Experience

Freelance, self-employed

• Canada
• Design Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Freelance Graphic Designer/Photographer

  • Jan 2003 - Present

  Photographed high-quality images for both print and internet distribution. Applied digital styling/advanced computer processing techniques to enhance photos, adjusting/retouching as necessary, and inspect proofs to ensure quality of print. Photographed high-quality images for both print and internet distribution. Applied digital styling/advanced computer processing techniques to enhance photos, adjusting/retouching as necessary, and inspect proofs to ensure quality of print.



Self-employed

• Home-school educator

  • Sep 2005 - Jun 2012

  Provided full-time instruction and home-school programming to school-age daughter from the third grade through ninth grade. Responsible for adhering to State of Ohio home-school curriculum standards Provided full-time instruction and home-school programming to school-age daughter from the third grade through ninth grade. Responsible for adhering to State of Ohio home-school curriculum standards



Aquent

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2002 - Oct 2004

  Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers. Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods and applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images. Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection. Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers. Created digital image files for use in digital and traditional printing methods and applied knowledge of production to create high-quality images. Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection.



Pennzoil – Quaker State Company

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 1997 - Dec 2001

  Duties included all aspects of package design and brand development. Responsibilities included design and production of labeling; P-O-P displays; product catalogs and sell sheets in both conventional print and PDF versions; multimedia presentations; corporate communications; vendor and client interaction; photo shoot supervision; photo manipulation; press checks and proof approvals. Added responsibility of software and hardware needs evaluation, specified recommendations and initiated purchase orders



MacTemps/Aquent

• Graphic Designer

  • Jul 1995 - Mar 1997

  Freelance graphic designer for various companies throughout the greater Cleveland area. Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers. Created digital files for use in traditional printing. Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection. Freelance graphic designer for various companies throughout the greater Cleveland area. Contributed design ideas in early planning stages with customers and project managers. Created digital files for use in traditional printing. Completed final touches for projects such as images sizes and font selection.