Chris Thompson
Telephone: 817-***-****
E-Mail: *************@*****.***
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Objective:
Visual communicator seeking the opportunity to express my creative and illustrative skills in a professional Graphic Design environment while continuing to expand my knowledge base and growth as an artist and designer
Education:
Art Institute of Pittsburgh-OD
Graphic Design
January 2010-Present
Art Institute of Dallas
Computer Animation
January 1999-2000
Experience:
Eckerd/CVS Pharmacy
Store Manager
Plano area
June 1999-March 2010
Dec 2010-Present
•Performance and strong work ethic resulted in being promoted quickly into various positions
•Responsible for all store/customer issues
•Manage/Train staff performance to ensure excellent customer service
•Motivate employees and management staff to work together to achieve optimal results
•Strategically and creatively display merchandise in an effort to build sales in various categories
Toyota of Dallas
Sales/Marketing
Dallas
March 2010-Dec 2010
Data Tree Inc.
Customer Administrator
Dallas
Nov 1998-June 1999
Target Stores
Customer Service
Carrollton
Feb 1994-Nov 1998
Skills:
•Typography, Sketching
•Illustration, Creative Thinking
•Print Design and Layout
•Communication (ability to articulate effectively)
•marketing skills
•meeting deadlines
•Adobe Creative Suite 4
•Microsoft Office Suite
Accomplishments:
•Wrote promotional article for Scion of Dallas website
•Multiple designs/illustrations chosen as student examples
•Multiple customer service awards
•Multiple sales awardsSeveral sales building ideas chosen for district-wide implementation which increased sales at several CVS locations
•Year over year profit growth at each store location