MICHAEL ANDERSON
Graphic Designer / Communications Specialist
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Houston, Texas
Work Experience
**/**** – Present
Freelance Communication Specialists and Graphic Designer
Providing design and communication services to small business clients and entrepreneurs
Creating effective marketing print and digital materials using Adobe Creative Cloud 07/2016 – Present (Part Time)
Stafford Centre – Stafford, Texas
Managing a variety of events at local a performing arts and events center.
Interacting with customers on the day of the event and providing solutions to any problems
Reporting any problems or issues that happen before, during or after an event 08/2016 – Present (Part Time)
RC Solutions – Houston, Texas
Service tech for a small start-up business servicing specific healthcare clinics in Houston 10/2005 – 06/2015
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center - Santa Fe, New Mexico Graphic Designer/Communications Editor
Member of a marketing team, providing support with visual communications and writing
Created various marketing pieces using Adobe Creative Cloud
Enhanced websites, signs, reports and presentations with eye-catching graphics
Took photos for employee newsletter and photographed hospital events
Worked with print vendors and sign vendors, establishing time and pricing
Created charts and graphs, using Excel and Illustrator that communicate business results and trends.
I was presented with an internal communications problem with clinical staff who were not able to access email. My solution was placing monitors strategically in high traffic areas of the hospital. Slides communicating events and important information on the monitors were successful and achieved the desired results.
06/2004 - 10/2005
Genzyme Genetics - Santa Fe, New Mexico
Project Team Leader and Client Services Representative
Managed a team of 3 to 4 people working on a unique long term project
Worked as a customer services representative who called on clients 02/2003 - 04/2004
Los Alamos National Laboratory - Los Alamos, New Mexico Graphic Designer
Worked in a large communications group, interacting with other designers and writers
Supported scientists with presentation materials and marketing pieces
Used Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and PowerPoint Previous experience also includes working on marketing teams for energy and technology companies.
Education
Texas State University - San Marcos, Texas
Bachelor of Science in Commercial Art
Studied illustration, graphic design, photography and fine art