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Co-Owner, Graphic Designer, Illustrator
The Coral Reef Clothing Company
Jan 2008 - Present (16 years 6 months)
I am currently Co-Owner of a clothing company named The Coral Reef Clothing Company. Currently, we have products in retail stores throughout Central Virginia.
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92F
US Army
Oct 2005 - Jul 2009 (3 years 9 months)
Fuel Handler
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Graphic Design/Illustration
Freelance / Graphic Design Services
Jan 1997 - Jan 2006 (9 years)
CAREER SUMMARY
Graphic Design, Technical Illustration, Web Design, Mixed Media, Traditional Illustration
SPECIAL SKILLS
• Over 10 years experience in graphic design and illustration using in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop in conjunction with freehand illustrations.
• Can work on both Macintosh or Windows platforms seemlessly.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Feb 2004 – Feb 2006
Graphic Designer - Ryan Kenny/Affordable Luxury (Atlanta, GA)
• Designed logos, corporate identities, fashion designs, and technical artwork for various companies under the Ryan Kenny and Affordable Luxury umbrella company.
• Redesigned all clothing layouts that were inadequately drawn by previous employees
• Participated in fabric outsourcing for the manufacturing of sample pieces for four finished clothing lines that I illustrated from start to finish for clients of this company.
Jan 2002 - Jan 2004
Graphic Designer - The Romar Group, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
• Provided conceptual artwork for an urban clothing line associated with NASCAR and designed over 70 catalog pieces associated with Romar and NASCAR.
Jan - Apr 2005
Graphic Designer - Bronner Bros. (Atlanta, GA)
Logo design, retouch, print ads and various marketing materials for product catalogs. Conceptual art for product line.
Jan 2003 – Jan 2004
Mauldin Brand Agency
1350 Spring St. Suite 700
Atlanta, GA
Conceptual art for a racing inspired clothing line.
Oct. - Dec. 2001
Carter & Associates
1275 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309-3524
Technical design and map art.
Aug. - Nov 2001
Fortis Family
10 Glenlake Pkwy, NE Suite 500
Atlanta, GA 30328-3473
Print Design for mail publications using Quark in conjunction with Adobe Illustrator.
EDUCATION HISTORY
Jun 2003
Briarcliffe College – Bethpage, NY
26 Credit hours
Jun 1999
Hendricks Institute - Stony Brook, NY – Graduated
Certificate of Completion in Visual Communications
Jun 1997
BOCES Technical Center, NY – Graduated
Certificate in Commercial Graphic Arts