Resume

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Objective:

To obtain a design position in a fast-paced, challenging and creative environment.

Qualifications:

• Ten years experience in Graphic Design
• Six years experience in Web Design and maintenance
• Experience integrating new printing technologies leading to increased monthly sales
• Experience managing a small business
• Record of steady increases in management responsibilities

Technical:

• Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Swish, CSS, HTML, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, Excel, and Word
• Skilled on Macintosh and PC platforms

Professional Experience:

Graphic Designer, Signs By Tomorrow, Atlanta, GA, April 2008 - Present

• Design signage to customer specifications and preflight files
• Managed inventory of all materials

Freelance Graphic Designer, Charleston, SC, December 2006 - March 2008

• Build and maintain client web sites from initial concept to end-product
• Concepted, designed and produced collateral for small businesses

Production Artist, Marketing Specifics Inc., Kennesaw, GA, August 2005 - December 2006

• Create mechanicals for large-format printing
• Design customized location and site maps for client sales centers
• Build and maintain client web sites from initial concept to end-product
• Solicit, evaluate and select vendors for external print projects

Graphic Designer, The Arby's Foundation, Atlanta, GA, September 1999 - August 2005

• Concepted, designed and produced communication materials for sports and charity events
• Planned, designed, developed and updated Arby's Charity Tour web site
• Created templates to streamline production and increase company profitability
• Collaborated with event managers in a team environment to produce successful events
• Participated in weekly communications meetings to develop and update plans for annual events and projects

General Manager, ASAP Signs, Marietta, GA, June 1998 - September 1999

• Supervised the design and production of all signage
• Serviced customers ranging from small businesses to large corporations
• Handled accounts receivable and customer records
• Managed inventory of all materials

Education:

• Associate in Arts - Multimedia & Web Design, Art Institute of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, 1999 - 2002
• Three years of study in Graphic Design, Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA, 1992 - 1995