Education:
Bachelor of Art, California Polytechnic University of Pomona, 2004

Experience:
Lead Graphic Designer, Smarthome
Irvine, CA, September 2005 - Present

• Design and perform all production elements of monthly catalog
• Send and receive high-resolution PDF press-ready files for print as well as sign off printer’s proofs
• Measure and enter square-inch analysis for catalog merchandising
• Direct and assist on offsite photography, order products and set up photo shoots
• Perform all ad layout, logo design, image manipulation, and package design
• Send out PR materials to magazines/papers

Freelance Graphic / Web Designer, Stephen Cohen Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA, January 2005 - August 2005

• Web Related: Implemented main website redesign, updated and designed new web pages, designed and updated offshoot websites (artLA, photoLA, photo San Francisco, and photo New York), designed and updated vendor agreement websites for trade shows, sized and saved images for the web and uploaded files to server
• Print Related: Designed trade show contract packets, mailers, ads, trade show displays/posters, PR packets, artist bios, wall plaques and name plates; prepared and sent out print-ready files; scanned artist photos
• Trade Show Related: Loaded and unloaded artwork, set up booths, provided for the needs of the vendors, sold tickets, handed out catalogs, and directed people

Design Intern, Young and Rubicam (Wunderman)
Irvine, CA, April 2001 – May 2002

• Helped design team with package, poster, direct mail, and ad design
• Created production mock-ups for ad campaign pitches
• Performed image manipulation

Computer Skills:
Quark Express 6, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Imageready, Adobe Dreamweaver, Html/Java Coding, Microsoft Office, Mac OSX, Microsoft Windows

Achievements:
SmartLabs Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance, Smarthome, November 2007
SmartLabs Achievement Award for Outstanding Teamwork, Smarthome, October 2006

Shows:
Reconnect, February 2008, Group Show, Costa Mesa, CA
Coffee Shop Tour, October 2005, Solo Show, Anaheim, CA
SAA Art Show #2, August 2005, Group Show, Laguna Hills, CA
Images from the Word, April 2005, Group Show, Laguna Hills, CA
Freedom, February 2005, Group Show, Huntington Beach, CA

References:
Available upon request