Career Objective:
To excel in a graphic design position while growing and exploring new ideas in a creative atmosphere
Education:
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Communications Design |
Purdue University , West Lafayette , Indiana , Dec 2002
Minor in Communications |
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Certification: Design Technology, Technical Certificate of Computer Graphics |
Ivy Tech State College, Lafayette , Indiana , January 2000 - present
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Course work :
Concept Development , Typography, Layout, Corporate Identity, |
Packaging, Advertising, Publication Design, Pre-press Production, Illustration |
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Experience: |
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Warren Industries, West Lafayette , Indiana , Aug 2005 - present |
Graphic Design Intern |
Redesign packaging for board games and puzzles |
Create sale sheets for company products |
Generate creative ideas for the research &development team |
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Lafayette Venetian Blinds, West Lafayette , Indiana , May 2003 - present
Customer Service Representative |
Assists customers with interior design projects
Educate customers about company products
Troubleshooting customer problems
Freelancer, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Dec 2002 - present
Graphic Designer
Designed event posters, flyers and ads to promote a regional event
Coordinated projects from conception to completion
The Debris Purdue University Yearbook, West Lafayette, Indiana, Aug 2000 - May 2001
Marketing Assistant
Developed marketing strategies to help increase profit
Designed promotional campaigns
Conducted market research
School Datebooks Inc., West Lafayette, Indiana, May 2000 - Aug 2000
Desktop Publisher Intern
Stylized the format and layout of pages using PageMaker
Modified graphics using Photoshop
Scanned and edited images
Technology Skills:
Macromedia Freehand , Flash MX, Photoshop, Illustrator,
QuarkXpress, Adobe PageMaker, Microsoft Office
Organizations & Honors: |
VolunteerMatch.com, virtual graphic designer, Feb 2003 - present
Purdue Boiler Gold Rush, Team Leader Volunteer, Summer 2000/Summer 2001 |
AIGA (American Institute of Graphic Arts), Aug 2000 - May 2001
Mix Media Print, Printmaking Archives, Purdue University , May 2001
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