OBJECTIVE

You need an employee who is honest, dependable, organized, and detail-oriented. An employee you can trust to lend feedback and insight to smart marketing decisions. This wonderful employee should offer you creative experience and professionalism that will improve your business. If this type of employee is who you are searching for, then search no more. I possess all these traits. I am looking for a company who can offer me advancements in my knowledge and that I can lend my experiences to so that we can grow together as a team.

EXPERIENCE

CAO Group, INC

Graphic Designer

Nov 2009 - current

CAO Group engineers and manufactures medical, dental, lighting and signage materials. I am the company's only designer working independently and capable of managing my own workload successfully. I have regular communication directly with general managers and CEO for product analysis and market information. I create new or re-design of marketing material to gain focus on target market and create consistent brand identity for multiple products. With my experience in print and production for marketing materials, I am able to offer layout options and refer production sources that prove to be cost effecient for company budget. Marketing material created includes: full product catalogs, brochures, postcards, flyers, and magazine ads utilizing Adobe CS4 Suite.

Supergraphics USA, LLC

Art Director/Graphic Designer

Sept. 2003 - June 2009

I designed art using Adobe CS4 software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and also Corel Draw X3. I designed, produced hands-on and/or communicated with vendors for set-up of many items which included logo design, business cards, stationery, many styles of brochures, catalogs, greeting cards, flyers, signage, vehicle graphics, promotional swag, screen printed designs and embroidered logos for apparel. Created and maintained company e-commerce websites and e-maiil marketing ads. Worked and communicated with fellow artists as a team on many internal and client projects. I consulted with clients offering solutions for their graphic projects. I managed the art department for three years. This included training for all applications used in art department, project tracking, gathering quotes, purchasing materials, oversight and internal approval for client projects, working and communicating with other departments and vendors. Very active in Management and marketing meetings to help increase sales, create shared meaning, and build team cohesiveness.

SKILLS

• Proficient in Adobe CS4: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver, as well as
  Corel Draw X3.
• Experience designing for multiple graphic products and production processes proves efficient
  use of time and proper art layout.
• Great organizational skills and attention to details.
• Enjoy working within a team environment to create shared meaning. Open communication and honesty to build trust within a team environment.
• Comfortable communication with clients to guide them to best possible solution for their
  graphic projects.
• Willingness to research and learn new methods and skill sets to improve creativity and production.
• Creation of web sites using Dreamweaver. Knowledge of CSS and HTML code.
• Set up and maintenance of template based e-commerce websites and email marketing programs.
• Acquired management skills: project and time tracking, approvals, gathering quotes,
  purchasing materials.
• Strong troubleshooting skills for computer programs, production materials and equipment.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office programs.
• Knowledge of both PC and Mac operating systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Associates of Applied Science Degree with a major in Visual Art and Design/Design, 2003
• Certificate of Completion of Dreamweaver Level I & II, 2007
• Certificate of Completion of InDesign Level I & II, 2008
• Regular attendance of Photoshop training seminars since 2006