John Riviello
10203 Baltimore Avenue #6206
College Park, MD 20740
Cell Phone: 609.670.3399
Email: john [at] johnriviello.com
Portfolio: http://www.johnriviello.com

**EDUCATION**
+ The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude, May 2003
- BFA Graphic Design, Web Design and Flash Specialization
- Major GPA: 3.77 - Cumulative GPA: 3.70
- Dean's List 7 Semesters (Spring 2000 - Spring 2003)

**COMPUTER SKILLS**
- OS: Mac OS9 & OSX, Windows 3.1-XP
- Adobe: Photoshop CS2, ImageReady CS2, Illustrator CS2, 
  Premiere 6.0, After Effects 5.5
- Macromedia/Adobe: Flash 5-8 Pro (including Actionscript 1.0), 
  Dreamweaver 8, Homesite 5, Contribute 3, Director 8.0, 
  Sound Edit 16
- Blog Software: Movable Type, Typepad, Wordpress
- Web Standards: HTML/XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, DOM Scripting, 
  XML, XSLT
- Other: Alias-Wavefront Maya 4.0, Final Cut Pro 3, 
  Quark Xpress 5, Power Point, Yahoo! Store RTML

**WORK EXPERIENCE**
+ Allegis Group - Hanover, MD - www.allegisgroup.com
+ Web Developer / Web Designer
+ October 2005 - Present
- Improve accessibility, usability, and design of external 
  websites and internal web applications using semantic markup 
  (XHTML & tableless-CSS) integrated with an ASP.NET backend

+ Cygnus Interactive - Beltsville, MD - www.cygnusinteractive.com
+ Senior Web Designer
+ July 2004 - October 2005
- Design new websites and redesign existing ones for 
  Cygnus Business Media's group of Publications, Expositions, 
  and Web Portals 
- Convert designs to live websites using XHTML, Flash, and 
  tableless-CSS layout techniques with Cygnus' custom 
  JSP-based Content Management System
- Design, build, and code various Flash applications for websites

+ Mindbridge Software - Norristown, PA - www.mindbridge.com
+ Web Designer / Javascript Developer
+ September 2003 - June 2004
- Create dynamic HTML pages with Javascript and CSS for their
  Intranet software product 
- Designed and created Flash product demonstration, which has 
  increased software downloads 
- Design graphics for website and software, including customized 
  "skins" (custom graphics and CSS) for clients
- Handle phone and email support
  
+ Freelance Web Designer
+ January 2001 - Present
- Provided design and multimedia services to a variety of clients 
- Services include web design, Flash presentation design and 
  development, logo design, e-commerce storefronts (using Yahoo! 
  Store and RTML), Search Engine Optimization, web publishing system 
  integration with Macromedia Contribute, and HTML/XHTML, CSS, and 
  JavaScript coding 
  
+ JKM Ribbon - West Berlin, NJ - www.jkmribbon.com & www.jkmribbonwarehouse.com
+ Webmaster
+ September 1997 - January 2003
- Designed website, including scanning and optimized images 
- Created Secure Order Form, which led to more online orders 
- Learned TAME (Tag Activated Markup Enhancer) Language to create 
  shopping cart website, which increased sales 
- Setup retail version of internet store using Yahoo! Store Templates 
- Aggressive Internet Marketing has JKM Ribbon appearing within 
  top 10 results in most "ribbon" related search engine searches 
- Trained employee 

**INTERNSHIP**
+ Interact Multimedia, Inc. - Monmouth Junction, NJ
+ Fall 2002 and Spring 2003 Semesters
- Assisted with Flash projects for the web and CD-ROM
- Created storyboards and flash animation, designed graphics,
  edited images and sound

**AWARDS, HONORS, AND ACTIVITIES**
- Featured on CSS Beauty (SmarterFuel.com, freelance website project)
- New to Yahoo! Pick (KitchenBathDesign.com, Cygnus Interactive website)
- Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholar
- TCNJ Merit Scholar
- Digital Video selected for 2002 TCNJ Art Student Exhibition
 (Juried Exhibition; Juror: Dot Paolo - Robbet Gallery)
- Flash Application and Flash Animation selected for 
  2003 TCNJ Art Student Exhibition
 (Juried Exhibition; Juror: Juan Sanchez - Hunter College)
- Golden Key International Honor Society Member (2002-2003)
- Art Students Association Member (2001-2003)