BFA Design & Master Library & Information Science

Susan Gest

Toronto, Canada

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• Master of Library & Information Science Degree

• Professional background in Design & Illustration

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Design/Illustration
Education
- BFA Design / Illustration Design / Illustration / Art
  
  Brigham Young University
  
  Courses: Graphic Design, Illustration, Fine Arts, Art History, Weather & Astronomy, Child Psychology, Photography, & Advertising %0Pr
- MLIS Master of Library & Information Science 2010
  
  University of Western Ontario
  
  2009 - 2010
  
  MLIS Master of Library Science Program accredited by the American Library AssociatiPr
Experience
- Susan Gest Designer
  
  Susan Gest Illustration Design
  
  Toronto, ON
  
  Jan 1999 - Present (25 years 10 months)
  
  Designer / Illustrator
  
  Susan Gest Designer/Illustrator
  2000– Present (13 years)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  Summary of Qualifications
  • Professional experience in design, illustration, print & web graphics
  • Multimedia, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Acrobat, iMovie, iWeb, Garageband, Audacity, Camtasia, Word, Powerpoint, and Excel
  • Web development applications: HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Wordpress, MySQL
- Bowne of Toronto
  
  Bowne
  
  Toronto, ON
  
  Sep 2004 - Jul 2006 (1 year 10 months)
  
  Graphic Artist
  Bowne Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; BNE; Financial Services industry
  
  2004– 2006 (2 years)
  • Design and delivery of print/web graphics, for international regulatory and shareholder reports for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
  • International work with clients and employees worldwide
  • Coordinated workflow of large documents with members of an international team via a highly integrated communications system.
- Graphic Artist
  
  Progress Packaging
  
  Toronto, ON
  
  Sep 2003 - Feb 2004 (5 months)
  
  Graphic Artist
  
  Progress Packaging
  
  2003– 2004 (1 year)
  
  Created designs for packaging including: food packaging, bags, boxes, posters, and labels.
  • Creation of complex packaging artwork in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Collaborated with team members to find creative strategies to fulfill client objectives
Affiliations

Brigham Young University Management Society
Skills
- Illustration
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