To oversee “concepts” from proposal to production. Working as part of team creating and producing visual communication, which connects to the user at the most fundamental level through technology.
Savannah College of Art and Design
B.F.A. Graphic Design Minor Art History
Columbia College Chicago
42 credit hours towards Advertising Design.
Medical University of South Carolina 01/02 - Present
Designing and maintaining the integrity of the Library’s websites, duties focusing on but not limited to, accessibly, information architecture enhancing the user experience and maintaining the “Look-and-Feel” of the University. Duties also include; planning functionality and usability standards, formulating design strategies, and participates in the strategic planning of multiple programs to meet their goals and objectives. Creating and coordinating the creation of promotional materials, graphic content, and logic structures, in collaboration with a variety of constituencies at all levels of the University. Offen new development requires guiding, training, and coordinating staff members on activities relating to new interfaces and strategies.
Comark 7/00 - 8/01
Responsible for designing and directing the overall look-n-feel of a large e-commerce website, including the lay out of feature articles, review articles, shopping carts and department sections. Scheduled and budgeted for illustrations, photography and computer graphics for the website from the conceptual stage to completion. Collaborated with marketing & editorial departments on graphic design and preparation of artwork for promotional materials.
Oller Studios 8/99 - 7/00
Designing in a small ad agency environment, being intimately involved in all aspects of running the agency. Working closely with clients, IT developers and printers to create web sites, magazine ads, and newspaper ads. Developing custom photography and layouts and seeing projects to fruition.
Savannah College of Art and Design 7/98 - 7/99
Working in the Print Services department running a wax thermo color printer and monitor-ing large computer labs. These two positions allowed me to troubleshoot and collaborate with designer with various software applications, in both the designing phase and once they submit-ted the file to be printed.
Speedi-sign 8/97 - 7/98
Assisting a print shop from the Art department to the Shipping department. Focusing on poster printing and six color T-shirt printing. Duties included vinyl lettering, managing of produc-tion flow, machine maintenance, and meeting with suppliers and clients.