Coroflot

Resume

Melanie Ujimori
808-497-8308
melanieujimori@gmail.com

Technical Skills

- Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, MS Word, Powerpoint
- Sketching and rendering in traditional media (primarily pencil and marker)
- Concept development and research
- Group leader in design management classes
- Some experience with Flash, Rhino, and Maya


Educational Experience

(2005-2009) Graduated with a B.S. in Industrial Design
Art Institute of Portland, Portland, OR


Work Experience

(2005 - present) Graphic designer - Portland Taiko: children’s matinee poster and program design and layouts. Misc volunteer work and merchandise sales

(2005 - present) Volunteer work - Mochitsuki (Japanese New Year’s fair): assistant to event coordinator, vendor assistance, running information booth, graphic design (posters, program and map layout, illustration).

(2009 July - Sept) Graphic design intern - Curiosity Group: production work (layouts in InDesign and Illustrator, setting up for sendout to Hewlett-Packard), greeting card design and illustration, copy editing, diagram drawing.

(2008) Graphic designer - Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai’i: Shinran Shonin 750th anniversary t-shirt designs. Event is a two year celebration between Jodo Shinshu Buddhist temples in Hawai’i and Japan.

(1998 - 2005) Customer service - da Andagi Guy: cashier, serving andagi (Okinawan donuts)

(references available upon request)