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WORK EXPERIENCE
10/2008 – Present - Multimedia Designer - The Dow Chemical Company, contracted by AVI-SPL - Midland, MI
- Manages graphic design projects (print, web, animation, interactive) and serves as a project manager and mentor to junior designer
- Doubled revenue for graphics during first year, and increased by 40% during second year
- Increased profitability and reduced costs by expanding department offerings and by bringing contract work in-house
- Developed and implemented a project management system for all creative projects
- Manages the Dow Chemical asset library with a consistent organizational hierarchy
FREELANCE DESIGN
03/2011 – Present - Graphic Designer - Precision Productions - Alma, MI
- Creation & design of all promotional material for Precision Productions, including brochures, flyers & postcards
04/2011 - Graphic Designer - Michigan Tripartite Committee - Midland, MI
- Logo recreation & cleanup
09/2010 – 10/2010 - Animator - Hawk City Productions - Iowa City, IA
- Intro logo animations for the MBA program at University of Iowa
06/2010 - Logo Designer -Jeff Lichon Spinal Cord Injury Foundation - Midland, MI
- Established branding identity for use with multiple social media outlets
04/2010 – 06/2010 - Graphic Designer - Cross Over Health Care - Richmond, VA
- “Community Immunity” poster design, pro-bono design for the largest free-clinic in the state of Virginia
03/2010 – 04/2010 - Graphic Designer - University of Michigan – Flint, Theatre Department - Flint, MI
- “Dying City by Christopher Shinn” play advertisement
02/2010 - Logo Designer - Access Outdoors LLC - Midland, MI
- Logo design for a freelance writing company, specializing in the outdoors
01/2010 - Graphic Designer - Auburn Elementary - Auburn, MI
- Designed logo & other print materials for “International Friendship Program”, student exchange with a Korean School
09/2007 – 06/2009- Web Designer - Dr. Carmelo Mesa-Lago, Economist & Professor Emeritus at the University of Pittsburg - Pittsburg, PA
- Site designed to house all publications & reviews for Dr. Mesa-Lago,
- Webmaster, maintained the site and made any changes requested
03/2009 - Graphic/Web Designer -Isha Cogborn, Epiphany Institute - Phoenix, AZ
- Logo design
- Poster designed to advertise services
- Website design
INTERNSHIPS
02/2008 – 05/2008 - Design Intern - Morehead Writing Project - Morehead, KY
- First creative professional for the organization. Structured the position in such a way to set incumbent designers up for success
- Flyers, forms, book layout, web uploads
01/2008 – 05/2008 - Design Intern - Office of Student Activities, Morehead State University
- Collaborated with Creative Director to create a position that ensured continued success of the Office
- Logo, Brochure layout, web graphics, style guide for all future publications
08/2007 – 05/2008 - 08/2007 – 05/2008 - Design Intern - Interdisciplinary Women’s Studies Program, Morehead State University
- Won the internship from the “Art Meets Women’s Studies” juried Internship competition
- First creative professional for the organization
- Rehired for a second year with the program
- Posters, brochures, web graphics, website upkeep and design
- Effectively managed outside vendors for printing
08/2007 – 05/2008 - Student Designer - Eagle Athletics, Morehead State University
- First creative professional for the organization
- Award certificates, flyers, posters, schedules, and membership cards
08/2006 – 12/2006 - Design Intern - Univerisity Marketing, Morehead State University
- Apprenticed to the University’s Creative Director
- Newspaper ads, rack cards, bookmarks, logos, web graphics and posters
SKILLS
- Print design, digital illustration, 4-color process
- Photo manipulation, restoration
- Concept to creation web design, web graphics and interactive designs for the web
- Animation and video support
- Presentation creation and support in Powerpoint, InDesign and Flash
COMPUTER SKILLS
- Adobe Creative Suite CS5; Acrobat, After Effects, Contribute, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Soundbooth
- Trapcode Particular, GenArts Sapphire and other After Effects Plug-Ins
- HTML, Actionscript 2.0, jquery
- Cinema 4D 11
- Microsoft Office; Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word
- Macintosh & PC platforms
- Multiple social media platforms; Facebook, Twitter, etc.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Art, Focus in Graphic Design
Morehead State University
Morehead, Kentucky
Magna Cum Laude
Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.74
ORGANIZATIONS
- Adobe InDesign User Group – Detroit, January 2010 - Present
- Creative Circle of Chicago, September 2010 - Present
- Visual Arts Guild 2006 - 08, Vice-President, Designer, responsible for advertisements
- American Institute for the Graphic Arts 2007 - 08, Event Coordinator
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