Brian J. Duffourc

Self-motivated, hard-working and dedicated professional, seeking a career opportunity in Web Development and Design that allows me to fully utilize my diverse business experience and technical expertise, and offers the opportunity for career advancement along with the further expansion of IT skills.

• Creating, updating and maintaining multiple web sites

• Web Programming, script installations

• Designing graphics, logos and animation for websites

• Collaboration with content providers

• Overseeing and driving day-to-day website operations

• Creating processes for posting content to websites

• Ensuring web site quality, performance and reliability

• Ability to work under pressure, and to consistently deliver projects in a timely manner

• Excellent communication skills and project management skills

7 years of diverse business experience

2 years professional experience in web site development and design

3 years experience with freelance web site development and design

Proficient with:

Dreamweaver CS3/CS4, Premiere CS3/CS4, PhotoShop CS3/CS4, Illustrator CS3/CS4, InDesign CS3/CS4, Swish Max, CSS, HTML, PHP, JavaScript, ASP, MySQL, FTP, Windows 95/98/NT/XP/Vista/7, Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, database design, and data conversion.

Jul. 08 - Present

Martin Universal Design, Inc.; Detroit, MI

Web Architect / Web Designer / Graphic Designer
Professional Web Site Development for Martin Universal Design, Inc. and its endorsed artists. Duties include designing Ecommerce web sites, maintaining web sites, creating custom web graphics and layouts, creating flash banners and intros, web programming (css/html/php/JavaScript), script installations, payment gateway configuration and maintenance, logo design, animated banners, copywriting and content creation, write, edit and proofread a variety of documents, web usability, accessibility, testing and debugging, website promotion & marketing, sales, bookkeeping.

Feb. 08 - May 08

Cadillac Memorial Gardens West; Westland, MI

Family Service Counselor
Responsibilities included assisting families in making cemetery arrangements both at the time of need and prior to the time of need, assisting in choosing appropriate memorials to honor their loved ones, and educating the public on the many advantages of pre-planning funeral and cemetery arrangements.

Oct. 03 - Sep. 07

Best Buy; Novi, MI

Customer Specialist / Home Theater Senior / Appliance Dept. Supervisor
Responsible for meeting daily sales quotas by assisting customers with finding products and services to meet their business and personal needs. Trained, coached and performance managed sales associates in the Home Theater and Appliance departments. Created a solid training program for new Appliance department associates on sales techniques and department procedures.

Jan. 02 - Aug. 03

Madonna University; Livonia, MI

Admissions Officer
Responsible for the recruitment of new undergraduate student body from various high schools in Metro Detroit and surrounding areas. Assisted students with their admission applications and questions regarding financial aid, academic programs and sports program offerings. Participated in the planning and execution of various student recruitment events, university open houses and student transfer days. Updated and maintained information on the Madonna University Undergraduate Admissions website.

Madonna University, Livonia, MI
Bachelor of Arts
Specialty: Television and Video Communication
Date of Graduation: (May 2001)
GPA: 3.96

Detroit Catholic Central High School, Redford, MI
HS Diploma
Date of Graduation: (June 1997)
GPA: 3.6