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Value to an Organization: certified associate of project management with extensive background in

graphic design and data asset management. Experience in both print and web environments

producing brochures, point of purchase displays, catalogs, direct mail pieces, marketing collateral

and corporate communications. Experience with in-house design teams.

Software Experience: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Bridge,

QuarkXPress, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Flash

Experience

Freelance/Contract Designer 2005–Present

Worked on a variety of projects in many industry verticals including Healthcare/Pharmaceutical,

Financial Services, Legal, Construction, Non-Profit, Wholesale and Packaging. Print and web

based design of sales support materials and internal and external communication pieces.

Most recent assignments:

• Merck Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals, Whitehouse Station, NJ (02/2010–3/2010 and

11/2011–09/2013) Digital Asset Management: created gif preview images, checked and

updated metadata, checked electronic folders for proper file structure, managed allocation

of graphic files by brand, set up files for and uploaded to proprietary database (Toolbox),

and communicated with project managers, updated Excel files.

• Prudential, Newark, NJ, (03/2008–05/2008 and 05/11–09/2011)

Production designer: updated graphic files with new text and images, resized ads with new

information, prepared packages for production, prepared email blasts, mounted posters.

• Completed several short term assignments in the LA area in 2005 and in the Boston area

in 2006–2007 (Gillette: packaging, J Jill and Chadwick’s: catalog, Cushman & Wakefield:

real estate, Columbia Management: finance, Shawmut Design and Construction:

construction management 2006–2007) before moving to New Jersey in 2007.

AstraZeneca – Woodland Hills, CA 1998–2004

Customer Solutions Designer

Key contributions included:

• Managed work-flow for 30–50 design projects at a time from start to finish working closely

with attorneys and regulatory affairs to produce external marketing materials.

• Produced sales collateral to promote product and health care awareness.

• Produced multiple brochures and sales pieces targeted at several distinct health

care specialty areas.

• Won a logo design competition at AstraZeneca’s Los Angeles Business Center.

Deborah Graham

Design Temps – San Diego, CA 1996–1998

Design Temps is a small boutique staffing agency.

Key contributions included:

• Managed in-house printing schedules at Paradise Galleries (porcelain doll company).

• Created print design and layouts at several short term assignments.

• Quickly assessed client needs and designed valued solutions.

IVID Communications – San Diego, CA 1995–1996

IVID communications produces instructional and promotional materials for a variety of clients.

Lead Artist

Key contributions included:

• Created images and animations in support of written training materials.

• Led a team of 6 designers on various client projects.

• Only team leader who successfully met Ford Motor Company deadlines.

• Tracked files for completion and made available to programming team for

final production.

Education

Coding for Designers, online course offered through Aquent

6 lesson course in coding offering an understanding of HTML and CSS principles, familiarity with

Chrome Developer tools and Twitter Bootstrap. Can work directly in CSS to modify sites and designs,

and can work in HTML and CSS with front-end developers. Completed 2/31/14

Project Management Academy, Morristown, NJ

4-day intensive boot camp in project management, passed CAPM exam 10/19/13

Noble Desktop, New York, NY

Workshops in Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, and Flash

Illustration Academy, Sarasota, FL

7-week intense Illustration Course at Ringling College of Art and Design

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Illustration Course (one semester)

Platt College, San Diego, CA

Certificate in Computer Graphics

University of Nevada, Reno, NV

Bachelor of Arts: Art major/Biology minor

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