Designer & Photographer

SOFTWARE AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

- Excellent design and typographic skills

- Adobe Programs

- Photoshop

- Illustrator

- InDesign

- Basic Flash

- Photography

- Microsoft Office

- Basic knowledge of CorelDRAW

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota: Twin Cities Graphic Design Major, 2006-2010, 2010 Graduate

Related Coursework: Introduction to Design Thinking, Typographic Design, Drawing & Illustration, Computer Applications 1 & 2, Graphic Studio, Color Design, Package and Display, Identity and Symbols, Design Factors, History of Visual Communication, Integrative Campaign, Interactive Design

EXPERIENCE

Luther Automotive Group: Motors Management Corporation - Web Services Designer January 2011 - July 2011

- Designed new special layouts for specific Luther dealerships such as Bloomington Subaru, Infiniti of Bloomington & Fiat of Brookdale

- Designed a sticker logo for the Drive to Serve Fundraiser in February 2011 which went on all the boxes being shipped out

- Communicated with clients, customers and co-workers during regular hours and at events

- Organized and updated all Luther Dealership car specials when requested (Service, Parts, New Car, Used Car & Finance specials)

- Organized and monitored all Luther Dealership sites to make sure they were running correctly and information on each page had correct postings of specials, graphics and other requests sent by our clients

- Designed graphics for the home pages of the Luther Dealerships such as Luther Brookdale Mazda Mitsubishi

- Designed an incentives graphic for Luther Mankato Honda and an event flyer for a co-worker

- Designed a flyer for Infiniti of Bloomington and some smaller graphic buttons for many of the Luther Dealerships

USA Shooting - Freelance Designer - August 17 - September 20, 2010 & October 22 - November 16, 2010

- Designed new layouts for the World Shooting Championships article, Nationals article, Paralympic Feature and the Quiz and Answer pages

- Arranged the text for each article as well as the full page, half page and 1/4 page ads

- Arranged the text layout and font style for the cover page (bottom text)

- Used PhotoShop to work on certain photos for the On the Firing Line article and the World Shooting Championships article

- Organized the use of certain photos so all the suggested athletes were shown in the magazine

- For the Nov/Dec Issue - Designed a new layout for the discipline (pistol, rifle & shotgun) articles

- Arranged the text and images for the layout of every page, but did not design the cover page or the contents page

SOO Visual Arts Center - Design Intern January 2010 - August 2010

- Organized storage files containing 100 postcards of each event they have had

- Designed sweatbands for the ART MATters GORILLA YOGIS event (They have not been made)

- Communicated with clients, customers and co-workers during regular hours and at events

- Re-designed signs for the ART MATters GORILLA YOGIS event and helped set up for events

Organized client files for their upcoming Untitled 7 event in July

Wayzata Punch Pizza - Bus/Dish/Runner/Expo - February 2012 - Present

- Served customers their meals and made sure tables were cleared for future customers

- Communicated with fellow employees and resolved problems that arose, making sure customer satisfaction was met

- Communicated with customers when conflicts arose and greeted each customer when they came in to the restaurant

Ronald McDonald House Charities - Upper Midwest- Housewarmer Volunteer 2006 - Present

- Organized bedrooms when new families came in and when families moved out

- Communicated with fellow employees and family members and resolved problems that arose, making sure customer satisfaction was met

- Organized plan projects for fundraisers and upcoming holiday events for the house

- Lead lunchtime and recess activities by making sure each kid had a meal and behaved appropriately during recess

- Created strong relationships with some of the kids in the Ronald McDonald classroom and with other family members to build and develop trust

O.K. Kids Daycare Center - Teacher Assistant 2005 - 2011

- Interacted with the grade school children by helping supervise the after school sessions and during the summer vacation months

- Communicated with children and their parents when conflicts arose to gain a closer relationship with the families and develop trust with my clients

- Lead and taught activities to the kids resulting in all the children successfully completing and participating in each activity

Organized paperwork in the office and other areas of the Daycare building

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