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Creative mind with over 5 years design experience and a proven Fluent in Industry

ability to meet tight deadlines. Quick and efficient work ethic Standard Software:

has resulted in a reputation of being the "go-to" person. . Adobe Photoshop

. Adobe Illustrator

Innovative designer recognized for working well under pressure. . Adobe InDesign

Proven to be dependable in any situation, relying on innovative . Adobe Acrobat

and adaptable nature. Known for organization skills, fluent use . QuarkXPress

of Adobe Creative Suite software, and multitasking skills. . Mac OS X

. Windows PC

. Microsoft Office

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Freelance - Graphic Designer . Posters & Print Ads

{Jan. '04 - Present} . Image Manipulation

. Brochures & Catalogs

Specializing in sports-oriented clientele. Designed uniforms, . Package & Label Design

marketing materials, brochures, logos, direct mailers, and . Type Treatments

posters. Clients include: Cintas, Shore Business Group, . POP Displays

Rutgers University, New Jersey Cycling, Brielle Cyclery, cycling . Product Art Design

and triathlon teams, and local musicians. . Mockups

TUTM Entertainment - Graphic Designer

{Apr. '08 - Present}

Small Entertainment Company in the music and party industry who

recently expanded into the novelty item industry. Hired as mid-level

designer in growing Art Department to create CDs, DVDs, catalogs,

product art, packaging art, and mockups. Products sold in: Party

City, Walmart, Target, CVS, Spencer's Gifts, and many more.

. Boosted productivity by introducing a layered file repository on the

network for designers to utilize, reducing the time and effort

involved in completing work as business grew.

. Initiated contact with Adobe to develop an InDesign template to

increase efficiency for catalog and sell sheet layout. Worked with

a lead InDesign programmer to learn frame and setting customization.

. Researched and introduced a new method in converting CMYK files to

three color to drastically reduce time involved preparing CD and DVD

labels for print.

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BASF Corporation - Project Administrator, Master Data Management

{Oct. '06 - Mar. '08}

Fortune 500 chemical company standardizing enterprise-wide ERP software

system. Hired to assist project managers, functional, and technical

team leaders with project status reports and project documentation.

. Added value to team efforts by maintaining the master project plan

and status update reports for $40 million dollar global

implementation project, hitting every deadline on time and under

budget.

. Promoted to Master Data Team for recognized value and work ethic

with no previous background, excelling at preparing data for testing

and Go Live deadlines for over 60 sites, worldwide.

Rutgers University - Desktop Publisher & Graphic Designer

{May '04 - Oct. '06}

Hired into new position in Geology Department to prepare research

publications and books for print. Designed infographics and created

illustrations for publications and served as the desktop publisher for

5 major books printed by Micropaleontology Press and the Journal of

Foraminiferal Research.

. Hired by department prior to graduation based on work ethic,

creativity, and passion throughout undergraduate studies.

. Solely responsible for prepress preparation of last 4 books in

series, "Handbook of Cenozoic Calcaeous Nannofossils". Increased

quality through image enhancements and delivered files on time while

meeting the author's highest expectations.

. Solely responsible for prepress preparation of the "Atlas of Eocene

Planktonic Foraminifera" (Special Publication, No. 41), providing

taxonomic and biostratigraphic info for 168 species and becoming the

main reference point for Taxonomic Public Database.

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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Diploma, Digital Design B.S. Evolutionary Anthropology

{2007 - 2008} {2000 - 2004}

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