Elizabeth Mack

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http://elizabethmack.net/Elizabeth_Mack_Visual_Art_Educator/Resume.html

Accomplished, ambitious and dedicated design industry professional and communicator,

adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously. Creative, personable, analytical,

innovative and organized. Team Player.

I am a highly creative and multi-talented graphic designer and artist with extensive

experience in multi-media marketing productions, event planning and print design.

Successfully managed and coordinated creative design/multi-media projects from concept

through completion in a team environment, collaborated with clients and teams to create

vision, conceive designs and consistently met deadlines and requirements. Provided global

corporate identity (badging and graphic design), print, web design and multi-media design

for internal and external Design automotive exhibits, productions and presentations.

Founding member of Design Center Fine Art Committee for major automotive organization,

creating exhibits, exhibit graphic displays, media graphics and fine art contributions.

EDUCATION

Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan-BA, (1987)

College for Creative Studies Detroit, Michigan-BFA

Madonna University Post-Graduate BA And Michigan Teaching Certification-Visual Art

Education, 2011 (LQ endorsement)

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

PCMI, Professional Contract Management Inc. (January 2012 - Present)

Substitute Teacher for Novi School District, South Lyon School District, Birmingham

Community Schools and Southfield Public Schools. (primarily in Novi and South Lyon

Districts).

Long term substitute for Deerfield Elementary in Visual Art, February 23 - March 30, 2012

Professional Education Services Group (

September 2010-Present)

Substitute Teacher for Oakland, Washtenaw and Livingston Counties, MI

Freelance Designer (May-2009 to Present)

Fine Art clients: exhibit design and multi-media graphic design and marketing consultant.

Creating fine art for exhibition and currently working on post-graduate studies at Madonna

University.

General Motors Design CenterCreative Designer

Produced multimedia designs and event planning for corporate identity, internal and

external automotive productions in multimedia marketing and print design. I enjoyed being

involved in the GM Design intern, student recruitment mentor program and founding member

of the GM Design Center Fine Art Committee.

Strategic Communication

Visual designer and speech writing consultant, (personnel team assistant) for former GM

Vice President of Design, Wayne Cherry, brainstormed and designed through to graphic

production (print and multi-media). Researched and monitored industry trends, and emerging

technologies to incorporate in executive brand identity productions.

Engineering Artist and Illustrator

Created engineering illustrations for product manuals and produced graphic displays for

executive presentations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, In Design, Flash, HTML, Dreamweaver CS5, Microsoft Office

2008,

Mac OS X and PC platforms. Coordinated with audio-video production for event and multi-

media productions including Maya and Alias interfacing.

Visual Marketing Strategies

Web, Multimedia

Web Site Design and CD Cover Design

HTML and Animation Designs-team based

Video Editing and Video Photomontages-team based

Large scale murals and graphics for studios, exhibits, and products

Product Design Graphics

Brochures and Newsletters

Logos and Business cards, Posters, Post Cards and Stationary

Events

Exhibit design for multi-media productions (auto-shows, press releases)

Executive presentations, internal and external productions

Photography

Black and White Photography

Lithography

Retouching and Photograph Restoration

Industrial Design

Product and Graphic Design Ideation

Exhibit Display Ideation-multi-media productions

AWARDS

GM Design Mark of Excellence 2008

GM Design Fast Eddie Award 2008

GM Design Mark of Excellence 2005

GM Design Mark of Excellence 2003

Spontaneous Recognition Awards:

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

DIA Detroit Institute of Art Member

AIGA Professional Organization for Design

NAEA National Art Educators Association

INTERESTS

Founding Member of Design Center Art Committee (non-work related, volunteer activity),

from

1995-2009, responsible for creative ideation of exhibits, exhibit design and produced

all graphic needs for exhibits and panel member judging. Created fine art that regularly

contributed to these exhibits and installations.

Provide portfolio preparation tutoring toward college acceptance in visual art programs

to high school students.

Art Smart teaching volunteer for Novi Community School District.

Substitute (PESG) Teacher for Oakland, Wayne and Livingston counties, Southeastern

Michigan

Passionate about fine art, inspired to create works in oil painting, drawing, and multi-

media for exhibition.

Traveled extensively: Europe; Italy, Germany, East Africa; Tanzania, Kenya, Zanzibar,

Canada; Montreal, Toronto, Quebec, Mexico, Caribbean Islands, Jamaica, and widely traveled

throughout the United States

GRAPHIC DESIGN PROFESSIONALFINE ARTISTEDUCATOR

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