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About Me ::

> Graphic Production Artist with strong design skills and proficient in Mac platform. > Very experienced with print preparation, production, and web production. > Experienced with design concepts and production for catalogs, brochures, flyers, packaging, publishing, and advertising. > Skilled in evaluating prints for reproduction. > Proficient in: Photoshop, InDesign, QuarkXpress, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. Experienced in: HTML, CSS, and Microsoft Office

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Work History ::

Freelance Graphic Designer/Production Artist
Overview: Provided design concepts for offset printing and web sites. Development and production for direct mail advertising, as well as projects comprised of catalogs, brochures, flyers, magazines, banners, show panels, packages, and corporate identity.
Clients: Woo Agency, PC Mall/Mac Mall Magazine, KB Home, Rapp Collins Worldwide, Merle Norman, Automatic Partners (Cheesecake Factory, Fossil), Innovation Line, Belkin, Red Marketing, Internal Arts Institute, Foot Foundations, PantanalFishing.com, Spirit Sciences, Geosource Direct, Irwin Naturals, and New Green Earth.

Herbalife (2008 - 2008) - Torrance CA Production Artist
Overview: Built mechanicals for magazines, posters, flyers, web graphics, PowerPoint presentations, and Word files.

Kovel/Fuller (2007 - 2007) - Culver City CA Production Artist
Overview: Worked directly with art directors building mechanicals for direct mail, brochures, letters, envelopes, custom pieces, web graphics.
Accounts: Yokohama, Time Warner, LandAuction.com, and Sizzler.

Rapp Collins Worldwide (2006 - 2007) - El Segundo CA Senior Mac Artist
Overview: Worked directly with art directors building mechanicals for direct mail, brochures, letters, envelopes, custom pieces, web graphics, and mock-ups for campaign presentations.
Accounts: Bank of America, Direct TV, Toyota, Lexus, Fireman’s Fund, Harrah’s Group, and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Europa Watch Company 1998 - 2005 - Los Angeles CA
Studio Manager/Print and Web Designer
Overview: Developed creative services department, hiring, training and supervising 5 production artists; organized workflow; created design concepts for catalogs, brochures, flyers, corporate identity; organized and maintained digital and print assets; and sales presentations.

Education ::

UCLA Extension - Graphic/Web Design
Otis College - Photography (2years)

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