Objective
To obtain a creative position that will utilize my design skill set as well as apply my background, education and work ethic to the process of developing visual communication solutions for a variety of design challenges.
Professional Experience
Production Artist
May 2010 to Present
Guitar Center - Westlake Village, CA
- Conversion of printed collateral into new and existing marketing campaigns (ex: Buyers Guide Ads into POP Displays, Promotional Mailers and Deal flyers)
- Execute print production and pre-press duties of final artwork
Production Artist
March 2008 to March 2010
Herbalife International, Inc. - Los Angeles, CA
- Perform print production duties of collateral and marketing materials for the company’s line of
health and wellness products - Redesign documents create using Adobe InDesign into MS Word file format
- Conversion of English print collateral and marketing materials into Spanish
Production Artist
December 2008 to March 2010
Agnew Tech-II Translations. - Westlake Village, CA
- Perform desktop publishing and translation of client collateral and marketing materials into multiple languages, including; Spanish and Asian markets
- Execute print production and pre-press duties
Graphic Designer
October 2007 to July 2010
Specialized Bicycle Components - Morgan Hill, CA
- Perform print production duties, converting and/or designing artwork to be silk-screened onto water bottles and other promotional materials
- Develop visual communication solutions of trade magazine ad’s and sales support materials
Video Post Production - Image Editor
December 2005 to April 2006
In-Three, Inc. -
Westlake Village, CA
- Extensive frame-by-frame image retouching and creation of image composites in the conversion of feature films into 3-D using proprietary software
Graphic Designer
February 1998 to March 2003
American MSI Corporation - Moorpark, CA
- Designed from concept to completion all print collateral, trade show graphics and sales team support materials for the corporation’s product line of Plastic Injection Temperature Controls
- Create from concept to completion high quality sales presentations through the use of MS PowerPoint, Flash animations, Banner ads, HTML emails and Multimedia CD-Roms
- Directed photography, performed image editing and web production of images for use in print, internet & presentation design solutions
Education
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Visual Communication
American InterContinental University
Hoffman Estates, IL
Concentration: Web Design
Graduation Date - April 2010
Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design
California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA
Concentration: Graphic Design
Graduation Date – 1996
Extended Learning
Software Skill Set
| InDesign CS5 | Photoshop CS5 | Illustrator CS5 | Acrobat 9.0 |
| Dreamweaver CS5 | Flash CS5 | Fireworks CS4 | Quark X Press 7.0 |
| Keynote '09 | CSS | HTML | HTML Email Campaigns |
Military Service
United States Marine Corps Reserve
December 1985 to December 1991 - Desert Storm Veteran
4th L.A.A.M. Battalion - Pasadena, CA 91109
Decorations / Medals -
• Select Marine Corps Reserve Medal
• National Defense Service Medal - '91
