: ASP (Classic), Adobe Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, FrontPage), CorelDraw, Macromedia Flash, Swish
January 2000
- May 2003
Virginia, United States
LBS Networks
Senior Web Designer
Developed and deployed bilingual web sites for the first Latino-targeted ISP in the Washington, DC area. Responsible for meeting with clients to gather requirements. Solely responsible for art direction and graphic design. Also responsible for maintaining the web server files and suggesting web development tools.
TOOLBOX: Adobe Suite, Macromedia Dreamweaver
TOOLBOX: Adobe Suite, Macromedia Dreamweaver
August 1999
- January 2000
Virginia, United States
LaOla.net
Senior Web Designer
MAIN PROJET: DC United en Español
Held sole responsibility for developing and implementing bilingual web sites. Duties included requirements gathering and
site storyboarding using Adobe PhotoShop and Dreamweaver as well as web server file maintenance and key decision
maker for page-authoring tools for site development and management.
Held sole responsibility for developing and implementing bilingual web sites. Duties included requirements gathering and
site storyboarding using Adobe PhotoShop and Dreamweaver as well as web server file maintenance and key decision
maker for page-authoring tools for site development and management.
McLean, Virginia, United States
Graphic Designer (Advantage Temporaries)
Orbcomm/Orbital
October 1988
- August 1999
Herndon, Virginia, United States
The Sytex Group, Inc.
Graphic Designer
The Pentagon Renovation Project (PENREN)
Working onsite at the Pentagon, Mrs. Marquina’s duties included advanced PowerPoint presentation development and
development of the Pentagon Renovation Intranet using PhotoShop, CorelDraw, PowerPoint and FrontPage 98.
Working onsite at the Pentagon, Mrs. Marquina’s duties included advanced PowerPoint presentation development and
development of the Pentagon Renovation Intranet using PhotoShop, CorelDraw, PowerPoint and FrontPage 98.
October 1998
- August 1999
Virginia, United States
Nextel International (Nextel Communications)
Executive Administrative Assistant
Acted as translator and liaison providing trilingual Spanish/English and Portuguese/English support between the VP of
International Operations and senior-level management team and the VPs of several major international
telecommunications companies. She developed high-impact PowerPoint presentations that included original graphics, and
designed spreadsheets and office templates for fax covers, interoffice memos, and weekly and monthly reports.
International Operations and senior-level management team and the VPs of several major international
telecommunications companies. She developed high-impact PowerPoint presentations that included original graphics, and
designed spreadsheets and office templates for fax covers, interoffice memos, and weekly and monthly reports.
September 1996
- October 1998
McLean, Virginia, United States
National Council On Aging (Beacon Hill Staffing)
Spanish Translation Web Project Manager Analyst
Hired to define and manage a project plan to complete phase two of the translation of NCOA’s benefitscheckup.org screening tool – an online questionnaire consisting of more than two thousand documents and programs used to identify services for the aging Spanish-speaking community and their advocates. I provide analysis and project management expertise to design a process to identify and maintain translated materials so that they are consistent with content available on the English site. I also plan and conduct meetings with vendors and upper management to support this process. The highly-praised software was delivered under budget to a satisfied client.
March 2020
- Present
Virginia, United States
Education
Loyola College
BA Foreign Languages (1 year)
Maryland, United States
George Mason University
BA Foreign Languages (1 year)
Virginia, United States
Languages
English (Native),
Spanish (Fluent),
Russian (Beginner),
Japanese (Beginner),
Portuguese (Beginner),