John Zhu Designs

Freelance solutions for design, copy editing, and writing http://www.john-zhu.com

about me

SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 2005 THE HERALD-SUN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA PAGE D3

105th Men s U.S. Open Thursday-Sunday

I m a graphic/Web designer, copy editor, writer, and communica-

tions specialist in Durham, North Carolina. I began my career as a

writer before getting into graphic design, and I have been heavily

involved in both in my career. I have worked in a variety of fields,

including advertising, publishing, academia, and nonprofits.

PINEHURST COURSES

PINEHURST COURSE DESIGNER OPENED

MY STRENGTHS

No. 1* LeRoy Culver 1898

TIMELINE No. 2 Donald Ross 1907

No. 3 Donald Ross 1910

1895 No. 4# Tom Fazio 2000

No. 5 Ellis Maples 1961

Boston soda fountain magnate

No. 6 George & Tom Fazio 1979

n Attention to details and commitment to accuracy

James Walker Tufts purchases 5,500

acres of timberland in North Caroli- No. 7 Rees Jones 1986

na for about $1 per acre with the

No. 8 Tom Fazio 1996

intention of building a resort. The

Holly Inn opens on New Year s Eve.

* Later redesigned

1897-1898 by Donald Ross

n Efficient and comfortable with tight deadlines

# Originally designed

Dr. LeRoy Culver, an amateur

by Donald Ross in 1919

designer, constructs Pinehurst s first

golf course, a nine-hole layout.

1900

n Strong work ethic and a commitment to making my work as good as possible

Scottish-born golf course designer

Donald Ross comes to

Pinehurst for what

would become a

48-year stay, during

which he redesigns

Pinehurst No. 1 and cre-

MOMENT TO

ates Pinehurst Nos. 2, 3 and 4.

n Natural curiosity and the strong desire to continually expand my skillset

1901 REMEMBER

Pinehurst begins its championship

On June 20, 1999, with a

golf tradition with the first annual

flick of his putter, a long

United North and South Amateur

Championship.

n Open to advice from others and would not hesitate to do the same for them

look and one emphatic

fist pump, Payne Stewart

1907 put to rest years of frus-

tration as he made a

Pinehurst No. 2 is opened for play,

15-foot par putt on the

and Ross proclaims it the fairest

test of golf. final hole of the 99th U.S.

Open to hold off Phil

1912 Mickelson for his first

major championship. It

Lucy Richards sculpts the

skills

Sundial Boy statue from was Stewart s last victory

bronze. It is later placed on

before his tragic death in

the putting green and

a plane crash on Oct. 25

called The Putter

Boy, Pine- of that year.

hurst s icon to

this day.

1995

1962

1940 1999

Pinehurst celebrates its centennial.

Pinehurst hosts the U.S. Men s

Ben Hogan wins the North and Pinehurst No. 2 hosts the 99th U.S.

Amateur, with President Eisenhower

South Open Championship at Pine- Open. Payne Stewart makes a 15-foot

1996

in attendance.

hurst for his first professional win. par putt on the final hole to win his

only major in dramatic fashion.

1959 1984 Pinehurst is named a National His-

2005

n Programs I am familiar with: Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Dreamweaver, QuarkXPress,

toric Landmark by the U.S. Depart-

Jack Nicklaus wins ment of the Interior for its promi-

Pinehurst is acquired by Club Cor-

The U.S. Open returns to Pinehurst.

the North and South nence in the development of U.S. golf

poration of America, Inc., the world s

Amateur at Pinehurst. and as an excellent representation of

largest owner and operator of private SOURCE: WWW.PINEHURST.COM

turn-of-the-century golf resorts.

city, athletic and country clubs. PHOTOS COURTESY OF USGA

Freehand, Dimensions, Microsoft Office.

