Coroflot

Resume

[ E D U C A T I O N ]

08/93 - 05/97::
Colorado State University
Bachelor of Fine Arts— Graphic Design

08/91 - 06/93::
University of Wisconsin, La Crosse


[ E X P E R I E N C E ]

05/05 - Present::
Fairview Health Services— Lead Conceptual Designer
Minneapolis, Minn.
• Lead design, art direction, consulting and strategy for award winning print, advertising, environmental, and web/interactive projects; development of branding, templates and system-wide initiatives for the 2nd largest health care system in Minnesota
• Work collaboratively with clients, brand managers, marketing consultants, design team, copy writers, traffic managers, media planners, developers, vendors, freelancers, and photographers


10/04 - 05/05::
Freelance and Contract Designer
Burnsville, Minn.
• Design, art direction, consulting and strategy for clients in a range of industries including: scientific, business-to-business, service, health care, construction


05/98 - 10/04::
Lightsource Creative Communications, Inc.— Senior Designer
• Design and art direction for print, web, multimedia and environmental collateral with a diverse client base including: Fortune 500, business-to-business, health care, restaurant, retail and non-profit organizations
• Participate in group brainstorming exercises including conceptualization, advertising, messaging, brand strategy, event planning and naming
• Hire, train, manage and evaluate interns and entry-level designers
• Perform IT/network administration services including purchasing, repairs, upgrades and troubleshooting for all macintosh and windows-based computers, printers and network devices


11/97 - 05/98::
Eagle Marketing, Inc.— Junior Designer
• Work closely with art director to create logo, letterhead and direct-mail design for national TV and radio stations
• Headline and copy writing

10/93 - 05/98::
Eagle Marketing, Inc.— Database & Network Administrator
• Management and manipulation of over 200 national databases
• Supervision of multiple vendors
• Design/implementation/operation of internal project tracking system
• Manage local area network (LAN) and over 25 workstations

06/91 - 08/92::
Minnesota Arts Experience— Evaluation Assistant
• Input and organize participant database
• Maintain communication with state-wide arts organizations and educators and orchestrate mass mailings
• Assist with on-site evaluations of arts organizations


[ S T R E N G T H S ]

Design:
Conceptualization
Layout
Identity
Typography
Strategy
Illustration
Problem solving
Photography
Production
Interaction
Presentation
Proofing
Software:
InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator
Acrobat
Dreamweaver
Final Cut Pro
Flash
MS Office