LONA
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Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
C: 702-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
www.designbylona.com
www.artbylona.com
OBJECTIVE
To continue to create persuasive visual communications for exciting,
engaging companies worldwide.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science Degree in Graphic Design, San Jose State University,
CA, June 1990
WORK EXPERIENCE
Owner/President of Fine Art & Design by LONA, 2009 - present
Owner/President of Bluestone Studio, 2001 - 2009
Partner and Art Director/Senior Designer with The Blank Company, 1993 -
2001
Full-time Graphic Designer with The Blank Company, 1999 - 1993
Internship as a Junior Graphic Designer with The Blank Company, San Jose,
CA 1989
Over the past years I have excelled in designing corporate identity, print
collateral,
package design, web design, transportation graphics, advertising, POS &
direct mail.
Clients include restaurants, special events, gaming, high tech, banking,
real estate, retail shops, among others:
. Kennedy Restaurant . Lounge . Casino MonteLago
. Sedona Restaurant . Lounge . Lake Las Vegas Resort
. Al's Garage . MonteLago Village Resort
. Roadrunner Saloon . Sunrise . PBM IT Solutions
. Cavalier Restaurant . Lounge . Corrigan Investments
. Adeara . Comerica Bank - California & Texas
. Texas Pacific Group . Galleries at Sea
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Freehand MX
Pagemaker
Word - MAC
HONORS
American Graphic Design Awards: 2002 - 2; 2003 - 3; 2004 - 2; 2005 - 4;
2006 - 6
An Addy Award: 1991
A Benjamin Franklin Award: 1999
CHARITIES
Corrigan Investments & The Adoption Exchange (donation of graphic design,
2007)
St. Rose Hospital (donation of fine artwork, 2002 - present)
ONE Campaign (in-progress paintings)
New Vista Community (donation of fine artwork, 2002 - present)
March of Dimes (donation of fine artwork, 2006 & 2007)
Girls & Boys Town (donation of fine artwork, 2007)
Nevada School of the Arts (donation of fine artwork, 2007)
Cancer Research Foundation (donation of fine artwork, 2006)
RELATED SKILLS
Fine Artist - painter
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Adam Corrigan
Corrigan Investments
4100 West Flamingo Road, Ste. 1100
Las Vegas, NV 89103
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
C: 702-***-****
Bill Uncapher
CEO
PBM IT Solutions
16800 Aston Street
Irvine, CA 92606
T: 949-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
Leslie Frazier
Integrated Medical Management Inc.
3010 West Charleston Blvd., Ste. 150
Las Vegas, NV 89103
T: 702-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
Dan Reicharts
Casino MonteLago
8 Strada di Villaggio
Henderson, NV 89011
C: 702-***-****
David Szafranski
Comerica Bank
333 West Santa Clara Street
San Jose, CA 95113
T: 408-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
Ann Allan
Texas Pacific Group
301 Commerce Street, Ste. 3300
Fort Worth, TX 76102
T: 817-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
Peter Katz
AgreeNet
2039 Seabrook Court
Redwood City, CA 94065
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
C: 650-***-****
Norm Shockley
Adeara, Inc.
270 Santa Ana Court
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
T: 408-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
PERSONAL REFERENCES
Ira Shore
Fine Art Management Corporation
750 Calle Plano Avenue
Camarillo, California 93012
T: 805-***-****
C: 818-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com
Joan T. Gray
2275 Winchester Blvd.
Campbell, California 95008
T: 408-***-****
C: 408-***-****
E: abkv6g@r.postjobfree.com