illustration graphic design about me

. . . QUALIFICATIONS

ˑ Proficiency in Adobe CS5, Quark Xpress, Powerpoint, Word & Excel, both Microsoft & Mac OS platforms
ˑ Skills in HTML, CSS and programming CMS Joomla!
ˑ Demonstrated ability in various areas of graphic design, including page layout,   web page design,
book & CD covers
ˑ Creative yet pragmatic approach to problem solving, demonstrating a strong sense of color, composition and typography

. . . PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

ˑ Established capacity for Photoshop retouching and Illustrator sketch work for trend forecasting website,
  Fashion Snoops.
ˑ Demonstrated brushwork and illustration abilities completed for a ceramics collection by Jono Pandolfi
  for Anthropologie.
ˑ Web design skills shown in work for www.fzwafers.com, www.WMVMusicians.org and
 www.actingmanitou.com.
ˑ Graphic designer for CD & DVD production company, requiring the design of all print for CDs & DVDs,
  as well as prepress obligations
ˑ Formatted composition and drafted language of constant contact e-mail blasts for small film
  production company
ˑ Developed product displays for custom patch embroidery company
ˑ Designed chapbook covers for the poetry program at Saint Mary's College of California
ˑ Made and sold t-shirts at local arts collective in Oakland, CA
ˑ Conducted design and execution of many public murals in St. Paul, MN

. . . WORK EXPERIENCE

ˑ Freelance Graphic Designer - Fashion Snoops. . . New York, New York . . . 11.10 - current
ˑ Freelance Graphic Designer - America-in-Play Theatre Group. . . New York, New York . . . 12.10 - current
ˑ Freelance Graphic Designer - Church of the Holy Apostles. . . New York, New York . . . 08.10 - current
ˑ Freelance Graphic Designer - Acting Manitou Theatre Camp. . . Waldwick, NJ . . . 12.08 - current
ˑ Graphic Designer - DIGITAL FORCE. . . New York, New York . . . 04.08 - 06.10
ˑ Graphic Design Intern - THE EUPHORIA PROJECT. . . Baltimore, Maryland
ˑ Gardening & Arts Program Coordinator - SAINT PAUL PARKS & RECREATION. . . Saint Paul, Minnesota

. . . EDUCATION

ˑ MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART. . . certificate in Graphic & Digital Design . . . Baltimore,
  Maryland -12.07
ˑ MACALESTER COLLEGE . . . Bachelor of Arts in Spanish . . . Saint Paul, Minnesota - 05.03

. . . ADDITIONAL SKILLS

ˑ Fluency in Spanish, experience in Italian and Portuguese
ˑ Superior grammar and proofreading skills
ˑ Demonstrated skills in watercolor, drawing & collage