Experience

Freelance, self-employed

• Canada
• Design Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2002 - Present

  Seeking freelance design opportunities with an ambitious company. Driven and flexible graphic designer with a proven record of delivering creative and innovative design solutions. Proven ability of developing projects from inception through production to final delivery, always ensuring that all work is effective, on brand, appropriate and delivered within time frame. Able to work as part of a team, including printers, copywriters, photographers, other designers, account executives, web developers and marketing specialists. Experience in all types of print and digital collateral. FREELANCE & PART TIME ASSIGNMENTS • Full Spectrum Marketing • GOJO Industries • Nichols Fence, Graphic Design • Dog Watch Fence, Graphic Design • Barrette Fence, Graphic Design • Peace Corp, Graphic Design • Flower Factory, Graphic Design • Baystar Equicenter, Graphic Design • Scriptype Publishing, Graphic Design • JoAnn Fabric & Craft, Graphic Design • Rad Graphics, Graphic Design • Totally Cooked, Graphic Design • Shurtech, Graphic Design • Hudson High School, Photoshop Teacher • Middlebury Academy • Brightside Academy Show less



Vail Resorts

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ski Instructor

  • Dec 1979 - Present

  Ski instruction to all ages at all levels of ability. Certified Alpine 2, Children's Accreditation 2. Seasonal, part-time. Ski instruction to all ages at all levels of ability. Certified Alpine 2, Children's Accreditation 2. Seasonal, part-time.



Signet Jewelers

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Designer/Production Designer

  • Sep 2015 - Feb 2020

  Worked with the Jared, Kay and corporate creative teams to create vibrant store advertisements, signs, catalogs, brochures, flyers, sell sheets, exhibits, social media, and web graphics. Strictly adhered to brand standards including color, type, production, and quality. Performed production design, opening templates, closing and transferring jobs to vendors. Utilized file management and online proofing software. Optimizing all company logos and job templates. Trained/mentored new employees on the use of the client/proofing software, Adobe programs and company procedures. Possess both creative and technical skills. Show less



Town Planner

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jun 2012 - Jan 2015

  Produced a variety of print calendar ads and web-based collateral. Knowledge of social media. Expert in corporate branding with an emphasis on innovative concepts and top design quality. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; excelled in team-oriented skills, including mentoring other designers. I worked independent in an environment and communicated effectively with clients, peers, and management. Produced a variety of print calendar ads and web-based collateral. Knowledge of social media. Expert in corporate branding with an emphasis on innovative concepts and top design quality. Exceptional collaborative and interpersonal skills; excelled in team-oriented skills, including mentoring other designers. I worked independent in an environment and communicated effectively with clients, peers, and management.



KSK Visual Ingenuity

• Solon, Ohio, United States

• Graphic Designer/Graphics Coordinator

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  Graphic design for all the company’s marketing needs. Graphic design for the company’s in-house sign shop. Soft and hard pre-flight of large format print jobs. Performed customer service, counter sales, telephone support and printing tasks. Trained/mentored new employees on the use of Adobe graphic software programs. Graphic design for all the company’s marketing needs. Graphic design for the company’s in-house sign shop. Soft and hard pre-flight of large format print jobs. Performed customer service, counter sales, telephone support and printing tasks. Trained/mentored new employees on the use of Adobe graphic software programs.



GEI WideFormat

• United States
• Business Supplies and Equipment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Mar 2010 - Jun 2011

  Concepted, designed and wrote for all the company’s day-to-day creative needs including company brochures, press releases, internal documents, folders, banners, signs, display booth art, E-blasts, web design, and product literature. Provided all of the marketing materials necessary for new product launches along with supporting sales kits. In charge of in-house copy shop. Design, edit and print large format copy jobs, sales, customer service. In-house photography, retouching, outlining photos. Concepted, designed and wrote for all the company’s day-to-day creative needs including company brochures, press releases, internal documents, folders, banners, signs, display booth art, E-blasts, web design, and product literature. Provided all of the marketing materials necessary for new product launches along with supporting sales kits. In charge of in-house copy shop. Design, edit and print large format copy jobs, sales, customer service. In-house photography, retouching, outlining photos.



GO2

• Hudson, Ohio 44236

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2002 - Aug 2008

  Concepted, developed, coordinated and produced professional, original designs for print, packaging, web and television graphics. Worked closely with clients, within design branding standards to create a vision, conceive designs and consistently meet tight deadlines and budget requirements. Created and conducted highly persuasive sales presentations. Concepted, developed, coordinated and produced professional, original designs for print, packaging, web and television graphics. Worked closely with clients, within design branding standards to create a vision, conceive designs and consistently meet tight deadlines and budget requirements. Created and conducted highly persuasive sales presentations.