Kenneth Gurney
805.712.8114
[email protected]
Objective
With a considerable background in the digital industry, as well as everything from bug testing and fixing, to marketing techniques
I am attempting to become a Visual Design employee, responsible for all things design and dev in HTML5 and CSS3.
Education
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Communication with a concentration in Web and Digital Media
To be conferred June 2016
Work Experience
University Graphic Systems
June 2014–Present
Web Development Manager:
Responsible for all web service related tasks such as website development and design
ҳҳ Managed interns with web design related projects including template development and tutorials
ҳҳ Researched process workflow for continuous improvements within the company
Mustang News
June 2014–Present
Web Editor :
Ensures MustangNews.net is operating smoothly behind the scenes
ҳҳ Debugged for backend of website
ҳҳ Responsible for fixing issues relating to rogue code or plugins and optimizing web workflow
ҳҳ Implemented Search Engine Optimization (SEO) of MustangNews.net
Digital Skills
Software
Other
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Word
HTML5
Adobe lllustrator
Microsoft PowerPoint
CSS3
Adobe InDesign
Microsoft Excel
WordPress
Sony Vegas Pro
Cinema 4D
XHTML
Leadership, Interests & Awards
Cal Poly Design & Dev Hackathon
February 2014 & January 2015
ҳҳ Worked with a team to develop and design a game (2014) and received the award for “Best Hack”
ҳҳ In 2015 provided assistance and acted as mentor for the duration of the 2015 Hackathon
Web Development Intern
ҳҳ Coordinated work with of UGS Web Development Manager
September 2012–2014
ҳҳ Developed new foundation for the website and a functional blog for marketing
Creative Media Development (CMD)
September 2013–Present
Vice President & Treasurer for CMD: a club on campus with the purpose of educating students on current industry
web development and media standards in a social learning environment
ҳҳ Developed communicationw with possible vendors and clients in the name of the club
ҳҳ Aided in running and operating Hackathon in 2015