Design Marketing

Shahra J. Toth

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Creative, motivated Photographer and Graphic Designer

With solid background and education in Design and Photography

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Developed and managed over 10 years an in-house photo studio that

provided

o Photographic services, restoration, color correction and

manipulation of B&W and color photographs

o Product images, virtual product placements in client's

environment

o Virtual composite product images for client's research &

development projects

. Coordinated and provided photographic and video services for events

such as baptisms, weddings, family reunions for families as well as

corporate events

. Designed creative composite images for special occasions

. Taught Photography and Art for 3 years to middle school students in a

Baltimore County Magnet School

. 75% of sponsored photography students won first place in Maryland

competitions

. Managed B&W photography Lab for 3 years in the public school

. Original thinker and creative problem solver

. High work ethic, commitment to quality and attention to details

. Proven team player

. Ability to multitask

. Bilingual (English, Hungarian)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

. Photography of:

Family and Corporate Events* Portrait* Product

. Digitize and restore old, damaged B&W and color photographs and slides

. Edit, touch-up and enhance photographs

. Hand-color B&W photographic prints with archival paint

. Sepia tone B&W photographs

. Design creative composite images

. Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Acrobat,

Flash, ImageReady) on PC and Mac platform

. MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) on PC and Mac platform

. Experienced user of Firefox, Safari, Opera, Microsoft Outlook

. Familiar with Dreamweaver, Quicktime, iMovie, iDVD, iPhoto

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Barker Gallery 2003-Present

Curator for non-profit art gallery

. Manage private gallery, featuring several artists a year

TNT Imaginations 2000-Present

Freelance Graphic Designer and Photographer

. Develop and manage in-house photo studio that provides

o Photographic services, restoration, color correction and

manipulation of B&W and color photographs

o Product images, virtual product placements in client's

environment

o Virtual composite product images for client's research &

development projects

. Coordinate and provide photographic and video services for events such

as baptisms, weddings, family reunions for families as well as

corporate events

. Design creative composite images for special occasions

. Create design solutions to meet client and product needs

. Establish and maintain client relationships

. Manage products to ensure productive workflow

Unity Scientific LLC 2008- 2010

Graphic Designer and Photographer

. Designed illustrations for publications and marketing collateral

. Created draft and final design compositions, printer-ready art, and

web ready electronic files

. Designed new covers for software, system operation and field service

manuals

. Provided photographic services; product images, virtual product

placements in clients environment, virtual product images for research

& development and sale/marketing departments

. Managed in-house photo studio and served as photographer for company

related events

. Incorporated branding changes into publications, marketing, collateral

and system product packaging

Innovative Technologies: 2000 - 2008

Graphic Designer and Photographer

. Photographed instruments and accessories for company advertisement

. Created step by step illustrations for visual process documentation

utilized by the organization

. Produced composite images illustrating virtual product placement in

clients' environment for company proposals

. Developed slide shows to display company products for sales/marketing

. Served as photographer for company related events

Sudbrook Magnet Middle School 1997-2000

Art Teacher

. Taught Art and Photography to middle school aged children

. Successfully mainstreamed children with emotional, learning and

physical disabilities

. Developed interdisciplinary and multi-cultural teaching units

. Mainstreamed level 5 students in comprehensive art classes

. Served as coordinator of Feeder School Liaison Program

. Sponsored and prepared students for art shows and competitions

. Sponsored students won in the following competitions; Maryland Media

Festival (1998, 1999, 2000), Baltimore County Media Festival (1998,

1999, 2000), Special Art Festival (1999), Celebration of the Arts in

Maryland (Maryland State House 1999)

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Master Certificate in Digital Multimedia and Web Design; September 2007,

Johns Hopkins University Computer Career Institute

Maryland State Department of Education Certification in Art Education K-12;

Standard Prof II; 2000

Maryland State Department of Education Certification in Art Education K-12;

1997

Bachelor of Science in Art Education, With Honors; May 1997, Towson

University

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education; May 1987, Goucher College

Bachelor of Arts in Special Education and Educational Psychology; May 1981,

Gustav Barci Teacher College

RECOGNITION & HONORS

. Special Recognition Employee Award, Unity Scientific LLC, 2010

. 75% of sponsored photography students won first place in the following

competitions; Maryland Media Festival (1998, 1999, 2000), Baltimore

County Media Festival (1998, 1999, 2000), Special Art Festival (1999),

Celebration of the Arts in Maryland (Maryland State House 1999)

. 1st place, Photography - 2002 Spring Art Show at the Barker Gallery

. 2nd Place, Computer Graphics - 2001 HCC Art Exhibition

. 1st Place for Most Imaginative Theme, Sculpture - 2000 Kennedy Krieger

Institute Festival of Trees

. 2nd Place, Photography - 2000 Towson Town Spring Festival

. Bachelor of Science in Art Education, With Honors; May 1997, Towson

University

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