Michael Ervolino
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Experience
CEO at Drastic Elements
November 2011 - Present (2 years 6 months)
www.drasticelements.com
Graphic Artist at MJE Designs
January 2006 - Present (8 years 4 months)
Present ideas and concepts to clients.
Designs and develops marketing collateral including, CD’s, DVD’s, flyers, T-shirts and business cards.
Graphic Designer at Positive Promotions
January 2003 - Present (11 years 4 months)
Recognized for designing entire Incentive Program catalogue.
Sought out by CEO to create specialized designs.
Provides incentives for clients to refer new businesses added several new clients.
Design templates in-house, resulting in company savings and increased profitability.
Given increasing responsibilities based on performance throughout career.; Specializes in promotional items
for schools and educational aids for mid to large size companies.; Designs logos for catalogues to be
purchased by schools, hospitals and major non-profits.
Provides layout and support in design of catalogs.
Works in conjunction with Creative Director to formulate ideas for campaign.
Designs CD’s for major events.
Assists senior designers in stripping and sizing.
Graphic Designer at Positive Promotions
2004 - 2012 (8 years)
4 recommendations available upon request
Production Artist at Positive Promotions
2003 - 2012 (9 years)
Performs production and pre-press process of all artwork.
Adjusts colors and shadowing imperfections.
Scan, touch-up photos, resize and have files ready for production.
Provides artwork to silk screeners for printing.; Presented seminar to Sales Representatives on appropriate
size and format of artwork.
Worked with customers to recreate logos.
Department Manager at Target
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January 2000 - January 2003 (3 years 1 month)
Promoted from entry level to Manager of Food and Stationary departments.
Recognized for profitability being in top 25% of all departments.
Hired, managed, and trained staff of 8.
Assistant Store Manager at Cedarhurst Paper
January 1993 - January 2000 (7 years 1 month)
Skills & Expertise
Illustrator
Photoshop
Typography
Graphic Design
Logo Design
Adobe Creative Suite
Creative Direction
QuarkXPress
Corporate Identity
Layout
Brochures
InDesign
Mac
Catalogs
Packaging
Corporate Branding
Web Design
Art Direction
Graphics
Direct Mail
Business Cards
Flyers
Pre-press
Brand Development
Education
Katherine Gibbs
Associate Degree, Graphic Design
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Michael Ervolino
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4 people have recommended Michael
"Michael is a dedicated, hard working and extremely talented graphic artist who would make a great addition
to any team. Throughout Michael's employment with Positive Promotions, I had the pleasure of working with
him directly on various marketing and creative projects. He is the utmost professional who goes above and
beyond the call of duty. In addition, several of his designs and logos generated tens of thousands of dollars in
revenue for the company. I would highly recommend Michael for any position. His professionalism,
dedication and work ethic is truly admirable."
Deborah Gaspar, Vice President Marketing, Positive Promotions, managed Michael indirectly at Positive
Promotions
"Michael is a hard working graphic artist. His tireless efforts always bouyed those around him to work against
fierce deadlines and turn out great finished pieces. His catalog work along with his superior designer intuition
make him a real find for those who are looking for a bright, energetic team player on their creative staff. I
highly recommend Michael's motivated personality and design expertise to all who are lucky enough to meet
him."
Mary Foley, Senior Marketing Exec, Positive Promotions~Long Island, NY, managed Michael indirectly
at Positive Promotions
"I worked with Michael on job aids for the Customer Service staff to use as a reference. His work was timely,
accurate, and a great asset to staff members. These job aids assisted the employee and the therefore the
customer. I was very pleased with the quality of Michael's work, the design and artwork was very
professional. Michael is easy to work with and his goal is to please his customer."
JoAnn Bedell, Employee Development Manager, Positive Promotions, worked with Michael at Positive
Promotions
"Michael is a very detail oriented and creative individual. It was always a pleasure to work with Michael on
projects for my sales team. Michael was always there when I needed him on rush projects. Michael has a
strong work ethic on working hard being punctual and putting your heart into everything you do. Micheal is
an asset to any company he goes to."
George Valukis, Sales Support Manager, Positive Promotions, worked with Michael at Positive
Promotions
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