Microsoft Office Graphic Designer

MICHAEL TRINH

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Ashburn, Virginia 20148

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EDUCATION

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY, Blacksburg, Virginia B.A., Graphic Design, May 2003 (worked part-time while attending college) GPA: 3.35 of 4.0

Dean’s Honor List

JAMES W. ROBINSON SECONDARY SCHOOL, Fairfax, Virginia June 1999

PARSON’S SCHOOL OF DESIGN, New York, New York

Summer 1998

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

October 2011 – June 2015

Apple Store, Vienna, Virginia (Tysons Corner Mall) Specialist (member of Mentor & Visuals team) – Perform customer services, including greeting customers and answering questions regarding technology and basic troubleshooting. Maintain appearance of store, which includes cleaning and restocking merchandise. Leader/mentor on the sales floor. Aided in the training of new hires.

July 2009 – June 2012

EXPRESS, Vienna, Virginia (Tysons Corner Mall)

Sales Associate – Perform customer services, including greeting customers and answering questions regarding merchandise. Maintain appearance of store, which includes folding and restocking merchandise. Leader at the cash wrap and consistent with opening up new Express Credit Cards for our customers. July 2004 – Present

DEAN & COMPANY, Vienna, Virginia

Production Coordinator (April 2007 to Present) – Perform tasks as a “production artist” as well as manage day-to-day tasks within the department, including overseeing and prioritizing workflow

Production Artist (July 2004 to April 2007) – Assisted with creating PowerPoint presentations. Designed layouts for slides. Created/updated recruiting material including brochures, posters and fliers.

May 2004 – June 2004

CORPORATE EXECUTIVE BOARD, Washington, DC

Contractor – Created graphics and layouts for pages to be compiled into some kind of packet (binder, book, etc.). Created PDFs via postscripting and distilling files for client viewing.

RELEVANT SKILLS

Worked with both PC and Mac platforms. Familiar with the iOS and Android mobile platforms. Skilled in the Adobe Creative Suite as well as the Microsoft Office suite. Effective working alone or as a cooperative team member. Professional in appearance and presentation.

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