RYAN HARWELL
**** *. ********* **. • Phoenix, AZ 85086 • 810-***-**** • ****.*******@*******.***
GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Graphic Designer with 4 years of experience seeking a new opportunity after relocating to Phoenix from Michigan. Well-developed skills using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and QuarkXPress. Loyal employee with outstanding written and verbal communication skills. Strong customer service background with a demonstrated track record of success working with clients and providing customer service. Dedicated to quality and getting the job done right. Portfolio: www.ryanharwellart.com
Areas of Expertise
Graphic Design | Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign | QuarkXPress | Autodesk Maya
Dreamweaver | Communication Skills | HMML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery | Customer Service
EXPERIENCE
Gus’s Carry Out, Howell, MI March 2011 – January 2012
Freelance Graphic Designer
• Designed the store’s menu for holiday themes including Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s.
• Additional duties included working as a line cook in the restaurant to help prepare food.
Schawk, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI January 2006 – December 2008
An international brand management provider that executes branding strategies including brand design, packaging design, photography, workflow technology, workflow consulting, digital asset management, and copy management.
Digital Asset Manager/Graphic Designer
• Worked as part of team responsible for performing digital asset management for numerous accounts including General Motors.
• Used Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign to process work orders and get images to creative agencies, General Motors, and other clients.
• Fulfilled images, archived images, processed images from inkjet printers, fielded calls from clients, answered e-mails, performed website maintenance, and took on projects that aimed to improve GMassetcentral.com.
• Completed FTP download/FTP upload projects for General Motors; processed images for multiple advertising agencies located in Europe and provided agencies with updated images needed to complete ad campaigns.
Pizza Hut, Brighton, MI January 1999 – April 2004
Store Manager
EDUCATION
Macomb Community College, Warren, MI 2009
Web Programming Coursework; Completed classes in HTML and JavaScript
Macomb Community College, Warren, MI 2005
Associates of Science Degree; Major: Digital Art & Animation
COMPUTER SKILLS
Adobe Create Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, Dreamweaver, Autodesk Maya 2009, QuarkXPress, OS X,
Windows XP Professional