MEGHAN M. DRIVDAHL email@meghanorud.com
  612-965-3103
OBJECTIVE
I am seeking to become a member of a progressive web development team that will take advantage of my broad range of resources, skills and training. I will bring a multicultural and international perspective along with an extensive fluency in Spanish and over five years of experience in web design and technical support.
 
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Web development tools:
  • DreamWeaver
  • Flash
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • ImageReady
  • Fireworks
 
  • Visio Professional
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Quark XPress
  • Adobe Acrobat
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
State Farm Insurance
Mendota Heights, MN 55120
Web Designer/Developer 2001 - present
  • To provide and maintain an interactive web based medium for State Farm employees and agents.
  • State Farm TV Coordinator
  • Event Photographer
  • Small Project Print Designer

Technical Services Specialist 2000-2001
  • Provided operations and technical support, issuance functions, project coordination and implementation for the systems and networks housed at the regional office and associated field offices.
  • Coordinated, created and maintained the department Intranet
  • Provided second level and third level problem support for problems with systems and networks housed in the regional office and its associated field offices.
  • Served as the solitary Macintosh support specialist for the regional office and its associated field offices
*Volunteer multicultural awareness and Spanish language instructor for employees.
Fortis I/T
Woodbury, MN 55125
Help Desk Analyst 1998 - 2000
  • Provided a focal point for receiving, resolving and escalating resolutions of hardware, software and procedural problems for Fortis Help Desk customers.
  • Supported the Fortis mainframe, LAN, Windows 95 and Novell 3.x and 4.x environments.
  • Provided training for new analysts.
  • Constructed the Help Desk goals and mission statement.
  • Tested new software in the Fortis environment.
EDUCATION
Saint Cloud State University, 1998
Saint Cloud, MN 56301
Bachelor of Arts Magna Cum Laude
Major: Spanish     Minor: Microcomputer Studies
Honors: Achievements:
  • Dean's List.
  • Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Statistics Outstanding Academic Scholarship Award 1998.
  • Founder and President of the SCSU Intercollegiate Equestrian Team.
  • Participated in Spanish Club and United UNIX Users Club
Totino Grace High School, 1994
Fridley, MN
High School Diploma with honors in a college preparatory curriculum.
Achievements:
  • Dean's List.
  • Rotary International Exchange Fellowship:
    During this time in my life I became fluent in Spanish and was able to adapt to bicultural differences while living with a family in Liberia, Costa Rica. I attended high school in addition to serving as an 'ambassador' from the United States to the Rotary Club of Liberia.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
University of Minnesota
Saint Paul, MN
Web Designer Institute
Provided a solid foundation for Web Authoring

Applications used:
  • HomeSite 4.5
  • DreamWeaver 4
  • Adobe PhotoShop 6
  • Macromedia Flash 5
New Horizons
1401 West 76th Street
Suite 300
Richfield, MN 55423

Classes taken:
  • JavaScript
  • Photoshop 6.0
  • Illustrator 10
  • Flash MX
  • Adobe Acrobat 5.0
  • Quark XPress 5.0
  • SQL Advanced Querying
  • Active Server Pages 2.0



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