Resume

Education

Elon University

Elon, NC

August 2002 - May 2006

  • Achieved a Bachelor of Arts Degree
  • Art Major with Digital Art concentration

Professional Experience

May 2006 - Current

Freelance Graphic & Web Designer

Peter Michaels Allen | Chestertown, MD

  • Consulted with clients to evaluate their design needs and development of their marketing strategies
  • Services were retained by clients for a variety of demands and branding models

August 2007 - March 2008

Client Resource Management Associate

Valliant & Associates, LLC. | Chestertown, MD

  • Integrated new Client Relationship Management database, developed by Microsoft and Raymond James, for day-to-day office operations, data recording, client relations development, and tracking marketing activities.
  • Managed graphic design projects, and developed Internet-based marketing strategies
  • Responsibilities evolved to manage all marketing projects and client information management

September 2003 - May 2006

Graphic Designer

Creative Resolution of Elon University | Elon, NC

  • Designed posters for on-campus events
  • Mentor for students working on design jobs

August 2005 - December 2005

Graphic Designer & Market Research Analysis

New Hope Valley Railway | New Hill, NC

  • Interned as part of an entrepreneurial business course to assist in the production of a music album
  • Designed full layout of album art including cover and insert booklet
  • Researched and presented on possible marketing strategies for sales and distribution of the album

Skills, Abilities, and Related Research

Software

  • Adobe Photoshop 7.0, CS, & CS 2
  • Adobe Illustrator 9.0, CS, & CS 2
  • Adobe InDesign CS 2
  • Adobe ImageReady CS & CS 2
  • Adobe Bridge
  • Adobe Final Cut Pro 4.5HD
  • Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
  • Alias Maya 6.0
  • Corel Painter 9.0
  • Discreet 3DS Max 7.0
  • Garage Band
  • iDVD
  • iMovie
  • Macromedia Flash MX 2004 & 8
  • Macromedia Director MX 2004
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 & 8
  • Microsoft Office 2004, 2007
  • Microsoft Client Relationship Manager v1, v2, & v3
  • Toast
  • The VR Works 2.0

Hardware

  • Film and digital photography
  • Flatbed Scanners
  • Graphics tablets
  • Laser and inkjet printers, including large format

Operating Systems

  • Mac OS X (Preferred System)
  • Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, Vista

Abilities

  • Italian
  • Acoustic and electric guitar
  • Photography (digital and film)

Studies Abroad and Travel

  • Florence, Italy Study Abroad Program Spring '06 (January 8 - June 21)
  • Canada
  • Spain
  • Visited 22 of 50 of The United States

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Services

Graphic Design

  • Logo design
  • Business Card design
  • Poster design
  • Print Ad design
  • Presentation Packet design
  • Page layout
  • Stationary layout
  • 4-color process
  • Large format printing

Web Design

  • Layout & Design
  • HTML & CSS editing
  • Flash design
  • Web Master services
  • Project management
  • Consultation

Artisan Skills

  • Photography
  • Sketching
  • Digital photo editing
  • Digital photo restoration