Resume

Profile

Experienced, detail-oriented graphics professional with background in graphic design, production/pre-press, web layout, and animation

Software Skills

• Photoshop
• Illustrator
• InDesign
• QuarkXpress
• Flash
• Acrobat
• Bridge
• Word
• Excel
• Premiere Pro
• Final Cut Express
• After Effects
• Audition
• Soundbooth
• Fireworks
• Dreamweaver
• Suitcase
• Outlook
• Distiller
• Toast/Nero
• Mac OSX
• Linux
• Windows

Experience

• Print preparation and production
• Edited, corrected, and created print/web ads, billboards, flyers, booklets, and e-blasts
• Edited ad campaigns for a variety of products and services
• Created sports signage for various arenas
• Managed large-scale brochures and booklets
• Created still and animated digital billboards and displays
• Edited and modified video for television and web projects
• Created end cards for television commercials in standard and high-definition formats
• Managed tracking of all assets and elements, ensuring they were current and up-to-date
• Communicated with multiple designers to ensure all elements adhered to project specifications
• Created mechanicals; proofed blue lines and color keys
• Formatted advertising using PMS, RGB, and four-color processing
• Used a wide range of typography to appeal to specific audiences
• Recreated logos and design elements to vector format from raster images
• Utilized S/FTP and other internet tools to transmit data between companies
• Operated in Mac, Linux, and Windows environments

Work History

2010–2012 – Production Artist – thelab-la (El Segundo, CA)
2008–2010 – Production Artist – Secret Weapon (Santa Monica, CA)
2005–2008 – Production Artist – SK+G (Las Vegas, NV)
2005 – Flash Designer – Digital Earth (Las Vegas, NV)
2004–2005 – Graphic Designer – American Players Club (Las Vegas, NV)
2001 – Graphic Designer – TrafficStation (Los Angeles, CA)
2000 – Digital Archivist – Gallery of History (Las Vegas, NV)
1998–2000 – Graphic Designer – After Dark (Las Vegas, NV)
1997–1998 – Computer Services – Kinko’s (Las Vegas, NV)

Education

1987–1991 – Cuesta College – Broadcasting (San Luis Obispo, CA)

Personal

• Created Flash and YouTube animations for comics KoDT, Dork Tower, and Penny Arcade
• Placed Third in Best Animation at the 2003 International Festival of Cinema and Technology
• Created and designed the comic strip Note to Self
• Collaborated, tested, and worked with open source applications Synfig and Inkscape