Coroflot

Resume

EDUCATION:

Cranbrook Academy of Art
M.F.A., 2D Design (2009)

Eastern Michigan University
B.A. Marketing, Arts Management, Creative Writing (2005)



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2009-PRESENT Creative Director: Emerging Media / Social Strategy Consultant

I develop application concepts that incorporate strong mobile strategies while leveraging emerging technology whenever possible/appropriate. Currently I work developing enterprise mobile applications for General Motors. My team is a network of vendors and GM Business Owners reporting directly to the Global Director of Mobile Development. (This work is not / can not be included in my portfolio, unfortunately.)

I have a desk at GM Global Headquarters (Renaissance Center, Detroit) though I move back and forth between GM and Compuware's Corporate Headquarters daily. At Compuware, I am asked to consult on a variety of projects with the aim of coaching them to be more user-centric and social in nature.

Previously, as Visual Designer (2009-2011) I was responsible for the visual updating of Gomez APM (a Compuware SaaS offering) as well as participating in ideation sessions with the company's elite team of developers (the "Eagles") on Skunkworks projects.


PREVIOUS POSITIONS:

2009-2011 Visual Designer/UX Designer
Compuware Corporation (Detroit MI)

2008-2009 (seasonal contract) Lead Graphic Designer
InsideOut Lit. Arts Project (Detroit MI)

2007-2008 Program Manager
Rosetta Solutions / Seattle Book Company (Poulsbo WA)

2006-2008 Marketing Coordinator
ICS Support, Inc. (Redmond WA)

2006 (internship) Production Coordinator
Becker&Mayer! Book Producers (Bellevue WA)

2005-2006 Marketing Consultant
InfoUSA: Polk City Directories (Livonia MI)

2004-2006 Editor-in-Chief
Eastern Michigan University: Student Media (Ypsilanti MI)



TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2010 Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2009 Cranbrook Summer Arts Institute, Bloomfield Hills, MI
2008 InsideOut Literary Project, Detroit MI



SKILLS:

Book design, book production, complex book+ production, managing print schedules, managing domestic and overseas print vendors, marketing, marketing design, Variable Data Printing, copywriting and editing, wireframing and prototyping for SaaS interfaces as well as mobile device apps (specifically iPhone/iPad development), social networking and web 2.0 strategies / best practices (specifically for the publishing industry).

Software proficiency includes: Adobe Creative Suite CS5 (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash Catalyst). QuarkXPress. Microsoft Office.


GALLERY EXHIBITIONS:

2011
Suffolk Art Museum, "What In The Word" Literary Art Exhibition (Suffolk, VA)
Abecedarian Gallery, "Interactive Artifact" Book Arts Exhibition (Denver, CO)
Compuware Gallery, Think Pink Week Employee Art Exhibition (Detroit, MI)
Cranbrook Forum Gallery, "Off the Wall" Poster Show (Bloomfield, MI)

2010
Boutique, a Compuware Gallery, "Beyond the Cube" (Detroit, MI)
Abecedarian Gallery, "Wood Books" Poetry Exhibition (Denver, CO)

2009
Cranbrook Museum of Art, "Loose Canon" (Bloomfield, MI)

2008
Abecedarian Gallery, "Words Works" Poetry Exhibition (Denver, CO)
Abecedarian Gallery, "Interweavings" Book Arts Exhibition (Denver, CO)
East End Applied Arts, "Multiples" Book Arts Exhibition (Aurora, CO)
Suffolk Folk Museum, "Beyond Reading" Book Art Exhibition (Suffolk, VA)
Cranbrook Forum Gallery, "Detritus" Design Exhibition (Bloomfield, MI)
Abecedarian Gallery, "Transparent" Book Arts Exhibition (Denver, CO)
Bloomfield Township Library "Un:Shelved, selected works" (Bloomfield, MI)
Cranbrook Forum Gallery/BBAC, "Un:Shelved" (Bloomfield, MI)
EMU's Intermedia Gallery, "Personal Pronouns" Exhibition (Ypsilanti, MI)



CONTACT:

Melissa Duckworth
17234 Beechwood Ave.
Beverly Hills, MI 48025
melissa@pandoraink.com
(734) 262-9689