Resumé

Education
5/2008
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Newark
Major: Bachelor of Arts
Concentration Graphic Design

Design Internship
6/18/2007-8/10/2007
The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Exhibition Department
Developed signage for up coming shows or activists

Awards
11/10/2007
Design Derby
Arts Directions Club of New Jersey
Designed a logo, tagline, business card, and stationary with envelope for a program called Special Angels. Special Angels is an organization that helps children with special needs, including autism.
Honorable Mention

Design Experience

2/2010-Present
Accessory Zone, LLC., NYC, New York
Graphic Designer / Production Artist
• Package Design Bath & Body Products: Create deluxe bath & body sets for adult lines and tween lines for the generic lines, My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Pink Cookie, and XOXO, etc. licenses
Stationary: Created full Back-to-School Stationary Program for
Star Wars, Scooby Doo, and Batman Licenses.
•Production Artist
Making sure all the technical aspects of the file are in order, to size, color and all packaging information such as: descriptions and ingredients are correct.
• Licensee
Work directly with licensor, such as Hasbro, by sending them over artwork and understanding what is needed from us. By learning how to use their license in the best possible way.

3/2009 - 6/2009
The Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey
Graphic Design Teacher in the Junior Museum (Contract)
Helping students discover their secret star identity inside themselves. By Creating their own professional photo shoot that will then be transfer to creating their own poster design.

11/2008 - 1/2009
Narciso's Printing, Newark, New Jersey
Graphic Designer
Design business cards, flyers and work with customers to get an understanding of what they are looking for.


Other Experience
6/2008
The Arts Council of Princeton
Paul Robeson Center for Arts
Designed labels for their Neighborhood Portrait and Return Home

Foreign Language
Trilingual: English, Portuguese and Spanish

Computer Skills
Proficiency in Adobe CS- InDesign, Photoshop & Illustrator, Flash, Coral Draw; Microsoft Office

Part Time Employment
8/2006-9/2006
H&D Linden Motors, Inc., Linden, NJ
Receptionist
Gained basic knowledge of office operations such as:
Computer knowledge, helping customers, answering phone
Performed customer service representative such as Cashier and making appointments.

10/2000-1/ 2006
Custom Bandag Inc., Linden, NJ
Receptionist
Handled many tasks such as:
Filling, billing, maintained accurate records
Gained basic knowledge of office operations such as:
Computer knowledge; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel,
helping customers, answering phone
Performed customer service representative such as
Opening and closing accounts

Projects by Lina R

Printed School Work
9 Files

Internship Project
4 Files

Poem as type and image
2 Files

Currency
3 Files

Photography
6 Files

Pro Bono Work
4 Files

Invitations and more
4 Files

Work projects
6 Files

Logos
4 Files