Cooleydesigns

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sUMMARY OF qUALIFICATIONS Graphic Designer with 8 years experience in a combination of graphic design, web design, creative consulting, packaging design, product display, and print advertisement positions. • Proven success in website design including concept development, design, and deployment • Highly skilled in design programs - Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, & Quarkxpress • Highly skilled in web design editors and animation tools - GoLive, Dreamweaver, & Flash • Supervised the creative path of multiple start-up organizations • Experience developing marketing materials, print ads, displays, & product packaging • Accomplished in print design - hand-drawing, photography, printing, & illustration • Excellent problem-solving, communication, & team-work skills eXPERIENCE Strategic Decisions Associates LLC [ Raleigh, NC ] Creative Consultant [ 09/03 – Present ] Supervised creative direction for web site, corporate branding, marketing materials, and software development. Worked directly with CEO to establish corporate branding guidelines. • Web Site design, development, and creative control • Marketing material design and creative control • Software GUI design and creative control • Established consistent visual signature for all aspects of corporate branding • Duties included concept development, project management, & technology selection SwissForex [ Zurich, Switzerland ] Web Designer [ 03/03 – 03/04 ] Developed corporate website for start-up organization. Collaborated with international development team to translate web site for English and German speaking audiences. • Web Site design, development, and creative control • Developed presentation materials for obtaining venture capital funding • Aided in marketing strategies related to print and web Homedics [ Commerce Township, MI ] Graphic Designer [ 08/01 – 03/03 ] Member of in-house graphic design team responsible for developing product packaging, marketing, trade advertising, display, and corporate branding visuals. • Management of external service bureaus and other pre-press vendors • Responsibility for coordinating publishing , electronic pre-press, and printing activities Pieron Technologies [ West Bloomfield, MI ] Graphic Designer [ 08/00 – 07/01 ] Creative direction for start-up organization. Developed customer web site service offering. • Web Site design, development, and creative control • Marketing material design, development, and creative control • Provided consulting services for customer website design, development, and deployment North American International Auto Show [ Detroit, MI ] Graphic Designer [ 10/98 – 08/00 ] Lead graphic designer for in-house development projects. • Coordination of senior staff • Marketing material design and development • Corporate branding Entertainment Publications Incorporated [ Troy, MI ] Web Production Artist [ 05/98 – 10/98 ] • Designed and optimized website graphics • Assisted in website design and development Colorquik Graphix Incorporated [ Novi, MI ] Production Artist [ 09/97 – 05/98 ] • Responsible for digital imaging, design, publishing, and production activities Central Michigan Life Newspaper [ Mt. Pleasant, MI ] Graphic Designer [ 08/96 – 05/97 ] • Coordination of typography, image manipulation, and custom illustration duties • Responsible for publishing, electronic pre-press, and production duties tECHNICAL eXPERTISE Experience on both Apple and Windows platforms • Adobe: Acrobat, GoLive, Illustrator, ImageReady, InDesign & Photoshop • MacroMedia: Dreamweaver & Flash • Quarkxpress • Microsoft Office eDUCATION Central Michigan University Bachelor of Applied Arts in Graphic Design, Minor in Advertising, 1997

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