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Design Objective
Using my extensive marketing and design experience to create designs
that educate, inspire and reflect your business.

Skills

    Plan and execute successful advertising and powerful designs that increase interest and educate the customer.

    Create impactful layouts using QuarkXPress and Adobe InDesign including (but not limited to): web sites, ads,  brochures, direct mail pieces, catalog and magazine layouts, menus, outdoor media including signs, banners and billboards, interactive digital media, invitations, business stationery, etc.

    Create eye-catching images and illustrations using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator including logo design, custom digital imagery, photo editing and touchup, etc.

    Create images using non-digital media such as airbrush, acrylic, pastel, collage, etc.

    Firm understanding of both PC and Mac systems, and cross-platform design.

Software Knowledge:                                         

Software Knowledge:
Adobe In-Design Adobe Photoshop 6-CS2 Adobe Illustrator 9-CS2
QuarkXPress 4-6 Adobe Image Ready Adobe Acrobat (advanced editing)
Vue Lightwave Poser
Dreamweaver 8-MX Flash 8-MX MS Publisher
MS Word MS PowerPoint 2000 MS Excel 2000

Education

    Bachelor of Graphic Art: Nossi College of Art, January, 2006– August, 2007

    Associate Degree in Occupational Studies, Commercial Art: Nossi College of Art, January 2003 - December 2004

    Graduated with honors: GPA 3.78

    Advertising Club President 2003, Nossi College of Art.

Related Experience
Summary: 8 years of experience in marketing, advertising and graphic art. I am proficient in all aspects of planning, design, marketing, and advertising. I also have advanced technical skills with both PC and Mac.

Freelance:
Middle TN Consignor Magazine, Nashville, TN
Creative Director, Graphic Artist
11/06-Present
Responsibilities:  Create a new magazine that targets a very specific clientele. Maintain an updated look while continuing consistency and ease of navigation for readers. Due to the success of the publication, the publication schedule is doubling its production schedule for 2007; it is now a quarterly magazine, and will expand to other cities this year. 

Employment History
International Academy of Design & Technology, Nashville, TN
Instructor
3/2008-Present
Responsibilities: Graphic Design Instructor

Advanta Fulfillment Services, Nashville, TN
Senior Graphic Artist & Creative Director                                                                               11/2005-Present
Responsibilities: Produce artwork for direct mail pieces, business cards, flyers, post cards, etc. Create internal marketing campaigns; manage lower-level employees, advanced knowledge of both PC and Mac operating systems, computer-to-plate pre-press work.
               
FedEx Kinko’s, Clarksville, TN
Document Creation Specialist, Senior Technology Specialist                 
9/2003-11/2005
Responsibilities: Produce layouts for business cards, brochures, newsletters, bulletins, flyers, advertisements, banners, posters, etc. Advanced knowledge of PC and Mac systems is mandatory to effectively share media between the two platforms. Creation of 10-25 layouts daily.

FDI Collateral Management, Sacramento, CA
Marketing Administrator, Senior Graphic Artist, Sacramento, CA
3/1999 – 12/2002
Responsibilities:
Design direct mail pieces, newsletters and advertisements, plan advertising schedules, create content for website, brochures, and related sales materials. Produce (write, design, prepare for production, etc.) and design multi-media presentations, print advertisements, brochures, trade show advertisements, trade show booth panels, professional voice recording and script writing for 2 interactive CD-ROM presentations and company telephone system and full production (Macromedia Director) of interactive CD-ROM presentations.

References provided upon request. Additional employment history also available upon request.