Matthew Sesno

About Matthew

This website is meant to display design skills such as web, liquid navigation, font variation, print production, copy editing, logos, and branding.

Current Employment

I currently work for Henry F. Michell's as Director of Digital Media in the Marketing Department. I am also webmaster and deal with all web and graphic requests. The html emails serve as direct blasts to a customer's inbox across multiple devices, and mobile first design is achieved with inline styles for preventing aggressive spam filters.

• Computer Skills
  Adobe CC 2017 Suite [Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Animate], Python, HTML, HTML5, CSS, CSS3, SWF, Javascript, Actionscript. Responsive, UX, and mobile design. AutoCAD, Expedition. Form-Z, Final Cut Pro, Rhinoceros 3.0, and Revit. Wordpress, Weebly, Django, Squarespace, Drupal, Grow, Wix, GoDaddy Web Builder easy, prefer direct code. Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point. Fluent in Spanish and English.
• Fine-Art Skills
  Model making, technical/freehand drawing, painting, scaled sculpture, photography, survey documentation, web/ux/graphic design.

Employment History

I graduated from Middlebury College with a joint b/a degree in Fine Art and Spanish, with a minor in Anthropology. I started with a background in architectural graphic design, at MGA Partners for almost 4 years, and Kieran Timberlake as a freelance graphic contractor in 2011. Since then I taught graphic design at an inner city Philadelphia school, and received an additional Certificate in Web Design from University of the Arts. I have successfully transitioned back to commercial design by working for a large (Pep Boys) and medium (HF Michell's) sized company in their respective marketing departments. I currently work for Michell's and take pride in being an effective design/developer, which are extremely rare in today's web-based world.

• H.F. Michell's
  Feb 2017-Present. Director of Digital Media. Webmaster for www.michells.com and low volume html email development using html5 and inline css3 styling. Manage multiple project scopes while staying within budget, brand, and time requirements.
• Pep Boys
  Mar 2016-Feb 2017. Independent graphic and web contractor. High volume development in html5 and inline css3 emails for a fast paced environment under heavy deadlines. Managed multiple projects simultaneously while staying within budget, brand, and time requirements.
• Michells.com
  Jan 2016-Present. Webmaster and Independent program developer for front and back end needs. Original site in aspx, updated content, rennovated static pages to responsive, copy
• IEEE Tech For Humanity
  Dec 2015-2016. Independent program developer for Squarespace 'five' responsive design template. Custom coded specific tasks needed to override the template's html5.
• CRW Graphics
  Jul 2015-2016. Independent graphic contractor at print company. Designed thirteen 2d buildings with accessories for conceptual paper village children's toy. Die cut with the Cricut machine and packaged to lie flat as customizable village for consumer.
• Funari Public Adjusters
  Dec 2013-Present. Independent graphic/IT contractor. Fit out CAT5/6 wall sockets in office, followed by website hosting and creation of www.funaripublicadjusters.com through Squarespace account per client request. Finishing off with RAID1 NAS switched server for the 8-workstation office.
• Camelot Schools, Excel Academy South
  Dec 2012-Mar 2016. Full time Graphic Arts Instructor at the high school level. Photoshop instruction in alternative education. Varying project types; candy design, hypothetical website, benefit flyers and numerous logo branding and typography exercises. Classes taught;[3]Media Arts(Photoshop) and [1]Yearbook. Yearbook class oversaw design through development of actual print production project.
• Camelot Schools, Excel Academy North
  Aug 2009-Jan 2012. Full time certified Spanish Instructor at the high school level. Alternative education. Helped youths of all ages/backgrounds attain high school diplomas in order to make an integrated transition into the real world. Duties as an educator exceeded simply teaching core Spanish curriculum. Emcee of talent show and coach of basketball team. June 2011 received Eagle Award for Excellence for Duties Above and Beyond.
• KieranTimberlake
  Jun 28th-Jul 30th 2010. Independent graphic contractor. Edited photos and line drawings for print publication of firm’s second monograph, Manual 2.
• MGA Partners, Architects
  Aug 2006-2009. Full time Construction Administration Clerk and Graphic Support. Handled phone contact, all incoming & outgoing CA documentation. Worked on project teams which entailed assisting with fieldwork, models, technical drawings, digital imagery, awards submissions, punch listing, and architectural photography.
• Gensler
  Summer intern, 2004. Job responsibilities included creating client informational database, lectures, site visits and exposure to all disciplines of a large design-build firm.
• Spanish Tutor
  2004-Present. Tutor youths to adults locally. Started by tutoring college students in all levels of Spanish at the Middlebury College Center for Teaching and Learning Resources. Currently tutor young learners, high school help, professional needs, and beyond.

Education

University of the Arts June 2011 - Aug 2013. UArts Continuing Education Certification in Web Design.

Middlebury College Bachelor of Arts, 2006, High Honors. Joint major in Fine Art and Spanish. Minor in Anthropology. Studio work included: design, drawing, painting, sculpture and architectural planning. Senior independent design project: A Programmatic Exploration of Spanish Architecture.

Harvard University Graduate School of Design Summer 2005. Career Discovery Program in architecture, with intensive studio work, seminars, lectures, and field trips covering design, site planning, model building, drawing and computer design. Projects included: design, planning, documenting and dwgs/models of a hypothetical scope for 3 projects: urban landscape, 2-family urban residence, and urban school of art with museum, all sited in Cambridge MA.

Madrid, Spain, Middlebury School of Sede Prim Fall 2004. Madrid, Spain. Lived in Madrid to study language, culture, art and architecture of Spain. Extensive exposure of Museo Del Prado.

Potential Employment

I am always willing to speak about the scope of a potential project, whether long term or short... drop me an email or send a request form!

“It's not what you do, but rather how well you do it. ” back to examples

• Location: Philadelphia, PA
• Email: msesno@gmail.com
• LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/msesno