I'm a graphic designer, production manager, web designer and marketing guru all in one art director package! When it comes to design, I've done everything at least once! I understand that design's function is to support the message and branding for each client. I make it my goal to make sure that each piece I design communicates the client's goals to its intended target audience. It has been my experience that consistency in image and message is the key to great branding.
, Fort Worth, TX
01/2007 - present, User Interface Developer (contractor)
- Developing user interfaces as part of several American Airlines initiatives to improve usability for the airport check-in kiosks using the Unified Iterative Process for their software development life cycle
- As part of the User Experience Group at American Airlines, I am redesigning the aa.com website reservations application interface.
, Dallas, TX
03/2006 - 01/2007, Freelance Graphic Designer
- Freelance projects for multiple clients
- Some clients have been: Club Corp, CompUSA, PowerPact, Ryan Partnership, Square One, The Bingham Agency, Tenet Healthcare,
The Urban Alternative, Tribal DDB
, Dallas, Texas
04/2005 - 03/2006, Manager of Corporate Design
- Improved brand and corporate identity for the holding company and created the branding for its subordinate identities
- Designed the booth plus managed a mid-sized trade show event for them at NACE 2005
- Created brand-new collateral materials for trade shows and recruiting events, including multimedia pieces
- Redesigned and developed all of the company's existing websites
- Hired print and promotional vendors
, Grand Prairie, Texas
09/2004 - 03/2005, Graphic and Web Designer
- Maintained 150 apartment properties' websites plus corporate and promotional sites
- Redesigned promotional sites as needed to keep them fresh (see Not The Dorm for most current redesign case study)
- Created print collateral pieces for 150 apartment properties: flyers, postcards, etc...
, Dallas, Texas / San Diego, California
09/2002 - 09/2004, 5/95 - 1/2000, 03/2006 - Present, Graphic Designer
- Some
clients have been: CCN, Creative
Solutions Ad Agency, Enterpulse, Ernst & Young, LLP., Interact Simulations, Intuit,
Jems Communications, KPMG Pete Marwick (Palo Alto & Dallas
locations), Mary Kay, Inc., Miller Freeman Publishing,
NAMM (Natl Assoc. of Music Making), Pier
1 imports, Inc., Proxima Multimedia, QuickSilver
Interactive, Sally's Beauty, Scripps
Clinic (expanded project
descriptions)
, DFW metroplex, Texas
11/2001 - present
, San Jose, California
3/2001 - 11/2001 Graphic Designer
- Lead successful overhaul of the company’s existing website to increase daily hits to over 100k
- Re-branded the website, packaging and
collateral for 11 countries for a more cohesive look
- Created all print, web and multimedia design
, San Diego, California
1/2000 - 1/2001 Senior Graphic Designer
- Designed
sites for: Liquid Borders, Spider Direct
- Created
looped animation using Flash for Trade Show for Enonymous
and Spider
Direct
- Created web design department
, Grand Prairie, Texas
10/1995 - 7/1996 Contract Art Director
- Designed a direct mailer that received over a 7% return
- Created company’s first product catalog
- Created company logo and identity collateral
,
London, England
10/1994 - 12/1994 Clerical
, Arlington, Texas
5/1993 - 8/1996 Student Publications - Production artist,
Writer, Administrative Assistant
- Dummied
daily newspaper layout from ad manifest
- Wrote reviews for
movies and local art exhibits
- Organized
annual publications workshop promotions and registration
- Web animations & graphics
- Web page design & concepts
- Looping video presentations for trade shows
- Medical research presentations and medical journal cover
- Billboards, posters & signage
- Direct mail pieces
- Brochures
- Catalogs-multiple product mix versions
- Print and on-screen presentations for consulting firms
- Interactive mini-catalog for distribution on CD-ROM
- Packaging for U.S. and World markets
- Training manuals & an annual benefits package
- National and international magazine ads
- Magazines for: art exhibits, in-house and trade
- Promotional campaign for new mall in Cancun,
included: buses, billboards, shopping bags and print ads
- Ad agency experience on several national and international accounts
- Photo illustration pieces for catalog, web page and magazine ads
- Trade show booth graphics, directories, signage, collateral
- Corporate identity packages
- 2 years as an accountant/bookkeeper
- 1 year as a sales clerk
- 4 years as an insurance secretary
University
of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Bachelor of Fine Art
Major: Studio Art, Minor: Media Arts and Art History
Overall GPA 3.3, Major GPA 3.7
07/1999 Trained by Adobe on Adobe In-Design 1.0
1999/2003 Trained by San Diego Community College on:
- Premiere 5
- JavaScript
- Back-end web development through Dreamweaver- ASP.NET, C#, ASP, ColdFusion, PHP, SQL, etc...
02/2007 Trained by American Airlines on the Unifired Iteritave Process, the AA software development life cycle methodology
- Highly creative
- Assertive and independent thinker
- Knowledgeable on Mac & PC systems, including troubleshooting
- Extensive experience on all printing issues—from conception to delivery and everything in-between
- Hiring and coordinating with vendors
- Copy editing and effective communication
- Self-motivated, efficient and detail-oriented
- Excellent leadership qualities (mentoring, decision-making, multi-tasking)
- Trade shows coordinating plus booth design
- Teamwork
- Proactive problem solving
- Marketing
Cross-platformed
on programs including:
- QuarkXPress
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Macromedia FreeHand
- Adobe Acrobat
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Macromedia Flash
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Macromedia Director
- Apple iMovie
- Adobe Premiere
- FileMaker
Programming languages:
- HTML, including hand coding
- JavaScript
- CSS
- Back-end web development through Dreamweaver - ASP.NET,
C#, ASP, ColdFusion, PHP, SQL, etc...
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