Work History:
Motorola
Chicago, IL
Powerpoint Designer/Designer
09/08 - Current
• Refurbishing and cleaning up older presentations to new design standards.
• Creating Powerpoint templates to be used internationally by the company marketing department.
• Designing Powerpoint presentations to showcase new products.
• Icon illustration.
Quill.com
Lincolnshire, IL
Interactive Designer
06/08
- 09/08
• Worked in E-Commerce environment creating static webpages showcasing montly specials, products, and special offers.
• Created HTML CSS within .asp and then .aspx environment.
• Created web ads that would link to various showcase pages within the Quill.com website.
Tootsie Roll/Dubble Bubble
Chicago, IL
06/08-09/08
Iluustrator/Cartoonist
• Created 60 orginal cartoons for the Dubble Bubble gum brand.
• Ideas/jokes and illustrations were created soley by myself based on the existing "Pud" character.
Nestle
DeKalb, IL
Caricature Artist
06/07/08
Responsibilities:
• Created numerous caricatures for a family day at Nestle, drawing kids, families, and adults.
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Chicago, IL
Web Designer/Production Artist
03/2008-06/2008
Responsibilities:
• Providing fixes and tweaks to bugs in the cmegroup.com website.
• Producing web pages off of a designer's PSD file using HTML and CSS.
• Building websites and pages using CSS and HTML.
Loyola University (Water Tower Campus)
Chicago, IL
InDesign Production Artist
03/2008
Responsibilities:
• Designed posters and postercards for the intercampus mailings posting as well as to the University's Alumni.
• Produced an early draft of the 2008 graduate catalog in InDesign.
Stevens & Tate
Lombard, IL
HTML Production Artist
03/2008
Responsibilities:
• Updated content to Aldi website using Red Dot system management.
• Added images and prices to products using HTML.
US Music Co.
Mundelein, IL
Packaging Designer
02/08-03/08
Responsibilities:
• Created packaging for Washburn's line of Disney® guitars and accessories based on style guide and pre-existing art created by Disney®.
• Accounts included Hannah Montana®, Camp Rock®, Cheetah Girls®, Tinkerbell®, and Princess® guitars and accessories.
Plan B
Chicago, IL
Freelance Production Artist
02/08
Responsibilities:
• Converting Illustrator files into working InDesign CS3 documents.
• Re-sized Plan B portfolio to smaller size and converted design to French.
Spine-health.com
Chicago, IL
Designer
02/2008-Ongoing
Responsibilities:
• Creating mock websites for Powerpoint presentations for their clients.
Merchandise Mart
Chicago, IL
Freelance Web Production
09/2007- 01/08
Responsibilities:
• Design/Build websites.
• Design/Build rotating web ads.
• Revise CSS documents for Mart Sites.
• Adding/editing content for Merchandise Mart Sites.
• Making revisions to site templates and pages in Dreamweaver.
Blue Chip Marketing
Northbrook, IL
Freelance Graphic Designer
08/2007
Responsibilites:
• Worked on designing/completing a small ad campaign for POP aisle advertisements.
• Worked on packaging/static clings for Gortons™ Seafood.
Latham
Lombard, IL
Freelance Production Artist
08/2007, 09/2007
Responsibilities:
• Revisions to mailer advertisement in Quark.
• Collected and published work to FTP site.
• Ad image revisions in Photoshop.
Maddock/Douglas
Elmhurst, IL
Freelance Production Artist
08/2007
Responsibilities:
• Revise ads using Quark and Photoshop.
• Revise marketing proposal chart using Adobe Illustrator and InDesign.
• Create sketches for client product spec sheets that were edgy/eye catching.
• Create slides for Powerpoint presentation/make revisions to Powerpoint Slides.
• Design Postcard for tradeshow for client brand that preserved graphic elements and look.
The Carlson Group
Lombard, IL
Freelance Production Artist
08/2007, 09/2007
Reponsibilites:
• Revise and clean up client booklet and copy in InDesign.
• Tweak booklet design.
