I am a versatile Graphic Designer with proven experience in print, web and identity design. At ease in multidisciplinary environments, I enjoy collaborating to see projects through from start to finish. I'm resourceful, organized, and articulate. I excel in design roles that require my unique foundation to solve a variety of design problems.
SKILLS
Mac & PC proficient in a variety of venues. Unix expertise.
Expert in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver) Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint.) Proficient in Apple iLife (iPhoto, iWeb, iMovie, iDVD) and iWork (Pages, Keynote, Numbers) suites. QuarkXPress experience. Solid HTML development knowledge. Dreamweaver, BBEdit, Javascript and CSS. SEO knowledge.
Experienced with the commercial animation process. Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Microsoft Softimage, Alias|Wavefront, all related aspects of video production from start to finish.
EXPERIENCE
Creative Director, Firefly Design Studio Atlanta, GA 2002 - Present Run my own small business providing graphic design solutions for a variety of clients. Web, print and identity design projects completed from inception to final delivery. Illustration, marketing collateral, publication layout, writing and copy editing across both print and interactive media. Regular use of Dreamweaver; HTML coding, CSS, Javascript and PHP knowledge. Experience with SEO and continuing system administration duties.
Concierge, Apple Inc. Atlanta, GA 09/2007 - 10/2008 Thorough knowledge of all products, staff skill sets and daily operations. Marry clients with appropriate resources. Hear and resolve challenging issues while maintaining an engaging and friendly attitude.
Design Lead, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 1995 - 2002 Design lead for instructional media team. Illustrated scienti?c principles, user interface design and instructional animations. Published both online and print projects.
Animator, Digital Artworks Eugene, OR 1996 - 1998 Commercial animator for an Emmy Award-winning studio. Created original art, storyboards, 3D animation, and texture maps in a Softimage, Maya, and Unix environment. Comfortable with particle systems, rendering and video post production. Additional projects included designing the company web site, sales presentations and other marketing materials.
Adjunct Faculty, University of Oregon Eugene, OR 1994 - 1995 Taught an intensive introduction to the Internet course tailored for visual design students. Classroom goal was the creation and publication of HTML documents. Focused on new technology and its effect on design issues. Supervised a student teaching assistant.
Certifications
2008 Apple Product Professional 1995 University of Oregon - BFA, Visual Design 1995 University of Oregon - Minor, Western Art History
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