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Design Experience
Finished Art Inc., Atlanta, GA    (07/06 – 08/10)
Graphic Designer
  • Designed packaging, identity, POS, websites, digital designs and multi-page collateral for international clients
  • Managed client communications and created project estimates
  • Prepared files for print and worked closely with printers
  • Collaborated with other designers to develop ideas for national campaigns
Freelance Designer     (05/06 – present)
  • Designed/built/maintained websites for new and growing businesses
  • Created interactive tutorials in Flash for client presentations
  • Logo design and invitation Design
Visual Data Systems, Columbia, MD     (01/06 – 06/06)
Graphic Designer
  • Designed/built websites and created CSS style sheets for rental property companies
  • Updated interactive maps for clients and contacted clients regarding monthly changes
  • Designed animated banners for products to be displayed on corporate websites
  • Created new, unified product slip sheets for marketing department
Student Events Board, University of Maryland, Baltimore County     (05/04 – 05/06)
Director of Promotions
  • Created flyers, posters, t-shirts and other promotional materials for various student events on campus
  • Designed and maintained the Student Events Board website
  • Responsible for finding and contacting printers for large-scale jobs

Professional Awards/Mentions
39th Creativity Annual Awards – Gold Award Winner, Brochure Business to Business Category      (2009)
Coca-Cola holiday orb bottle designs featured on thedieline.com      (11/30/09)

Education/Honors
Savannah College of Art and Design     (09/10 – 09/11)
Savannah, GA
MA Design Management
  • Gained experience developing frame-changing points of view that can create long-term value through design
  • Planned and executed contextual research studies in order to discover new design opportunities
  • Increased skill in presenting ideas through visual models such as sketching and diagramming
  • Acquired a deeper understanding of innovation and its role in growing commerce and changing culture
  • Worked on collaborative teams to develop design and brand strategies
  • Learned to facilitate creative thinking sessions
  • Attained knowledge of fundamental principles of marketing, finance and accounting
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)     (08/02 – 05/06)
Baltimore, MD
BA Visual Arts – Graphic Design; Art History Minor
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude
  • Received Linehan Artist Scholarship awarded for high artistic and intellectual ability
  • Named Alumni Association’s Outstanding Student of the Year in Visual Arts, 2006
  • Nominated for UMBC’s Behind-the-Scenes Student Leadership Award in 2005 and 2006
  • Nominated for Student Employee of the Year, 2006
  • National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Golden Key International Honor Society, Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
  • National Dean’s List 2002/2003; Achieved Semester Academic Honors and Dean’s List every semester
  • Involved with UMBC chapter of AIGA

Computer Skills
Highly Proficient on MAC and PC with the following software:
  • Adobe CS5 (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Flash, Acrobat)
  • Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
  • Keynote
  • QuarkXPress
Web Skills Include:
  • HTML, XHTML, CSS
  • WordPress