GalenWilk.com

Galen Wilk

801 15th Street, Arlington, VA 22202
571.228.2760
info@galenwilk.com

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, Emerson College, Boston (2007)
Major: New Media
Minor: Photography
GPA: 3.27

Skills:

Computer Applications

• Proficient with Adobe CS3 and CS4, Coda, Camtasia, Basecamp, WordPress
• Knowledgeable with Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Maya, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Adobe Captivate

Computer Languages:

• Proficient with XHTML/CSS, Actionscript 2.0
• Knowledgeable with Actionscript 3.0, PHP, MySQL, XML, JavaScript, ASP.Net

Photography

• Digital, Color correction
• Film, Darkroom

Drawing

Experience:

Digital Design Manager, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Arlington, Va (January 2009 – Current)

• Primary designer for BBB’s new public facing Web applications and pages including:
  • CBBB Contact Us Web page and form
  • Article Pages (News, Press Releases, Tips, Alerts and Video)
• Developed functional specifications for the redesign of BBB’s CMS article system
• Administered CBBB’s project management system (Basecamp)

User Experience Designer, Council of Better Business Bureaus, Arlington, VA (August 2007 – January 2009)

• Led redesign of BBB’s public facing business and charity search application
• Redesigned Brand Resource Center portion of company intranet
• Designed and developed a series of Flash training videos about the company CMS
• Developed various page templates and graphics in preparation for the launch of a new company Web site

Intern, Flyte New Media, Portland, ME (June   2007 – August 2007)

• Updated clients’ Web sites with new images, text, buttons, etc.
• Created new pages that fit within the existing sites design framework
• Worked with Web video and incorporating it into clients sites

Activities:

Emerson Varsity Men’s Soccer, Goalkeeper (2003 – 2006)

• All- Academic Team (2003 -2006)