FILM 5 D3 BLACK D3 CYAN D3 MAGENTA D3 YELLOW

n Other programs I have used: Poser, Bryce 3D, Maya, Adobe PageMaker.

n Web skills: Proficient in HTML and CSS; some knowledge of PHP and Javascript;

significant experience with Plone and WordPress; extensive experience with social media

and Web 2.0 applications; blogging regularly since January 2008 (www.john-zhu.com/blog).

n Other skills: Can speak and write Mandarin and Cantonese; significant experience in writing

and copy editing; thorough knowledge of style guidelines, including AP and Chicago.

education

n 10/2002-8/2004: Completed graphic design certification program via sessions.edu,

an accredited online school of design and new media.

n 5/2001: Graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a B.A. in

Journalism and Mass Communication (graphic design was part of the curriculum).

accolades

2007: Helped Koroberi, Inc. earn a spot among the top 100 business-to-business agen-

cies in the nation as named by Crain s BtoB Magazine, the leading business marketing

publication in the United States.

2006: Helped The Herald-Sun win the following:

Associated Press Sports Editors Special Sections contest (top 10, circulation 40,000-100,000)

2004: Helped The Herald-Sun win the following:

APSE Best Sunday Sections contest (honorable mention, circulation 40,000-100,000)

contact Helped The State win the following:

information APSE Best Sunday Sections contest (top 10, circulation 100,000-250,000)

APSE Best Daily Sections contest (honorable mentions, circulation 100,000-250,000)

John Zhu 2003: Helped The Herald-Sun win the following:

919-***-**** N.C. Press Association Appearance & Design contest (3rd place, circulation 35,000 & over)

Best time to call: After 4 p.m. APSE Best Special Sections contest (honorable mention, circulation 40,000-100,000)

abqh8c@r.postjobfree.com APSE Best Daily Sections contest (honorable mention, 40,000-100,000)

John Zhu Designs

Freelance solutions for design, copy editing, and writing http://www.john-zhu.com

employment history

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill 3/2007-present

Revamping design of content on School site; working with vendor on and helping

oversee the implementation of a new site and a mobile app; advising director on

technical aspects of site development and on the implementation of social media and

Web 2.0 technology; writing and editing content for the site, including but not limited

to faculty features and news releases; providing graphic design support; assisting with

public-relations projects.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Koroberi, Inc. (business-to-business advertising agency) 8/2006-3/2007

Produced, designed, and conducted preflight checks on business collaterals; handled

front-end Web site design.

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

DESTINY Traveling Science Learning Program (UNC-Chapel Hill) 1/2006-8/2006

Handled all of the program s graphic design needs; primary duty was developing

graphics and layouts for science curriculum modules.

SPORTS DESIGNER/COPY EDITOR

The Herald-Sun newspaper (Durham, N.C.) 6/2004-12/2005

Served as the lead designer for the sports department; designed pages, created graph-

ics, and edited stories for the sports section, as well as special sections; developed

weekly sports feature pages; mentored younger designers.

SPORTS DESIGNER/COPY EDITOR

The State newspaper (Columbia, S.C.) 11/2003-5/2004

Designed pages, created graphics, and edited stories for the sports section and special

sections.

SPORTS DESIGNER/COPY EDITOR

The Herald-Sun newspaper (Durham, N.C.) 7/2000-10/2003

Designed pages, created graphics, and edited stories for the sports section; assisted lead SECTION C APRIL 2, 2005

designer on special sections; occasionally covered games and wrote sports features.

SPORTS CORRESPONDENT

The Herald-Sun newspaper (Durham, N.C.) 8/1997-7/2000

Covered high school, college and pro sports events; also composed the sports agate page.

references IN THE

GATEWAY

NEIl AMATO MATT PHIlPOTT AMbER VOGEl

TO GLORY

919-***-**** 919-***-**** 919-***-****

abqh8c@r.postjobfree.com matthew.philpott@ abqh8c@r.postjobfree.com After a three-year exile from the ranks of

college basketball s elite, the Tar Heels are back in

the Final Four and two wins away from putting an

gmail.com exclamation point on their climb back to the top

links

STANDING IN UNC S WAY

MICHIGAN ST. ILLINOIS LOUISVILLE

http://www.john-zhu.com portfolio and resume

http://www.john-zhu.com/blog my general-interest blog

FINAL FOUR PREVIEW PAGES C1-6

REGULAR SPORTS COVERAGE STARTS ON PAGE C7

http://www.twitter.com/jzheel my Twitter feed FILM 5 C1 BLACK C1 CYAN C1 MAGENTA C1 YELLOW

Contact this candidate