Coroflot

Resume

Industry Skills
Concept and Design | Art Direction | Print Production | Presentation |
Photography | Web Graphics & Design

Corporate identity and branding, conceptual design, 4 color printing, unique custom designs, metal designs (photos reproduced on metal, embossed metal plates), leather binders, menu covers, in-room guest folders, brochures, annual reports, invitations, plastic cards, illustrations, book design and layout, trade show graphics, Web graphics and design

Technical Proficiency
Adobe InDesign | Adobe Illustrator | Adobe Photoshop | Adobe Acrobat |
QuarkXPress | Microsoft Word | Microsoft Excel | basic knowledge of
Macromedia Director & Flash on Mac OSX

Fine Art Skills
Life drawing | illustration | sculpting | gouache, water, acrylic & oil painting

Education
The Art Institute of Phoenix – Phoenix, AZ
Graduated with an Associate of Applied Science in Graphic Design – March 2001

Bergen Community College – Paramus, NJ
Fine Arts studies

Career History
2006 - Present
Owner | Creative Director | Graphic Designer – SoHo Southwest
Started freelance graphic design studio, SoHo Southwest with focus on identity systems, conceptual design and specialty design. Work includes designs for offset printing, digital printing and Web graphics. Specialty design includes custom leather binders and folders, photometal plates for The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain.

Client base – K Group (Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust, Sshameless),
Amarone Ristorante Italiano, Pizza A Metro, Realty Design Group, LLC, Tasc, Inc., Greenbrier Southwest Corporation (Hidden Meadow Ranch and The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain), Il Viaggio, Verco Manufacturing

2001 - 2006
Graphic Designer – Ray Vote Graphics, Inc.
Major accomplishment included concept and design for the Heard Museum
Moondance invitations and event pieces. To stay within the tight project
budget, I was able to persuade the paper manufacturer to donate a portion of the paper stock in exchange for printed samples.

Other accomplishments included creating new identity systems for
The Seawater Foundation, Daniel’s Italian Restaurant and Science Foundation Arizona.

Client base – Pei Wei Asian Diner, K Group (Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable
Trust, Heard Museum, The Phoenix Symphony, Monsoon), Greenbrier Southwest Corporation (Hidden Meadow Ranch), Science Foundation Arizona, Verco Manufacturing

2000 - 2006
Graphic Designer – Freelance
Realty Design Group, LLC was dissatisfied with the lack of service they were receiving from their present agency, so I had the opportunity to provide them with professional service and quality graphic design. Projects included direct mail, logo design, business card design, illustrations and signage.

In One Advertising & Design was in immediate need of a graphic designer to help with designing monthly newsletters. I was able to provide them with a quick turn around, averaging 10 newsletters per month.

Created an identity system for Tasc, Inc. which included a re-designed logo, letterhead set, brochure, newsletter, trade show graphics and posters.

Client base – Tasc Inc., In One Advertising & Design, Realty Design Group, LLC and local small businesses

2001
Graphic Designer – Internship – The Art Institute of Phoenix
Concepts and design of brochure for The Better Business Bureau
Designed Spring 2001 Portfolio Review invitation for The Art Institute of Phoenix