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Objective
Seeking to
use my skills, experience and education in an exciting graphic design
position of freelance work.
Work Experience
Graphic
Designer,
Cabezon Group,
Frederick, MD, 02/05-Present
Working on various in-house design projects such as brochures as well
as developing various graphic design solutions for the company's clients.
Freelance
Graphic Designer,
Seattle, WA, 02/04-Present
Completing graphic design and web design projects for various clients
throughout the United States and abroad.
Senior
Graphic Designer,
Erie1 BOCES, West
Seneca, NY, 02/03-02/03
Supervising a design team and managing projects such as brochures, catalogs,
calendars, corporate identities, logos, web sites.
Senior
Graphic Designer,
Emergingsoft Corporation,
Edina, MN, 06/02-09/02
Developing the company’s collateral pieces, direct mail and website
templates.
Art
Director,
Mirage Advertising,
Minneapolis, MN, 02/02-06/02
Responsible for a small team of designers, working on projects with extremely
tight deadlines–magazine and newspaper ads, billboards, brochures,
direct mail, corporate identity and web design.
Art
Director, Welsh+Associates,
L.L.C. , Minneapolis, MN, 06/01-02/02
Concept, design and execution of variety of projects such as brochures,
catalogs, direct mail, identity systems, collateral pieces and web design.
Graphic
Artist, Amscan
Inc. / Anagram Int’l, Eden Prairie, MN, 06/00-06/01
Primary functions included designing the company’s product catalogs
and other collateral materials, as well as developing artwork for new
product and preparing it for submission to various licensors.
Assistant
Graphic Designer, The
Arnold Group, Minneapolis, MN, 09/99-05/00
Assisting in the designing of catalogs, brochures, annual reports, identity
systems, web pages and digital presentations; participating in brainstorming
sessions and meetings with clients.
Art
Mentor and Program Coordinator,
MCAD, Minneapolis, MN,
09/98-05/00
Teaching art to children from disadvantaged social groups, and supervising
the other tutors.
Interior
Designer, Prim Design Studio, Sofia, Bulgaria, 01/98-08/98
Working with a team of designers and architects, providing interior solutions
for trade shows, museums, exhibitions, restaurants, stores, etc.
Education
Minneapolis
College of Art and Design, Minneapolis, MN, 1998-2000
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Graphic Design
National
Academy of the Arts, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1993-1998
Master of Fine Arts: Interior Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Interior Design
Professional Degree: Art Education
Skills& Equipment
Computers:
Highly proficient with MAC OS and Windows:
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, PageMaker, QuarkXpress, Corel Draw, Director,
InDesign, Dreamweaver, ImageReady, Freehand
Media: color/black & white photography
Fine Arts: illustration, tempera,
pastel, oil painting, lithography
Awards
HONOR
(Overall Graphic Deign):
2004
"Triumph! Not to be Deterred ..." catalog
HONOR
(Marketing Campaign): 2004
"Triumph! Not to be Deterred ..." website and marketing campaign
Award
of Merit for Overall Graphic and Design 2004
"Webs That Work" direct mail campaign
