Graphic Designer

Objective My objective is to handle multiple tasks, using the various programs, workflows, And life lessons Ive learned, to be a loyal hard worker that enjoys being part o f a team. I can shoulder any responsibility with a calm attitude, and find solutions to any problems, in a challenging environment that allows creativity and growth potenti al. I am versatile, dependable, adaptable, and not afraid of hard work. Education Inscape Editor - Riverside Community College Newspaper - 2009 Web Design & Multimedia Multimedia Certification 2003 Graphic Design Associates Of Arts Degree 2000 Platt CollegeOntario, Ca General High School Education High School Diploma Croswell, Michigan SKILLS QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAMS (Mac or PC) Adobe Creative Suite Corel Draw/Paint Quark Xpress Pagemaker Versaworks Vinyl printing softwares (PC) Microsoft Office Final Cut Pro Quicktime Pro Sound Edit 2 Newspaper Editor for Riverside Community College Passed out Slugs for my team of writers, designed pages for the newspaper, helping everyone in the use of computer programs related to the job. I also wrote a few articles myself that were published. Graphic Design & Multimedia (Print & Web) Design from thumbnails to visual mock-ups, to final product. Types of design include but not limited to: Web Design (html, css, ad banners, & animations), Logos, Ads, Catalogs, Magazines, and any graphics needed. Sound and Video Editing cutting, merging, and editing of video and sound clips for output. Writing ad copy and product placement information. Photography/Image Manipulation & Scanning Photo shoots, set-up, and image color corrections. Photo repair. Digital Archiving Archiving of paper files via scanning, and digital files on backup disc Illustration/Coloring & Painting Digital and hand-drawn Creating comic books writing, illustration, lettering, coloring & final output. Creating paintings using Photoshop and Wacom tablet. Warehouse Shipping, Receiving, & Distribution, Forklift operation, truck loading. Cleaning, stocking. Quality Control/Lab Technician Performing regularly scheduled check and balances on product workflows and practices utilizing gmps, Printing shipping labels, and managing workflows.

Sales and Customer Service & Delivery Experience in customer service as a Waiter, store clerk, and delivery person. Work Experience 2003-current Freelance Graphic/Web Designer Helping small businesses gain online representation May 2010 Graphic/Web Designer Temp Assignment from Staffmark (temp agency) Duties: Utilizing Adobe Creative Suite, Corel Draw, Vinyl Plotting software, and Versaworks, to send large format files to a Roland printer, then ensure safety of prints via application tape. Also update d company and client websites. 2006-2009 Graphic/Web Designer West coast Chain Mfg. Co. Duties: Photoshoots of new products for print layouts (ads & catalogs) and web. Achievements: Streamlined Digital Archives, and Website vendors from a cost of $160 a month, to $120 a year. Savin g the company $1800 annualy. Brought all materials once outsourced, in-house for maximum production and cost savings. 2006-current Comic Book production Tezlon Comics (Base of operations: Michigan) Working from California from 1997 Digital Prepress: color flatting, finish coloring using photoshop, lettering, li neart clean-ups, Editor, Writer, Creator. Achievements: Managing Image database of all characters, storylines, and web mat erials. Formulating company priorities in regards to objectives. 1994-2004 Comic Book production Darkworld Comix (Base of operations: Michigan) Working from California from 1997 Graphic/Web De sign, writing, illustration, Designing logos for comic books, writing, illustrating comics for online & print, creating and updating company website, Maintaining all source files for website, logos, and some storylines. 2005-2006 Art Director/Designer CDI Publications Creating all magazines, websites, and ads for the Moreno Valley Magazine, Moreno Valley, Ca. Achievements: Streamlining of Lead generation for ads for city magazine, designi ng all ads and magazines and websites, talking with clients by visiting them about what their business needs are, helpi ng them arrive at their company objectives. 2003-2005 Shipping/Receiving Walgreens Distribution Center (2005) Assuring correct shipments are loaded in trucks, managing process workflow in Mi ssion Control utilizing cameras throughout the facility. Valley Power Supply Systems. (2003) Auto parts order pulling, and packing, clean ing of warehouse, system data entry. 2001-2005 Quality Control/Auditing Quality Control - Nutro Products - City Of Industry, CA Quality Auditor - The Cheesecake Factory - Calabasas, CA Oct 2003 Feb 2005 May 2001 Feb 2003

2000-2001 Graphic Designer Alperts Printing, Rancho Cucamonga, Ca Graphic Design, preparing customer files for digital output on a four color pres

s, Proofreading with an eye for quality, Customer Service/Delivery of completed jobs. 1998-2000 Quality Control/Lab Technician Lab Support Tropicana, James Hardie Building Products, Nutro Products Performing timely tasks related to the quality of produced materials, by adherin g to quality standards. References upon request