Coroflot

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SKILLS

-Knowledgeable in developing ad campaigns, page layouts, print production, corporate identity, collateral design, photo restoration, package design, information graphics, web and flash design, direct mail, annual and financial reports, conference materials, promotional and marketing strategies

-Knowledgeable of web site development, interactive design, usability testing and UID principles concerning layout, organizational strategy, font concepts, color and shape theory, symbology, flow control, consistency formatting, and content web design enhancement

-Knowledgeable of SEO marketing in conjunction with design strategies, web application programming languages and browser programming

-Adept at design analysis, narrative critique, diagrams, mock-ups, flow-charts, and other techniques/comps to effectively communicate ideas to application developers and clients

-Able to work on Mac and PC platforms

-Efficient with Adobe CS5

-Proficient in layout software –including Quark XPress and Adobe Indesign

-Microsoft office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

March 2005 to present
Thinktree Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia
President, Graphic Designer

Professional graphic and web designer for several metro Atlanta clients. Duties include development of ad campaigns, logos, and web sites, creating custom graphics and layouts, creating Flash intros and banners, content creation, website promotion and marketing, client relations, sales, hiring and managing contractors and freelance workers, bookkeeping, working within a clientÕs budget and managing print production.

*Client List and design samples Available Upon Request*


June 2007 to December 2007
LOMA
Atlanta, Georgia
Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer for LOMA.org. Designed promotional items such as direct mail pieces and flyers, conference materials such as brochures and signs, web banners, publication design (Resource Magazine), and ad concept, development, and design. Worked within corporate identity guidelines and alongside the marketing department to complete each design project on a tight deadline. Also managed printing of design pieces.

October 2001 to March 2005
Autotrader.com.
Atlanta, Georgia
Graphic Designer

-Created advertisements, banners, logos, and web pages for regional and national dealer clients, as well as OEM accounts
-Designed and constructed graphical template-based web advertising products
-Composed client-specific animated banner commodities
-Communicated and marketed revenue products to client base
-Identified potential design problems and fabricated troubleshooting protocol
-Communicated with the marketing department to enhance product/client agreements
-Implemented HTML and design programs via construction of consumer products
-Managed goal-oriented national automobile dealer accounts

EDUCATION
-The Art Institute of Atlanta
BFA in Graphic Design – One class remaining

-The University of Georgia, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
BFA in Studio Art – December 1999
BFA in Anthropology – December 1999

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
-American Institute of Graphic Arts
-The Georgia Lawyers for the Arts
-Smyrna Artists Business Association- founding member