Resumé

Senior Graphic and Web Designer
June 2004 to February 2007
Island Pacific, Inc • 400 Plaza Drive, Suite 200 • Folsom, CA 95630
Established a new graphics department for a software company previously using outside advertising agencies and freelance designers. Created a full spectrum of corporate identity materials, including printed collateral templates, letterhead package, product verticals, postcards, online and printed company newsletter, and new website design. Worked directly with executive senior management in creation of all new company materials.

Key Achievements:

• Received “Outstanding Performance” awards in 2nd and 8th months of employment acknowledging
  lasting company contributions for establishing comprehensive graphic and web design corporate identity materials
• Generated significant company savings by performing all web/graphic design-related activities in-house
• Continually able to complete heavy workloads under extremely tight deadlines

Senior Creative Design Specialist
June 2001 to February 2004
Nehemiah Corporation of America • 424 North 7th Street, Suite 250 • Sacramento, CA 95814
Oversaw all aspects of design and maintenance of corporate Internet and Intranet websites, with additional responsibility for graphic design of marketing materials including advertising, trifolds, postcards, doorhangers, and convention booths. Coordinated with company directors, executive management, and employees to ascertain graphic and website requirements, and produced design materials accordingly. Liaised with IT department regarding back-end website programming.

Key Achievements:

• Generated significant company savings by performing all web/graphic design-related activities in-house
• Successfully directed the set up of complete graphic design department
• Managed and coordinated with other departments all graphic and web design for the company
• Promoted from Web Designer to Senior Creative Design Specialist

Senior Web Designer
July 2000 to January 2001
Technology Solutions Company, Inc. • 2425 Porter Street, Suite 13 • Soquel, CA 95073
Designed, developed, and tested customized websites in accordance with client requirements, including graphic interface design and ensuring optimal website navigation and ease-of-use. Supervised the projects of junior designers, while providing comprehensive training in all facets of web design and development.

Key Achievements:

• Implemented quality control process for testing websites prior to going live online
• Directed five junior graphic designers on graphic and web consulting projects

Webmaster and Senior Graphic Designer
February 1999 to July 2000
PriceSmart, Inc. • 9740 Scranton Road • San Diego, CA 92121
Maintained and redesigned company websites to maximize effectiveness, with responsibility throughout the entire development lifecycle. Handled graphic design of Costco Travel magazine and magazine articles for additional company magazines. Coordinated with marketing manager and art director to ensure products adhered to strict corporate identity standards.

Key Achievements:

• Trained in html, web graphic design and Flash animation outside of company hours to further the company's international image
• Successfully completed all assigned projects in accordance with tight deadlines
• Promoted from Graphic Designer to Webmaster and Senior Graphic Designer

Graphic Designer
March 1998 to March 1999
Hay House, Inc. • 2776 Loker Avenue West • Carlsbad, CA, 92008
Played a key role in book cover and interior design, publishing, and promotion, including development of marketing materials for promotion of authors, books, tapes, and seminars. Created the web graphics of company products for display on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com websites, in addition to our in-house website, hayhouse.com.

Key Achievements:

• Gained high levels of client satisfaction by consistently meeting tight deadlines
• Eliminated need for external vendor support by personally upgrading, troubleshooting, and maintaining in-house computer systems
• Received design award from Communication Arts magazine for book design

Art Director
December 1996 to March 1998
Marcoa Publishing • 9955 Black Mountain Road • San Diego, CA 92126
Directed design, layout, and production of high-end magazines of over 150 pages, with the responsibility for meeting extremely tight deadlines while maintaining consistently high standards of publication quality. Worked with Chambers of Commerce nationwide to create effective tourist publications. Supervised junior graphic designers in creation of advertisements for periodicals.

Key Achievements:

• Improved operational efficiency by establishing image archiving system
• Supervised and directed six graphic designers

Production Manager
July 1996 to November 1996
NetRom, Inc. • 1770 Kettner Boulevard • San Diego, CA 92101
Coordinated with clients to gather project requirements and supervised graphic artists to ensure projects were designed and completed in accordance with specified deadlines. Developed web graphics and advertisements for company’s action sports websites.

Key Achievements:

• Supervised and directed three graphic designers
• Promoted from Senior Graphic Artist to Production Manager

Graphic/Production Artist
July 1995 to July 1996
Imperial Printing Products • 750 Imperial Court • Charlotte, NC 28273
Responsible for creating graphics in addition to preparing and outputting to film graphics created by other artists. Provided instruction in usage of Macs and related programs, in addition to performing maintaining, upgrading and repairing computer systems.

Key Achievement:

• Developed effective method to track job progress and established system to archive art files

Assistant Art Director
April 1994 to June 1995
Computer Graphic Images, Inc. • 6120 Paseo del Norte, Suite L-1 • Carlsbad, CA 92009
Developed and created presentations, advertising materials, and graphics for clients, with additional responsibility for handling client relations, accounting and billing.

Art Director
April 1993 to April 1994
Fotomania • 4140 Oceanside Boulevard • Oceanside, CA 92056
Assessed, purchased, and installed computer hardware, software, and printing equipment to enable production of photo business cards and digital photo restoration. Developed business plan, designed business forms, and created company image, in addition to managing advertising and promotion functions. Created custom photo business cards and provided digital photo retouching and restoration.