MY BACKGROUND
From running my own business to working at a top Fortune 500 giant like Cisco Systems, I've had the privilege of collaborating with some of the brightest minds in the industry, shaping both me and my career. Along the way, I've cultivated a deep network of innovative thinkers and experts who continually challenge me to expand my versatile Swiss Arm knife set of skills.
Testimonials
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– Chuck Hester - Entrepreneur
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Elissa James is the consummate designer. She took a basic concept and made it come alive. She was able to capture the essence of the project and tie in elements of my content. I have no doubt that sales were significantly improved as a result of Elissa's design. An amazing talent, on time and very reliable, I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND Elissa for any graphics project where the client wants to stand head and shoulders above the competition.
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– Tori Salmon - Content/Design - Cisco
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Elissa has a unique blend of technical and creative skills to complement her can-do attitude. Whether she's setting up the back end of a chatbot or webpage, or designing a visually appealing front-end, she reliably creates and delivers impactful solutions. She is also talented at communications and storytelling, creating engaging content. As a fellow creative, I greatly valued collaborating and running ideas by her. I could always rely on her to provide constructive feedback and ask important questions that I had not considered, to improve project outcomes. Not only is she a joy to work with, her dedication and expertise make her an invaluable member of any team. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her.
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Elissa, You’ve been thrown many situations that have been less than desirable – despite difficult, short cycle times, lack of clarity, and changing business requirements, you’ve always delivered. I applaud your growth, resilience, and strength.
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– Scott Lawrence, Director - Cisco
Elissa, you are a phenomenal professional.
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– Claudia Kittredge, Sr Director - Cisco
Your talent is rare and quite special - it has the power to both make work more effective and recognizable, but also to just make people HAPPY! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.
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– Nancy Galligan, Sr Director - Cisco
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EJ, Thank you for the amazing work you have done in moving our NPS program to a continuous cadence. Cisco has taken a major leap forward toward our goal of embedding customer feedback into daily routines, and it’s in no small part thanks to your persistence and leadership! Your contributions to this project were invaluable and greatly appreciated. Your hard work, dedication, and attention to detail have not gone unnoticed, and I am proud to have you on our team.
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– Evan Reiss, VP - Cisco
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Elissa, Thanks for your great work in launching the CX Theater Single Pane of Glass dashboard. Your efforts to pull everything together made the process really smooth and helped us launch on time. We appreciate your leadership and great work on this important deliverable.
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– Chris Bagin, Leader - Cisco