Graphic Designer Software

Dave Ferrin

Email: *********@********.***

Address: **** *. ********* ***., **** 2

City: Chicago

State: IL

Zip: 60625

Country: USA

Phone: 773-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: 40

Willing to Relocate

Primary Skills/Experience:

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Educational Background:

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Job History / Details:

Dave S. Ferrin

Overview

Passionate, creative designer/illustrator offering 25+ years of professional experience delivering high-quality, clean designs. Expert in Adobe Design software emphasis on Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign and QuarkXPress. Thrives under pressure of tight deadlines and will bring a strong, collaborative work ethic to any agency environment.

Professional Experience

Mundocom/Publicis(formally Capps Digital), Chicago July 1999aaaNov. 2011*

Senior Digital Graphics Production Designer

Responsible for Black & Mild Cigar production for all packaging, POS and website materials. Additional responsibilities included creating graphics, photo manipulation and preflighting for final production on iMac OS X system for agency clients. Maintained vendor relationships, was actively involved in new business prospecting and pro bono programs. Received training in Flash and Photoshop CS5 3D imaging. *Departure due to companywide layoffs.

TMP Worldwide, Chicago Oct. 1994aaaJuly 1999

Art Director/Digital Graphic Designer

Two-time internal Creative Award Winner

Responsibilities included designing and creating graphics for client collateral and ad layout on Mac OS 7 system. Produced concepts, coordinated photo shoots,

was direct contact to venders and made presentations to agency clients.

Capps Studio, Chicago June 1994aaaSept. 1994

Freelance/Digital Graphic Designer

Created and concepted graphics on Mac version 4.0 system for agency clients.

Bayer Bess Vanderwarker July 1991aaaApril 1994

Digital Graphic Designer

Acted as internal consultant for 6-person department on Mac version 2.0.

Responsibilities included designing and creating graphics for agency clients.

Additional software experience: Ofoto Scanner, AdobeStreamline and TypeStyler.

Bentley, Barnes & Lynn, Chicago Dec. 1989-July 1991

Digital Graphic Designer

Supervised 8-person department and acted as internal consultant on Mac

system. Responsibilities included designing and executing new layouts as well as tracing logos utilizing Adobe Illustrator 3.0. Additional software

experience: Multi-Ad Creator, Pagemaker 3.02, Adobe Streamline and CorelDraw.

Co-Art Director/Production Dec. 1985-July 1991

Supervised 12-person department with an average ad volume of 265 per week. Responsible for layout and design of consumer collateral including marker comps,

4-color mark-ups, type specking, keylines and paste-ups.

Freelance Experience

Designer/Illustrator

Designer of logos, corporate identity programs, airbrush illustrations

to final production. Handle color separations for silk screening process,

estimating and contracting out for special services.

Clients included:

Leukemia Society of America aa Lettuce Entertain You

NHRA and GLNFCC race car drivers aa Viking Ski Shop

Education

Columbia College Oakton Community College

Chicago, IL Des Plaines, IL

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