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SENIOR DESIGNER | ART DIRECTOR
SUMMARY
] Generates ideas, creatively interprets those provided and implements both
] Visualizes ideas in two and three dimensions
] Communicates well with clients in order to meet their needs
] Experienced supervisor, lead trainer and daily operations administrator
] Qualified to take design ideas from concept through final printed piece
] Well-ordered, accurate, meets deadlines and works well under pressure
SKILLS
] Proficient in QuarkXPress; Adobe Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator; Microsoft Word and PowerPoint
] On-site press checks, print preparation, digital pre-press and production
] Familiar Flash and basic HTML
] Strong understanding of web technologies and the capabilities and constraints they imply on design
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
] O'Reilly Media; Senior Graphic Designer/Manager; 15 - Present
] Fireman's Fund Insurance Company; Senior Graphic Designer; 06 - 15
] Independent Contractor; Multiple Freelance Projects; 05 - Present
OTHER SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE
] NET Ministries, Inc.; Team Supervisor/In-House Designer
] Robert Sanders and Company; Art Director
] North Country Communications; Art Director
] Art Institute of Seattle, Student Studio; Art Director
AWARDS
Sonoma County Ad Club Sadie Awards:
Awards of Merit
] Napa Town Centre; Presentation Folder
] Staff Appreciation Day at Kaiser Permanente; Invitation
] Dowling Magnets; Magnet Box — “Shooting Star”
Awards of Excellence
] Carol Klesow Business Consulting; Stationery
] The Birth Center at Kaiser Hospital; POS Campaign
] Dowling Magnets Science Discovery Kits; Retail Packaging
] Dowling Magnets Wonderboard; Retail Packaging
Sadie
] CWM Services Holiday Reforestation Program; Special Event Material
IMCA Awards [Insurance Marketing Communications Association]:
Awards of Excellence
] Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company; Whitepaper Series
] Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company; Cloud 9 Producer Conference
Best in Show
] Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company; Firemark Program Welcome Kit
] Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company; Environmental Graphics
EDUCATION
] Bachelor of Arts; Collins College; Tempe, AZ — Visual Communication
] Certificate of Computer Graphics; Collins College; Tempe, AZ — Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop; HTML and QuarkXPress
] Associate of Applied Arts; Art Institute of Seattle; Seattle, WA — Visual Communication