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creative professional with bfa in drawing & painting eager to offer 25+ years of proven graphic design, marketing / business support, and client relations skills toward optimizing a progressive employer s success.

 

 

         integral leader who conceptualizes, creates, and delivers highly effective graphic arts projects using 20+ years of macintosh experience, including contributing expertise in supporting for- and non-profit event activities.

         integral leader who seamlessly plans, prioritizes, and manages assignments within deadline-driven situations.

         top performer who organizes, develops, and implements enhanced graphic arts communications to promote services, establish client relationships, and ensure continued business success within challenging markets.

         ambitious self-starter who demonstrates superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical abilities.

 

 

         achieved 2009 s case (council for advancement & support of education) gold award for excellence in design.

         recognized for job performance excellence with 2007 s louie design award for best use of graphic design.

 

 

bachelor of fine arts (drawing & painting concentration)                                                                      fontbonne college

associate s degree in fine arts                                                                                     florissant valley community college

 

graduate-level media courses (video production & interactive media)                                             webster university

extensive coursework (advertising, photography, business law, & management theory)              fontbonne college

 

advanced quark training                                                                                                                                             denver, co

design & advanced design training                                                                               dynamic graphics education facility

extensive computer training                                                                                                      umsl microcomputer center

 

 

adobe acrobat • adobe pagemaker • adobe freehand • adobe flash player • adobe photoshop

adobe indesign • adobe dreamweaver • adobe illustrator • quarkxpress • microsoft office • internet applications

 

 

 

         utilize broad scope of industry and graphic design knowledge toward producing innovative marketing materials for various university organizations.

 

 

         apply dynamic creative talents toward directing design and production of catalogs, newsletters, and publications for diverse clientele, including point-of-sales, logo design, and computer illustrations.

         interface among high-profile clientele such as american express incentive services, charter communications, busch creative services, keep hope alive magazine, st. louis science center, sji, inc., thin ice communications, stephen ministries, southwestern bell telephone, and schupp company, among others.

 

 

         performed pre-press design and production efforts in compliance with in-house guidelines and deadlines.