Graphic Artist_Designer

Yoshinori “Nori” Ikehara **** Grove Ave, Mentor, Ohio 44060

440-***-**** • ********@*****.***

http://www.zhibit.org/nori

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

MCR - Marketing Communication Resources, Inc., Willoughby, Ohio 2012 - Present

Positions: Rover (print production) Working since Aug,

Blue Label Printing Inc., Mentor, Ohio 2007 - 2012

Positions: Illustrator - Lead Artist

Successfully manage and coordinate all graphic related projects from concept through completion. Work closely with

marketing and sales to create vision, conceive designs, and consistently meet deadlines and requirements. Effectively

build, motivate production teams. Coordinate vendors to meet all project requirements.

Key Achievements:

* Successfully completed exhibit booth production for Trade Show. (GAMA, GenCon, MidOhioCon)

* Coordinate 15 outsourced artists for PK Cards, 2nd series.

* Lead designer for promotional materials, industry events and multimedia projects.

* Completed training in Xenith-Sierra -Adobe PDF engine workflow.

LSI Graphic Solutions Plus, North Canton, Ohio 2005 - 2007

Position: Pre Production Artist - Offset and Digital

images for both offset and digital printing. Worked closely with project managers and production artists. Created die

lines for CNC Cybermation cad applications. Prepared

Key Achievements:

* Successfully completed and met deadlines and requirements.

* Completed training in both vertical and flatbed vinyl plotter machines.

Sport Pins International Inc., Upland, California 2003 - 2005

Position: Designer - Graphic Artist

Designed creative and entertaining pins for sports teams and other organizations. Created die lines for plaques and

name badges.

Key Achievements:

* Successfully completed and met deadlines and requirements.

International E-Z UP Inc., Riverside, California 1992 - 2003

Positions: Warehouse - Advertising P.R. Assist - Graphic Artist - Quality Control Supervisor

Assisted in Trade Shows, developed advertising medias, Lead artist in Silk-screen department.

Coordinated and supervised quality control in multiple departments.

Key Achievements:

* Provided guidelines for quality assurance.

* Provided vector art training to production artists.

EDUCATION

Associate of Computer Science, in Computer Graphics and Multimedia, 2002-2003

Platt College of Los Angeles-Ontario, Ontario, California

Certificate in Computer Graphics, 2D Drawing and Illustration, 2001

Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, California

Certificate, MCI, Marine Corps Institute, Leadership Training 1990-2001

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY

Platforms: Mac OS 10, Window XP, 7

Applications: Adobe CS5 - Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, QuarkXPress, Freehand,

Corel Draw, Flexi-Sign, Xentih Sierra, Micro Soft Word, Excel

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