Design Quality

PATRICK DEWENTER

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E D U C AT I O N

A.A.S. in Visual Communication

SINCLAIR COLLEGE

D AY T O N, O H

As a full-time student in the Vis Com program at Sinclair Community College, I

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discovered my love for design, experiencing a variety of classes that equipped me with

the knowledge and skills to pursue my evergrowing passion for design while engaging

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with others who share that feeling. I am currently continuing my design education at

Northern Kentucky University and have the privelage of designing for an excellent

advertising products and services company in downtown Newport, Red Hot Promotions.

EXPERIENCE

Working in MeadWestvaco's Consumer and Office Products division with a large team of

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talented designers, marketers, prepress technicians, and others. Responsible for development

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of a variety of projects, many times licensed, including high end decorative calendars,

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academic planners, early learning products, packaging graphics, and more. I enjoy being a

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positive contribution to my coworkers in successfully communicating and collaborating on

these projects while meeting tight deadlines and in many cases very quick turnarounds.

While an intern at the Huffy Bicycle Corporation, I was able to experience a truly creative

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and professional environment. The design department is responsible for all bicycle graphics

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as well as their packaging. I worked with Adobe CS to prepare files for layout, print & web

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applications, and sometimes quickly designed additional graphics when needed. Also

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necessary were creating clean box comps, printing and precisely applying graphics for one

off bicycles and managing image libraries.

I have preformed a variety of different tasks in this position, many times utilizing a process

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from start to finish to create a final product. I ve created logo concepts and graphics for

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organizations and clients in the Dayton area. Following through with final vector artwork,

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screen preparation, including burning, ink control, and proper alignment, as well as

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performing quality-printing runs. I maintained the facility resources, making sure everything

was stocked such as cleaners and paper, while keeping the area clean. I also provide

students with help and answers when they have questions, among other small tasks.

S C H O L A R S H I P S & C E R T I F I C AT E S

Printing Industries Associaton of Southern Ohio Scholarship 2011

Digital Printing Certificate - SCC

Desktop Publishing Certificate - SCC

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