Experience

Quality Printing
• United States
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Graphic Artist

  • Apr 2012 - Present


Northside Performance Towing

• United States

• Marketing Manger

  • Nov 2010 - Present

  web site traffic growth, web site design, Email campaigns, advertising. web site traffic growth, web site design, Email campaigns, advertising.



Simply Said LLC

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Graphic Design/Illustration Artist

  • Mar 2011 - Apr 2012

  Process orders using illustrator. Setting up files and artwork to be cut to vinyl. Create new designs for use in crafts, home decor, and indoor & outdoor signage. Create labels, weed vinyl, and prepare orders for shipping. Layout marketing materials and direct mail items. Illustrator. Photoshop, and InDesign. Multitasking required. Also backed up the secretary and help in production. Small company, everyone does what they need to do, to keep the company running. Process orders using illustrator. Setting up files and artwork to be cut to vinyl. Create new designs for use in crafts, home decor, and indoor & outdoor signage. Create labels, weed vinyl, and prepare orders for shipping. Layout marketing materials and direct mail items. Illustrator. Photoshop, and InDesign. Multitasking required. Also backed up the secretary and help in production. Small company, everyone does what they need to do, to keep the company running.



Staples Promotional Products

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graphic Artist

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

  This was my job summary when I worked there.This position designs and executes creative graphics for premium market product. Responsibilities· Design creative and innovative graphic logos, illustrations and other artwork consistent with our customers’ image and marketing plans. The designs are original artist ideas or incorporate customer ideas into artwork. The designs that are generated must follow manufacturing specifications for quality reproduction for screen print or embroidery. · Serve as project leader. Manage projects effectively and efficiently from beginning to end. Communicate with sales representatives, customer and/or merchandising personnel via phone or in person. Relay information to team, the designs that meet or exceed customer requirements in design, content and/or color. · Efficient and accurate at record keeping, maintaining at least 75% overall average of worked hours dedicated to customer projects. · Demonstrate level of creativity in designing new and innovative work. · Responsible for keeping current with consumer demands for creative art, product and logo specifications. Requires time researching market trends in literature and the marketplace. Requires keeping current in the software applications available on the Macintosh network. · Fully utilize the company’s Digital Asset Management system. Required to catalog all art designs into Media Bank, save with the pre-defined naming convention and file structure. Record specific metadata on all art assets. Qualifications· Degree in graphic design or related field· Knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite CS5 software & OS X operating system Show less

• Graphic Artist/Illustration Artist

  • Nov 2007 - Jan 2011

  Redrawing customer sent in logos, matching fonts, create new logos andnew designs for screen printed items. Setting up artwork for embroidery andscreenprint. Used corporate logos from hundreds of companies such as JohnDeere, Subaru, Nationwide, Case IH, Kubota, Coke, Con-way, Carquest, andseveral more. Reading and following logo guidelines and clearspace, and fontstyle for taglines. Mostly use Illustrator CS5, some work in Photoshop CS5.



Alpha Omega Publications

• Ghana
• Printing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Nov 2005 - Sep 2007

  Laying out insides of curriculum workbooks, packaging for DVD's (sleeve, discs, inserts), boxes for curriculum workbooks and software. Curriculum book covers, advertisements, large and small catalogs, newsletters, brochures, T- shirts, event programs and tickets, flyers, posters, large banners and pull-up banners, direct mail, landing pages and banner ads for web related projects. Prepress work setting up files for several different printers. Worked mostly in InDesign, Photoshop, and Quark. Show less



Howard Street Inn

• United States
• Restaurants
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bartender

  • Aug 2004 - Jun 2005

  Setup for large events and Setup for large events and



Heyman Corporation

• United States
• Apparel & Fashion

• Illustration Artist

  • Jul 2004 - Mar 2005

  Used Disney and original art to create patterns, prints, and poses to be applied to children's apparel for Sears, JC Penny, Kohl's, Fred Meyer, Osh Kosh, Walmart, K-Mart, and Babies R Us. (Mostly illustration work using Illustrator) Used Disney and original art to create patterns, prints, and poses to be applied to children's apparel for Sears, JC Penny, Kohl's, Fred Meyer, Osh Kosh, Walmart, K-Mart, and Babies R Us. (Mostly illustration work using Illustrator)



Merrick Company

• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Jan 2003 - May 2004

  to 2004 Business forms, T-shirt design, business cards, calendar design, card design, collateral design, prepress work, matched font and redraw sent in logos. Non Graphic Design Work Experience To show that I am a well rounded person with experience in several areas outside of the design world to 2004 Business forms, T-shirt design, business cards, calendar design, card design, collateral design, prepress work, matched font and redraw sent in logos. Non Graphic Design Work Experience To show that I am a well rounded person with experience in several areas outside of the design world



Iowa State University Design Cafe

• Customer Retail Service/Barista

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004

  Alley Seven Merry Lanes & The Court Display, Setup and Alley Seven Merry Lanes & The Court Display, Setup and


Sudenga Industries
• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Maintenance/Specifications Cutter

  • Jan 2001 - Jan 2004


Margaret Sloss Women's Center

• Graphic Designer/Intern

  • 2003 - 2004

  I was a graphic design intern at the Women's Center. I created short term identities, posters, brochures, advertisements, invitations, and flyers. I was a graphic design intern at the Women's Center. I created short term identities, posters, brochures, advertisements, invitations, and flyers.


Doorenbos Layer House / Mobo Farms
• Poultry Specialist/Personnel Trainer

  • Jan 1996 - Jan 2002