Coroflot

Resume

Technical Experience

Mac OSX
Windows Vista
Corel Painter 8
CSS
MS Office
HTML
Quark XPress 6.0
Indesign CS3
Photoshop CS3
Illustrator CS3


Experience

Freelance Designer | Jan 2003-Present
Freelancing since 2003 has given me the opportunity to work on a number of diverse projects ranging from simple logos to full branding & identity solutions. In the past few years I've worked on the following:
- Created web projects and promotional items
- Helped to create and define corporate brands and identites within the online space
- Designed print materials such as brochures, posters, CD covers and banners

MSN | User Experience Designer | Jan 2008 - June 2008
As the designer for the MSN.com Homepage Team, my role was to create layouts and custom homepage modules for the MSN.com portal. Other duties included creating seasonal themes (Mother’s Day, St. Patrick's Day), and custom graphics and icons.

The Blue Skittle Magazine | 2007-2008
Art Director at the Blue Skittle Magazine. I oversee all design aspects of the magazine as well as executing projects from concept to finished product by combining graphics, illustration, and technical skills.

C2creative | Graphic designer | 2006 - present
Part of in-house design team with responsibilities consisting of managing print, web, and video graphic design needs for Bank of America; with main focus on the print aspect of brochures, flyers and exhibition design.

Umbrage Editions | Graphic Design Intern | Jul-Sept 2006
As an intern in a relatively small publisher, I had the opportunity to take on full project including, but not limited t to the following:
- Creating full book covers including layout and design
- Client presentations showcasing full mock-ups and comps

Toyota | Marketing internship | summer 2006
Part of a design team creating an alt-media advertising campaign promoting the Toyota Yaris. Developed a creative component for MySpace along with other online advertising including banners and buttons.

Gamertagradio | Graphic designer | 2005 - 2007
Graphic designer at gamertagradio.com. Projects include; letterheads, business cards, posters, ads, t-shirts, and logos as well as designer of website banner for weekly podcasts.


Awards

Microsoft MVP in digital media /Zune 2007
Honored with Microsoft’s Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in digital media for contribution to the Zune community via the blog generationzune.net.

Poster designer for The Art Institute of NYC 2005
Selected to design a poster for ‘Alpha Channel’; a show created by film students. Poster was used campus wide to promote the show.
Illustration/design contest winner for G4TV’s “Attack of the Show” 2005
Contest to create an original design for a new gaming machine; submitted illustration was selected and airbrushed on the gaming machine.

AIGA New York chapter member 2006 - present


Languages
Fluent in English and Spanish

References
Available on request.