Melissa Zager Email Address

Solutions Architect

Forney Industries is one of AmericaUas longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company was founded in 1932 and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940Uas. Today, it offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do-it-yourself markets. Forney delivers products to all 50 states through its extensive customer network.

Graphic design and print media are my focus, but I enjoy web design as well and know my way around HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript. I work primarily in Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, and Photoshop (CS4-6, CC). I am also familiar with database management systems, and animation programs including Blender, Maya, Sculptris and ZBrush. Currently becoming more familiar with various CRM & ERP solutions, digital marketing platforms, and project management software. You know what you want - I make it look good. Check my portfolio, most recent projects, and all the little side interests that keep me entertained. I explore abandonments (urbex), ride horses, run long distance, hike 14ers, and rock climb in whatever free time I have. In 2011 I traveled to China and enjoyed the beauty and hospitalities of Beijing, Hang Zhou, Wen Ling, and Shanghai. In 2014 I had the pleasure of driving 6000 miles around the western United States to hike, backpack, and car camp in the beautiful backcountry of our many national parks and the surrounding areas. Since moving to Fort Collins, Colorado, I have enjoyed an obsession with climbing 14ers and summitted 13 in my first 6 months in the state. Desktop Publishing & Word Processing: Adobe InDesign CS5-6, CC MS Word MS Publisher 2003-13 Google Docs & various OpenOffice type programs Storage solutions: Dropbox Box Google Drive Database Management: MS Access, MS Excel 2013, Microsoft Dynamics AX, HubSpot Project Management: Asana, Wrike, Podio, Teamwork Projects,Trello Animation: Blender, Maya, LightWave, SoftImage, Sculptris, Synfig Web Design: Adobe Dreamweaver CS5-6, CC Standard SEO practices Illustration, photo editing, mockups: Adobe Illustrator CS5-6, CC Adobe Photoshop CS3-6, CC GIMP