Oliver Gross Curriculum Vitae

Profile

During the last thirteen years, I’ve been a desktop publisher, graphic designer and web developer working in-house for various organizations, companies, the Government of Canada (where I have “secret” level clearance) while running my own freelance business as well as teaching a graphic design and desktop publishing course at Algonquin College.

I can work independently from home,in groups on site, I can lead and I can follow.

Outside of graphic design I’m an amateur stand-up comedian and to compensate for the long hours spent in front of a computer I workout at the gym and take long bike rides.

In life, like design, balance is everything.

Education

I never stop learning because the industry’s tool and techniques never stop evolving.

Algonquin College (1999-2001)

Creative Advertising Program

I earned a two-year diploma program that covered all aspects of modern advertising from concept to execution with a strong desktop publishingand graphic design element.

Canterbury High School (1987-1991)

Visual Arts Program

I was a student in the demanding Visual Arts Program while working on the standard high school curriculum.

Applications

• Acrobat X

• Dreamweaver CS6

• Excel 2010

• Flash CS6

• FrameMaker

• Freehand

• GroupWise

• Illustrator CS6

• InDesign CS6

• Outlook 2010

• Photoshop CS6

• PowerPoint 2010

• Premier CS6

• QuarkXpress 7

• RSAMs (Custom CMS for Health Canada)

• TeamSite - Interwoven

• Word 2010

Code

• Jquery

• CSS

• HTML

I have been working in both the Macintosh and Windows operating systems for fifteen years and amwell versed in their respective strengths, weaknesses and quirks.

Health Canada

A.13 Web Designer(9/2012 to 8/2013 Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline developing, testing, maintaining and improving WCAG level usability and accessibility within the CLF 2.0 policies and guidelines for Government of Canada HTMLPHP, XHTML strict coding, CSS based French and English websites using Dreamweaver and RSAMS
  • Identifying, diagnosing and solving web problems relating to accessibility, usability and functionality with the Health Canada folio of French and English websites

Labour Canada

A.13 Web Designer(9/2011 to 3/2012 Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline developing, testing, maintaining and improving WCAG level usability and accessibility within the CLF 2.0 policies and guidelines for Government of Canada HTMLPHP, XHTML strict coding, CSS based French and English websites using Dreamweaver and TeamSite
  • Identifying, diagnosing and solving web problems relating to accessibility, usability and functionality with the Labour Canada folio of French and English websites

Service Canada

A.13 Web Designer (3/2011to 9/2011Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline developing, testing, maintaining and improving WCAG level usability and accessibility within the CLF 2.0 policies and guidelines for Government of Canada HTMLPHP, XHTML strict coding, CSS based French and English websites using Dreamweaver, TeamSite and custom CMS
  • Ensuring quality control of original and archived French and English news and press release
  • Identifying, diagnosing and solving web problems relating to accessibility, usability and functionality with the Service Canada folio of French and English websites

Public Health Agency of Canada

Web Designer (3/2008 to 8/2010Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline developing, testing, maintaining and improving WCAG level usability and accessibility within the CLF 2.0 policies and guidelines in HTMLPHP, XHTML strict coding, CSS for the CEEPD French and English Internet and Intranet sites using Dreamweaver
  • Advising clients on content, layout and creative elements for the HTML based French and English Internet and Intranet sites
  • Creating various documents within the Federal Identity Program (FIP)

Department of National Defense

Desktop Publisher(12/2009 to 4/2010-Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline completing “Flight Safety” manual
  • Preparing manual for WCAG level usability and accessibility within the CLF 2.0 policies web display

Canadian Transportation Agency

Desktop Publisher(03/2009-05/2010-Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline converting French and English WordPerfect documents to MS Word within the Federal Identity Program (FIP)

  • Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP

Desktop Publisher(5/2009 to 9/2009Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline laying out various French and English documents for print within the
    Federal Identity Program
  • Designing a trade-show display background

Statistics Canada

Desktop Publisher / Web Developer(9/2008 to 3/2009-Contract)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline finalizing document edits for National Census
  • Streamlining FrameMaker to PDF process

Algonquin College

Graphic Design Instructor (9/2002 to Present)

Responsibilities:

  • Teaching students the basic theories and practical application of graphic design for web and print development
  • Preparing and giving up-to-date lectures
  • Testing and marking the students’ progress

Skate Canada

Production Manager / Desktop Publisher / Graphic Designer (8/2002-8/2008)

Responsibilities:

  • In a team-orientated environment under pressure to meet tight deadline developing, testing, maintaining the HTML, CSS, PHP based Skate Canada French and English website using Dreamweaver (not the current version)
  • Creating promotional materials related to national and international figure skating events
  • Laying out figure skating manuals and educational resources

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