Working with clients that have needs for an organized, creative, deadline-driven, proactive, and dedicated designer. My mission is to obtain success in every project.

Highly proficient in InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, ImageReady, Acrobat and QuarkXpress. Basic knowledge of BBEdit.

Designed and produced marketing collateral.

Clients

• American Cancer Society
• The Silver Group

Designed from concept to completion: marketing collateral, ads, CDs, web ads, and sales promotion for tradeshows, conferences, magazines, and books.

Worked with all groups responsible for the success of the projects: marketing, sales, conference, editorial, and operational staff.

Clients

• Multimedia groups: Digital Video Expo and Game Developer Conference
• Educational publications: Technology & Learning, Backbeat Books, and CMP Books
• Electronics technology groups: Embedded Systems Conference, electronicaUSA, Digital Signal Processing World, International Conference on Signal Processing Applications & Technology, Analog & Mixed Signal Conference, DesignLine, EE Times, Embedded Systems Design, Silicon Strategies and Integrated System Design
• Communications groups: Communications Design Conference and Communication Systems Design

Accomplishments

• Maintained effective project management by keeping up-to-date spreadsheet schedule, coordinated with client on every project and met their needs in a timely manner. Kept project on track, double-checked with client on schedule. Flexible to adjusting schedule if client runs behind.
• Kept clear focus on clients' priorities. Organized and conducted concept meetings and set agendas.
• Able to work closely and collaboratively with team members. Values the input of others and incorporates it constructively.
• Supervised freelancers, and gave them input and art direction. Hired and managed illustrator.
• Organized and set up logo server for all groups to access and update.
• Worked as print buyer with printer from start to finish: solicited quotes, packaged files to printer, attended press checks, and kept to budget constraints.
• Attended focus groups for tradeshows and provided pre-session input for questions.

Designed in-house signage and worked on Hewlett Packard packaging, software packaging, and Wireless Cellular packaging/ads.

Clients

• The Good Guys, J. Walter Thompson, Be Design, O'Brien Krietzberg, PolyGlot, Prompt Software, and Pulse Media

Worked on Pentel and Krupps Brandy labels/packaging.

Conceived and designed in-house National and Local ads, marketing collateral, brochures, and credit card.

Accomplishments

• Copywriter and art director of an ad campaign for Portland CitySearch.
• Assistant to the art director for an advertising photo shoot.

Produced CD packaging, brochures, newsletters and annual report.

Clients

• Interplay, Ropak Plastic, Toyota Certified, and First American

Accomplishments

• Learned the ins and outs of a group effort for the First American Annual Report.
• Recognized the specifics of legalities in software packaging and annual reports.

Assisted in Cave Kids Style Guide. Designed pogs.

Accomplishments

• Assisted in creating patterns for the Cave Kids Style Guide.
• Obtained experience in working with an illustrator and industrial designer.

BFA in Visual Communications, California State University, Long Beach

AIGA Member

References available upon request.