Graphic Designer High School

* ***** **** ** ***** 757-***-****

Hampton, VA **666 ********@*****.***

Lauren Grose

Objective To obtain a graphic designer position to grow and

advance in my professional career.

Education 2007 - 2009 Christopher Newport University Newport

News, VA

Bachelor of Arts - Studio Art

Received Bachelor's Degree in Studio Art.

Member and elected Historian of the Zeta Alpha Tau

chapter of the Kappa Pi co-ed fraternity.

Was awarded an Artist of Distinction exhibit on

campus in the Fall of 2007.

2004 - 2007 Thomas Nelson Community College Hampton,

VA

Associate of Applied Sciences - Computer Art

Graduated cum laude with Associate's degree in

Spring 2007.

Classroom experience with Adobe Photoshop,

Illustrator, InDesign, and Dreamweaver, as well as

experience with the Maya 3D graphics and design

program.

Created many Marketing based materials for class

projects such as re-branding and other advertising

based designs.

2000 - 2004 Grafton High School Yorktown, VA

Advanced HS Diploma

Work experience 8/2009-present

Computer Sciences Coorporation

Hampton, Va

Graphic Designer

Create graphics and animations in Flash to be used

in interactive training materials designed for the

armed forces.

Create photorealistic illustrations of aircraft

components and other objects from photos in Flash

CS4

5/2008-8/2008

Cortez Management

Hampton, Va

Graphic Designer

Updated and styled animated presentations for course

materials.

8/2007 Cox Auto

Trader (Auto Mercado) Norfolk, VA

Norfolk,Va

Graphic Designer

Created logos and web banners for various auto

dealers to be used on dealer web sites.

2007 - 2009 Christopher Newport University Newport

News, Va

Graphic Designer Intern

Work closely with Graphic Designers for Office of

Student Activities and the Chair of the Dept of Fine

Arts/Art History to create posters/flyers, newspaper

advertisements, pamphlets, and postcards for various

events.

Was the sole designer for the Senior Thesis Catalogs

for years 2008 and 2009 encompassing 15 outgoing

senior's artwork; responsible for overall design

including page layout and pre-press functions.

Skills Fluent in both the Apple and PC versions of the

Adobe CS2, CS3, and CS4 family of applications,

including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and

Dreamweaver in both Mac and PC platforms.

Proficient in Quark for desktop publishing software.

Worked with Apple iMovie and FinalCut Pro for movie

editing and post-production.

Experience working with Maya for 3D design and

modeling.

Experienced working with the Microsoft Office suite

of applications; MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint, and

Outlook.

References Reggie Holmes - Graphic Designer for Office of

Student Activities (757)

594-8805 email: ******.******@***.***

Dr. Michelle Erhardt - Chair of the Dept of Fine

Arts and Art History (757)

594-8908 email: ********.*******@***.***

Nancy Garrett - Instructional Designer at CSC

757-***-**** email: *********@*****.***

Adrienne Wilker - Instructional Designer Task Lead

at CSC

757-***-**** email: **************@*****.***

Gregory Piskorski - Graphic Designer at CSC

814-***-**** email:

*******.*********@*****.***

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