Experience
Art Director/Co-Owner
Fully responsible for the design/layout of a quarterly internationally published automotive magazine, along with handling numerous business-related tasks (advertising sales, invoicing, representing the company at industry shows around the country, etc.). Also overlook and take part in photography and photo editing, web design and maintenance, ad design for numerous clients, and social media.
Graphic Designer/Photographer
I was chosen to be part of a small, hand-picked team that would be responsible for launching and marketing a new e-commerce website for off-road parts and accessories. I am responsible for the overall look of all design items and handle tasks such as web site design, print design (flyers, catalog, promotional materials) and web marketing design (banners, social media pages). In addition to design, I am responsible for shooting/editing lifestyle and studio photos and videos, social media relations (facebook/twitter), and managing store data through the Magento Enterprise platform.
Graphic Designer/Technical Writer
Responsible for technical illustrations, cover designs, and various other graphics used in plant operation manuals for water treatment plants. Also responsible for corporate branding, Web site design, and some photography/photo editing.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Handled the entire layout of Group Travel Planet Magazine, a bi-monthly national publication, along with occasional advertisement design and photography. Also assisted with design for Rejuvenate Magazine and with Web graphics, e-newsletters, and online branding for VacationPlanning.net.
RPM Communications
Art Director
Responsible for the overall design/layout a nationally published automotive magazine (S3), along with designing banners, business cards, and advertisements. Also responsible for shooting/editing photography of events and feature automobiles for magazine and Web use. This position terminated when I bought a share of the company and became a co-owner in March 2006.
Graphic Designer
Designed and worked on proposal covers and graphics, figures, reports and report covers, brochures, and PowerPoint presentations. Spent extensive time designing multi page documents including military general plans, proposals, and brochures. Also designed and maintained HTML newsletters and helped with reproduction graphics (printing, binding, and assembling documents).
WillPrint, Inc.
Press Operator
Assisted with a wide range of tasks including typesetting work, designing graphics, shooting and developing negatives, making and developing plates, extensive use of AB Dick Offset 360 1-color press, use of AB Dick 360 CD 2-color press, and padding, cutting, packaging, and folding work.
Education
BA in Graphic Design
