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EXPERIENCE

MGA ENTERTAINMENT / senior designer / March 07 - August 08
VAN NUYS, CA
Project Management of 28,000 sq foot retail showroom, including conception, floor plans, color schemes, graphics, product placement and flow, print production, and execution for all brands under MGA / Project Management and design of all POP displays, in-store marketing, exclusive and bundle packaging, and retail advertising / Packaging design including form, graphics, and product placement for Bratz Dolls and Consumer Products from concept to completion / Direct work with showroom planners for the Spring 2008 line / Hands-on work with construction and product placement for final product production / Close work with engineering team to create inventive packages ideal in cost, size and structure

HOLSTER RECORDS / senior designer / November 04 - March 06
New York, NY
Holster company identity, collateral and web site / Design and art direction of identity, album packaging, web sites, promotional materials, and merchandise of signed artists and musicians / Direct work with musicians and industry contacts

US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY / web designer / June 04 - November 05
Reston, VA
Design of USGS internal company web sites and web banners / Collaboration on informational architecture and content management
of USGS web sites / Assistance on USGS.gov identity and web standards / Design of The State of the Web reports, including layout and informational graphics / Group and company meetings and presentations

AB ADVERTISING / design intern / May 05 - August 05
Minneapolis, MN
Advertising campaigns (concept, layout, illustration and execution) for companies including Qwest, Woodbury Link, and The Minneapolis Public Library / In-house web site redesign including design, information architecture, programming, and publishing / On-site assistance with photoshoots / Client meetings and presentations

COLORFILTH DESIGN / freelance graphic designer / 2000 - Present
Freelance graphic design, illustration, web design and consulting / Clients include: Discovery Education, Composit, Up Against the Wall, V! Studios, The Food Allergy Project, Bone Health Council, Barton Mallow Construction, The Boys and Girls Club of America, Gonzaga University, Steven J. Ryan Foundation, Watoto Village

EDUCATION

CORCORAN COLLEGE OF ART + DESIGN
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Graphic Design
Concentration: Digital Media Design

QUALIFICATIONS

Proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, Quark XPress, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Freehand, Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Quicktime Pro, Microsoft Office, Windows and Apple OSX.
Extensive knowledge and experience with exhibition and trade show design, project management, prepress and print production.
Skilled in painting, print-making, silk-screening, and various styles of book-binding.

ACHIEVEMENTS

2004 OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT
IN DIGITAL MEDIA DESIGN
Corcoran College of Art + Design

2002 DEAN'S SCHOLARSHIP
Corcoran College of Art + Design

Work shown in White Walls Gallery, Off White Walls, and The Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Personal web site acknowledged through several online design communities and design portals.