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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 IT and 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
- Action Script
- 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
- CSS 2.0, W3C Valid
- Discreet 3DS Max 7.0
- Garage Band
- 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
- (X)HTML 1.0 Strict, W3C Valid
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
- Traveled extensively in The United States