GOAL DIRECTED... PRECISE... STRONG RESEARCH SKILLS... EFFICIENT... RESPONSIBLE...

A goal driven, detail orientated designer and has the capability to formulate and realize the diverse needs of a client.Educated in 2D and 3D design with exploration in New Media and Architectural design. Researched new available technology in Prepress and 3D Prototyping

EDUCATION

Graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts program at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio.
Course Emphasis: 2D and 3-D Design, Conceptual Development.
Special Studies: Extensive background in Computer Graphic Presentation and Architectural Design
Continuing education in Multimedia Design with an emphasis in Multimedia Graphic Presentation

EMPLOYMENT

March 2000 through current
Bohemian Design Concepts
Senior Designer
Responsibilities: Web Design, Graphic Design, Software Training

• Network Technologies Inc.
  Senior designer on Video Products Inc. subsidiary web site that has gross sales over $600,000 per year and reaches markets in over 100 countries. Developing collateral marketing material introducing new products for broadcast letters sent to 6000 clients. Developed and executed search engine strategies increasing ranking into the top eight
• Demming’s Truck Service, Inc., Berea, Ohio
  Designed and implemented new corporate logo and brochure, unified corporate branding and created fifteen percent higher customer response rate
• Buchards Jewelers., Berea, Ohio
  Designed and implemented new corporate logo, unified corporate branding
• Maria Mileti Jewelers, North Olmsted, Ohio
  Designed and implemented new corporate logo, print advertisement and created ten percent higher customer walkin response rate
• Tag Art Studios, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
  Corporate web design implementation working in a fast paced development team
• Fairview Lanes, Fairview Park, Ohio
  Designed masking unit muralsillustration for a twenty lane bowling alley renovation
• LPI, Valley View, Ohio
  Responsibilities: Document Scanning, Page Layout, Color Separation, Quality Control. Fast paced team environment producing pamphlets on a tight schedule.

May 2002 through March 2004
Western Reserve Systems
Senior Web Designer, PrePress Designer
Responsibilities: Web Graphic Design, Web Usability Studies, Web Maintenance, Prepress Graphic Design, Corporate Image Design and Branding

• Senior designer on .NET transition team
  
• Developed corporate branding for start up company and interacted with programing design team implementing company sales website
  

February 2001 through February 2002
Vivid Diamonds & Design
Web Master, Digital Designer, Sales
Responsibilities: Web Design, Web Management, Advertising Design, Product Photography, Digital Jewelry Design, Wax Pattern Prototyping, Sales.

• Researched a 2D illustrative design system and a 3D rapid prototyping generator for custom jewelry - first jeweler in region to implement this equipment
  
• Designed advertisement that increased sales by five percent
  

• Lead design draftsman on new block support system team, new design was twenty percent more economical to produce with ten percent increase in power transfer efficiency