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About
Highly creative Graphic Design professional with extensive experience in visual communications, branding and corporate identity, illustration, print and digital media. Utilizing exceptional conceptual and visual development skills, and the most current design and production technology, including Adobe Creative Suite 6, to contribute innovative artistry to your creative team.
Focusing on the entertainment and information industries, I have held positions with increasing responsibility and project scope, from developing signage, product mock-ups and trade show collateral for Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc., to designing the user interface for Information Assurance software that was installed at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
I am highly proficient in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, QuarkXpress, Powerpoint and Apple Keynote, and have a strong working knowledge of HTML, Flash and After Effects. With exceptional design and presentation skills, I believe that my creativity and considerable experience would be a valuable asset to your creative team. -
Education
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Advanced-Level Degree inBlackpool Sixth Form College
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Art and Graphic DesignEl Camino College
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Experience
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Freelance Graphic Designer/Production ArtistEl Segundo, United StatesJun 2012 - Present (12 years 3 months)* Developing camera-ready artwork for Konami Digital Entertainment Inc.'s advertising and properties within their Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG (Trading Card Game) division
* Responsible for the creation and production of Yu-Gi-Oh! promotional assets including key art, banners, title treatments, posters, print-ads, signage and product mock-ups
* Developing print-based and screen-based layouts, and graphic assets and typography in multiple languages, for international marketing campaigns and competitions -
Freelance Photo Editor/Graphic DesignerPlaya Vista, United StatesApr 2013 - Sep 2013 (5 months)* Developing and enhancing editorial content to produce high-quality images for use in social media campaigns and company websites including http://www.msn.com, http://msn.foxsports.com and http://msn.foxsoccer.com/soccer
* Photo manipulation, retouching and color correction of digital assets obtained from online wire services including Getty, AP, Action Images and USA Today Sports
* Composition and development of graphic assets to promote sporting events being broadcast by Fox Entertainment Group, Inc.
* Producing and maintaining website galleries, billboards, news feed content and metadata in Content Management Systems in a newsroom environment with changing priorities and critical deadlines -
Graphic DesignerTorrance, United StatesJul 2009 - Sep 2013 (4 years 2 months)* Designing and developing visual marketing materials, print and screen-based presentations, eBook publishing, graphic user interfaces, posters, brochures, banner-ads, print-ads, flyers, infographics, logos, signage and trade show collateral. Representative clients:
• Sandra Marsh & Associates
* Distributed Infinity, Inc.
* Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
* Orincon Information Assurance
* Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, California
* TINBox Solutions, Inc.
* Mary McDonough Productions
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Senior Staff Graphic ArtistLockheed Martin CorporationSan Diego, United StatesApr 2001 - Jul 2009 (8 years 3 months)* Designed and developed print-based and screen-based executive presentations for both internal and external communication projects
* Created Graphical User Interface layouts, screen designs, menus, icons, logos and other graphic assets for information system software and both internal and external websites
* Designed and developed technical illustrations and infographics for business proposals
* Translated user requirements into creative and functional visual design solutions
* Defined the visual development of software installed at the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory
* Designed multimedia presentations, and print and digital marketing collateral to promote emerging technologies, marketing strategies, brands and services, and educational, cultural and social events -
Graphic DesignerRockwindow Television Network Inc.Redondo Beach, United StatesFeb 2000 - Apr 2001 (1 year 2 months)* Created screen designs, logos, icons and other graphic assets for digital production
* Developed Macromedia Flash website and Media Player
* Designed print collateral for marketing and business development, artists' events and trade shows -
Graphic DesignerKenyon PressHawthorne, United StatesAug 1999 - Apr 2001 (1 year 8 months)* Designed menus, media-kits, stationary and marketing collateral for hotels, casinos and restaurants including Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada and the Siena Hotel, Spa and Casino, Reno, Nevada.
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Awards
Secured contracts with clients including Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV. while working with Kenyon Press.
Won multiple awards for collaborations with the Marketing and Business Development Departments at Lockheed Martin. -
Skills
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Elsewhere on the Web
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On Coroflot@bruceraksnys, member since 2011