US Merchants - Beverly Hills, CA
Sr. Graphic Designer
• Work directly with clients, Account Executives, and the CEO.
• Create all new packaging, CAD renderings, and POP displays.
• Design, manage, and print full color displays, and prototypes.
• Work with Sales and Marketing, creating pitch decks.
• Assist other departments, with company documents. 2016 to 2017
Austin, Texas
Contractor
• In house designer for a direct marketing firm and a local screen printing company. Created all new art for existing client projects. 2013 to 2015
Vosoa - Colombia
Artist/Consultant
• Researched color, cultures, and styles through South America.
• Created two new Identity logo brands for local firms. 2008 to 2012
Queso - North Hollywood, CA
Owner/Operator checkoutmydesigns.wordpress.com
• Created 2 original graphic t shirt collections for the Queso Brand.
• Produced all marketing for a trade-show at Magic in Las Vegas. 2004 to 2008
Sabbatical - Asia, and Europe
Travel/Owner
• I traveled the world, then lived in Ecuador, and Colombia.
• Owner of Ruby-Red Restaurant in Cuenca, Ecuador 2006. 1994 to 2004
Diesel Design Inc. - San Francisco, CA
Co-Founder/Principal
• Ran an award winning full service Graphic Design Agency.
• Worked with clients such as Motorola, HP, The WB, and Wells Fargo.
• Managed 25 employees with contractors, vendors, and our clients. San Jose State University
Graphic Design Program Certified
• One year student contract Artist Designer at Adobe Systems.
• Designed one of the first ever San Jose Sharks Advertisement.
• Mentored other students in advanced perspective art courses. Tech Skills
PHOTOSHOP - Expert. Psd, gif, jpeg, and png.
ILLUSTRATOR - Superb Advanced.
Master user, multi-layering, masking techniques.
SKECTHUP PRO - Intermediate User.
Moved on to shapes, scenes and transparencies.
INDESIGN - Adept. Brochures, multi page
layout, collating, character styles, with layers.
ACROBAT PRO - Advanced User, multiple
page brochure printing and deck editing skills.
MSN OFFICE AND ASANA - Basic.
Design Skills
SKETCHING
TYPOGRAPHY
LOGO DESIGN
COLOR THEORY
CATALOG
Soft Skills
CREATIVITY
COMMUNICATION
TIME MANAGEMENT
COLLABORATION
LEADERSHIP
Achievements
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
CHESS CHAMPION - 2 YEARS
SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
OF EXCELLENCE IN ALGEBRA I-II
Luis Alonzo
GRAPHIC DESIGN
1610 South Orange Drive
LOS ANGELES CA 90019
Personal Info
PHONE
add0lr@r.postjobfree.com
WEBSITE
be.net/vosoa
www.linkedin.com/in/dieselv2