RESUME: Graphic Artist - Designer
Tina
Email: teena...@aol.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Garry Struthers Inc. - Bellevue, WA
September 2002 - January 2003
Graphic Artist
Working as a freelance artist providing graphic design support to the marketing
department. Job duties include providing creating a variety of collateral such
as report covers for proposals, corporate brochures, newsletters, creating
custom tabs, designing organization, graphs, and flow charts, formatting text,
logos, and building powerpoint presentations for client interviews.
INCA Engineers, Inc. - Bellevue, WA
February 2001 - January 2002
Graphic Designer
Worked in the firm’s marketing department to create a variety of marketing
collateral such as cover art, brochures, tabs, flyers, posters, CD covers,
organization charts, matrices, photographic montages, engineering schematics,
maps, logos, scanning and color correction of photographs and updated the
company website in Frontpage. Created new artwork or added photographs to
company website. Occasionally asked to assist other departments in uploading
files to ftp site. I was also responsible for supervising and preparing my
design projects for print vendors; getting cost estimates, scheduling, and
proofing bluelines, pre-press file preparation, and formatting of files into
pdfs, jpgs or gifs, burning CDs of completed designs as requested, and emailing
files to clients. Created powerpoint presentations for engineers to take on
interviews; consulting with the engineers to get a clear understanding of their
visual communication requirements and develop design 'roughs' (sketches) and/or
organizing the photographs, text and other design elements needed to complete
the presentation. Also required to mount CAD drawings, photographs, other
artwork onto storyboards that were used in client interviews.
Aviant Group/Boeing- Renton, WA
August 2000 - February 2001
Graphic Designer/contract labor
Production artist working under a 6 month contract for Boeing. Responsible for
creating and layout of new technical art used in company proposals. Prepared
powerpoint presentations, consulting with the clients to get a clear
understanding of their visual communication requirements and develop design
'roughs' (sketches) and/or organizing the photographs, text and other design
elements needed to complete the presentation. Created signage.
Specialty Manufacturing, Inc. - Bellevue, WA
September 1996 - November 1999
Graphic Designer
Responsible for the design of new artwork (and updating of old pulltab artwork)
including illustration of symbols, headers, ticket faces, flyers and all
promotional pieces from concept to print. Responsible for proofing and
pre-press preparation on existing artwork and new artwork to be printed or
reprinted. Coordinate and trouble-shoot with pre-press department to insure the
readiness of files to be sent to film. Brainstormed with Sales and Marketing on
the “look” of new game designs as well as creating collateral marketing
promotional pieces such as flyers, brochures and posters for trade shows to
promote new games.
Lockheed-Martin Missiles and Space Company - Aurora, CO
May 1988 - March 1996
Graphic Designer/Technical Illustrator
Design and layout of technical and non-technical artwork on a Macintosh
computer system used primarily for overhead multimedia presentations and report
proposals for the U.S. Government. Design of posters, flyers, newsletters,
invitations, flyers, logos, brochures for social functions. Designed manually
and on the computer, technical illustrations of various aerospace equipment and
engineering diagrams, block diagrams, and maps. Scan and color correct
photographs. Provided typesetting. Prepared overhead presentations for
engineers and military personnel, working closely with them to develop design
'roughs' (sketches) and/or organizing the photographs, text and other design
elements needed to complete the presentation.
EDUCATION:
Metropolitan State College - Denver, CO
B.A Degree in Graphic Design - 1987
COMPUTER SKILLS/ABILITIES:
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Pagemaker
- Corel Draw
- Freehand
- Quark Xpress
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Adobe Acrobat and Distiller
- Preflight Pro
- Front Page
- Ability to manages one's own time
- Ability to scan and color correct photographs
- Can effectively shift back and forth between projects without distraction
- Ability to color coordinate
- Ability to listen and ask questions as needed