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SAMUEL BREWSTER McARDLE

  • 550 S. Barrington Ave., Apt. #1232 Los Angeles, CA 90049
  • email: mcardlsa@gmail.com

PROFILE:

Constantly fascinated by new technology, I am fanatical on how to best interact and use new devices. I now see the world as a challenge in how I can put my own personal spin on it. Currently, I am obsessed with TED talks; great, out of the box thinkers are undeniably captivating to me.


PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
  • Webmaster, Sr. Graphic Designer March 2008 - Present
  • LoveFifi.com: Burbank, CA
  • •Revised email marketing plan, doubling the income generated through this method of advertising.
  • •Optimized current website to allow sustainable growth in number of users, even with the harsh economy.
  • •Created a wholesale website with an eye for usability that has generated 5 figures over the first month of release.

  • Computer Graphic Artist / Multimedia Web Designer
    April 2008 - Present
  • samuelmcardle.com: Los Angeles, CA
  • •Created an online presence for Progress for a New Generation. Aided in generating thousands of dollars in donations, for up and coming progressive leaders, through branding and identity.
  • •Built a homely website for the grand opening of a Bed & Breakfast in Carver, MA.
  • •Designed the poster/postcard for a premiere show at the Lyric Theater, generating buzz for the still thriving black box theater.

  • Shift Manager
  • Starbucks Coffee Company: Norwood, MA September 2005 - 2007
  • •Promoted to Training Coach, then Shift Supervisor within months.
  • •Arranged store layout plans in order to create the best customer flow possible.
  • •Managed all baristas while on shift. Ran such a proficient shift that we were able to reduce employee count while maintaining patron satisfaction, thus creating larger revenues as I was managing.

  • Counselor / Developer
  • The Spotlight Summer Program: Danvers, MA June - August 2004
  • •Created and developed a summer program that teaches social pragmatics to young adolescents with Asperger's Syndrome.
  • •The program had such a strong base it has since ballooned into multiple after school programs.

COMPUTER / RELATED SKILLS:
Highly Proficient
  1. Adobe Illustrator CS3
  2. Adobe Photoshop CS3
  3. Adobe InDesign CS3
  4. Adobe ImageReady CS3
  5. Macromedia Flash 8 / Action Script 2.0 & 3.0
  6. Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
  7. HTML, XHTML, CSS
  8. MS Word, Powerpoint, Excel
  9. PC And MAC


Adept at project management , planning, organization and especially communication.
 

Familiar With
  1. PHP
  2. MySQL
  3. jQuery

EDUCATION:
  1. Clark University: Computer Career Institute, Braintree, Massachusetts. Certification Program in Computer Graphics, Web Design, Film and 3D Animation, 2007.
  2. Boston College: Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. B.A. in Theatre, 2005.
  3. Milton Academy: Milton, Massachusetts. Diploma, 2001.

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