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Design Work Experience
Senior Designer/Web Design Specialist - April of 2004 to present for
Desktop Solutions, Inc.
- In charge of every Web design project from start to finish including, design and implementation, content management and
project coordination with any necessary high-end programmers, testing and uploading, etc.
- Creates dynamic graphic images for various companies in the form of ad campaigns, corporate identities, theme designs,
conference campaigns, promotional items, Web site designs, etc.
- Works with a diverse client list including Time Warner Cable, Sprecher Brewery, Buell Motorcycles, The Women’s Fund of Greater Milwaukee, The Milwaukee Bucks, Quarles & Brady, LLC, Children’s Outing Association (COA) and PEARLS for Teen Girls
Freelance Print and Web Designer - August of 2002 to March of 2004
- Created numerous corporate identities, Web sites and integrated marketing campaigns for various companies throughout the Milwaukee and Chicago areas
- Produced illustrations for clients ranging from floral design companies to technology firms
- Created brochures, logos, promotional pieces, books, etc. for the insurance and finance industries
Senior Designer - April of 2001 to March of 2002 for Integrated Marketing Solutions (IMS)
- Developed, created and implemented a number of different design applications (Web designs, logos, print pieces, etc.) to a diverse client list
Senior Designer - August of 1998 to March 2001 for API Publishing (Smith, Bucklin & Associates)
- Web directed our team of graphic designers – assigned projects, provided technical assistance, provided art and concept direction, etc.
- Developed and created high-end graphic images for various organization groups and clients in the form of ad campaigns, corporate identities, theme designs, conference campaigns, Web site designs, etc.
- Instructed a variety of different workshops to our design staff including information on Flash animations, Photoshop techniques, html issues, and Web design in general
Web Designer - October of 1996 to July of 1998 for Cyberworks Media Group, Inc.
- Created 2 & 3 dimensional graphics and animations for the World Wide Web
- Created interactive elements for the World Wide Web including: compressed JPEGs, animated GIFs, vector Flash players, and Shockwave Movies
- Designed creative concepts and storyboards for various highly interactive Web sites
- Participated in a fast paced, team-oriented work environment
Freelance Designer - May of 1996 to March of 1997
- Developed corporate identities, direct mail pieces, annual reports and T-shirt designs for various clients
- Performed production assistance, drawing, marker rendering, image scanning, and trapping for various companies in the Chicago area
Macintosh Artist - Sept. of 1995 to May of 1996 for Wisconsin Label Corporation
- Created label and package designs for various clients, performed complex trapping on in-house projects and customer files
- Solved numerous technical errors found on customer disks
Lead Designer - May of 1994 to Sept. of 1995 for the University of Wisconsin System
- Designed logos, posters, booklets, T-shirts, business cards, banners, etc. for both university and community clients
- Supervised five graphic designers–assigned projects, provided technical assistance, maintained inventory, etc.
Education/Workshops
Alternative Architecture and Design Degree; Archeworks, Chicago, IL (graduated 1997)
Focus: Designing solutions to societal problems
www.archeworks.org
Bachelor of Arts Degree; University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (graduated 1995)
Major: Art with an emphasis in Drawing and Printmaking
Minor: Communication and the Arts with an emphasis in Graphic Design
www.uwgb.edu
Other Studies
Course: Web Design Series II at C2 Graphics (Milwaukee, WI; May, 2006)
Course: Web Design Series I at C2 Graphics (Milwaukee, WI; October, 2004)
Workshop: Adobe Web Design Week (Chicago, IL; 2000)
Course: HTML Programming at MacSolutions (Chicago, IL; October, 1999)
Workshop: The Business of Art: Creating Success (Green Bay, WI; 1996)
Workshop: Industrial Rendering Techniques (Green Bay, WI; 1995)
Course: Studied the heritage and art of London, England (May to June, 1995)
Workshop: Advanced Paper Techniques (Green Bay, WI; 1994)
Technical Experience
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Quark Xpress
- Adobe InDesign
- Macromedia Freehand
- Adobe Flash
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Dreamweaver
Design Awards
2003 Wisconsin Communicators Award - First Place
For design of the Life Product Brochure Series for Catholic Knights Insurance Society; presented by The Association for Women in Communications
Art and Design Affiliations
Wisconsin Painters and Scultpers - SE Chapter Member - 2007 to present
http://www.artinwisconsin.com
Bay View Arts Guild, Board Member & Web Designer - 2003 to present
www.bayviewarts.org
MARN (Milwaukee Artist Resource Network), Member - 2003 to present
www.marnonline.com
Woman Made Gallery - 2001 to 2003
www.womanmade.org
Digital Eve Chicago - 2000 to 2002
www.digitalevechicago.org
Chicago Webgrrls - 1998 to 2000
www.webgrrls.com
American Institute of Graphic Arts - 1997 to 2001
www.aiga.org |
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