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Warren T. Rawlings
C: (770) 778-3974
rawlings.warren@gmail.com / personal web site: http://www.portfolios.com/RawMotion

Seeking Position as:
Graphic Designer/ Senior Graphic Designer (team leader), Design/ Art Director
Over seven years of Proactive Leadership, Management, Art and Design for corporate clients in tight deadline driven environments in Print and Broadcast. Expertise in building, training and revitalizing the technical and creative power of Graphic Design Teams.

Summary of Qualifications: Software
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere, Flash/ Director/ Freehand, Quantel (Paint, Hal and Edit Boxes), 3DS Max, Dreamweaver/ Fireworks
Quark X-Press, Microsoft Office, Mac and PC Platforms

Project Manager, Training and Leadership Skills
To manage and coordinate the printing and workflow of a printing manufacturing firm. Acted as Project manager and Graphic Supervisor for three web graphic designers. Manage the printing and seamstress/ tension fabric projects, give time estimates, requisition supplies and track inventory for a variety of printing (direct to substrate UV) and large format die-sublimation projects for the religious and exposition industries. Determined the needed printing specifications of various communication projects ranging in value from $100 to $200,000 through the most economical means. Perform Follow Through on projects from proofing to completion to delivery and review quality standards. Over six years of progressive military leadership and training, this includes experience in desktop publishing and multi-media presentation generation with PowerPoint.
-Managed Database to enhance accurate time and cost estimates on wide variety of publications
-Consulted with clients on all aspects of print publishing from graphical paper, to distribution solutions
-Fully familiar with maintenance and operation of ENCAD printers and ONYX Production House software, Gerber vinyl cutter operation and maintenance, Dupont UV direct to substrate printers, Mimaki and Roland Printers, HP Aqueous Printers, and the Dye Sublimation process.

Graphic Design, Digital Print Production, Broadcast and Interactive
Graphic design for Motion Design, Exhibit, Direct Mail, Brochure, Logo/ Corporate Identity, Broadcast, Internet and Large format Print Design. Printed large format signs on ENCAD (Onyx) four color process printers, train two other designers. Assisted in the layout, and coordination of work flow within a retail printing branch. Designed the layout, processing, and management of advertising accounts for a local circulation magazine. Served as primary designer for local WB News and Graphic Designer for NBC News and Promotions Departments. Contributed to lessons, edit, and proof for accuracy the instructional videos in the Photoshop 5 series with Deke McKlelland (Author of The Photoshop Bible) and After Effects 4.1 series with Brian Maffitt.
-Used InDesign, Acrobat, and Quark X-Press for high speed manipulation and enhancement of layouts
-Have worked on all types of publications, large format Signs, Booklets, Calendars, Fliers, Magazine Layouts
-Lead the design effort to build a new consistent brand image for Embrace Magazine, and WB local broadcast
-At a project manager level, standardized and archived a database of graphics used by six artists enforcing naming conventions with strict content, style and interface standards
-Teach a wide variety of Multimedia, Video Production, and sound design subjects
Work History
Project Manager, ELIDesigns.com (Nov 2007-Jan 2008) Freelance
Printing Supervisor, Square1Art, Norcross (Sep 2007-Nov 2007) Freelance Contract
Operations Manager, Digital Pro Images, (Jan 2007 – Mar 2007) Freelance Contract
Print Specialist and Project Manager, CDC (August 2005 – December 2006)
Print Designer, Production, Shepard Exposition Services (Aug 2002 – Aug 2005)
Document Specialist and Print Graphics Designer, Kinko’s (May - August 2002)
Freelance Graphic Designer, Embrace Magazine (May – August, 2001)
Graphic Designer, WB39 and NBC6 (March 2000 – April 2001)
Editor/ Consultant and Teacher, Total Training Video Series /Full Sail(Sept 1999 – Feb 2000)
Engineer Officer, U.S. Army (May 1994 – February 2000)

Education
AS in Digital Media, Full Sail, Winter Park, FL, August 1999 Valedictorian
BA in Fine Arts, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA 1994