ayahoweis

design&marketing

443-***-****

pzrt33@r.postjobfree.com

http://ayahoweis.com

Based in Houston, TX

SUMMARY

Award-winning designer and marketing specialist, solid academic and professional foundation in design, layout, production of high impact design collateral; logos, publications, brochures, annual reports, fliers, posters, stationary, corporate identities. Experience in nonprofit, corporate settings, Fortune 500 company.

SKILLS

Adobe Illustrator CS4

Adobe Photoshop CS4

Adobe InDesign CS4

Quark Xpress

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat Professional

graphic designer & marketing specialist 2002 – 2009

WORK EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Instructor of Design: Westwood College (May 09 – Present)

Instructor of Adobe Illustrator CS4, teaching wide range of program’s capabilities. Motivate students to work hard and excel

in their fields.

Graphic Designer: American Association Physics Teachers (Aug 06 –Jan 09)

Lead designer of publication department. Key involvement in layout and design of all publications. Consultant for design of website. Art Director for Interactions Physics magazine. Design projects for annual meetings; logos, exhibitor prospectus, magazine ads, banners, posters. Print/vendor management. Rebrand identity of association by introducing new logo, creating consistent look to all print/web material.

Graphic Designer: United Rentals (May 05 – Aug 06)

Key design and marketing for Fortune 500 company. Deadline-driven environment, supplying design material showcasing 100,000 kinds of rental equipment to 700+ branches across US and Canada. Create high volume rental guides, brochures, catalogs, postcards, certifi cates, and flyers in three languages; English, French, Spanish. Project Manager on rental catalogs for 2005 and 2006.

Marketing Coordinator: Tenax Corporation (Jan 04 – Feb 05)

Created a wide range of professional marketing materials on all initiatives related to the promotion of innovative geosynthetic products. Design of flyers, posters, booklets, and brochures for geosynthetics. Attended trade shows to market products.

Graphic Designer: Ben Davis & Associates (May 02 – Mar 03)

Designed brochures, posters, menus, stationary for wide range of clientele; hospitals, restaurants, zoos. Designed menu for Italian Restaurant LaScala.

EDUCATION

Master of Arts, Publication Design, University of Baltimore, Fall 2006 – Summer 2008

Graduated with Honors

Bachelor of Arts, Graphic Design, University of Maryland at Baltimore County, Fall 2000 – Winter 2003

Graduated with Honors. Minors: Art History, English; member of Honors College, Dean’s List

LANGUAGES: English, French, Arabic

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