Sal J. Barry 
Phone: 312.320.4378 
E-mail: design@saljbarry.com 
URL: www.saljbarry.com


Education 
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Columbia College; Chicago, IL (Bachelor of Arts Degree, June 2001)


Relevant Work Experience
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Web Designer - RC2 Brands, Inc.; Oakbrook, IL
June 2001 to Present
·HTML, graphic and design work for company's websites
·Hand-coding HTML and CSS
·Graphic manipulation & optimization
·Create new page designs
·Created CD-ROM for mass distribution

Adjunct Faculty Member - Columbia College; Chicago, IL
September 2001 to Present
·Teach Web Design to students at an accreditecd art college
·Curriculum includes: HTML, CSS, Photoshop, web optimization, usability and aesthetics
·Teach assorted computer workshops to students, faculty and staff

Webmaster & Staff Editor - Columbia Chronicle Newspaper; Chicago, IL
June 2000 to June 2001
·Weekly updates of College newspaper's website
·HTML, CSS, CGI, information architecture and image optimization
·In charge of online contests and promotions
·Regular writer for paper (Sports, A&E, Commentary and Campus News sections)
·Won 3 awards - 2 for design and 1 for journalism


Software & Computer Experience
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HTML
CSS
JavaScript
Allaire Home Site
Adobe PhotoShop   
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PageMaker 
Adobe Premiere·	PHP	
Macromedia Flash 
Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Director
Sound Forge 
Acid 
Quark XPress
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Front Page


Other Skills 
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Creative Writing
Photography
Film/Video Editing (traditional & digital)
Traditional Animation
Cinematography


Awards 
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·1st Place - Columbia College "re:action"; best interactive project (2001)
·2nd Place - Society of Professional Journalists "Mark of Excellence Award"; best online 
college newspaper (2001)
·4th Place - Columbia College "Feldman Awards"; best interactive project (2000)
·Finalist - Associated Collegiate Press "Pacemaker Award"; best online college newspaper (2000)
·Honorable Mention - Illinois Collegiate Press Association; critical review of a film (2001)
·Recipient - Columbia College "Conway Award" for Student Leadership (1999 and 2000)


Other achievements & activities 
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·Member, National Education Association & Illinois Education Association (2001 - present)
·Several digital art projects in various Columbia College art shows (1999, 2000, 2001)
·President & Student Representative of Columbia College's Digital Design club (1998-2000)
·Numerous freelance projects (1999 - present)


References
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References available upon request.


Portfolio
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To see examples of my work, visit www.saljbarry.com