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Experience

Graphic Designer (July 2009 - Present)
Milani Cosmetics
-Concept development and production.
-Projects included in-store graphics, packaging, point of purchase displays, sell-sheets, product brochures, web graphics, product photography, and product logos.

Graphic Design Internship (January 2009 - April 2009)
Ed Hardy
-Concept development and production.
-Projects included point of purchase displays for air fresheners, disposable products, baby products, camping products, first aid products, drinking water, tea, home air fresheners, car products, and apparel.

Graphic Design Internship (October 2008 - December 2008)
JUVE Creative
-Concept development and production.
-Projects included advertising design, brochure design, technical vector illustrations, product photography, and general office duties.

Image Editing Internship (September 2008 - October 2008)
Buzzine.com
-Assisted the Creative Director in researching, resizing, archiving, and editing images for daily articles.
-Was responsible for the layout of images in daily article posts using Word Press.

Graphic Designer / Web Designer / Quality Control Specialist (December 2005 - Present)
Palmer Income Tax & Insurance
-Redesigned the company website to give it a clean, contemporary look and enhance interactivity. With the new website, customers and prospective clients can now aquire a free insurance quote online as well as communicate directly with the customer service team.
-Designed promotional materials including pens, banners, mugs, bags, flyers, and door hangers for both Spanish and English speaking demographics.
-Oversaw quality control of all printed materials and ensured proper file maintenance in order to meet industry standard pre-press requirements.

Freelance

Health and Beauty Package Design (4/1/09 - 4/28/09)
The Graphic Design Studios
-Designed labels and packaging for a men’s and women’s line of products including shampoo, soap, body lotion, body wash, and hair pomade.

Copywriting, Photography, and Multi-Page Layout (7/21/08 - 9/19/08)
The Art Institute of California Orange County
-Helped design, write, and take photography for the quarterly “Portfolio” magazine published by The Art Institute of California Orange County. The magazine is designed to be used as a marketing vehicle for The Art Institute and showcases the most successful work, students, and alumni for each quarter.

Information Design and Production (11/1/07 - 12/1/07)
Roger K. Freeman Corporation
-Re-built various fetal heart monitor strips for presentation in a professional, medical environment. Original strips were given to me in the form of messy, low-resolution photocopies and I re-drew them in color as one continuous strip that could be presented easily as a PDF.

Education

Bachelors of Science (With Honors) in Graphic Design March 2009 - The Art Institute of California Orange County

Bachelors of Arts in Philosophy June 2005 - University of California Santa Cruz

Computer Skills
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator CS4, Adobe Photoshop CS4, Adobe Indesign CS4, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Office, Digital Photography, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Flash CS4, and Adobe After Effects CS4.