It goes without saying that working as a graphic designer, every job is all about multitasking. On any given day I have worked on ten to twenty-five projects simultaneously. Each with different deadlines, degrees of complexity, and levels of priority. However, for me, every job was a puzzle to be solved. It is a challenge, and one I welcome and enjoy.

I am a fast paced, hard working, creative individual; ready, willing, and able to find a solution to any design challenge that comes forward. When I’m not working on something, I’m looking for something to work on.

Experience

  • Freelance Design

    Brick NJ, Oct. 2010 - present
    Graphic Designer
    Working with many clients on varied projects ranging from business cards to billboards. Currently working mostly in packaging and interactive menus.

    The Day the World Stopped

    Brick NJ, Jan. 2019 - present
    Creator, Writer, Artist, and Composer for the upcoming video game.

    Saga City Media

    Portland OR, Oct. 2014 - May. 2016
    Production Coordinator
    Prepared and managed files for multiple magazines to go to Press. Designed and Managed Ads, and digital content. Graphic design. Converting magazines from Print to Digital with Adobe DPS.

    TLA Entertainment

    Philadelphia PA, Nov. 2010 - July 2013
    Graphic Designer
    Responsible for designing a wide range of projects. The main focus being twelve 56-page catalogs per year. Other project types ranged from business cards, branding, ad campaigns, photo retouching, direct mailing, web ads, smartphone ads, and constructing large displays.

    Urner Barry

    Toms River NJ, Oct. 2007 - Oct. 2010
    Production Assistant
    Responsible for both designing and printing a vast and varied amount of projects. All of which would be set up to be press ready for both digital and offset presses. Project types range from business cards, catalogs, direct mailing pieces, 1,100 page directories, and more.

Skills

  • Mac and PC proficient
    Adobe CC:

    Acrobat, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DPS,
    Dreamweaver, Flash, After Effects, and Premier

    Microsoft Office suite

    Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Outlook

Education

  • Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University

    Bachelor of Arts in Visual Arts
    Concentration in Graphic Design

Courses

  • Graphic Design I, II, III; Advanced Design; Typography I, II;
    Computers in Graphic Design; Professional Practice in Design;
    Design and Visual Thinking I, II

Awards & Honors

  • Best Design: 2009 Portland 48-Hour Film Festival
    Second Place: Poster Design, Rutgers Department of Women’s Studies

 
 
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