Design Assistant

NAME: Andrea Rivera Hurtado

ADDRESS: **** ** **** ** *******, MIAMI, FL, 33156

WEBSITE: http://rivera-hurtado.com/

TELEPHONE: +1-786-***-****

EMAIL: ******@******-*******.***

PROFILE

Creative, detail oriented designer with 4 years’ experience in product, packaging, graphic, jewelry and

furniture design. Quick and eager learner with excellence in solving problems through creative solutions.

Experience in market research and brand identity. Known for being extremely organized and delivering

high-quality work on time and within budget, even when working with tight deadlines.

SKILLS

• Fluent in verbal/written English & Spanish

• Basic Italian

• Macintosh & PC use

• Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel & Word

• Adobe PhotoShop & Illustrator

• Basic Adobe Flash & Dreamweaver

• Drupal & WordPress

• HTML & CSS

• Basic SolidWorks

• Strong client communication

• Office & Project management

• Free-hand sketching

• Model making techniques

• Wood, metal, ceramics & plastic working processes and equipment handling.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)

Providence, RI

May 2009

International Baccalaureate Diploma, Higher level Art & Spanish

Academia Britanica Cuscatleca (ABC)

San Salvador, El Salvador

June 2005

AWARDS

Ken Hunnible Award, “For an exceptional attitude and excellence in the design process”.

Awarded by the faculty of the Industrial Design, Department Division of Architecture and Design, Rhode

Island School of Design.

Commencement 2009

EXPERIENCE

Student Adventure Tours

JUNE 2011 - PRESENT (Pinecrest, FL)

Art Director/Operations Assistant

• Design print and web advertising material.

• Website/Blog designs and management.

• Utilize social media outlets as a cohesive strategy for marketing and promotion of the company.

• Contribute in increasing team efficiency by giving support both operationally and administratively.

(Includes: preparing outgoing mail to clients and suppliers/vendors, trip fulfillment assistance, update

the company’s finance department with expenses and costs for trips being fulfilled, client invoicing,

prepare itineraries for clients' trips, and other miscellaneous duties).

Self Employed Graphic Design

FEBRUARY 2011 – PRESENT

Designer

Client: LH Arquitecto (San Salvador, El Salvador)

• Photo editing, Facebook page maintenance, & design print/web advertising material.

Client: Centro de Especialidades Odontológicas (San Salvador, El Salvador)

• Design print/web advertising material.

Client: Chef Geraldina Argueta-Kratzke (Miami, FL)

• Business card design.

Client: Asociación Estima (San Salvador, El Salvador)

• Old logo re-design, while keeping organization’s image.

• Design and color swatch delivery in multiple formats for client’s use.

Client: Xadia Coffee Experts Inc. (Homestead, FL)

• Business card, stationary & t-shirt design, as well as printing option research for client.

SigmaQ

OCTOBER 2009 - JANUARY 2011 (Soyapango, El Salvador)

Webmaster

• Maintenance and design of SigmaQ website.

• Website content development (News, articles, videos, posters, documents, animations & graphics).

For this I attended company presentations, activities, events & trade shows.

• Website advertisement development and execution through email delivery.

• Mediate and supervise web developer.

• Trend and statistical analysis of website’s performance (Increased visits by 84%, increased page

views by 58% and reduced bounce rate by 8%).

• Design collaboration on overall new corporate image launch (Intranet, mobile and sister websites).

• Conducted client satisfaction surveys for the company’s Marketing Department and manage social

media outlets (mainly YouTube).

Note: Left job due to relocation.

Universidad Don Bosco

JUNE 2010 - OCTOBER 2010 (Soyapango, El Salvador)

Professor

• Ergonomics professor for Industrial Design (Humanities Faculty, Department of Graphic Design).

• Organize class material (Lesson for the day, activities and lectures).

• Write and grade student examinations and assignments.

• Participate in department meetings and activities.

Note: Left job due to relocation.

Escuela de Comunicaciones Mónica Herrera

MAY 04 & AUGUST 10/11 2010 (Santa Tecla, El Salvador)

Guest Panelist & Professor

• Panelist in lecture "The importance of prototypes in the design process" for the event 72 hours of

design.

• Taught two classes to 4th year students on “The importance of Prototyping in Product Design” for the

Industrial Production Work shop (Strategic Design Department).

Rhode Island School of Design

FEBRUARY 2007 - MAY 2009 (Providence, RI)

Metal & Wood Shop Monitor/Teacher Assistant

Industrial Design Department

• Overlook the Metal and Wood workshops after and during class time.

• Provide guidance to students who are learning the machines as well as help them solve design

issues.

• Serve as a teacher assistant to professors during class time.

Teacher Assistant

Continuing Education Office

• Assist professor in an Art History class.

• Give tours of the RISD Museum to groups of pre-college students.

Resident Assistant

Resident Life Office

• Coordinate activities for dormitory floor of 30 students.

• Provide guidance to students adjusting to college life.

• Plan social gatherings and problem-solve roommate conflicts.

• Work as a team with other resident assistants.

• Plan and participate in university‘s activities.

Office Assistant

International Programs Office

• Help in office related activities such as organizing, answering phones, & data entry.

• Answer students’ questions regarding their international status, exchange programs and activities

regarding international programs offered.

• Organize,supervise and participate in International Student Orientation.

Program Orientation Leader

Student Affairs Office

• Organize Orientation for the incoming students in the Fall of 2007.

• Work as a team with three other Program Orientation Leaders.

• Organize the training of a group of 50 Orientation Leaders as well as supervise activities before,

during and after Orientation.

• Work with several university offices and provide guidance to incoming students as well as Orientation

Leaders.

Café Attendant

Carr Haus Café

• In charge of opening and closing shifts, requiring café cleaning, re-stocking and preparation for next-

day operations.

• Activities performed include: food preparation, beverage preparation, register duties, greeting

customers and administrative tasks such as keeping track of product and sales.

Note: Left jobs due to having graduated from the institution.

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