Graphic Designer Marketing

HIGHLIGHTS

iCON Award Winner • winner ‘Best Corporate Design’ in KW Ad and Sales Club

City of Waterloo • created collateral for the City of Waterloo’s 150th birthday

Salama SHIELD • created dimensional mailer with 80% response rate

100MenWhoGiveADamn.org • founded philanthropic conduit for local charities

EXPERIENCE

Owner/Operator - The Brand Architect 2000 - Now • Worked on various brands for clients including AIG, BMO Insurance,

and various national and international brands.

• Helped clients achieve sales goals by creating brands that spoke to their intended audience

• Won iCON Award for Best Corporate Identity.

Part-time Instructor - Conestoga College 2004 - 2009

• Instructed in the Marketing Department on various software packages as well as the use of graphics within marketing.

• Helped marketing students achieve their goals by creating graphics that spoke to their marketing vision.

Senior Designer - Fieldstone Graphics 1999 - 2000

• Designed graphics, mostly packaging, for primarily the food industry.

• Worked under often tight guidelines to create designs that were print ready and nationally distributed.

Art Director - Gravitas Magazine 1996 - 1999

• Created layout, design and graphic management of a quarterly magazine.

• Worked with OCAD students and instructors to create world-class

designs on a tight budget.

EDUCATION

Digital Publishing and Imaging Program • Toronto Image Works 1996

B.Ed. at the Intermediate/Senior Level • Queen’s University 1989

B.A. in English and History • Trent University 1988

Year 1, Drama Fundamentals • Sheridan College 1983

SOFTWARE/SKILLS

ADMINISTRATIVE SOFTWARE • Word, Excel, PowerPoint

GRAPHIC SOFTWARE • Quark, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom, etc SKILLS • Illustration, Layout, Creative/Business Writing, Editing, Client Care, Brand Development, Business Networking, Conflict Resolution

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