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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Craft
- Graphic Design
- Web Design
- Pre-Press/Production
- Creative Direction
- User Interface
Technical
- HTML/CSS
- Action Script 2.0/3.0
- JQuery
- IE6 Resolutions
- Mac OS X
- Windows XP/Vista
Software
- Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash
- Wordpress
- Constant Contact
- Drupal
- Prestashop
EMPLOYMENT
Cars.com | Graphic Designer | Chicago, IL
March 2011 - Present
Job Type: Full Time
- Responsible for the design of local and franchise dealer advertising banners.
- Responsible for the design of local and franchise dealer advertising microsites.
Artist Hardware | Graphic/Web Designer
Skokie , IL | September 2010 - Present
Job Type: Freelance/Contract
- Redesign of Princeton Art & Brush Company website
- Redesign of Global Art Materials, Inc. website
One Origin Jewelry | Graphic/Web Designer
Chicago, IL | June 2010 - Present
Job Type: Freelance/Contract
- Redesign of main website using Flash CS4/Action Script 3.0 and redesign of the company blog using the latest version of Wordpress.
- Design and development of online store using the Prestashop framework.
Amplivox Sound Systems | Graphic/Web Designer Northbrook , IL | July 2010 - January 2011
Job Type: Freelance/Contract
- Ongoing maintenance and additions to the company website.
- Design of product spec sheets, catalog revisions and photo retouching of products shot in-house.
Tails Pet Media Group | Graphic/Web Designer
Chicago, IL | January 2007 - December 2009
Job Type: Full Time
- Editorial page design for Tails Pet Magazine, website, and e-mail newsletter for 16 different markets.
- Working with a programmer I was In charge of the redesign of Tailsinc.com and all 16 of the individual local
websites include with-in the Tails Pet Media Group national network.
Soapbox Studio | Graphic Designer
Libertyville, IL | June 2006 - December 2009
Job Type: Freelance/Contract
- Logo design & page layout (catalogs, direct mail, brochures, invitations, ad banners).
- Prepress troubleshooting of customer files.
The Printing Factory | Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Mundelein, IL | June 2004 - July 2006
Job Type: Full Time
- Prepress troubleshooting of customer files and preparing files for film output.
- Design & page layout (catalogs, direct mail, brochures, invitations, menus, etc.) for customers in need.
The News-Sun | Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Waukegan, IL | October 1999 - May 2004
Job Type: Full Time
- Design & prepress troubleshooting of advertising display ads, mostly dedicated to automotive.
- Design of in-house marketing materials, (signage, brochures, house ads, special advertising sections).