Graphic Designer — San Diego, CA
Solid design background in Print and Environmental Graphic Design. Thrives in task and team oriented environment. Takes direction well and can lead projects when necessary. Excellent Adobe CS skills, basic HTML and CSS and can work on either Mac or PC work stations.
EDUCATION
Art Center College of Design Pasadena, California, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphics & Packaging, 1998
San Diego State University San Diego, California, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences, 1993
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SFK Graphic Design San Diego, California, 1998 to Present—Designed and produced logos, identities, brochures, posters, packaging, presentations, signage and wayfinding for a diverse client list. Clients include; Disguise, CRI 2000, H. Hendy Associates, Eyes of the World, RTKL International Ltd., RTKL Associates, Inc., Nokia Design Center, 1124 Design Advertising, University of Southern California and U.S. Borax, Inc.
ID8, RTKL Associates, Inc. Los Angeles, California, 1999–2006—Involved in all aspects of Environmental Graphic Design within the built environment. Responsibilities included from concept to completion the development of Applied Graphics, Signage and Wayfinding, Logo Design, Print Design, Concept Design, Branding and some Exhibit Design. Also, appointed to a committee to promote Design Excellence within the Los Angeles studio.
11:24 Advertising Design Los Angeles, California, 1997–2006 Conceptualized and designed logotypes and posters for motion pictures... projects include Summer of Sam, Bamboozled, The Kings of Comedy, Skins, 25th hour, and Inside Man.
Tulino Design, Inc. Canoga Park, California, 1996–1997—Worked with the president and senior creative director in the development, design and production of housewares packaging.
San Diego Daily Transcript San Diego, California, 1994—Designed and produced advertisements, catalogues and web site promotional materials for law newspaper.
Watersport Publishing San Diego, California, 1993–1994—Produced and designed advertisements, catalogues and books... typesetting and digital production.
AWARDS
Robert Kinyon Memorial Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL TOOLS
Adobe Creative Suite 4: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat and Dreamweaver
Quark Xpress
Power point
Microsoft Office 2008
Basic HTML and CSS knowledge