• Create order form that was a web ready PDF/fax document.
• Collect booklet images/fonts for publication.
UMarketing
Lombard, IL
Freelance Production Artist
08/2007
Reponsibilities:
• Upadate client mailer on Quark; including copy revisions and layout changes.
• Tone, tweak, and polish product images for mailer in Photoshop.
• Prepare file for print in Quark.
Potbelly Sandwich Works
Chicago, IL
Freelance Illustrator
08/2007-Ongoing
Responsibilities:
• Illustrated food items/shake ingredients that had youth appeal for kid's activity sheet.
• Designed activity sheet using Adobe Illustrator.
Upstaging, Inc.
Sycamore, IL
Freelance Graphic Designer
07/2007 - Ongoing
Responsibilites:
• Create ads for B2B magazine.
• Revise ads for magazine publication.
Banco Popular
Rosemont, IL
Freelance Web Production Artist
03/2007-08/2007
Responsibilities:
• Production Artist, revising and implementing content for bank's various sites.
• Create graphics, headers, and upload content to bancolovesdreams.com.
• Redesign credit card pages for Banco MasterCard®.
• Designed "Christmas in July" flier for debit card campaign.
• Booklet layout/design.
Studentfinearts.com
Creator/Site Admin
02/2006 - Present
Responsibilities:
• Create graphics, design, and logo for site.
• Site maintenance, including writing blog discussing upcoming art events.
in the NIU community and also sharing relevant art links.
• Brainstorming new ideas to make the site more appealing to student artists.
• Promote the site; including making posters sending promotional e-mails, and promotional postcards.
The Northern Star
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL
Graphics Editor
06/06 - 12/06
Responsibilities:
• Solely founded department based on artistic ability and work ethic.
• Managed a small staff of artists, worked within a tight budget.
• Created graphics for daily publish including: maps, charts, graphs editorial illustration, web icons, and feature packages.
• Worked with editors, writers, and designers to create graphics for daily pages.
Graduate Art Association
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Poster Designer
08/2006 - 02/2007
Responsibilites:
• Designed posters to promote group art shows.
• Printed and posted posters across Visual Art Building, NIU.
• Attended meetings and proposed ideas for upcoming events.
• Helped organize/promote art events.
The Northern Star
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Page Designer
03/2005 - 12/2006
Responsibilites:
• Produced daily page layouts for publication.
• Created impromptu graphics for pages when space needed to be filled.
• Worked with editors to establish position of content, photos used, and story hierarchy to create visual solutions for pages.
• Designed news pages, feature pages, as well as covers for entertainment section.
The Northern Star
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Cartoonist
02/2001 - 05/2002 and 01/2004 - 12/2006
Responsibilites:
• Illustrated and wrote humorous four panel cartoon strip for
daily publish.
• Created editorial cartoons for the opinion section of the paper based off of editorial writer’s content.
• Created cartoons for the Entertainment section of the paper based on humor columns.
• Created original cartoon for Entertainment section that was
published in color on the Star’s web site.
Competitive Edge
DeKalb, IL
Graphic Artist
06/2003 - 01/2004
Responsibilies:
• Created designs for tee shirts, mugs, mouse pads, and signage.
• Doubled vinyl graphic and signage business.
• Worked within art department as lead artist.
Patch Products
Beloit, WI
Graphic Artist
08/2002 - 01/2003
Responsibilies:
• Created promotional coloring books and point of purchase displays for the company marketing department.
• Brainstormed in meetings ideas for current and future projects.
• Designed and redesigned packaging for game boxes to meet specific store guidelines.
• Designed packaging for product shipment boxes.
• Designed and mounted items for marketing department product displays.
Morley Sign Co.
Dixon, IL
Production Artist
06/2002 - 08/2005
Responsibilies:
• Produced signage for business including: cutting sign faces,
preparing vehicles, cutting, masking and applying vinyl graphics, installing signage, and refurbishing/re-applying changes to previous signs.
• Designed Sign faces and illustrated graphics for signage.
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