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About
A creative thinker with a strong conceptual vision creating strikingly engaging designs as well as emotionally stimulating, eye catching, and target engagement designs for responsive web, digital and print.
Expertise in:
• Creating impressionable graphics for marketing, apparel and brands
• Designing Smooth and Easy to Use Engaging Web Sites
• Maintain a consistent and effective brand message to target audience
• Plan, implement and finalize projects according to the specifications and deadlines
High level of proficiency in design, web and multimedia software and applications, such as:
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Microsoft Office
• Printing procedures
• Wordpress
• Illustration
• Photography
• Search Engine Optimization and Ad Campaigns
• Verbal and written communication.
My professional career as a web and graphic designer, Creative Consultant, and an inspiring amateur photographer has been extremely rewarding and am looking forward to bringing your brand to the next level! -
Education
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AS Web Design and Interactive MediaThe Art Institue of Pittsburgh2012 - 2014Completed with a 4.0 GPA and earned the Presidential Award. Courses Completed: • Color Theory for Web and Multimedia, • Fundamentals of Media Communication, • Interactive Authoring II, • Interactive Authoring I, • Design and Typography, • Writing for Multimedia, • Desktop Video, • Introduction to Communications, • Introduction to Audio, • Project Management, • Advanced Communications, • Prototyping for Interactive Media and Games, • Information Design, • Digital Imaging for Web and Multimedia, • Computer Animation for Multimedia & Web, • Screen Design & Graphics, • Introduction to Programming, • Web Site Development, • Interactive Telecommunications, • Database Systems, • Sophomore Digital Portfolio, • Web Site Development II
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Diploma Web DesignThe Art Institue of Pittsburgh2007 - 2008Earned the Presidential Award for a 4.0 GPA
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Experience
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UI, Web and Graphic DesignerOkeechobee, FLJan 2015 - Present (11 years 5 months)Graphic, Web, UI & Form Designer
Brand Update for Software Company, create graphics for print and presentations,
create web sites and User Interface Designs for software products, Debug, Build and
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Freelance Web and Graphic DesignerOkeechobee, FLApr 2012 - Present (14 years 2 months)Manage and create a full service web, print and design for clients and their small businesses.
• Consult with branding and design development team.
• Create high impact design solutions for:
• Websites, Advertising, books, magazines, and posters
• Product Packaging
• Corporate identity utilizing visual branding
• Interpreting clients business needs for their target audience
• Working with Photography and Digital images
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Visual Design and MarketingOkeechobee, FLJun 2013 - Oct 2014 (1 year 4 months)Responsible for:
• Branding, Advertising and Promotional collateral.
• Work with management on projects with media relations and business communications.
• Assess site for areas that need improvement
• Strategize ways to improve and track site performance
• Manage Ad campaigns to improve company's search results (SEO)
• Lovely people to work with and a great atmosphere! -
Marketing ManagerBodden Town, Cayman IslandsAug 2010 - Mar 2012 (1 year 7 months)Combined management and marketing services with an incredible team. Together we brought in the highest revenue earned to date as well as the highest ranking on Trip-Advisor. The company was also awarded a Certificate of Excellence in 2011 for its high ratings on Trip-Advisor.
My responsibilities include:
• Created and updated web pages to keep the site innovative
• Maintaining consistent branding while increasing User Interaction
• Designed newsletters, print and digital packages to promote new ideas
• Organize the calendar for a 4 man crew and 2 luxury yachts.
• Ensure vendors, concierge and team were paid
• Manage database to run monthly expense and revenue reports
• Maintained Social Media and web content to promote products
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Sr. Graphic DesignerTween BrandsNew Albany, OHJan 2000 - Aug 2010 (10 years 7 months)Our team was awarded Stellar Awards, 3 times, for our hard work and effort in creating collections that sold very well and consistently made the front table for 4 seasons in a row.
My responsibilities include:
• Creating illustrations and digital artwork for print
• Organize line sheets for brand vision
• Discuss and create vision for tween apparel and marketing
• Create ideas for seasonal fashion statements
• Analyze and study target audience and trends for apparel collections.
• Directed additional design needs with CAD for specific collections
• Appointed on Leadership Team for knowledge and skills
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Awards
Presidential Award with a 4.0GPA at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for Associates in Science-Web Design and Interactive Media.
Presidential Award with a 4.0GPA at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh for Web Design Diploma.
4 "Too Inc. Stellar Awards" for graphics on the active design team and over 20 'Way Too Go Awards" for lending a helping hand.
Appointed on the Incentive Leadership Team by Tween Brands for leadership -
Affiliations
SITE Florida & Caribbean (Society of Incentive travel Executives), CIEF Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation, CITA Cayman Islands Tourism Association
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Industries
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Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@jools, member since 2006
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