Qualifications Profile
Highly creative and multitalented Graphic Artist with extensive experience in illustration, identity
and print design. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills. Accustomed to performing in
deadline-driven environments. Passionate and inventive creator with experience in the following:
• Print Design • Logo Development • Direct Mail • Business Card Design • Directory Advertising
• Illustration - digital & traditional • Character Design • Cartooning • Print Making • Web Design
Professional Experience
FASTSIGNS
3/11 - present
Graphic Designer/Production Manager Directly working with customers to meet their individual visual communication challenges in both a B2B and retail environment. Creating various solutions from initial consultation to final output and installation, from small format print through to signage, trade show and vehicle graphics
Dr. Sketchy’s Akron
present
Licensed Branch operator of Dr. Sketchy’s Ani-Art School in Akron, Ohio.
Responsibilities include
business management, event coordination, marketing, web and promotional design, event hosting,
venue and talent relations and booking.
Alltel Publishing/Windstream Yellow Pages/Local Insight Media
6/01- 10/08
Successfully worked in a production environment creating strong advertising solutions for a wide
variety of customers and their businesses while meeting all goals and deadlines. Aggressively strived
to assure the highest quality of final print meeting all standards
including file size, color management,
re-creation of supplied logos and art. Developed speculative advertising to
strengthen the sales team.
Other responsibilities include training, development of training materials, system testing, and file management.
Software/Code
Highly Proficient in Adobe CS4 applications such as:
• Photoshop • Illustrator • InDesign • Flash • Dreamweaver
with a strong working knowledge of Pagemaker and QuarkXpress, and a growing knowledge of
• HTML/XHTML • CSS • Actionscript • PHP
Education
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online
Web Design Diploma
The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Associates Degree in Graphic Design
Maplewood Area Joint Vocational School, Ravenna, OH
Commercial Art Certificate