Jerome Durán
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Spring, TX 77379
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Work Experience
Lone Star College (Ret.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1/2008 to 6/2020 Adjunct Instructor
(Digital Publishing I, II, III; Design Communications I, Digital Imaging I, Computer Illustration) Graphic Designer (Doing Business As “Duran & Associates”) . . . . 12/20 to Present Graphic Designer (Doing Business As “i-dezine-it.com”) . . . . . . . . 11/06 to 12/20 Active Clientele with annual billing in excess of $70-k (Self employed / FT) Pediatric Academic Society - Houston, TX
National Diversity Council - Houston, TX
Greater Allen AME Cathedral - Queens, NY
Zion Cathedral - Hempstead, NY
Maximized Life Ministries - Channelview, TX
Gospel Truth Magazine - Houston, TX
Windsor Village United Methodist Church - Houston, TX New Light Christian Center Church - Houston, TX . . . . . . . . . . . 11/1998 to 10/2005 Senior Designer (Print Marketing Collateral) (FT)
Foley’s Retail Department Store - Houston, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4/1996 to 10/1998 Senior Designer (ROP and Catalog) (FT)
Columbia House, Inc. (Div. Sony, Inc.) - NYC, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . 8/1987 to 4/1996 Senior Art Director (Record and Tape Club) (FT)
Maxwell Photographics - NYC, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6/1985 to 8/1987 Customer Service (Typography House) (FT)
Bloomingdale’s Retail Department Store - NYC, NY . . . . . . . . . . 11/1984 to 6/1985 Paste-up, mechanical (ROP ads) (FT)
Lord & Taylor Retail Department Store - NYC, NY . . . . . . . . . . . 9/1980 to 11/1984 Paste-up, mechanical (ROP ads) (FT)
Gamut Ad Agency - Hempstead, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/77 to 9/1980 Paste-up, mechanical (Time Square Stores, ROP ads) (FT) Wisdom’s Child Newspaper - NYC, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10/1976 to 10/1977 Paste-up, mechanical (Free weekly newspaper) (PT)
Specializing in:
- Layout design
- Logo design and corporate branding
- Digital illustration
- Digital retouching, photo enhancements and special effects Professional Affiliations
- HMSDC Houston Minority Supplier Diversity Council
- HUB Historically Under utilized Business
- POHA Port Of Houston Authority