Design Graphic Designer

MICHAEL L. FORD

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901-***-****

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

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• Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator • Program Coordination/Development

• Macromedia Freehand • Interviewing/Recruitment

• Quark Express • Staff Supervision

• Negotiation/Problem-solving • Presentation Facilitation

• Proficient in Design Layout • Computer Operating Systems

• Macromedia Flash • Report Writing

• Adobe Dreamweaver • Meeting Coordinator

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

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Earthbound Graphix

Owner/Designer.

Started, developed and directed a small for-profit Graphic Design Business. Earthbound Graphix ranges from

doing small jobs such as business cards to larger logo jobs and jobs such as family reunions, web hosting, web

designing. Responsible for day-to-day activities to keep the upkeep on the business as well as obtaining and

keeping new clients .I am the only acting supervisor Current

Kele, Inc

Graphic Designer

Updating catalog pages, working on special projects such as: Designing HTML emails, flyers, mailers, etc. I

also help maintain the website www.kele.com, adding information about new products or current events.

Summer Intern 2008

MEMPHIS, TN

Millington & Tipton Appeal / Commercial Appeal

Design Associate

(Meeting with clients to brainstorm and gather ideas to design ads appropriate for their business needs, using

Illustrator, In Design, Photoshop and other software to accurately produce an effective ad campaign. I also

was responsible for producing monthly presentations to supervisors)

2005-2008

MEMPHIS, TN

Crittenden Publishing Company

Graphic Designer

(Responsible for the design and layout of four newspapers using Quark Express, Photoshop and Illustrator as

well designing commercial ads, sending the files to an image setter, creating negatives which I would proof

and approve them to be sent to press.)

2003-2005

WEST MEMPHIS, AR

EDUCATION:

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MID SOUTH COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2008-2009

WEST MEMPHIS, AR

THE UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS 1996-1997

MEMPHIS, TN

EAST ARKANSAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1994-1995

WEST MEMPHIS, AR

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