About Micah Ovadia

Employed as a user experience designer at Cardinal Solutions, my experience includes web design and coding, as well as project management. I do accept freelance assignments as time permits.
Education
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MA Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1997
Master of Arts Degree
Major: Public Relations -
BFA Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1990
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Cum Laude
Major: Visual Communications
Internship: OMS Commercial Photo Studio, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989
Skills
- Web Design: Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, HTML5, CSS3, XML, XSL, JQuery, SEO, Google Analytics, SEM, SQL, MYSQL, Macintosh, Windows
- Print Design: QuarkXpress, Photoshop, Illustrator
- Writing
- Photography
Experience
- University of Cincinnati, March 2006 to May 2012
Digital Designer- Design and update Web pages for McMicken College of Arts & Sciences
- Re-design College and department Web sites from scratch
- Design and distribute e-communications
- Develop basic Web applications
- Give tech support to faculty and staff
- Manage and mentor student workers
- Recommend and purchase hardware and software
- Tools used include Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, XHTML, CSS, XML, JQuery, SQL
- Miami University, October 2004 to March 2006
Marketing Coordinator- Built Web pages
- Maintained Web site
- Created print ads
- Spearheaded creation of award-winning CareerChat podcast project and wrote instructional guide based on the project (www.poducateme.com)
- Wrote press releases
- Marketed the University’s Office of Career Services to students and employers
- Tools used included Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Illustrator, Audacity
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Freelance Designer, September 2002 to October 2004
- Built Web pages and print ads for clients
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Time Warner Cable, January 2001 to September 2002
Multimedia Developer- Designed award-winning AroundCinci Web site
- Updated Web site
- Created Flash animations
- Shot Quicktime VRs
- Wrote copy
- Designed print ads
- Tools used included Dreamweaver, Photoshop, QuarkXpress
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Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.Com, September 1997 to December 2000
Web and Print Designer- Updated the Cincinnati.Com Web site
- Created banner ads
- Built Web pages
- Created print advertising
- Wrote promotional copy
- Tools used included Dreamweaver, Photoshop, QuarkXpress, Illustrator
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Ball State University, August 1995 to May 1997
Graduate Assistant- Wrote articles for departmental publications
- Interviewed alumni for stories
- Photographed departmental events
- Researched various topics for professors
- Graded student exams
- Tools used included Photoshop, QuarkXpress
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Everybody's News, Cincinnati, Ohio July 1990 to January 1998
Contributing Writer/Photographer- Wrote articles about, interviewed and photographed local and national bands
