Maternity Leaves: May 2004 to May 2007 Mother of 2 healthy children now in full time daycare. (1 and 2 1/2 year old)
Freelance: Through the year Olive Poivrée, Switzerland: Created the corporate logo of the small boutique. Drugsmartusa.com, Montréal, Québec: Created the look and feel of the web site and the visual element in it. Aire Libre, Trois-Rivières, Québec: Created the logo, business card, letter head and a badge for this sport & leisure association.
Multimedia & Graphic Designer: June to May 2004 Concierge Info/Montrealinfo.com, Montréal, Québec Developed various promotional materials and redesigned the corporate image for the 5 in-house companies: logo, business card, letter head, sale brochure, CD cover, banners, invitation card, etc...
Created the new look and feel of the montrealinfo.com site and made all the visuals elements for it and also made our client visual if required. Designed and made all the visual elements of the Concierge Info software's new version for hotels. Won the Lauréat Régional 2002 for Services Touristiques category of Grand Prix du Tourisme Québécois.
Produced various magazine layouts, ads and visuals for: Infolettre: weekly, Montrealinfo.com: special occasions, Planner Info: monthly, Planificateur Info: monthly.
Graphic Designer/Production Assistant: June to November 2000 Euro RSCG Healthcare, Montréal, Québec Worked as part of the publicity studio team to develop promotional material and coordinated the projects for publishing.
Trader Assistant: February to May 2000 TD Waterhouse, Montréal, Québec Researched transaction history, classified trading documents, relayed internal messages and troubleshoot the electronic device.
Web Graphic Designer/Team Leader: May to July 1999 Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), Calgary, Alberta Designed 5 new online courses for the institute. Successfully delivered in a very tight deadline. Created the web pages elements, managed the production team (programmer, writer) and was the link between the team and the teachers of the different courses.
Customer Service: August to May 1999 Video & Sounds, Calgary, Alberta Provided information for clients, organized selections of videos, conducted surveys for customer preferences, advised on purchase of foreign and animation films.
Educator: February to June 1998 La Garderie Pommes de Reinettes & Club des Petits Débrouillards, Calgary, Alberta Prepared and taught activities in Art & Science for children of various age groups (3-10) in the French daycare. Was in charge of the after school program for the older kids. Opened or closed the daycare. Worked with the 6 month to 2 year-olds when their educator was unavailable. Teachers Assistant: October to January 1998 La Coccinelle, Calgary, Alberta Taught French and arts for immersion preschoolers.
Graphic Designer: August to September 1997 KUUSport, Toronto, Ontario Designed promotional material and packaging, prepared the material for pre-press since the printing was in China, and made the French/English translation & corrections for the company.
Graphic Designer: May to September 1996 SIDAC Promenade Fleury, Montréal, Québec Advised store owners in commercial association on publicity strategy and designed various promotion materials (image corporative, flyers, ads)
Graphic Designer Intern: January to April 1996 Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec Made illustration retouches, scans and picture conversions for the Sciences and Biology Department.
Education
Diploma in Multimedia & Communication: May 1999 Applied Multimedia Training Center, Calgary, Alberta
Diploma in Graphic Design: May 1996 (additional year in Pre-press: 1997) Collège Ahuntsic, Montréal, Québec
Additonal Formation
Multimedia Programmer: February to October 2001 Institut Descartes, Montréal, Québec HTML, Visual Basic, ASP, Java, Lingo
Re-certification First Aid for adult & children: February 1998 Canadian Red Cross, Calgary, Alberta
Business Start-up Course: February to March 1997 COPERS, Bécancour, Québec
Animation in scientifique leisure: October 1992 Conseil du loisir scientifique, Trois-Rivières, Québec