High School Technician
Resume:
honors + awards
TSTC Presidents Honor Roll - ****
TSTC Deans List - 2005
National Deans List - 2006
American Advertising Federation - Waco
Bronze Addy Award
Phi Theta Kappa - Honor Society
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IZONE
MAY 2006 - MARCH 2008
Marilee was both a Digital Graphics Technician and Booking Clerk at iZone, the international leader in Custom High Pressure Laminate signage. She worked with the sales and production team at iZone to produce signage for clients who include National and International Zoos, Museums, and Amusement Parks. ENVIRO PACKAGING SOLUTIONS
MARCH 2008 - MAY 2011
Marilee then lended her creative talents to Enviro Packaging Solutions, a leading international manufacturer of retail and club packaging. While working for Enviro Packaging Solutions she developed hundreds of prototype and production packaging for Fortune 500 companies seeking sustainable packaging for big box and club stores. All packaging components and concepts were developed by Marilee. Hundreds of carefully handcrafted prototypes were transformed into millions of production quality thermoformed plastics and diecut lithographic quality cardboard. National vendors provided materials and all assembly took place in Temple, Texas.
RED LINE DESIGN, LLC
MAY 2011-PRESENT
Marilee freelanced with SOPHYTO and developed branding, packaging, printed materials, tradeshow booths, and POP displays for SOPHYTOS certified organic, cruelty-free, gluten-free, all natural skin care line. They received numerous international certifications and awards from top beauty magazines and blogs. The founder of SOPHYTO had such great success with the relaunch of their line that she attended the Academy Awards diamond celebrity gifting suite. SOPHYTO also provided Chelsea Lately’s guests with samples of products. SOPHYTO’s staff and Red Line Design also developed branding and renderings for the makeup line “coloractives”. FREELANCE DESIGNER
JANUARY - FEBRUARY 2008
During her employment as a graphics technician at iZone, Marilee was privately contacted by Lipstick + Wildflowers who purchased the rights to one of her original designs. Marilee also developed three custom tshirt designs for Lipstick+Wildflowers. Lipstick + Wildflowers provided tshirts for “Pariah”, a critically acclaimed film at the Sundance film festival. Marilee also freelanced for the nationally known soda company Big Red, Ltd. KILLEEN DAILY HERALD
AUGUST 2014 - PRESENT
As a member of the Graphics team in the Advertising department at Killeen Daily Herald Marilee is responsible for real estate advertising. Marilee also designs retail and classified ads for the Killeen Daily Herald as well as the weekly newspapers which include the Copperas Cove
Herald, Harker Heights Herald, and the Fort Hood Herald. Due to the high number list of publications she can design an average of 90 advertisements per month.
skills + software
Digital:
Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop,
Acrobat, Microsoft Word and Excel
Traditional:
Prismacolor Pencils & Markers, Gouache, Oils
Acrylics, traditional clay and polymer sculpture
Conceptual:
Logos, Booklets, Brochures, Stationary,
Magazine Ads, Newspaper Ads, Website elements,
Signage, Packaging and Container Design
education
Texas State Technical College
AAS Advertising Design with honors
Waco, Texas
Graduated April 2006
Winston Churchill High School
San Antonio, Texas
internships
Texas State Technical College
Publishing Office August 2006-April 2006
Walt Disney World College Program
Magic Kingdom Fantasyland Attractions
MARILEE
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