Project Management Design

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CYNTHIA ADEN

www.cynthiaaden.info *********@***********.**** 919-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Multi-disciplined designer with 10+ years of experience creating award-winning print, web and digital

assets. Strong business aptitude for meeting corporate objectives within time and budget. Proven

expertise in communications, project management, creative execution, and client relations.

COMPUTER and TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

Fluency in Macintosh, PC, and UNIX Operating Systems, Adobe suite, Macromedia suite,

QuarkXPress, Acrobat, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Access software programs. Proficiency in

HTML and CSS. Familiarity with JavaScript, dynamic Web sites and accessibility issues.

EXPERIENCE

Principal Designer, Artist Studio Aden, Raleigh, NC 2000-Present

Fine art and graphic design studio. Design logo and corporate identity systems, collateral develop-

ment, Web design, illustration services, corporate branding and marketing.

Multi-Media Designer SAS Institute, Cary, NC 2003-2006

Designed print advertising which increased global awareness by 10 percent, created over 200 online

ads which increased awareness by 13 percent, collaborated with clients and ad team to brainstorm

advertising concepts, presented creative recommendations, contributed to award-winning corporate

identity campaign, created a knowledge management model for delivery of online workflow, created

design specs and ad templates, coordinated Macromedia Flash training class for department

team members.

Graphic Designer Alliance of Professionals & Consultants, IBM, Research Triangle Park, NC 2002

Designed and produced a diverse range of print and multimedia advertising, collaborated with

in-house agency, maintained stringent corporate guideline standards, developed job tracking

processes and applications, created employee online technical training network, facilitated

departmental software training, approved vendor proofs, maintained in house image library.

Digital Design Instructor School of Communication Arts, Raleigh, NC 2001

Instructor of design and technology classes, authored internet site development curriculum, created

lesson plans and lectures, developed project management schedules, art directed student projects.

Web Designer Developer ProQuest (bigchalk.com), Ann Arbor, MI (Durham, NC New York, NY) 2000

Lead designer for an online education network, collaborated with creative and technical staff on

development of information architecture for portal design and relaunch phases, designed a series

of online advertising banner ads for site specific products and services, responsible for design

and production rollout of e-newsletters, organized graphic and image library for the Community

sector of site, lead designer for Community site identity, maintained content for all levels of

Community Web sites.

Senior Web Designer DesignWorks Studio, Morrisville, NC 1999

Lead designer for full service design agency, developed internet and intranet sites, managed Web

server content, contributed to redesign of agency portal site, responsible for major corporate portal

redesign, relaunch and content management, designed online banners, curated and supervised

installation of art exhibit gallery for agency corporate office.

Graphic Designer IBM Graphics and Publication Services, Cary, NC 1995-1999

Designed and produced print marketing collateral, assistant editor of internal corporate newspaper,

co-managed 25 person graphics center, art directed photo shoots, mentored junior staff, technical

illustrator for product sales and user guides, developed and maintained various intranet sites, design

and project management of corporate community fund-raising site.

EDUCATION

Art Institute of Colorado, Denver, CO

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