Gina Gannaway
Strafford, Missouri 65757
Tel.736.2536
Education
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri
Bachelor of Science in Fashion
Merchandising, 1991.
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design.
Employment History
Freelance Work
2004 to present
Created ads, banner design, and signs for Cox Health Systems.
Designed business identity for Keno Doty insurance company.
Designed logo and brochure for software company.
Created t-shirt designs for the 'Jog for Hog' frun for the last 3 years.
Created logo and maketing materials for personalized shopping service.
Created logo and business card for personal trainer.
Designed and created logo,newspaper ads, magazine ads, buttons,
and signage for local political candidate, Laura Fabro.
Astral Direct
January 2008
Production work and layout design for
mail order catalogs.
Your New Home Magazine
September 2005
Freelance work: Created new logo identity
for realtors and production work on ads.
Savvy Design
March 2005
Created logo identity for church, software
company and Savvy Design. Production work
on several projects for Big Cedar, Springfield
Neurological, and Springfield Zoo.
JCPenney
Springfield, Missouri
May 2002 to March 2004
Duties include visual presentation
of merchandise and graphics.
Dillards
Springfield, Missouri
August 1994 to January 2002
Full-time sales associate
Duties include sales, customer
service, markdowns and floor moves.
Petite Sophisticate
Kansas City, Missouri
November 1991 to August 1994
Intially hired for a part-time sales.
After three months, assumed full-
time management position. Duties
included sales, customer service,
management of sales personnel,
and merchandising.
Petites Only
Springfield, Missouri
August 1986 to May 1991
Intially hired for an assistant manager
position. After five months, assumed
manager position. Duties include
hiring and training all staff, preparing
employee schedules, inventory and
loss prevention, preparing weekly
sales reports, preparing weekly
payroll budgets, participated in buying
for store inventory, developed and
coordinated customer service
emphasis, coordinated fashion shows
and wardrobe consultations and
helped determine sales promotions.
Honors and Exhibition
Dean's List, Summer and Fall 1998,
Member of Alpha Sigma Lambda
Honor Society, Fall 2000
Student Exhibition Center,
Fall 2000, 2001.
Foundations Exhibition, Fall 1998.
Professional Skills
Communication
Effective interpersonal skills, client
centered customer satisfaction and
understanding the needs of the
customers, clear typographic
communication, creative problem
solving, excellent spatial ability, well-
organized layouts, extensive research
done on design solutions, and utilizing
time effectively and efficiently.
Computer
Indesign CS3, Photoshop CS3,
Illustrator CS3, Quark, and Dreamweaver.