smart, modern, professional design.

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OBJECTIVE
To obtain freelance and contract work that utilizes my education in graphic design and allows me to work from my home office.

QUALIFICATIONS
• Experience with industry-standard graphic design software
• Background in traditional fine arts and photography
• Eye for detail in color theory and contrast
• Energetic, organized, and efficient self- starter

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Adobe Illustrator CS2
• Designed and produced graphics and flyers for The Morgen Group, LLC using variety of graphic design programs including Illustrator as part of a school assignment
•Created a complete company branding package for The Morgen Group, LLC, including logo, letterhead, business card, with custom color scheme and selected fonts.
•Designed vector logos for many different companies and products

Adobe Photoshop & InDesign CS2
•Designed and produced web graphics for The Morgen Group, LLC.
•Created a complete company branding package using InDesign as part of a school assignment.
•Created various marketing materials for PMC Service Corporation, including posters, direct mailer, brochures, and other various pages.
•Produced other various posters, brochures, & ad designs for other companies, such as Quadra International and Florida Home 360.

Macromedia Studio 8
• Design, CSS/HTML front-end of website for business networking company The Morgen Group, LLC-
• Design, CSS/HTML & web-management of five-page website for small Florida business, Florida Home 360°
• Design, CSS/HTML & web management of website for antiques shop, The French Bee. Site includes custom graphics, Flash slideshow, and custom request form
• Design of six-page website for fictitious restaurant Jack’s Island Café (includes newsletter template)- Jack’s Island Café
• Designed (CSS & HTML) ten-page website with request form and animated Flash banner for a fictitious music school Weldon School of Music
• Developed & maintain music fan website with Photoshop and hand-coded HTML- The Hidden Place
•Designed and produced an HTML email template for company Instant Bank
•Designed and produced various HTML email templates for The Morgen Group, LLC.
• Produced a Flash Presentation with Interface and three separate movies- “The Sensory Experience”
Other Skills
• Background in traditional fine art- chalks, oil, watercolor, pencil
• Experienced with photography- SLR and digital
• Knowledgeable in the aspects of color film development and processing

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication/Digital Design- 11/2007
American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, IL
• GPA: 4.0 – Dean’s List & Graduated Summa Cum Laude (with Highest Honors)

Associate of Arts in Business Administration- 05/2006
American InterContinental University Hoffman Estates, IL
• GPA: 3.85

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Adobe Creative Suite 2- Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, ImageReady
• Adobe Acrobat
• Macromedia Studio 8- Dreamweaver, Flash
• HTML & CSS
• Microsoft Office 2003

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Owner/Creative Director Genevish Graphics 2007 – Present
Photo Lab Technician Publix Supermarkets, Tampa, FL 1996 – 2001
Photo Lab Technician Eckerds Pharmacy, Tampa, FL 1995 – 1996