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Skills

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• QuarkXPress
• Dreamweaver
• Flash
• XHTML & CSS
• Macintosh and Windows platforms
• Digital photography
• Photo restoration and/or retouching
• 2.5+ years of prepress experience
• Excellent concept development
• Mock-up and comping skills
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Work well independently or on a team
• Dedicated & Dependable

Experience

Graphic Design

10/05 - 2/06 WCC - Ann Arbor, MI

Responsible for designing an event poster for WCC Student Activities and various pieces for WCC Foundation’s 21st Annual Mardi Gras.

11/05 - 12/05 SOAR - Ypsilanti, MI

Responsible for project management, client consultation, illustration and design of the
SOAR logo.

3/98 - 9/98 Cyber Saver - Southgate, MI

Responsible for the design of coupon style ads
for Cyber Saver’s website. Site allowed users
to download PDF's of the coupons to redeem
at local businesses.

12/96 -12/97 Na Leo Lani Chorus - Honolulu, HI

Responsible for the logo design and camera-ready artwork for letterhead, envelope, business card, brochures, advertisements and event programs.

5/91 - 12/93 Sun Press - Indianapolis, IN

Responsible for the job flow within the prepress department and coordinating with the pressroom to insure that all deadlines are met.
This includes:

• Meeting with clients and writing up orders.
• Creating camera-ready artwork for: company logos, business cards, letterheads, brochures, newsletters and business forms.
• Processing PMT's, photo screens, and negatives with an Itek 550 camera.
• Stripping negatives for multi-colored and/or perfect registration plates.

Web Design

8/04 - present Stony Creek Preschool - Milan, MI

Responsible for project management, client consultation, website development and maintenance for www.stonycreekpreschool.com

Development phase:

• Performing a requirements analysis based on research of local competitors.
• Determining the Information architecture and the navigation functionality.
• Converting the clients existing content from printed sources to fit web guidelines.

Production phase:

• Designing the user interface.
• Redesigning client’s existing logo for website.
• Photographing images for the website.
• Optimizing images.
• XHTML & CSS coding.

Testing phase:

• Performing QA tests on the layout and navigation functions in all targeted browsers.

Launch and maintenance phase:

• Uploading finished site to hosting server.
• Registering with free search engines.
• Updating and adding content as needed.

7/03 - 7/05 SMATEA - Monroe, MI

Responsible for project management and website development.

• Determining the Information architecture and the navigation functionality.
• Designing user interface
• Colorize client’s existing logo.
• Scanning and optimizing images.
• XHTML & CSS coding.

Visual Merchandiser

10/89 - 2/91 MC Exchange - Camp Lejeune, NC

Responsible for the design and implementation of window displays, display tables and end-cap displays to showcase merchandise.
This includes:

• Creating props and reproducing logos (by hand) to be used in displays.
• Production of in-store signage.
• Changing interior and exterior seasonal decorations.

Education

9/02 - present WCC - Ann Arbor, MI

• Graphic Design Associate in
  Applied Science Degree - in progress
• Web Technology Certificate - in progress
• Graphic Design Certificate - 2005
• GPA 3.91 - National Dean's List