Software High School
Resume:
Lee Ann Gustafson
***** ****** **, *********, ** • 815-***-**** • ablqpe@r.postjobfree.com
Profile
Award-Winning Graphic and User Interface Designer – Produce promotional print
materials, web graphics, digital billboards, ad campaigns and televised commercials, for a
local community college. Additional experience creating eLearning web based graphics,
prototypes, and components, for a leading K-12 educational software company.
Major Contributor – known for creativity, versatility, and appropriate design solutions.
Former Follett manager notes: “Lee Ann fits in well with any hard working, fun loving team.
Her praises are much deserved.”
Software Skills
Proficient: Adobe CS3 and CS4, on both MAC & PC platforms. Photoshop, Illustrator,
Quark Express, Acrobat Reader.
Experienced: InDesign, Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, Front Page, Power Point, and
Light Wave 3-D.
Professional Experience
Rock Valley College – Rockford, IL 2006 - Present
Graphic Designer
Design award-winning promotional literature for marketing department at Illinois’ second
largest Community College. Student enrollment is up 27 % due to streamlined marketing
efforts. Consistently produce 5-7 design variations, per assignment.
• Coordinate with campus departments, internal and outside printers, to design, layout
and produce class schedules. Average 50-60 pages, print runs/mailing of 186,000.
• Conceptualize and execute coordinated ad campaigns.
• Create recruitment and promotional brochures, posters and postcards.
• Strong digital photography skills. Regularly photograph and edit photos of campus,
students and events.
• Assist freelance photographers on photo shoots and with commercial production.
• Provide designs for dasher boards, banners, signs, bus ads, theater screens, web
banners, and electronic billboards.
• Sketch original artwork, for sports mascots, logos, and booklet covers.
• Actively support student workers, job shadows, and interns.
• Re-write, edit and proofread both print and web text.
Follett Digital Resources – McHenry, IL 2008 - 2010
Graphic Artist/Interface Designer
Created custom icons and interface screens, for K-12 and collegiate level digital
eBook Readers.
• Created original hand-drawn and digital artwork, for Mac and PC
interface development.
• Responsible for animated buttons, icon sets, web banners, and screen mock-ups.
• Produced prototype screens and html, for eBook Reader launch.
• Provided marketing interface images for use on promotional pieces.
• Integrated marketing designs into product interface.
Angel’s Flight Studio – Caledonia, IL 2003 - 2006
Giftware Artist
Designed, developed, and sold giftware, greeting cards and stationery, Beckman’s
Hand Crafted Shows, Chicago & Atlanta.
• Created self-promotional catalog, web graphics and tradeshow floor banners.
• Provided rough to final color illustrations and concepts for tabletop giftware lines,
The Bradford Exchange, Niles, IL.
• Created illustrations and giftware lines, The Rusty Hinge, Champaign, IL.
• Offered freelance illustration work with TAG (Crate N Barrel), Chicago, IL.
Micrograms – Machesney Park, IL 2000 - 2003
Graphic Artist
Created award-winning, 2-D and 3-D animated graphics, characters and
game components, for a K-6 educational software company.
• Sketched, developed, and rendered environments plus 3-D animated characters.
• Successfully redesigned full-color product catalog, prompting increased sales.
• Developed effective ads, brochures, product mailers, and shipping boxes.
• Produced trade show signs, displays, and custom product packaging.
Follett Software Company – McHenry, IL 1992 - 2000
Graphic User Interface Designer
Created Mac & PC based icons, for K-12 educational software company.
Given responsible for overall appearance of all company products.
• Critical path designer for flagship product conversion, which more than doubled
company revenue upon release.
• Major contributor on team launching an unprecedented, three award-winning products
over three years.
• Created cross-platform interface prototypes for company software products.
• Functioned individually and as a team member, with internal departments on product
development.
• Coordinated outsourcing for additional artwork.
Awards and Honors
National Council for Marketing and Public Relations, (NCMPR), silver medal, catalog & ad
design.
Printer’s Institute of America (PIA), excellence in illustration, published in design annual.
Media & Methods Magazine, excellence in software product /UI design.
Learning Magazine, excellence in software product/UI design.
Education
Rockford College, Rockford, IL – Bachelor of Fine Art Degree.
Belvidere High School, Belvidere, IL – Graduated with Honors (top 10%).
References
Teresa Sewell – Director of QA & Production, Follett Software Company, McHenry, IL.
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Bob Lasch – Technical Lead, Follett Software Company, McHenry, IL. 815-***-****,
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Dar Tallat-Kelpsa – Technology and Operations Consultant, Allstate, ablqpe@r.postjobfree.com
Carol Scheidenhelm – Director of Academic Training, Loyola University, Chicago, IL.
Kit Scheidenhelm – Art Instructor, Belvidere High School. 815-***-****.
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