Experience

In-house Retail , Austin, TX
Graphic Designer for packaging
Nov. 2005 - current

• design packaging for food packaging and shelf displays
• project manager for freelance designers and illustrators

Advertising Agency, Richmond, VA
Graphic Designer / Art Director / Project Manager
Sept. 2004 - Aug. 2005

• designed a variety of print and electronic collateral materials including marketing brochures, print advertisements, product packaging, trade show displays, web graphics and slide show presentations
• project manager and designer for core clients while maintaining corporate
graphic standards
• provided design support for web developers
• project manager for freelance designers and illustrators

Freelance Designer, Columbus, OH and Richmond, VA
May 2002 - Sept. 2004

• art direct and design promotional packaging, trade show materials, logos, brochures, invitations, & catalogs for various clients from small businesses and direct mail houses to corporations and advertising agencies
• art direction for print and online projects
• create illustrations and collages
• information architecture and production of web sites using Dreamweaver
• video editing and DVD production

Publishing Group, Washington, DC
Book Jacket Designer
March 2001 - April 2002

• designer/art director for covers and dustjackets on non-fiction books
• redesigned web site for subsidiary publishing group
• researched artwork for covers and created original artwork
• acted as project manager for freelance designers

• title "Simone de Beauvoir's Philosophy of Lived Experience" was a winner of American Graphic Design Award for editorial book cover and appeared in the December issue of Graphic Design USA Magazine.

Internet Marketing Research Firm, Austin, TX
Graphic Designer
April 2000 - Oct 2000

• designed collateral pieces for a marketing research firm targeting high-tech and internet companies
• created finished artwork for direct mail pieces, posters, packaging, trade show booth displays, and animated banners for web sites
• developed flash movies for the web and for interactive cds

Service Provider, Austin, TX
Graphic Designer/Commercial Computer Services Manager
May 96 - Aug. 97 & June 1998 - April 2000

• worked in a special division that was created to design for high-end clients; success of division resulted in the company being repositioned for high-end clients
• worked with representatives from corporations to create proposals, promotional packages, corporate identities, brochures, trade show materials, etc.
• responsible for commercial computer services department
• managed new equipment installation and in-store training

Computer Services Consultant - Oct. 1995 - May 1996
• created flyers, brochures, invitations and related materials for retail customers
• performed typesetting, formatting and editing
• assisted customers in self-serve computer area

Magazine Production Company, Austin, TX
Art Director/Ad Traffic Manager
Sept. 1997 - May 1998

• designed layout for three national and international magazines
• created illustrations for covers and magazine story artwork
• responsible for all advertiser artwork/film and creation of ads
• worked with 4-color process printing and tight deadlines

Freehand 9.0
Microsoft Word X
Powerpoint X
Excel X
Publisher