Lisa Portzer

Graphic Designer

- Graphic Designer and eLearning Developer with substantial corporate and freelance design experience. - Background in print and multimedia design, as well as some web design and maintenance and design consultation. - Interested in increasing my Flash and web design/development skills. - Instructional Designer with experience developing and designing eLearning modules for 3M, DFPS, and McLane Advanced Technologies.

Resume

Lisa Portzer
Austin, TX
email: ljportzer@yahoo.com
professional profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisaportzer
online portfolio: http://www.coroflot.com/lportzer

EXPERIENCE
Freelance/ Lisa Jo Design 2000 - present

TEKSystems
for client: McLane Advanced Technologies [contract]
January 2011 - April 2011
eLearning Developer / Graphic Designer

Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)
Center for Learning and Organizational Excellence (CLOE)
October 2009 - June 2010
Instructional Designer / Graphic Designer [contract]

VOLT Technical Resources for 3M – Electro & Communications Business
June 2008 – November 2009
Instructional Designer / Graphic Designer

consult with content owners and division training leads to develop content for learning objectives
convert written an verbal content and graphics, with defined goals, into electronic modules
write and/or edit storyboard scripts for video and learning module development
coordinate specific activities such as video shoots and voice recordings
manage multiple projects
use instructional design concepts and company policies/procedures to solve routine problems

VOLT Technical Resources for 3M – Electronic Solutions Division
June 2007 – June 2008
Digitization Analyst / Graphic Designer

upload and organize graphics / images to 3M's Digital Media Repository (DMR)
various digitization projects utilizing 3M databases
organizing, proofing data
major database clean-up
design html email elements, web banners, web graphics, mock-ups, flyers, marketing cards

VOLT Technical Resources for 3M – Electronic Solutions Division
February 2007 – June 2007
Technical Graphic Designer

update technical data sheets utilizing Adobe Framemaker, AutoCad, and Solid Edge software
product guide design published for web with live links to technical data sheets

VOLT Technical Resources for EPSIIA Corporation / a subsidiary of FISERV
May 2006 – February 2007
Marketing Specialist / Graphic Designer

Marketing support and product, service, trade show, and internal business collateral design including:
logos
graphics
html email
employee quarterly news magazine, “@EPSIIA”
marketing literature
banners, signs, posters
PowerPoint presentations
e-presentation modules
marketing surveys, questionnaires
conference t-shirts and materials

VOLT Technical Resources for 3M – Visual Systems Division
April 2005 – April 2006
Graphic Designer

Product, trade show, and internal business collateral design including:
logos
labels, cartons, packaging
launch campaigns
coordinate/assist product photo shoots, image correction
coordinate/assist some facets of trade show planning
direct mail flyers, postcards, reply cards, “how-to” booklets, information sheets
graphics, web banners, large banners, signs
PowerPoint presentations
splash screens
marketing literature
t-shirts, awards

Received PEER AWARD of EXCELLENCE for contributions made to 3M(TM) Magnetic Signs launch campaign (October 2005)

Don Hewlett Chevrolet-Olds-Buick
Aug 2001 – August 2003
Sales Consultant

Sales Consultant / Marketing activities for new and used vehicles including:
excellent customer contact, development, retention, and rapport
participated in regular, intensive sales training

Received WALK-AROUND contest award - 2nd Place for two consecutive years.
The contest involved presenting a features, advantages, and benefits presentation. (2002, 2003)

Henry S. Miller Commercial, TCN
June 1999 – August 2000
Administrative Manager / Marketing

Administrative Management of commercial real estate office and personnel including:
supervisory duties over all administrative personnel
administrative budgeting
vendor contact and coordination

Marketing Support for Marketing Manager and Brokers including:
design and production of commercial property packages for print and cd-rom
PowerPoint presentations
image scanning, correction
plat map research
detailed map labeling

SKILLS
Adobe CS3 Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, In Design, Acrobat Pro, Fireworks, Flash
Adobe Framemaker, Dreamweaver
Instructional Design software: Articulate Presenter, Engage, and Quizmaker, Macromedia Breeze Presenter
Microsoft Office Suite: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher, Access
Some experience with technical / engineering software: AutoCad and Solid Edge
Some experience with Quark, HTML, CSS
PC and Mac proficient

EDUCATION
Austin Community College – Associate of Arts in English – 2004
Austin Community College – Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design – 2006
Adobe Photoshop Seminar – Advanced Techniques in Photoshop – 2001
University of Texas at Austin – Web Design I - 2000
Sesions.edu – Web Design I, Drawing I, Information Design – 2001
Joe Verde Sales/Marketing Training – 2002, 2003

Location

Austin, TX

Specialties

  • Print
  • Interaction Design
  • Art Direction

Experience

10+ years

Education

Austin Community College (earned 2 degrees)

Awards

Award of Excellence for graphic design contributions made to the 3M(TM) Magnetic Signs launch campaign (2005).