Experience

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  Michaels Stores

  • United States

  • Framer

    • Sep 2020 - Present
    • United States

    Help customers to make the best choices for their framing projects. Work with tools in frame shop to create a finished frame job.

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  AC Moore Arts & Crafts

  • Rockville, Maryland

  • Floral Designer

    • Jul 2016 - Mar 2020
    • Rockville, Maryland

    Created floral arrangements, bows and window displays, take charge of all floral entries, work with customers to fulfill custom orders. Additional Services: Cashier and assisted customers with ideas for their projects in different departments of the store.

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  Talbots

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Client Specialist

    • Apr 2017 - Oct 2019
    • Bethesda, MD

    Build relationships with customers to, help them make the best choices, for their purchases. Visual Displays-Assist with visual set-ups in-store.

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  Bethesda Magazine

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Freelance Graphic Designer

    • Nov 2014 - Dec 2018
    • Bethesda, MD

    Create and edit ads for Bethesda Magazine.

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  Michaels's

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • Floral Designer/ Replishment Team

    • Oct 2013 - Jul 2016
    • Gaithersburg, MD

    Create floral arrangements, take charge of all floral entries, and work with customers to create custom orders. Teach Floral Classes.

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  Montgomery Magazine and Premier Values Magazine

  • Montgomery County, Maryland

  • Marketing Manager

    • Feb 2014 - Jan 2016
    • Montgomery County, Maryland

    Sell advertising for both Montgomery Magazine and Premier Values Magazine.

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  WJW Group, LLC

  • Rockville, MD

  • Graphic Designer

    • 2013 - 2014
    • Rockville, MD

    Create ads for the newspaper and other glossy publications, and layout pages. Work with sales representatives and contact clients to obtain their advertisement information.

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  Huckberry Fine Art Gallery

  • Rockville, MD

  • Gallery Assistant

    • 2013 - 2013
    • Rockville, MD

    Assisted Gallery Director with Marketing, Invoices, Hanging Artwork, Framing, Packaging Artwork, Creating Flyers, and Event Planning.

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  The Gazette Newspapers

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1999 - 2013

    • Created ads for The Gazette Newspapers• Designed special projects including: Media kits, promotional pieces and fundraisers.• Designed special sections for The Business Gazette Magazine. Redesigned various Military Newspaper Nameplates. Created CDs and packaging for Military Base Guides.

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  FREELANCE - The Gazette Newspapers

  • Gaithersburg, MD

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1999 - 2007
    • Gaithersburg, MD

    Designed Military Base Guides, Maps, Brochures, Folders, Visitors Guide Maps

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  Sir Speedy/Rockville

  • Rockville, MD

  • Digital Specialist/Graphic Designer

    • 1998 - 1999
    • Rockville, MD

    • Designed a variety of print material, newsletters, books, stationery, business cards and signs.• Scanned photos for publications and enhanced them in Photoshop as necessary.• Digitally out-put documents to color printer and worked on both Mac and PC plat

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  TT Publishing

  • Alexandria, Va

  • Production Coordinator

    • 1997 - 1997
    • Alexandria, Va

    PART-TIMEProduced, placed and coordinated classified ads for a weekly publication.

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  Hart Publications, Inc.

  • Production Coordinator

    • 1995 - 1997

    • Coordinated and designed all advertisements for six separate annual directories.• Produced 2 and 4 color promotional pieces.• Created Covers for directories

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  Roboz Surgical Instrument Co., Inc.

  • Rockville, MD

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1995 - 1995
    • Rockville, MD

    PART-TIMEMade changes in catalog, using a 3-D scanner and software programs, Photoshop and Pagemaker.

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  Hirshorn-Zuckerman Design Group, Inc.

  • Rockville, MD

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1994 - 1995
    • Rockville, MD

    Designed and created various ads for the One Book.

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  Designs by Barbara

  • North Potomac, MD

  • Principal

    • 1985 - 1995
    • North Potomac, MD

    • Provided support and guidance to a wide variety of clients in developing their corporate identity.• Developed marketing collateral from conceptual design through final production.• Offered a suite of graphic services including: logos, brochures, business cards and stationery packages.• Assisted customers with ad campaigns, promotional items, newsletters, media planning and specialevent support.

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  The Write Stuff

  • Bethesda, MD

  • Graphics/ Illustrations

    • 1989 - 1994
    • Bethesda, MD

    Designed and created a large selection of graphic, illustrations and drawings for use on avariety of media for retail trade.

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  KALM Graphics

  • Kensington, MD

  • Graphic Designer

    • 1985 - 1994
    • Kensington, MD

    Provided design, illustration, layout and camera-ready services for a diverse groupof customers.

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  Omega Creative Typographers, Inc.

  • Silver Spring. MD

  • Graphic Designer/ Layout/Paste-up

    • 1980 - 1982
    • Silver Spring. MD

    • Responsible for graphic design layout of books and other printed materials.• Paste-up, inking, mechanicals • Camera work