ML Finkle
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About
Skilled graphic designer and talented artist (5 years of experience) offering solid and advanced Graphic Design and Illustration skills, including expertise with brand identities. Successfully combines uniquely innovative ideas to highlight brand messages with eye-catching images and artistic solutions for all marketing objectives. Accomplished in blending decision-making abilities and serious attention to detail with extreme organizational, time management, and social relationship-building skills. Possesses a great desire to learn, grow, and be challenged by working in a fast-paced, creative design environment.
Specialties and Offerings:
* Adobe CS5 and CS6 InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, Flash; Corel Painter; Microsoft Office;
* Mac and PC savvy
* Graphic design - GUIs, logos, fliers, ads, brochures, catalogues, (from concept to file print prep)
* Digital (vector and non-vector) illustration - cartoons, character illustration, blog and website logos
* Amateur experience in photography
* Photo manipulating/edit/retouch
* Fine art/illustration skills - graphite, colored pencil, pen & ink, watercolor -
Education
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4-Year Diploma (equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree) Illustration, Graphic ArtPaier College of Art, Inc.2004 - 2008Graduated with honors (Cum Laude) in Illustration. Took additional courses in Graphic and Digital Art (equivalent of a minor in Graphic Art). Final GPA: 3.3
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Christian Heritage High School1999 - 2004
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Experience
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Graphic ArtistSonalystsJan 2012 - Oct 2013 (1 year 9 months)Works with the military as well as commercial clients to produce screen-ready graphics for several different projects at a time while under strict deadlines. Generates screen-ready graphics from field photos (editing to keep size, lighting, coloring, perspective, etc., consistent as well as performing general clean-up and sharpening). Responsible for look and feel of product screens, including consistent and intuitive GUI design per customer requirements.Produces vector, raster, and flash graphics for many different projects. Created and daily maintains an exceptionally organized and highly practical graphics library and tracking system for all graphics used in each contract.
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Graphic Designer3M Purification Inc.Sep 2011 - Dec 2011 (3 months)Repurposed marketing materials within the company and ensured that all information and graphics were correct and up-to-date. Handled multiple projects while adhering to a tight time constraint. Efficiently produced the needed graphics and files without needing to be overseen.
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Independent Consultant Graphic DesignerPalm Publishing LLCJan 2011 - Apr 2011 (3 months)Designed and laid out six individual children's books for Disney/Pixar, as well as created twelve different downloadable children's activities (vector-based art).
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Lead Graphic Illustrator/Art DirectorRand Media CoOct 2008 - Dec 2010 (2 years 2 months)Supervised a team of two designers and oversaw all creative tasks while balancing multiple projects and adjusting to the
always changing priorities. Succeeded in designing within restraints of brand identities and style yet, at the same time, incorporated a fresh, unique artistic flair. Created and managed pre-press design work including illustrations, logos, posters, banners, ads, fliers, POP displays, and catalogue layouts from concepts through to pre-production. Communicated with customers in an easy going yet professional manner over phone and email to understand their
strategies and help them reach the goals for their product. Worked with various printers over the phone to ensure that
the final product met every single standard of each individual client. Laid out, illustrated, edited, and helped produce ten
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Independent Consultant IllustratorPenny Press IncJun 2008 - Aug 2008 (2 months)Illustrated characters and scenes for crossword puzzle magazines by hand and then created digital versions of each for the final product.
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Awards
Cum Laude
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@GoodSailorArt, member since 2008
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