MARIO IATI *** Albemarle Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
phone: 410-***-**** email: *******@*****.***
website: http://www.mai1981.com portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/miati81
CAREER FOCUS GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Over 5 years experience in graphic design, creative direction, and photo manipulation. Skilled at
developing a variety of marketing materials. Works well within collaborative setting or independently.
Over the years strong organizational skills, time management, layout skills, proof reading, creativity,
Photoshop skills have been greatly developed.
COMPUTER SKILLS Windows 2000/ XP/ Vista, MAC OS, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash Adobe, Acrobat
Pro, QuarkXpress, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Outlook, File Maker Pro, HTML,
HTML5, CSS
DESIGN SKILLS Logo and mascot design, corporate identity suites, page layout and design, technical illustration, photo
editing and retouching, editing and proof reading, and PDF to MS Word conversion
WORK EXPERIENCE Freelance / Graphic Design Services, Present
Bennett Frank McCarthy Architects, Baltimore, Maryland
Responsible for graphics and layout of 40 page American Institute of Architects Fellows Submission for
University of Maryland Professor Ralph Bennett.
Mock-Up Designer (3 month contract), 3/2013-6/2013
PayPal, Timonium, Maryland
Created website mock ups to display PayPal’s ‘best practices’ banner and button placement on client
sites. Took screen shots of website pages and added PayPal specific banners and buttons to pages within
Photoshop. Added pages into pre-designed PowerPoint presentations with minor changes to layout, flow,
and text.
Developed Marketing Materials, 2012-2013
BuckWear, Baltimore, Maryland
Provided sales personnel with up-to-date and creative marketing materials. Created sales flyers
and pages, advertisements, web banners, and catalogs using InDesign and Photoshop as well as creating
basic HTML marking e-mails using Dreamweaver. Developed T-shirt designs and assisted in brainstorming
and idea sessions.
Store Artist / Designer, 2011-2012
Whole Foods, Baltimore, Maryland
Created template based and original store signage and promotional material using File Maker Pro,
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, and chalk markers. Designed flyers and advertisements, sized and created
banners for effective marketing displays, developed signage for quick informational items, selected sizes and
formats for outsourced printing, and ordered paper and lamination supplies.
Freelance / Graphic Design Services, 2011
Johns Hopkins Women’s Board, Baltimore, Maryland
Created “Grand Grounds” branding icon for Johns Hopkins Women’s Board. Logo displayed throughout
entire chain of shops in Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Temporary Illustrator, 2010
Patents Ink Inc, Pikesville, Maryland
Created illustrations of client flow charts, diagrams, and patent concepts to Patent Ink standards.
Illustrations vary from redrawings of client illustrations, redrawings simple sketches, and crating object
illustrations.
Freelance / Graphic Design Services, 2009
WordBRIDGE, Towson, Maryland
Designed to promote WordBRIDGE’s I am the Machine Gunner. Displayed throughout University and small
theaters on East coast and Europe.
EDUCATIONAL LEARNING September 2013, Dreamweaver, CSS, HTML5 Course, Think Big Learn Smart, Columbia, MD
May 2010, HTML, XHTML, and CSS Certificate, Essex Community College
May 2009, Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design, Towson University, 3.57 GPA
May 2007, Associate of Arts in General Studies, Carroll Community College, 3.75 GPA