Summary:
Accomplished graphic designer with a six-year track record
of excellence in print, multimedia, art direction and web design. Innovative
and creative; passionate about information design, teamwork and revenue
success.
Experience:
Graphic
Designer, freelance
Print design and production, art direction and web design. Clients include
Bolt Group, City of Charlotte, Wuthmann Associates; April 2002 - present
Senior
Graphic Designer, Mulberry Neckwear, San Rafael, California
Develop and create collateral, POS, advertising, packaging, product components
and training materials. Design and maintain Kenneth Cole New York Neckwear
product web site, brand new Henry Jacobson line, standardize corporate
ID and branding, maintain web site, manage and direct jr. graphic designer,
freelancers and pre-press production, art direct fashion and product photographers,
models and stylists; March 2001 - April 2002
Graphic
Designer, freelance, San Francisco, California
Web design, print production and design, production art and concepting
for publishing, promotion, and packaging design firms. Clients included
Pacific Bell, Mastandrea Design, Quokka Sports, Theme Co-op Promotions,
Chroma Design; April 2000 - March 2001
Designer
and Copy Editor, Daily Press, Newport News, Virginia
Designed and produced feature, sports, local, special sections and gardening
magazine. Supervised designers on special projects, coordinated with advertising
on special sections, provided copy editing, maps, charts graphs and headlines;
August 1998 - March 2000
Graphic
Artist, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York
Designed weekend magazine covers, centerspreads, photo silhouettes, infographics,
locator maps, charts and graphs; December 1996 - July 1998
Education:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), Chapel
Hill, N.C.
Bachelor of Arts — majored in History, International Studies and
Journalism with a focus in Graphic Design.
Graduated December 15, 1996
Computer
Skills:
mastered:
• QuarkXPress (MacIntosh and PC)
• Adobe Photoshop (MacIntosh and PC)
• Adobe Illustrator (MacIntosh and PC)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe ImageReady
• Macromedia Freehand
• Macromedia Dreamweaver
working knowledge:
• Quark Publishing System
• Adobe Streamline
• Adobe Go Live
• Adobe Dimensions
• Adobe Pagemaker
• HTML
• Macromedia Flash
• Macromedia Director
Awards:
Daily Press quarterly award "Best Non-deadline Page
Design" for page on power beads. February 2000
Daily Press quarterly award "Unsung Hero" for mastering an enormous amount of technology in a short time and helping others to learn it as well. September 1999
Democrat and Chronicle newsroom award for page design Weekend magazine cover designs. January 1998
Winner in Newspaper category for Olympic Volleyball graphic 1996 Adobe Flash Point Student Design Contest
3rd place, Olympic graphics and illustrations 1996 Georgia Associated Press awards
References:
Available
upon request