Education:
Graduated from Bellingham High School, June 2006Associate Degree in the Arts and Sciences at Whatcom Community College, Fall 2007 (hopefully)
Employment:
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2003 - Present : Freelance illustration and graphic design. Tasks include logo design, web design, typography, conversion of print media to digital, photo touchups, Flash animation, character design, painted backgrounds, pixel sprites for video games, editorial illustration, comic books and children's media. E-mail me for testimony from a variety of clients. June '06 - Present : Graphic designer for The Betty Pages, local b&w; alternative periodical. Tasks include laying out pages, creating illustrated content, editing advertisements and developing new ones, and processing all content for press quality output. Contact Matt at 360.223.3542 for reference. |
October '06 - February '07 : Graphic editor for TechAdapt Inc, local company specializing in conversion of school textbooks to braille and large text formats. Tasks include cropping, editing and repositioning images, creating seamless composites of multiple pictures and restoring missing parts of images. Contact Chris at http://techadapt.com for reference. September '05 - December '06 : Web designer for TLD Pro Imagery, local photography firm. Tasks included design and development of major HTML projects for several clients, image editing, ad layouts for web and print, creating animated web content, and teaching skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Contact Danny at 360.752.3222 for reference. |
Skills:
5+ years of experience with Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia FlashProficiency with Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Quark Xpress, Macromedia Fireworks, Macromedia Dreamweaver,
Toon Boom Studio and other industry-standard programs as well as both the Windows and Mac operating systems
2+ years of professional illustration, web media design and graphic design experience
Experience with the traditional print process of color separations and press as well as digital printing equipment
Strong grasp of a variety of media including digital and print as well as traditional painting and drawing
Qualities:
Passionate, creative individual with a strong sense of vision, clever outlook and unique ideasRealistic, big-picture thinker keeping mind of the functionality of the final product
Positive and reliable team member
Sensitive to client needs and trends in the outside world