Experience

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  Ivie

  • Pleasanton, California

  • Senior Graphic Designer

    • Mar 2015 - Present
    • Pleasanton, California

    Provide retail advertising design services to Safeway NorCal division, including new concepts, large POS campaigns, mailers, brochures, special event materials, store decor, digital and animated video. Provide guidance to other designers both technically and creatively.

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  PureRED

  • Pleasanton, CA

  • Designer

    • Sep 2011 - Nov 2014
    • Pleasanton, CA

    Provided design and creative production for retail advertising agency in a quick paced environment. Worked on large campaigns, adhering to brand standards for many types of signage, print ads, mailers, bib tags, brochures and special event collateral. Other work included concept collaboration, packaging, web banners, animated ePOS, photo retouching, and specification guides. Clients include Safeway, Michaels, Grocery Outlet, Foster Farms and Dollar General. Mostly worked with Safeway Creative Advertising personnel on-site, providing timely support with an eye for detail while adhering to best practices.

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  Creative Memories Consultant

  • Independent Consultant

    • May 1999 - Aug 2013

    Taught classes and led workshops about the preservation of photos, traditional and digital scrapbooking techniques, products and designs.

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  Quality Tree Software, Inc.

  • Pleasanton, CA

  • Coordinator/Assistant

    • Aug 2008 - Sep 2011
    • Pleasanton, CA

    Job responsibilities for this small consulting firm included, event coordination, website content & contacts management, RFPs, flyer and white paper design, invoicing, and internet research.

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  PureRed Creative

  • Intern

    • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

    Graphic Design Intern, providing creative production for Michaels custom framing signage and various promo boxes, recipe cards and circular elements for Safeway.

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  Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

  • Las Positas College, Livermore

  • Senior Designer and Team Leader, Print and Web

    • Jan 2010 - Jun 2011
    • Las Positas College, Livermore

    Through the Las Positas Design Shop, I worked on several client jobs in differing roles.• Prospect Sierra School website, web production and project manager. Using WordPress and customized templates, created web pages per specifications including navigation and security.Coordinated content production and functional testing with other team members and with clients.• CalWORKs brochure, primary designer and prepress production.• ESL book series, senior designer and manager. Worked with clients on design changes, copy proofing and editing. Provided chapter print production and coordination.• J&M Woodcrafts website, primary designer.

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  Chevron

  • San Ramon, CA

  • Computer Programmer/Analyst

    • Aug 1986 - Aug 1996
    • San Ramon, CA

    Design and Maintenance of mainframe database systems which included working with end-users, writing specs, coding, testing, and verifying data.