Objective
Apply extensive computer skills and help bring challenging projects to completion,
while continuing to grow as an artist.
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree / Texas Tech University 5/91
Major: Design Communication o Minor: Illustration
Work Experience
PRO HEALTH / Santa Barbara, CA. 2/01-8/01
Responsible for designing and producing tri-monthly catalog, weekly magazine, newspaper ads. Created web graphics for weekly promos. Designed and created web page graphics and worked with HTML programmer. Created package and label designs. Communicated and Collaborated with different printers and vendors. In house product photography for ads and catalogs. Experience in digital photography, photo processing and enhancement.
SILVERANDER COMMUNICATIONS / Santa Barbara, CA. 8/99-11/01
Responsible for designing and producing weekly newspaper ads from start to finish. Set up in-house and off-site digital photo shooting for newpaper ads, catalogs, brochures, and mailers. Design marketing collateral for local schools and small businesses.
FREELANCING / Santa Barbara, CA. 10/97-Present
IMAGE WORKS / Atlanta, GA. 4/97-8/97
Designed T-shirts for silkscreen printing and marketing collateral for company. Took over a variety of jobs from creatively demanding to technically complex ones. In charge of separating silkscreen designs for several different colored shirts and trapping. Collaborated with printers, gathered all information and prepared files for outside offset printing jobs. Taught and assisted people in use of unfamiliar software.
HAAS PUBLISHING / Atlanta, GA. 10/92-9/96
Produced nation-wide apartment publications with promotional work: brochures, logos, trade show banners and flyers. Designed four color process and black and white spec ads, formatted layouts and prepared books for publication. Was responsible for all aspects of book production. Efficiently created quality ads. Communicated and problem-solved with out-of- state clients and printers.
PHIL PRICE ADVERTISING / Lubbock, TX. 9/91-4/92
Produced and designed brochures, catalogs, annual reports, newspaper ads, tabloids and promotional material.
Was responsible for designing, preparing for printer, obtaining print quotes, overseeing press checks for jobs.
LOMBARDI DESIGN INC. / Santa Monica, CA. 5/90-8/90
Designed annual reports , brochures, catalogs, and letterheads. Created camera ready logos and prepared layouts and designs for printer.
Skills and Interests
Thirteen years computer experience. Proficient in Quark Express, Illustrator, Photoshop, Freehand and Pagemaker. Experienced in Power Point and Web Page Graphics. Enjoy solving a variety of design problems that challenge and inspire creativity.
Honors and Scholarships
Scholarships $4,000 Houston art contests 3/86
Presidents and Deans Honor list at Texas Tech University 86, 87, 89, 91
Published artwork in book: Creating and Understanding Drawings.
Mittler and Howze. Glencoe-Bennett and McNillen. 1987
References and portfolio available upon request.
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