Qualifications:

. Dynamic, creative, skilled professional with over twenty years of

success

in Design, with a five-year focus in Graphic Design, Copywriting,

Editing

and Photography.

. Proven ability to work independently or as part of a team

. Resourceful, detailed by nature and focused in all environments.

. Superior work ethic, reliable and result driven

. Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign and Microsoft

Office.

. Working Knowledge of Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash MX.

Experience:

Photography

2009-Present

Showroom Photographer, Matsuoka Int'l

2008-2009

Digital Photography Innovations

Portrait photographer for church directories and for mall promotions

2007

aspenhome

Styled photography for aspenhome's Thanksgiving article and advertising for

the "way people entertain," campaign for newspaper and trade publication

release

aspenhome

Styled food photography for aspenhome's dining ad for the front cover of

the 2007 Spring High Point Furniture Market opening day edition of

FurnitureToday, March 26, 2007

2006

AICO Innovations

Propped and assisted Designer in styling location photo shoot for the

Spanish chapter of Michael Amini's The Grand Tour book.

2003-2006

House and Garden Magazine

Assisted New York Designer Mark Musters in design implementation of House

and Garden magazine's bi-annual High Point Furniture Market event.

2004-

Daly Group

Collected images and id copy for editorial submission to furniture trade

and home d cor shelter books, generated editorial log for each submission,

created contact sheet of product, e-mailed to editors.

Design

1996-2003

Painted Plate Catering:

Design Coordinator

Purchased and collected materials to create visually dynamic decor for

themed events

2001-

Freelance Graphic Design

Maple Lawn Care, CleanCaps, Sweet Home Cleaning, Empire Room,

Gallian Lock and Safe, Vacation Jumpstart, Four Oaks Ranch, M-Power

Corporate identity, brand development and website content

Writing/Editing/Proofreading

2006-2007

AICO Furniture: Michael Amini's The Grand Tour, Michael Amini, (Greensboro:

Reed Publishing, 2006)

Composed body copy for Michael Amini's acclaimed The Grand Tour book,

launched

at the Jan 2007 Las Vegas Furniture Market, and presented successfully at

the

Spring 2007 High Point Furniture Market, proofread and assisted in editing

copy.

2005

The Perfect Home: Making Room for Kids, Joe Carroll, (Greensboro: Reed

Publishing, 2005)

Wrote body copy focusing on the developmental stages of children for

successful stylebook featuring top kids furniture manufacturers.

Edited copy and proofread copy and manufacturers' brand verbiage, proofed

furniture credits and photography id for captions.

2004-2007

Daly Group: PR/ Marketing/ Creative

Created ad copy, press release copy, romance copy, and editorial copy for

trade

and shelter publications.

Wrote and proofread touted High Point and Las Vegas Furniture Market press

kits under the artistic direction of Dianne Daly Barham.

Clients: Betty Crocker/HomeStyles, Wynwood Maitland-Smith/La Barge, Royal

Patina, Salem Square, and aspenhome.

Training:

Graphic Design:

2000-2003

Associate of Applied Science in Commercial Art/Graphic

Design Guilford Technical Community College, Jamestown, NC

Writing:

2003

Technical Writing, GTCC

Argument Based Research, GTCC

Public Speaking, GTCC

1998

Creative Writing, UNC-G

Photography:

2001-2004

Certificate in Photography

References:

Joe Carroll, Dianne Daly Barham, Jena Hall, Kevin Reilly

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